storing cooked chicken - how long...and also popping corn?

mummy2mygirls

Hi i am sure this has been asked and posted lots of times but i have done a search and cant find anything - sorry
How long would you keep cooked chicken in the fridge?? Also if i cooked a chicken on sunday and today i have made a curry sauce - without the chicken i will add the chicken when its cold would that be ok to freeze?? or would it have to be eaten today/tomorrow??

Also i have got some pooping corn today and just wanted to ask what people put on theres?? and how they cokked it?? I like it sweet and wont be able to do it salty as it will be for the kids aswell.

Thanks for reading and any replys will be great
x

litrelord

Hi,

With cooked chicken I’ve left it for days without any bother. If we have a roast chicken on a Sunday then leftovers will happily still be in sandwiches on Wednesday (if they haven’t all been finished by prying fingers whenever the fridge gets opened ). If you’re happy that you have a reliable fridge that’s set at quite a low temp then it should last up to a week but I think 5 days would be tops for me.

You probably could mix the curry sauce with the chicken safely but I’d recommend freezing them separately. It’s usually recommended to wrap the chicken as tightly as possible in cling film and then pop them in a freezer bag before freezing them. The idea is to get as little air around them as possible. If you did this and then stored the curry sauce in a separate container then you have more options when you come to defrosting (in case you didn’t fancy curry that night).

With popping corn any saucepan or similar should do. We use a wok as it’s large and has a lid. For obvious reasons a lid is pretty essential. For two people I use half a mug of popping corn, put 1 to 2 tablespoons of oil into the wok (heated to medium heat) then pour in the corn and pop the lid on. When the popping starts to become regular I give the wok a shake every 10 or so seconds so the kernels drop to the bottom of the pan. Then when the popping’s slowed right down I take it off the heat and pour it into a large bowl. We sprinkle it with a coupel fo tablespoons of caster sugar while it’s still hot (so it sticks better) or do the same with salt. I’m sure there are better ways but this is quick and easy (not to mention cheap!).

Best of luck

Nick

P.S. Sorry for the long reply. I get a bit carried away when talking food

mummy2mygirls

thanks for your reply!! I think my dh is going to eat the curry for dinner anyway as he has smelt it all afternoon!! lol, he is on nights so i cant imagine its a nice breakfast though....errr

Thanks for the popping corn, i really fancey some so might have to make some later tonight - yum yum