quick meals for quick ladies: soboro chicken

This is an expansion/update on my meal registry.Girl, I’m broke. Whether I should be eating the following is immaterial; it’s what I am eating. I am a creature of convenience, and also, shy. Get in, get out. Ten years ago, my spouse started using this simple Bon Appetit recipe for Soboro Beef. I love this recipe because it teaches an important culinary maxim that will carry you far in life: anything simmered in a 2:2:1 ratio of sake, mirin, and soy sauce, will have you believing you just ate at the local hibachi. Recently a Costco-sized pack of Amylu chicken crumbles appeared in the fridge unannounced. I was eventually told these chicken crumbles were explicitly for me. Bet. Already armed with an arsenal of condiments, plus a bulk supply of microwaveable jasmine rice, I knew just what to do. I grabbed my Anyday bowl, designed for microwave cooking. This was a pandemic-era impulse purchase from a company shilled by celebrity chef David Chang, who is a lazy cook at home like I am, but…