# I thought I wanted curry

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 18, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-wanted-curry/322235 "2005-09-18T18:24:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-wanted-curry/322235/1 "2005-09-18T18:24:07Z")

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On Thursday I took a large packet of chicken thighs out of the freezer. The proximate reason was that I needed a couple of chiken thighs for crab bait; but I also felt the desire to make some curry. I had crab Thursday night and Pizza Friday. Last night I had an MRE. The chicken awaits… (\<== That would be a good creepy line for a bad horror story.)

The thing is, that I made curry a few months ago. I took out from the freezer what I thought was spaghetti sauce, but was actually the leftovers. So yesterday and this morning I had chicken curry and rice. I don’t feel like making curry now.

But the chicken is thawed. Maybe I should just bake it in the oven.

(I’ve already started thawing some tilapia. So I’m going to have fried fish later.)

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**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-wanted-curry/322235/2 "2005-09-18T19:57:17Z")

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chicken is one of the most versitile of foods.

You can just bake it, that’s always good.

Personally, when I’m alone and have chicken, I make chicken teriyaki or paprika.

Teriyaki:

take a baking dish, put a bit of soy on the bottom, enough to cover the bottom, mix in some ground ginger and garlic powder, mix. Let the chicken sit in it for about 15 min, flip and do the same on the other side. Pu tin an over at 325 degrees, for about an hour or so, depending on how much chiken you have, turn after about a half hour, serve with rice.

Paprika,

Take a pot, melt some butter on the bottom, them saute some onion until soft. Add about 1 TBS paprika, then roll each of the chicken pieces in the paprika. Put in enough chicken broth to cover the chicken, bring to boil, turn down heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Remove chicken from pot. Mix about a tbs of flour in a small bowl of water and then pour in to the simmering broth slowly, always stirring. Return chicken.

Serve chicken and gravy over rice or noodles.

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**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-wanted-curry/322235/3 "2005-09-18T20:01:44Z")

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I know how you feel. I once thought I wanted [curry](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146402/), too.

[Julia](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106220/) is vastly preferrable. Trust me.

But if a local place carries it, [Astin](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057729/) is the way to go.  
…Oh.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-wanted-curry/322235/4 "2005-09-18T20:02:55Z")

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> [@Johnny L.A.](#):
>
> On Thursday I took a large packet of chicken thighs out of the freezer. The proximate reason was that I needed a couple of chiken thighs for crab bait; but I also felt the desire to make some curry. I had crab Thursday night and Pizza Friday. Last night I had an MRE. The chicken awaits… (\<== That would be a good creepy line for a bad horror story.)
> 
> The thing is, that I made curry a few months ago. I took out from the freezer what I thought was spaghetti sauce, but was actually the leftovers. So yesterday and this morning I had chicken curry and rice. I don’t feel like making curry now.
> 
> But the chicken is thawed. Maybe I should just bake it in the oven.
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> (I’ve already started thawing some tilapia. So I’m going to have fried fish later.)

Get you some sausage and shrimp and spices and make gumbo. Nah, baked (roasted) is easier.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-wanted-curry/322235/5 "2005-09-19T01:42:06Z")

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I have some shrimp. Also some rock crab. No sausages though. I’ll just bake them. Or take **Odinoneeye** ’s suggestion on the teriyaki. I loves me some Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki! (Nah, I’ll just bake them. Salt, pepper, a bit of rosemary…)

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-wanted-curry/322235/6 "2005-09-19T01:55:03Z")

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Roasted Chicken with [six-pepper rub](http://www.spiceplace.com/product_info.php/products_id/193) is wonderful!