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Wondering what to do for dinner? Try some of these many choices.

  • By Andy van Smeerdijk, Features Editor
  • Published: 19:36 April 30, 2008
  • 4Men

  • Image Credit: Shutterstock

Wondering what to do for dinner? Try some of these many choices. Also, try some of these sumptious dishes when you're cooking for your lady.

Keep the ladies coming back for more with Nasi goreng with chicken satay (serves two)

You'll need:

Satay marinade:

  • 5 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2tsp sweet soy sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • Satay: 75g chicken cubes
  • 4 bamboo skewers

Sambal paste:

  • 2 lime leaves
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 2 tsp shrimp paste
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dried shrimps
  • 2 chillis, sliced
  • 4 shallots, sliced
  • 2 cloves of garlic

Other ingredients:

  • 4 cups steamed rice
  • 50g diced chicken pieces
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 10g spring onion
  • 1 clove of garlic, 1 shallot
  • 1 cucumber, 1 tomato
  • 15g prawn crackers

Sambal: Place ingredients in saucepan, mix and saute; once well cooked blend this into a paste. Set aside and allow to cool.

Satay: Cut chicken into 1.5cm cubes then insert three pieces on each bamboo skewer. Combine sweet soy sauce, oil and lime and set aside for 10 minutes. While cooking nasi goreng, grill the satay, periodically basting it with marinade, and cook until medium.

Nasi goreng: Slice spring onions, garlic and shallots. Add oil to pre-heated wok (medium flame) or a large non-stick saucepan. Fry eggs then set aside. Add garlic, spring onions and shallots to pan and fry until fragrant then add chicken and cook until medium.

Add steamed rice and stir (making sure it doesn't stick/burn) then add sambal paste, sweet soy, oyster and fish sauce, continuing to stir.

Once cooked, set aside with chicken satay and sliced cucumber and tomato. Garnish with fried egg and prawn crackers.

- Chef Agus, Curry On restaurant, Jumeirah

Make it a date

Want to impress your host at your next meeting? Here are five things you didn't know about dates, courtesy of Nadiya Luxury Arabian Dates.

  • Dates have been eaten by humans for more than 7,000 years in the Middle East.
  • Dates contain carbohydrates, protein, folic acid, fluoride and vitamins A, B1 and B2.
  • The Bedouin soaked date pips to feed livestock when food was scarce. They also roasted and ground them to make a coffee-like drink.
  • Date palms take about seven years to bear fruit and continue to do so for four or five years, living up to 150 years.
  • Harvests take place from September to October, but not all dates ripen at the same time. Mature palms produce 80kg to 120kg of fruit per season.

Grub 'N' Goals

After something to line your stomach while watching the footy or cricket? Here are three sports venues worth
sniffing out.

Boston Bar, Jumeirah Rotana: Airy venue that attracts loads of Brits, despite being Cheers-themed. Packs an all-rounder menu and ample TV screens, 04-3455888.

Dhow and Anchor, Jumeirah Beach Hotel: Set sail for this little beauty, tucked in the corner of the JBH. Arrive early for the game as TV screen visibility can be problematic when packed, 04-3480000.

Tavern Pub, Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort: This posh venue has excellent grub to boot, 02-6970323.

Jazz up your dinner

Want some soulful tunes with your dinner? Tucked away in a corner of Souk Madinat Jumeirah, JamBase combines live music with American fusion cuisine. The décor is dark and art deco, the crowd's oh so beautiful and the service is as smooth as the vibe. 7pm-2am daily, 04-3668888.

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