Today, I guinea-pigged for you my hare-brained idea of Chinese food leftovers as a topping for savory oatmeal. I will now be eating all of my leftovers like this. It’s tasty, quick and so simple and easy.
Enjoy your favorite Chinese food the day before, something with a flavorful sauce. Either dine-in, take-out or homemade. I had a lunch special (I’m lazy like that) – fried tofu sautéed with vegetables in a spicy sauce at Crouching Tiger Restaurant in Redwood City, CA. Bring home the leftovers, make sure to get every drop of sauce into the box.
Make a serving of Trader Joe’s Quick Cook Steel Cut Oats or other oatmeal, zap the Chinese food leftovers in the microwave. If there’s big pieces of vegetables or tofu, cut into smaller bite size pieces.
I’ve never understood why some restaurants won’t cut their veggies into easier to eat pieces. Especially when using chopsticks and it’s extra slippery with the sauce and all. The worst is baby bok choy but I digress.
Scoop/pour the now ideal bite-sized Chinese food onto the oatmeal, see top photo. Stir to combine if desired. Breakfast is served.
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You are a fusion genius my friend! Low GI slow release carb Chinese food is the stuff of the future! ;-)
I love ‘thinking out of the box’ food. Do you have anyone like Heston Blumenthal in the US? Food and chemistry…what a combo!
So smart! I love the idea of savory oatmeal but feel intimidated by it, like I’m going to do something wrong and pair it badly. I always run out of rice before other Chinese leftovers, so this is such a great idea for serving up the last bits of veg and tofu that inevitably remain.
Looks delicious! I have always wondered why restaraunts do not cut veggies into a more manageable size. Broccoli is the worst.
India-leigh – Thanks! Grant Achatz is in the US. Fun stuff!
Hannah – Me too, now I know whatever goes good with rice, would probably be good with oatmeal too.
Kathy – Oh yes, there was giant pieces of broccoli too. You can see in the photo, they’re smaller pieces on the oatmeal. :-)
What a great idea, and a yummy new way to use leftovers!
2-year-old Felix points and says, “Make that.”