The Meal

This is a rough outline of a recipe inspired by my typical lunch order at Dig (formerly Dig Inn) When getting lunch in manhattan, this was one of the healthiest and most satisfying meals I could put together. I ended up getting it for lunch so often I made it at home. I ended up making it at home so often I began referring to it as 'the meal', at one point being a solid plurality of my meals.

It has 3 basic parts:

• Chicken breasts, optionally coated in a mix of gochujang & honey
• Sweet potatoes, cut into rough 1-inch cubes, seasoned with sea salt, yuzu kosho and an herb blend
• Brussels sprouts, halved or quartered and tossed in olive oil and chili flakes

All three are then roasted in an oven until the chicken is juicy, the potatoes are caramelized and barely burnt at the edges, and the sprouts are filigreed with edges of maillard-reaction lace. It helps to let the oven really build up heat, get to 475 and possibly even put a pizza stone or other heavy cookware in the oven while it warms up as a thermal battery.

Optionally, you can make brown rice or quinoa as a base, but I find that is usually my least component.

Once done, throw everything in a bowl and drizzle aioli on top. Enjoy!