The post immediately above yours this:
If I seriously don’t feel up to cooking, like there’s no fucking way I’m turning on the stove? Cereal.
My “just throw it in a pan” meal? Seashell pasta + canned tomato soup. Apparently one fateful day before payday, my grandmother had two hungry kids to feed, and nothing in the house but those two ingredients. So my gramma invented Spaghettios from first principles and a family comfort food was born. A hot meal so simple you can make it without a working brain stem.
This is going to be super Asian… But I usually have rice on hand, and in the fridge an assortment of Chinese pickled/preserved veggies, fermented tofu, Vietnamese fermented prawns, salted and/or century eggs, kimchi, jars of seasoning like sate for example. Keeps forever (use clean utensils to avoid contaminating the jars) and good in a pinch.
Even better to add a side of greens if I have them. Boil or saute for a few minutes, then toss them in whatever seasoning (oyster sauce for example, keeps it simple and magically makes everything taste like stir fry).
I’m going to have to keep an eye out for fermented prawns. That sounds awesome
You can try to find it at a well-stocked Asian grocery store. It’s called “tom chua” or “mam tom chua” (sour shrimp) and sold in jars like this:
The flavor is actually more sweet and sour though. It’s very strong, so I’d recommend it more if you’re already familiar with fish sauce. You eat it whole, complete with the shell (it’s softened similar to sardines are).
Tuna salad. Almost all of the ingredients are stable or long lasting and it’s very tasty and filling.
Ingredients are
A can of tuna ("in oil) is best, “in water” turns tuna to mush) Mayonnaise Finely diced onion Diced pickle Diced celery, lettuce or other leafy green Fresh or dry dill (optional ) Garlic powder (optional) Small drizzle of olive oil (optional, I use it when I use less mayo) American cheese (served on bread of choice, also optional)
It can be served on most breads as a sandwich or crackers. I recommend the bread be toasted as well
Directions: Dice components, drain tuna, stir, add mayo, stir, serve on carb of choice.
I think the prompt was ease of prep, not how stable the ingredients are.
You just dirtied a knife, a cutting board, a fork, a bowl, a plate, used a can opener, 11 ingredients, and prepped four of the main ingredients.
I do like tuna salad though and this sounds delicious. Except for the American cheese.
Sauced up airfried beans in a tortilla.
