Month: August 2017

August 31, 2017 4th of July Cookout, Chicken Recipes, Finger Foods, KFC Recipes, Main Courses, Poutry, Snack Food

Deep-Fried Buttermilk Chicken – Southern Fried Chicken with a Twist!!!

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Deep-Fried Buttermilk Chicken - Southern Fried Chicken with a Twist!!!
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Recipe type: Chicken
Cuisine: American
 
Deep-fried buttermilk chicken is all-time favorite, and this recipe gives it a whole new twist. The process is quite drawn out, but easy, however as a result this recipe is more suited to bulk production for parties and catering.
Ingredients
  • 8-12 Pieces chicken
  • 400ml Cultured buttermilk
  • 30ml Dijon mustard
  • 15ml Salt
  • 10ml White pepper
  • 10ml Cayenne pepper
  • 1¾ Cups All-purpose flour
  • ¼ Cup Corn starch
  • 15ml Garlic powder
  • 15ml Onion powder
  • 15ml Fine salt
  • 4 Eggs
Instructions
  1. To start, measure 400ml buttermilk and30ml Dijon mustard into a jug.
  2. Measure out a tablespoon salt, 2 teaspoons white pepper and 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper and add these to the jug.
  3. Mix this all until well combined.
  4. Place 8 to 12 chicken pieces on a chopping board and use your carving fork to perforate the pieces all over.
  5. Open a large vacuum packing bag and fold the top section inside out. This prevents messing on the bag and helps to keep the bag open.
  6. Place the chicken pieces in the bag and pour in the buttermilk mixture.
  7. Fold the top of the bag back and vacuum seal the bag.
  8. Notice that I have elevated the vacuum packer. This allows all of the air to escape while inhibiting the flow of the liquid upward and into the machine. As soon as the liquid starts to rise, hit the stop button and then the seal button.
  9. It is good idea to double seal the top and bottom of the bag.
  10. Place the bag of chicken in your refrigerator overnight for the buttermilk to do its magic.
  11. The following day, remove the bag from the refrigerator.
  12. For this step you need a large pot on an induction range, a slow cooker, or a digital pot like this one.
  13. Half-fill the pot with water and set the temperature to 76c or 169f.
  14. When the water has reached this temperature, place the bag of chicken pieces in the pot. Set your timer for 2 hours and go and drink coffee.
  15. After 2 hours, remove the bag and cut it open. Place a rack in a large pan and pour the chicken onto the rack. All of the liquid will drain through the rack, and can be discarded.
  16. Transfer the chicken pieces to a clean dish towel, and pat them dry using another dish towel.
  17. For the coating combine 1 and three quarter cups of all-purpose flour with a quarter cup of corn starch and 15ml of fine salt.
  18. Whisk 4 eggs thoroughly and pour these into a second bowl.
  19. Add a tablespoon of garlic powder and a tablespoon of onion powder to the flour and mix this in.
  20. Take a lityle of the flour mixture and sprinkle it over a large platter. This is where the coated chicken will rest, and the flour prevents the chicken from sticking to the platter and damaging the coating.
  21. Working with one piece of chicken at a time, dunk the chicken in the egg to wet it all over.
  22. Transfer it to the flour and dredge it to get its first coating.
  23. Back to the egg to wet all of the flour.
  24. And again into the fliur to get a good solid coating all over.
  25. Continue until all of the chicken pieces are complete.
  26. Allow the coated chicken to set for 20 minutes before continuing.
  27. Half fill a wok or large pan with oil and heat it to 170c or 340f.
  28. Carefully add the chicken pieces to the oil and fry these for 6 to 8 minutes until the coating is crispy and golden. The chicken is already cooked, so the frying process is purely to crisp the coating and reheat the chicken.
  29. Remove the pieces from the oil and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  30. Serve the chicken piping hot with the accompaniments of your choice and enjoy.

 

August 23, 2017 Baking, Bread, Dessert, Finger Foods, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Buttermilk Rusks – Crunchy Dunking Biscuits!!!

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How to Make Buttermilk Rusks - Crunchy Dunking Biscuits!!!
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Recipe type: Biscuits / Cookies
Cuisine: South African
 
In yesterdays episode we made a batch of thick, creamy cultured buttermilk. Today we're going to use this to make South Africa's traditional dunking biscuit, delicious buttermilk rusks.
Ingredients
  • 500g Butter
  • 500g Sugar
  • 1Kg All-purpose flour
  • 15ml Baking powder
  • 10ml Salt
  • 500ml Cultured buttermilk
  • 2 Eggs
Instructions
  1. To start add 500g of butter and 500g of sugar to a medium size pot. Place the pot over low heat and melt the butter.
  2. This recipe is on the sweeter side. You can reduce the sugar, or even replace a portion of the sugar with seedless raisins or any dried berries.
  3. While the butter melts, sift 1kg of all purpose, 15ml of baking powder and 10ml of salt into a bowl.
  4. Measure 500ml of the cultured buttermilk into a large jug. Whisk 2 eggs and add these to the buttermilk.
  5. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the buttermilk and egg into the bowl. Mixt this briefly until all of the liquid has been absorbed by the flour.
  6. Pour in the melted butter and sugar. Use your padfle to mix this into the flour mixture until no dry flour is visible.
  7. You will have a thick, lumpy batter.
  8. Pour the batter into an 11 by 14 inch baking tin and spread it out evenly across the tin.
  9. Bake the batter in a preheated oven at 180c or 350f for 60 minutes, and a skewers comes out clean when pressed into the center of the cake.
  10. Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to stand for 15 minutes.
  11. Use a long ruler and a thin blade to cut the cake into strips of about 20mm wide.
  12. Turn the pan 90 degrees and cut the strips into fingers.
  13. Use a lifter to remove these from the pan and spread the rusks out over 4 large racks.
  14. Place the racks in your oven set at 100c or 200f with door slightly ajar. Allow the rusks to dry out like this for 2 to 3 hours.
  15. And now you have a mountain of traditional rusks just ready for eating.

 

August 22, 2017 Accompaniments, Baking, Fermentation Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Cultured Buttermilk at Home – courtesy of Microcosm Publishing

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Microcosm Publishing, based in Portland Oregon sent me an advanced copy of a very interesting book due for launch. The book is called Wild Fermentation and covers a myriad of fermentation recipes from brine pickles to cider vinegar, kimchi and loads more. The final publication will be in hard cover with full color photography. You can check out the website by clicking the link below in the description.
One of the recipes in the book is how to make cultured buttermilk, and other than the overnight wait, it is really quick and super-easy.
All you need is a liter of full cream milk and a bottle of cultured buttermilk to use as the starter culture.
Pour a quarter cup of the cultured buttermilk into a large jug.
Pour in the milk and give this a good stir.
Put a lid on the jug or cover it with cling wrap and place this in a warm place to ferment overnight.
The following day you will have more than a liter of lovely thick, creamy buttermilk.
This will last for months covered in the refrigerator, and you can use this starter to make even more buttermilk as required.
Stay tuned for tomorrows episode when we use this buttermilk to make a batch of buttermilk rusks, South Africas traditional crispy, crunchy dunking biscuit.
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August 10, 2017 Baking, Bread

How to Make Zebra Bread Buns – No Artificial Colorants – All Natural Zebra Bread

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How to Make Zebra Bread Buns - No Artificial Colorants - All Natural Zebra Bread
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Recipe type: Bread / Baking
 
Today we're going to make delicious zebra bread buns. Unlike other zebra bread recipes, the dark part of the bread in this recipe does not result from food coloring, but a combination of cocoa powder and black strap molasses.
Ingredients
Ingredients
For the White Dough
  • 475g Strong white bread flour
  • 30g Cold butter, grated
  • 20g White sugar
  • 5ml Salt
  • 6ml Instant yeast
  • 300ml Warm water
For the Dark Dough
  • 475g Strong white bread flour
  • 30g Cold butter, grated
  • 50g Black strap molasses
  • 5ml Salt
  • 60ml Cocoa powder
  • 6ml Instant yeast
  • 150ml Warm full cream milk
  • 150ml Warm water
Instructions
  1. You can make buns or loaves using this amazing recipe.
  2. To start, measure 300ml of warm water into a jug and add 20g of sugar.
  3. Stir this until the sugar has dissolved.
  4. Pour in 6ml or a slightly heaped teaspoon of instant yeast and stir this in.
  5. Cover the mixture and put this aside to prove.
  6. In another jug combine 150ml warm full cream milk and 150ml warm water.
  7. Pour in 50g of black strap molasses and stir this until totally combined.
  8. Pour in 6ml of instant yeast and stir this in.
  9. Cover this and put it aside to prove.
  10. Pour 475g of strong white bread flour into your mixer bowl.
  11. Add 5ml of salt and grate 30g of cold butter into the flour.
  12. Place the bowl on your mixer with the beater attached. Run the mixer briefly on low speed to cut the butter into the flour.
  13. Pour in the first yeast mixture.
  14. Close the machine and run it for 60 seconds to combine the liquid with the flour.
  15. Scrape down the beater paddle and swap it out for the dough hook.
  16. Start the mixer on low speed for 60 seconds, then increase the speed and allow the dough to knead for a further 7 minutes.
  17. Remove the white dough from the machine. It will be smooth, soft and elastic, but not at all sticky. Transfer this to a large bowl, cover the bowl and allow the dough to rise in a warm place for 60 minutes.
  18. For the dark dough, combine 475g of strong white bread flour with 60ml of cocoa powder and 5ml of salt.
  19. Grate 30g of butter into the bowl as well.
  20. Place the bowl on your mixer with the beater attached and mix this briefly to cut the butter into the flour.
  21. Add the dark yeast mixture and continue mixing until the liquid is incorporated into the flour.
  22. Remove the beater and replace it with the dough hook.
  23. Clove the machine and get it kneading on slow speed for 60 seconds. Increase the speed to medium slow and continue kneading for a further 7 minutes.
  24. Remove the dough from the machine, transfer it to a large bowl, cover the bowl and allow the dough to rise in a warm place for 60 minutes.
  25. After 60 minutes, punch the white dough down and turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface.
  26. Knead the dough briefly and roll it into a log. I am cutting this into 8 equal pies for extra large rolls. For burger buns, cut the log into 12, and for smaller buns, 16. Put these aside.
  27. Repeat this process with the dark dough.
  28. Take one piece of white dough and one piece dark dough and roll each one out to an oval 15cm or 6 inches log by 10cm or 4 inches wide.
  29. Place the one slab on top of the other and cut the stack into 4 pieces.
  30. Stack the four pieces on top of one another.
  31. Put the stack flat on the work surface and form it into a bun.
  32. Put this on a lined baking sheet and continue with the remaining buns.
  33. Cover the buns lightly with cling wrap and allow these to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
  34. After 30 minutes, combine a beaten egg with a tablespoon of water and brush this onto the buns.
  35. Bake the buns in a pre-heated oven at 200c or 400f for 20 to 25 minutes and the buns are well risen and golden.
  36. Remove the buns from the oven and transfer them to a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.
  37. And there it is, all natural zebra bread, with a beautiful light and open texture.
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August 6, 2017 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Baking, Barbecue, Bread, Uncategorized

Salami, Mushroom & Cheddar Corn Bread – Quick & Easy Cornbread Recipe

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Salami, Mushroom & Cheddar Corn Bread - Quick & Easy Cornbread Recipe
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Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: American
 
Cornbread is an all-time favorite in North America, and this salami, mushroom and cheddar cornbread takes it to a whole new level.
Ingredients
  • 100g Pizza salami, roughly chopped
  • 6 Button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1.5 Cups shredded mature cheddar cheese
  • 1 Cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 Cup All-pupose flour
  • 2 Tbs Demarara sugar
  • 4 Tsp Baking powder
  • ½ Tsp Salt
  • 240ml Full cream milk
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 60ml Cooking oil
Instructions
  1. To start, roughly chop 100g of pizza salami, slice 6 button mushrooms and grate 1 and a half cups of strong mature cheddar cheese.
  2. Measure out 1 cup of yellow corn meal, one cup of all-purpose flour, 60ml of oil, 240ml full cream milk, beat 1 egg, 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 2 tablespoons of demarara sugar.
  3. Add the sugar and baking powder to the flour and cornmeal, and mix this until combined.
  4. Pour in the milk, beaten egg and oil.
  5. Mix this in until you have a lumpy batter.
  6. Add the salami, musgrooms and cheese and mix these into the batter.
  7. Transfer the batter to a 9 inch baking tin and top this with the remainibg cheese.
  8. Season the top with a generous gring of cracked black pepper and salt.
  9. Bake the cornbread in a preheated oven at 220c for 18 to 20 minutes and the top is golden.
  10. Remove the bread from the oven, run a blade around the edge of the tin and turn the bread out onto a rack to cool for at least 15 minutes.
  11. You can serve this bread warm or cold, however, I do prefer mine cold.
  12. Thanks for joining us today, please subscribe, like and share, and we'll see you again tomorrow.

 

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