Chicken with Garlic, Herb and Mushroom

Surprisingly, Justin didn't continue with his "quest" to perfect his Tex's chicken recipe, and decided to go with another dish instead. Apparently, the boys cobbled this together in the supermarket on their way home from the gym. Fair enough. So here we go. :)

What you need:
3 chicken drumsticks
1 teaspoon ginger powder
1 teaspoon garlic granules (or 1 clove fresh garlic, chopped or minced)
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon chicken stock
Salt, for seasoning
Half of a 295g can cream of mushroom soup
Dash of garlic and herb dressing

What you do:

1. Season the chicken with the ginger powder, garlic granules, dried basil, chicken stock and some salt.
2. In a wok with a bit of oil, fry the chicken until golden brown all over.
3. Add the mushroom soup, some water and the salad dressing. Mix well.
4. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 50 minutes. Serve with the mushroom sauce.

Maybe the mushroom soup was too thick or something, the chicken didn't cook as fast as I would have thought. It was slightly pink even after 40 minutes, so we popped it into the microwave for about a minute to finish cooking it.

This dish was... nothing exceptional. I don't really like mushrooms, but the soup wasn't all that strong. I also didn't take too much of the sauce, so maybe I didn't quite taste it well, haha. Although there was a slight hint of mushroom, it was mainly just salty-creamy. Weirdly enough, Justin found it too strong... It was probably too salty for him. Hadi, of course, said it was lacking "oomph~!" Whatever oomph is. :P

From my point of view, this dish is fine as it is, although a bit plain. But I think Hadi and Justin would've enjoyed it more if Justin had put in fresh mushrooms inside. Fry it with the chicken maybe. Also, it could've used more garlic and basil. Or maybe not basil, mixed herbs might be slightly stronger. Also, I'm not sure why Justin put in the ginger powder. I didn't really taste it, but I really think its unnecessary. But this is all just my opinion, hehe. :D If you do try this, add in whatever you think will be nice. :) I believe that's Hadi and Justin's policy in cooking. :P

Quote of the day: I confess, that nothing frightens me more than the appearance of mushrooms on the table, especially in a small provincial town.