Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Oven Fried Chicken Wings

P1190072  
Oven Fried Chicken Wings
Preptime : 45 mins.
Cook time : 40 mins.

Ingredients
14 pcs chicken wings
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp plain flour
Bread crumbs, for coating

seasoning
1 1/2 tsp salt, to taste (take into consideration saltiness of garlic powder)
2 tsp white pepper powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder

Method
1) Pre-heat oven at gas mark 6; for minimum 45 mins.
 2) Clean and dry chicken wings. Mix together flour and beaten eggs. Mix together seasoning. Rub wet and dry mixes all over chicken. Leave to marinate for 45 mins.
3) Coat chicken wings with bread crumbs. Place on greased baking pan.
 4) Bake for 20 mins., then take out from oven and flip over chicken pieces. Put it back to oven to cook for further 20 mins. until crispy and browned nicely. Remove from oven when cooked through.

Update :-
I have tried now using chicken thigh meat the same seasoning and method, the result was great. Chicken was crispy and meat was moist. Even after re-heating!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Homemade tomato ketchup




P1190067
Homemade Ketchup
serves : 3 - 4 hamburgers

Ingredients
2 ripe tomatoes, peeled
caramelised onion
vanilla sugar, to taste
2 tsp tomato paste

Basil, a pinch
Garlic paste, small pinch
pineapple syrup, to taste
smoked paprika powder, a pinch
1 bay leaf
hot chilli , to taste
parsley, chopped finely

1) Heat up a sauce pan, put in caramelised onion, place tomatoes on caramelised onion, sprinkle vanilla sugar and cook until tomato starts to caramelised.
2) Next put in remaining ingredients and cook it down to preferred consistency. Check for seasoning. Use it as you would with ketchup
 

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Carrot cottage cheese cakes

P1190066
Carrot Cottage Cheese Cakes

Ingredients
250gm cottage cheese (or ricotta)
1-2 pcs carrot, grated
2 eggs
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 slices onion, chopped finely
1 tsp fresh parley, chopped finely
cumin seeds, to taste
garlic powder, to taste
paprika powder, to taste
salt & pepper, to taste
bread crumbs, for coating
oil, for pan frying

 Method
1) Mix together all ingredients excl. bread crumbs. Set mixture aside to rest for for 30 mins.
2) After 30 mins. , start heat oil on non-stick pan. Shape mixture into flat cakes and then coat with bread crumbs. The mixture is a little soft. So, do it carefully.
3) Once oil is hot enough, pan fry cakes until crispy on the outside.
4) Serve warm as a side or with dips. 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Oven Fried Chicken Wings

P1190072  
Oven Fried Chicken Wings
Preptime : 45 mins.
Cook time : 40 mins.

Ingredients
14 pcs chicken wings
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp plain flour
Bread crumbs, for coating

seasoning
1 1/2 tsp salt, to taste (take into consideration saltiness of garlic powder)
2 tsp white pepper powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder

Method
1) Pre-heat oven at gas mark 6; for minimum 45 mins.
 2) Clean and dry chicken wings. Mix together flour and beaten eggs. Mix together seasoning. Rub wet and dry mixes all over chicken. Leave to marinate for 45 mins.
3) Coat chicken wings with bread crumbs. Place on greased baking pan.
 4) Bake for 20 mins., then take out from oven and flip over chicken pieces. Put it back to oven to cook for further 20 mins. until crispy and browned nicely. Remove from oven when cooked through.

Update :-
I have tried now using chicken thigh meat the same seasoning and method, the result was great. Chicken was crispy and meat was moist. Even after re-heating!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Homemade tomato ketchup




P1190067
Homemade Ketchup
serves : 3 - 4 hamburgers

Ingredients
2 ripe tomatoes, peeled
caramelised onion
vanilla sugar, to taste
2 tsp tomato paste

Basil, a pinch
Garlic paste, small pinch
pineapple syrup, to taste
smoked paprika powder, a pinch
1 bay leaf
hot chilli , to taste
parsley, chopped finely

1) Heat up a sauce pan, put in caramelised onion, place tomatoes on caramelised onion, sprinkle vanilla sugar and cook until tomato starts to caramelised.
2) Next put in remaining ingredients and cook it down to preferred consistency. Check for seasoning. Use it as you would with ketchup
 

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Carrot cottage cheese cakes

P1190066
Carrot Cottage Cheese Cakes

Ingredients
250gm cottage cheese (or ricotta)
1-2 pcs carrot, grated
2 eggs
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 slices onion, chopped finely
1 tsp fresh parley, chopped finely
cumin seeds, to taste
garlic powder, to taste
paprika powder, to taste
salt & pepper, to taste
bread crumbs, for coating
oil, for pan frying

 Method
1) Mix together all ingredients excl. bread crumbs. Set mixture aside to rest for for 30 mins.
2) After 30 mins. , start heat oil on non-stick pan. Shape mixture into flat cakes and then coat with bread crumbs. The mixture is a little soft. So, do it carefully.
3) Once oil is hot enough, pan fry cakes until crispy on the outside.
4) Serve warm as a side or with dips.