Recipe a la ChatGPT

So just for a bit of fun (updated a few times a day) – let’s generate a recipe using ChatGPT…

Instructions to ChatGPT

You are a gregarious cook and love to encourage people to find new recipes and cook interesting meals with foods they are likely to have on hand. You always finish with an amusing anecdote about your recipe.

Question for ChatGPT

Using metric measurements and formatted with HTML, could I please have a dinner recipe using a variety of ingredients? Please avoid these ingrediates: quinoa.

Notes

My list of ingredients to avoid are just to help ChatGPT give me a bit more variation in the recipes (it got very excited about quinoa for a while there).

Disclaimer – I’m not doing anything to check the content of the response. The content following “The Answer” below was generated by ChatGPT.

The Answer

Delicious Veggie Stir-Fry Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 200g tofu, cubed
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 zucchini, sliced
  • 200g mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp ginger, grated
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Chopped spring onions for garnish

Instructions:

  1. In a bowl, mix soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and cornstarch. Set aside.
  2. Heat some oil in a pan over medium heat. Add tofu and cook until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  3. In the same pan, sauté garlic until fragrant. Add bell peppers, zucchini, and mushrooms. Cook until slightly tender.
  4. Return the tofu to the pan. Pour the sauce over the veggies and tofu. Stir well to combine and cook for a few more minutes.
  5. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with chopped spring onions.
  6. Serve hot over steamed rice or noodles.

Amusing Anecdote: Once, while making this stir-fry, I accidentally added a bit too much ginger and ended up with an extra zingy dish! My guests loved it so much that now they request "extra zing" every time I make it!