Perfect One-Pot Dinner
About this recipe
This Perfect One-Pot Dinner is all about simplicity and flavor, making it ideal for busy weeknights when you want to enjoy a hearty meal with your family. The beauty of this recipe lies in its ability to cook a variety of ingredients simultaneously, allowing you to throw everything together without overthinking it.
Using just one pot, six pans, and a few woks, you can create a delicious mix of vegetables, proteins, and sauces that come together beautifully. Plus, the addition of a 24-hour chicken marinade adds depth to the dish, ensuring it's not just quick but also packed with flavor.
Ingredient notes
- Use an 8 quart pot to accommodate all the ingredients.
- The chicken marinade should be prepared 24 hours in advance for the best flavor.
Tips from The Onion's video
- Sweat garlic, onion, and spices in olive oil for about 15 minutes to build a flavorful base.
- Keep track of cooking times for the ginger and beef to prevent overcooking; using two timers can help with this.
- You can cook various ingredients like potatoes, pasta, and vegetables at the same time, which is a major time-saver.
No life story here — the video and the recipe are the whole point. All credit to The Onion: watch the original on YouTube.
The recipe
Ingredients
Steps
- 1
Sweat garlic, onion, and spices in olive oil for about 15 minutes.
- 2
Check on the roasted potatoes; they should be done and cooling.
- 3
Add broccoli and summer squash to the pot.
- 4
Dice the green onions and set aside half for garnish along with parsley, radishes, sage, lemon zest, and leeks.
- 5
Add garlic and ginger to the cod in one wok.
- 6
Add fresh ground black pepper to the beef in a second wok.
- 7
Keep track of cooking times for ginger and beef to avoid overcooking.
- 8
Combine all ingredients in the pots, pans, woks, and baking sheets without overthinking it.
- 9
Add the chicken marinade to the pot.
- 10
Remove yellow onions from the grill for their char flavor.
- 11
Add carrots to enhance sweetness.
- 12
Take meatballs off when the salmon is done and add everything to the big pot.
Heads up — we had to guess a little:
- The quantity of various sauces is inferred as '12' based on the description of 'all 12 sauces' without specific measurements.
Credit where it's due: this recipe was transcribed from The Onion's original video on YouTube. Follow them there — it's their dish.
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