KFC celeriac basil mashup
The other day I was in a text message conversation with Dad. He and Mum eat pretty well, and by that I mean they eat lots of fruit and vegetables and their meals are not dominated by animal protein like that of their sons.
Dad mentioned he ate a couple of pieces of KFC hot and spicy chicken and said he enjoyed it. It had been some years since he had enjoyed any KFC at all.
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I haven’t enjoyed any KFC since I began my low carb living in October last year (2017). Since losing 7 kilograms, I thought it was time to buy a 21 piece bucket with half and half hot and spicy and original recipe. A bucket in Australia costs $34. The last time I enjoyed KFC was when I made a KFC casserole.
Back in the day, I could eat all 21 pieces in one sitting. I don’t dare do that now. I like to sleep and indigestion would keep me awake all night.
So for dinner tonight I’m making leftover KFC with basil celeriac mash plus pumpkin and sweet potato mash.
Apart from the KFC, everything was purchased at Coles except for the celeriac which I bought at the markets for an incredibly expensive $8. There must be a shortage, given it was four times the price of an avocado which is the usual currency we discuss in Australian food circles!
Recipe
- Leftover broken up KFC hot and spicy and original recipe
- Celeriac
- Basil
- Pumpkin
- Sweet potato
- Dried mixed herbs
- Sesame seeds
- Sesame oil
- Olive oil
- Sour cream
- Cheese
- Vegemite
- Black pepper corns
- Iodised salt flakes
- Chives
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Dice the celeriac into small cubes and cook in a pressure cooker using microwave radiation for 16 minutes.
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Drain the water from the celeriac and blend with some Vegemite, sour cream, freshly cracked black pepper and iodised salt. At the end add some basil leaves for flavour and colour.
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Roughly dice the pumpkin and sweet potato. Toss in some olive oil and add some sesame seeds and sesame oil plus some dried mixed herbs.
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Cover with aluminium foil and bake the sweet potato and pumpkin in an oven at 200 °C/400 °F for 1 hour. Remove the aluminium foil and cook for a further 30 minutes.
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Blend the sweet potato and pumpkin with some sour cream and garnish with chopped chives.
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Pan fry the leftover KFC in some vegetable oil until it is warmed through.
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Arrange the three elements on a plate.
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Shoot a photograph.
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Eat the meal.
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Wash the dishes.
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Write the recipe.
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Write a blog post and hope my friends will share this on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
Disclaimer
I have no culinary training nor qualifications.
This post is not intended to convey any health or medical advice. If you have any health concerns about anything you read, please contact your registered medical practitioner.
The quantities are indicative. Feel free to vary the quantities to suit your taste.
I deliberately do not calculate energy for dishes. I deliberately default to 500 Calories or 500,000 calories because I do not make these calculations.
Photographs
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Questions and answers
Why so much mash?
Surely, this is not a fair dinkum question. Who doesn’t like mash? I love mashed starchy vegetables and having two different types of mash must be better than one type of mash.
Is KFC healthy and good for weight loss?
No
Surely you could have added more vegetable matter to at least increase the fibre content?
I could have, but I didn’t. It’s why I also take Metamucil™ twice a day.
What else can you do with KFC?
For lunch, I mixed it with some cheese and served with some avocado.
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Final thoughts
It’s been a quiet week. This isn’t a terribly exciting recipe but I didn’t use sous vide or a meat thermometer so it’s fairly mundane for me. It is easy and it does fulfil the cooking for one focus of Yummy Lummy.
So dear reader, can you eat 21 pieces of KFC in one go? Do you prefer hot and spicy or original recipe?
I do like the idea of a second bite at the KFC!
Thanks Michele. KFC is almost as good as leftovers.
Love that you let nothing go to waste. 21 pieces in one sitting! Those must have been hungry days.
I was a big boy back then Serina 😃
Looks terrific!
Thanks Emma. It was a tasty small meal.
Where did your parents get hot and spicy KFC???? I now what that so bad!
They live in Brisbane and I assume it was from Westfield Chermside. I got some from the Woden KFC. I got half and half original recipe and hot and spicy.
And now I want some KFC.
Yum! Thats a good way to turn a KFC feed into a nice meal. You da man Gary!
Thanks, Dan, and I’m making those 21 pieces last so I’m not wasting any food 😃
Tiger Mom would applaud you. Nothing edible goes to waste around here either. I like how you can take a leftover meal and give it a new life on the plate. That a true talent for yummification.
I’m glad I have a good imagination when it comes to finding a way to make leftover food fun to eat.
Life will never suck if you have good food and something to laugh about.
Life is rich when our bellies are full and we have smiles on our faces.
It’s my go to emotional state. 🙂
It’s also richer with comments from other bloggers my friend!
Yes indeedy. I’m really bad to let my commentary get out of control. But darn, this is good stuff here. 😃
Well okay maybe not exciting as you say but that’s an interesting angle i.e interesting things to do with popular leftovers. I like the idea of adding mash or the lunch alternative. Can’t say how many times I’ve had that conversation when you get bored with the same foods and are looking for quick alternatives.
I dislike wasting food, so if I can do something with leftovers, I’m always happy.
Yeah, but normally I’d just whack leftovers in the microwave as is – I like your enhancements.
and, the enhancements always make good blogging fodder 😃👍👌💯
Yay! 😀
Two mashes with your KFC. It sounds rather good! I used to love their potato and gravy but I think I’d like the two mashes more.
As a kid, it was all about getting KFC skin and dipping it in the mashed potato and gravy. This was my “grown-up” version 😂
Looks absolutely awesome. 🙂
Thanks Brother
That is an amazing amount of KFC to eat. 21 at once.
I wouldn’t do it now, but back in the day, I was very capable of doing that. Nothing to be proud of I know.
I like it when you say ‘microwave radiation’.
Did you put the cheese last? Couldn’t see in the recipe you mentioned cheese part from the ingredients.
At most I can eat three or four KFC pieces of chicken in one go, or a big bucket of their popcorn chicken. Would the 21 piece bucket equal to a whole chook? I don’t mind their hot and spicy but after a couple of bites I do need to get a drink 😃
Thanks, Mabel. I like the notion that I’m using a form of radiation to cook, although heat is a form of radiation too, microwave radiation is much cooler 😃
I put a little cheese in the celeriac mash. I forgot to write that specifically.
I reckon 21 pieces would be the equivalent of a few chooks. There are a few thighs, lots of breasts, drumsticks and wings in there. I drink a lot of water when I eat KFC.
I heard that it is bad to put your face directly beside a microwave as it is radiating inwards. Can you shed any light on that?
That is a big feed then. Good to hear you got a variety in the bucket. You probably wouldn’t have been too happy if you just got wings…though wings are amazing.
I too drink a lot of water when I eat KFC. It just makes me thirsty.
Microwave ovens shouldn’t leak but as the oven gets older leaks can occur. Because your head contains a lot of water, especially in your eyes and brain, leaking microwave radiation could cause the water molecules in your eyes and brain to vibrate enough to start cooking parts of your head. It’s not a good thing.
Wings only would be fine. I don’t like KFC breasts though. My favourite is KFC thighs.
Oh dear. I didn’t know microwave radiation can cook your head just like that. Better stay away.
With wings you get less meat but probably more crunch. Sometimes I wish I had a whole bucket of just the crunch.
Wings have good flavour too 😃😃😃