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Sunday, March 1, 2015

No Butter Sauce For Vegetables

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granule
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried tarragon
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

  • 1 in a saucepan, combine the first six ingredients.
  • 2 stir in milk and water until smooth.
  • 3 bring to a boil over medium heat, cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened and bubbly.
  • 4 serve over hot cooked vegetables.

Hot Honey Grilled Chicken

Kolkata Chilli Chicken

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil or 4 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 2 medium spanish onions, finely chopped
  • 4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 2 green chilies, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • spring onion, shredded, to serve (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hot chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 inch gingerroot, peeled and finely grated (2-3cm)
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons malt vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • 2 teaspoons demerara sugar

Recipe

  • 1 marinade:.
  • 2 note: you'll need to marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes. marinating it for longer (up to 24 hours) will increase its flavour.
  • 3 mix all the marinade ingredients together and set aside. heat 1 tbsp oil in a heavy-based pan and fry the onion over a medium heat for 5 mins until softened, but not coloured. remove from the heat, cool and combine with the marinade in a large bowl. add the chicken and stir to coat. cover and marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  • 4 heat the remaining oil in the pan. tip in the chillies and pepper, and fry over a low heat for 1 minute add the chicken pieces along with the marinade, then fry for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked. top with the spring onions and serve.

Marakesh Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 chicken breast halves, cut into strips
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion, very thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth or 1/4 cup water

Recipe

  • 1 season chicken with spice mixture.
  • 2 in a large pot heat oil over med-high heat.
  • 3 cook chicken, in batches if necessary, until browned, about 10 minutes.
  • 4 set chicken aside.
  • 5 add onion to pan and cook about 5 minutes until soft and begining to brown.
  • 6 add garlic to pan and cook 1 minute longer.
  • 7 return chicken to pan.
  • 8 add orange juice.
  • 9 cover, reduce hear and simmer 15 minutes.
  • 10 remove cover and simmer another 15 minutes until sauce begins to thicken. you may have to stir regularly to prevent sticking and burning.

Greek Style Potatoes With Kalamata Olives

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 3 lbs lb potatoes, cut in half
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoosn fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (i use seasoned salt)
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth, undiluited
  • 1/3 cup kalamata olive, pitted (or to taste)
  • chopped fresh parsley (optional and to taste)

Recipe

  • 1 in a large bowl combine the oil with lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, black pepper and broth until well combined.
  • 2 place the potatoes in a large ziploc bag, then pour the oil mixture over; seal bag and refrigerate for 2-3 hours so the potatoes will absorb all the flavors.
  • 3 set oven to 400 degrees f.
  • 4 place the potatoes in a buttered casserole dish, then sprinkle with kalamata olives.
  • 5 cook turning occasionally until golden brown and tender, about 30-35 minutes (seaon with more salt and pepper to taste).
  • 6 sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley if desired.
  • 7 delicious!

Mini Meat Loaves

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 lb hamburger
  • 1 (6 ounce) box chicken stove top stuffing mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 cup spaghetti sauce
  • 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 2 mix meat, stuffing mix and water.
  • 3 spray 12 muffin cup pan with pam.
  • 4 form mixture into 12 balls and place in muffin pan.
  • 5 make an indentation in center of each ball and fill with spaghetti sauce. bake for 30 minutes uncovered.
  • 6 top with mozzarella cheese and bake for 5 more minutes.

Plantain Mash With Bacon For One

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1/4 onion, minced
  • 1/4 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 2 slices bacon, minced
  • 1/8 cup chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 ripe plantain, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper

Recipe

  • 1 heat a dutch oven over medium-high heat and add the onion, garlic and bacon.
  • 2 cook until the bacon is crisp, about 12 to 15 minutes.
  • 3 stir in the stock and 1/4 cup of the heavy cream.
  • 4 reduce the heat to medium-low and add the plantains.
  • 5 simmer the mixture until the plantains are tender, about 5 to 8 minutes.
  • 6 add the remaining 1/16 cup of heavy cream and the salt and pepper.
  • 7 mash together until well combined.
  • 8 transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
  • 9 *cook's note: add a little more stock if the mash is too dry.