Asian Chicken with Rice

My has it been a long time since I posted anything! I temporarily lost my will to experiment with cooking and ended up eating some rather boring food over the course of the last year (or eating the wonderful things that my girlfriend cooked up for me of course). However tonight I was cooking something new and finally remembered to post it, so let's hope we get a new batch of recipes going!

This one has a very delicious sauce, hopefully you enjoy it as much as I do:

require 'white_rice'

ingredients = {
  :white_rice => 0.5.recipe,
  :chicken_breast => 1,
  :soy_sauce => 1.tbsp,
  :sherry => 2.tbsp,
  :egg => 1,
  :corn_starch => 1.tbsp
}

if you.like? :onion
  ingredients[:onion] = 1
elsif you.like? :onion_powder
  ingredients[:onion_powder] = 0.5.tsp
end

if you.want?
  # you can add stuff to the white rice just by sticking it in the pot
  # while it cooks
  you.make :white_rice, :with => you.select [:corn, :peas, :chopped_spinach]
else
  you.make :white_rice
end

bowl << :soy_sauce << :sherry << :egg

if ingredients.key? :onion
  you.chop :onion, :finely
  bowl << :onion
elsif ingredients.key? :onion_powder
  bowl << :onion_powder
end

you.mix bowl.contents

you.slice :chicken

bowl << :chicken << :corn_starch

you.mix bowl.contents

pan.element.set_heat :medium

pan << bowl.contents

until pan.contents.cooked?
  you.mix pan.contents
  pan << :water if pan.contents.too_thick?
end

plate << :rice
plate << pan.contents

you.eat

Kimchi Fried Rice

require 'kimchi'
require 'white_rice'

ingredients = {
  :white_rice => 1.recipe(2.people),
  :kimchi => (5..7).pieces,
  :onion => 0.25,
  :eggs => 2,
  (:olive_oil or :peanut_oil) => 2.tbsp,
  :sesame_seeds => 1.tsp
}

you.chop :onion

pan << :oil << :onion
pan.element.set_heat :medium

you.wait until onion.soft?

pan << :kimchi << :sesame_seeds

you.wait 3.minutes

pan << :rice

you.stir pan.contents

pan << :eggs

you.stir pan.contents

you.wait until egg.cooked?

you.eat

Rice Pilaf

ingredients = {
  :white_rice => 1.cup,
  :celery => (1..2).sticks,
  :cayenne => you.decide,
  :pepper => you.decide
}

if you.have? :chicken_stock
  ingredients[:chicken_stock] = 2.cups
  ingredients[:salt] = 2.tsp if not chicken_stock.salted?
else
  ingredients[:water] = 2.cups
  ingredients[:chicken_bouillon] = 1.cube
end

pot << ((:chicken_stock and :salt) or (:water and :chicken_bouillon))
pot << :celery << :pepper << :cayenne

if you.like? :onion
  ingredients[:onion] = 0.5
  ingredients[:olive_oil] = 1.tbsp

  you.chop :onion

  pan << :olive_oil << :onion
  pan.element.set_heat :medium

  you.wait until onion.soft?

  pot << pan.contents
end

pot.element.set_heat :high

when pot.boiling? do
  pot.element.set_heat :low
end

you.wait 20.minutes

pot.remove_from_heat

you.wait 5.minutes

you.eat

Egg-fried Rice

require "white_rice"

ingredients = {
  :white_rice => 1.recipe,
  :olive_oil => 2.tbsp,  # you can use vegetable oil if you like
  :garlic => 1.clove,
  :soy_sauce => 2.tbsp,
  :eggs => 2,

  # use whatever vegetables you like here,
  # this is a list of suggestions
  :corn => 0.5.cups,
  :peas => 0.5.cups,
  :carrots => 1,
  :snow_peas => 1.cup
}

if you.like? :garlic, :a_lot
  ingredients[:garlic] += 1.clove
end

if not you.have? :fresh_ginger
  ingredients[:ginger_powder] = 2.tsp
else
  ingredients[:ginger] = 1.tsp
end

you.make :white_rice

you.chop :garlic, :finely or you.press :garlic
you.chop :ginger, :finely if you.have? :fresh_ginger

pan << :olive_oil << :garlic << :ginger << :soy_sauce
pan.element.set_heat :medium_low

you.wait 1.minute

while pot.contains? :rice
  pan << pot.remove(:rice, :amount => 1.wooden_spoonful)
  you.stir
end

pan << :vegetables

eggs.each do |egg|
  pan << egg
  you.stir
end

you.wait until egg.cooked

you.eat

White Rice

ingredients = {
  # I usually use 1/2 cup of rice for each person,
  # use less if you don't eat much, more if you eat lots
  :white_rice => (num_people * 0.5).cups,
  # always use twice the amount of water as rice
  :water      => num_people.cups
}

pot << :white_rice
pot << :water

if pot.water.depth < 1.cm
  pot = you.get_smaller_pot
end

pot.element.set_heat :high

stir = 
  if pot.non_stick?
    wooden_spoon
  else
    fork
  end

while not pot.boiling
  # note that stir() gets any stuck rice
  # off the bottom of pot
  stir.stir
  you.wait 1.minute
end

if pot.boiling
  pot.element.set_heat :low
  pot.cover
end

you.wait 12.minutes
pot.uncover
stir.stir
pot.element.set_heat :off
pot.element = Element.new
you.wait 5.minutes
you.eat