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November 2, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Finger Foods, Garnishes, Potato Recipes, Snack Food, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Potato Crisps – Best Recipe Homemade Potato Crisps – Super Crispy, Super Tasty!!!

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How to Make Potato Crisps - Best Recipe Homemade Potato Crisps - Super Crispy, Super Tasty!!!
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Recipe type: Potatoes
 
Potato crisps are a tote favorite across the globe. Today we're going to look at how to make low carb potato crisps that are super crispy and super tasty.
Ingredients
For the Flavor Powder
  • 30ml Dried mixed herbs (Italian or Herbs Provence)
  • 2.5ml Garlic powder
  • 2.5ml White pepper
  • 5ml Salt
For the Crisps
  • 2-4 Large potatoes
  • 3 Liters water
  • 60ml White vinegar
  • 30ml Salt
Instructions
  1. Place the mixed herbs, garlic powder, fine ground white pepper and salt in your spice grinder. The fine powders help the grinder grind the herbs to powder by adding extra resistance in the chamber.
  2. Transfer the fine blend to a sprinkle bottle.
  3. To cut the potatoes in thin slices, you can use a regular potato peeler, however these slices are too thin and will over-brown before crisping.
  4. Better than the regular is the ceramic peeler which will give you slightly thicker slices. The problem with this is that if you go even slightly skew, the wafers will be horribly uneven, resulting in burnt edges.
  5. The best way to achieve perfect slices is with a very sharp thin blade knife. Cut the slices to 1mm thickness.
  6. Transfer the sliced potato to a mixing bowl and pour in 3 liters of water.
  7. Add the salt and white vinegar and mix this around yo separate all of the potato wafers.
  8. You will immediately see the vinegar liberating the starch from the potato.
  9. Allow this to soak for 30 minutes.
  10. Drain and rinse the potatoes and lay them out flat on a clean dish towel.
  11. Place another towel over these and pat them dry.
  12. Half fill a large pan or wok with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  13. Carefully drop the wafers in to the oil. As the crisps fry you will notice that the violent frying as the water content is driven from the potato becomes more and more gentle.
  14. Within a couple of minutes the crisps will be causing no frying reaction at all, and they will be crisp and golden.
  15. Remove the crisps from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
  16. Continue with any remaining potato wafers.
  17. As the crisps cool they will crisp up even more.
  18. Transfer them to a large roasting tin. Sprinkle the flavoring powder over the crisps and toss them around gently to coat.
  19. Sprinkle again to cover any blind spots, toss again, then serve with a dipping sauce of your choice.
  20. And the we have it.... a mountain of awesomely crisp, golden, low carb potato crisps ready to be snacked.

 

October 29, 2016 Chicken Recipes, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Snack Food, Starters

McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets Recipe – How to Make McDonald’s McNuggets at Home!!!

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McDonald's Chicken McNuggets Recipe - How to Make McDonald's McNuggets at Home!!!
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Recipe type: Chicken / Fast Foods
Cuisine: American
 
A couple of weeks ago one of our viewers requested that I decode the McDonalds Chicken McNuggets recipe. I took up the challenge, and here it is.
Ingredients
For the Coating Batter (enough for 8-12 chicken breasts)
  • 90g All purpose flour
  • 15ml Salt
  • 15ml Bicarbonate of soda
  • 125g Yellow maize meal
  • 90g Corn starch
  • 20ml White pepper
  • 10ml Onion powder
  • 5ml Garlic powder
  • 5ml Ground cumin
  • 5ml Ground coriander seed
  • 5ml Cayenne pepper
  • 2.5ml Dried oregano
  • 2.5ml Dried basil
  • 2.5ml Dried rosemary
  • 2.5ml Dried Thyme
  • 450ml Water
Instructions
  1. Unlike KFC, where the spicy flavor is cured into the chicken, with McNuggets, the flavor is all in the coating, so that's where we're starting.
  2. Measure out the yellow maize meal, the cornstarch and the all purpose flour.
  3. For the seasoning, combine the white pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, ground cumin, ground coriander seed, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, dried rosemary and dried thyme. Grind these to powder in you spice grinder.
  4. Place all of the aforementioned into a large mixing bowl and mix briefly to combine.
  5. Pour in the water and whisk until smooth.
  6. Put this aside for 30 minutes to autolyse.
  7. After 30 minutes, even the smallest particles in the liquid will be saturated, and as a result the batter will have thickened considerably, and will coat the back of a spoon.
  8. The real McNuggets uses coarsely ground chicken reconstituted with the aid of emulsifiers and high pressure extruders. Since this does not affect the taste, we're not going to run out and buy bags of phosphates and fancy industrial extruders.
  9. Trim away the fillet from the chicken breasts.
  10. Square off the ends of the breasts and slice the remaining breasts into slices 5mm or a 5th of an inch thick.
  11. Place any trimmings in your refrigerator for other recipes.
  12. Half fill a wok or pan with oil and heat this to 170c or 340f.
  13. Once again, we don't have fancy conveyer belt coating machines, so to coat the chicken bits, pick a piece up with a skewer, dip it in the batter and drop it into the oil.
  14. The chicken cooks within 60 seconds, so you will only fry about 6 or 7 pieces at a time.
  15. Use a slotted spoon to remove them from the oil, and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  16. And there it is.... a mountain of McNuggets just waiting to be enjoyed.

 

October 22, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Main Courses, Mother's Day, Pork, Starters, Valentine's Recipes

Bacon, Feta & Peppadew Kebabs – Absolute Kebab Perfection, Made in Heaven!

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Bacon, Feta & Peppadew Kebabs - Absolute Kebab Perfection, Made in Heaven!
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Recipe type: Grill / Barbecue
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Serves: 4
 
These bacon, peppadew and feta kebabs are out of this world. Slightly sweet, slightly hot and tangy, these kebabs will have your guests lining up for more.
Ingredients
For 4 Kebabs
  • 8 Rashers streaky bacon
  • 16 Peppadews (pickled piquant peppers)
  • 50g Feta cheese
  • 4 x 150mm / 6 inch skewers
  • 15ml Butter
Instructions
  1. Cut the bacon rashers through the center.
  2. Cut the feta cheese into cubes of about 1cm or just less than a half inch.
  3. Stuff a cube of feta into each peppadew until each one is filled to the brim.
  4. Place s strip of bacon across the opening of a peppadew and wrap it around the peppadew to enclose the feta cheese. Continue until all of the bundles are formed.
  5. To make up the kebabs, drill the skewers through the peppadew bundles using a twisting motion. If you try to push them through, you will end up squeezing the cheese out.
  6. Once you have four bundles on the skewer, straighten the bundles out to align the edges.
  7. Heat a large pan over medium high heat and add a tablespoon of butter.
  8. Add the kebabs to the pan with the bacon in contact with the pan.
  9. Fry this for 3 minutes, then turn the kebabs over to the other bacon side. Fry this for a further 3 minutes.
  10. Turn the kebabs onto one edge and fry this for 60 seconds.
  11. Turn them to the other edge and fry for another 60 seconds.
  12. Remove the kebabs from the oven and serve immediately with the accompaniments of your choice.
  13. These little gems can also be grilled quite successfully on your barbecue using a skillet or riffle pan.

 

October 19, 2016 Accompaniments, Finger Foods, Garnishes, Potato Recipes, Thanksgiving, Vegetable

Deep Fried Mash Potato Croquettes – Super-Crisp on the Outside, Soft & Creamy on the Inside!!!

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Deep Fried Mash Potato Croquettes - Super-Crisp on the Outside, Soft & Creamy on the Inside!!!
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Recipe type: Potato
Serves: 24
 
Yesterday we looked at delicious oven baked mash potato. Today we're going to make crispy deep-fried mashed potato croquettes. This recipe can be made equally successfully with instant mash or real homemade mash.
Ingredients
  • 500g Cooked and mashed potato (or instant)
  • 100g Diced pepperoni or salami
  • 250ml All-purpose flour
  • 6 Eggs, beaten
  • 500ml Fine breadcrumbs
  • Oil fry deep-frying
Instructions
  1. Mix the diced pepperoni into the potato. You can experiment with all sorts of alternatives here.... flaked fish, smoked chicken, or really anything you fancy.
  2. Cover the mash and allow it to cool to room temperature.
  3. Place 2 x 12 hole silicon mini muffin pans on a baking sheet.
  4. Fill the holes with potato mixture.
  5. Transfer the muffin trays to your freezer until the potato pucks are frozen solid.
  6. To coat the croquettes, pop a potato puck from the mold.
  7. Dip it in the egg.
  8. Dredge it in the flour to coat, then back into the egg to wet all of the flour.
  9. Dredge the potato in the breadcrumbs to get a good solid coating, then transfer it to large platter that has been sprinkled with breadcrumbs. The layer of breadcrumbs prevents the croquette from sticking to the plate which would result in damaged coating.
  10. Continue this process until all of the croquettes are coated. Allow the coating to set for 20 minutes before continuing.
  11. Half fill a large pan or wok with oil and heat this to 160c or 320f.
  12. Carefully drop the croquettes into the oil in batches and fry each batch for 4 to 5 minutes until super-crisp and golden.
  13. Remove the croquettes from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
  14. And there it is.... a whole load of amazingly crispy, golden and tasty deep-fried potato croquettes.

 

July 22, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Chicken Recipes, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Poutry, Snack Food, Starters

Panko Chicken Wings – How to Make Crispy Deep fried Panko Chicken Wings at Home!!!

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Panko Chicken Wings - How to Make Crispy Deep fried Panko Chicken Wings at Home!!!
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Recipe type: Chicken / Deep-fried
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Serves: 12
 
In the previous episode we made panko crumbs. Now we're going to use these to make amazingly crispy deep-fried chicken wings.
Ingredients
  • 6 Whole chicken wings
  • 125ml All-purpose flour
  • 15ml Salt
  • 15ml Cayenne pepper
  • 1 Batch Panko crumbs
Instructions
  1. To start, combine the all-purpose flour, salt and cayenne pepper. Place this in a container with a lid.
  2. Trim away the wing tips from the chicken wings and slice through the center joint of each wing, giving you a dozen winglets.
  3. Drop the winglets into the flour, put the lid on and shake them around to coat. Allow the winglets to stand in the flour for 10 minutes.
  4. For the panko coating, place the panko crumbs in a bowl, and whisk 2 eggs in another bowl.
  5. Before starting, spread a layer of panko crumbs over a large platter. This is where the coated wings will set and the layer of crumbs prevents the coating from sticking to the platter and getting damaged.
  6. Dip the winglets in the egg to wet all of the flour coating.
  7. Transfer the winglet to the panko crumbs to get a good solid coating all over.
  8. Transfer the winglet to the platter to set. Continue with the remaining winglets.
  9. Allow the panko coating to set for 10 minutes.
  10. Half fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f. Carefully drop the wings into the oil and fry them for 5 to 6 minutes, turning halfway through.
  11. Remove the wings from the oil using a slotted spoon and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  12. And there we have it, a batch of amazingly crisp panko chicken wings.

 

July 17, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Chicken Recipes, Finger Foods, Jamaican Recipes, Marinades and Rubs, Poutry, Spice Mixes

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Kebabs – Jamaican Jerk Chicken Burgers – Jamaican Jerk Chicken Spice

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Jamaican Jerk Chicken Kebabs - Jamaican Jerk Chicken Burgers - Jamaican Jerk Chicken Spice
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Recipe type: Chicken / Poultry
Cuisine: Jamaican
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Serves: 6-8
 
Jamaican jerk chicken can be as mild or as hot as you like. You can adjust the heat by simply adding more or less cayenne and chilli flakes. The measurements in this recipe will give you a result on the milder side, but with tons of flavor. I am going to make jerk chicken kebabs and a couple of jerk chicken burgers using the TNK Stingray multitools feature in the previous episode.
Ingredients
  • 9-12 Chicken thighs, deboned
For the Jerk Spice
  • 15ml Onion flakes
  • 10ml Dried Thyme
  • 5ml Dried parsley
  • 7.5ml Whole allspice
  • 2.5ml Ground cinnamon
  • 5ml Whole black peppercorns
  • 2.5ml Cayenne pepper
  • 5ml Paprika
  • 2.5ml Chilli flakes
  • 1.25ml Ground cumin
  • 5ml Dried garlic granules
  • 10ml Salt
  • 1.25ml Ground nutmeg
  • 10ml Sugar
  • 10ml Dried chives
Instructions
  1. To make the spice blend, combine the onion flakes, thyme, parsley, allspice, cinnamon, black peppercorns, cayenne pepper, paprika, chilli flakes, ground cumin, garlic granules, salt, nutmeg, sugar and dried chives.
  2. Put this all into your spice grinder and zap it until fine. Transfer the jerk spice to a sprinkle bottle.
  3. Place your deboned chicken thighs in a large non-reactive pan, skin side down.
  4. Sprinkle a generous dose of the spice over the chicken. Generous can not be overstated... you want to use a third of the spice on this side.
  5. Turn the chicken thighs over and dose the skin side with another third of the spice.
  6. Cover the pan with cling wrap and place this in your refrigerator overnight.
  7. The following day, cut the chicken into cubes. I have held 2 thighs back to cook as jerk chicken burger patties.
  8. Thread the chicken cubes onto skewers and you're ready to rock.
  9. To demonstrate the larger of the 2 Stingray multitools, I am going to barbecue most of the chicken, saving some for the pan to demonstrate the smaller model.
  10. Heat a barbecue skillet over medium high heat and brush this with oil and add the kebabs and jerk chicken burger.
  11. Turn the kebabs every 3 minutes, remembering that they have 4 sides, giving you a total time of 12 minutes.
  12. Watch how well the multitools toothed edge lifts end turns the kebabs with absolutely no problem.
  13. Grill the jerk burger for 4 minutes per side. Here's a shot of the lifter mechanism at work turning the burger.
  14. Using the prong to lift the burger from the skillet is effortless, and you can see the true genius behind the launch mechanism that gently squeezes the chicken of of the prongs onto the plate.
  15. Remove the kebabs from the barbecue and serve immediately.
  16. Now across to the non stick pan. Heat the pan over medium high heat and add a little butter.
  17. Add the kebabs and jerk burger to the pan. Grill them for 12 minutes, or 3 minutes per side. Grill the jerk burger for 8 minutes, turning halfway through.
  18. Here we can see just how simply the multitool turns the kebabs. The toothed edge really does make a difference.
  19. And again, here is the lifter turning the burger.
  20. Remove the chicken from the pan and serve with the accompaniments of your choice.
  21. And there we have it.... beautifully spiced and flavor Jamaican jerk chicken kebabs and burger patties.

 

June 19, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Beef, Finger Foods, Instructional Techniques, Main Courses, Steak

The Correct Way to Make Beef Kebabs – Succulent & Tender Beef Kebabs Every Time!!!

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The Correct Way to Make Beef Kebabs - Succulent & Tender Beef Kebabs Every Time!!!
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Recipe type: Beef / Steak
 
Beef kebabs more often than not are tough and dry, and quite plainly unpleasant. In today's episode we're looking at a really simple trick that will give you awesomely succulent and tender beef kebabs every time. So we're going to rustle up a batch of the amazing beef wonders.
Ingredients
  • 1.8kg Rump steak, cut 1 inch thick
  • Seasoning of your choice
  • 60g Butter
  • 20 x 8 inch skewers
Instructions
  1. You need to start with a good cut of meat like rump, with a nice thick strip of fat on the edge. Here I have 2 very nice slabs each about 900g or 2 pounds, cut nd inch thick.
  2. You will notice the one side of each piece has a much thinner strip of fat. Cut this piece away, and cut it into 1 inch cubes.
  3. To bard the cubes of meat that don't border with fat we are going to borrow some of the fat from the thick layer on the other side.
  4. Use sharp knife to trim away the fat, leaving only about 5mm or a quarter inch of fat behind.
  5. Cut the meat into 1 inch cubes, then slice the strip of fat into 5mm bits.
  6. Continue with the remaining steak.
  7. To thread the skewers, start with a cube that has fat. Follow this with a slice of fat, then another cube of meat and so on until all of your skewers are assembled.
  8. Every piece of meat will be interspersed with a piece of fat. This is what keeps the meat juicy and tender, and adds tons of flavor.
  9. Transfer the kebabs to a large roasting tin and season them liberally with the seasoning of your choice. Allow them to marinate for at least an hour before continuing.
  10. You can cook the kebabs on your barbecue, in a pan or under your oven grill. You will need medium high heat, and if your barbecuing or oven grilling, remember to baste with melted butter before starting.
  11. I am doing mine in a pan. Heat the pan to medium high and add 60g of butter.
  12. When the butter is bubbling, add the kebabs. You will probably need to cook 2 batches if you're using a pan.
  13. Grill the kebabs for 2 minutes 30 seconds per side, remembering that they have 4 sides... giving you 10 minutes in total.
  14. Remove the kebabs from the pan and serve immediately with accompaniments of your choice.

 

June 16, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Chicken Recipes, Finger Foods, Main Courses, Mediterranean Recipes, Middle East, Poutry, Spice Mixes

Spicy Moroccan Chicken Kebabs – Moroccan Chicken Kebabs with Ras al Hanout & Lemon

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Spicy Moroccan Chicken Kebabs - Moroccan Chicken Kebabs with Ras al Hanout & Lemon
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Recipe type: Chicken
Cuisine: Moroccan
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Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 3-6
 
This episode is the third in our short series on using the trademark Moroccan spice blend Ras al Hanout. These spicy chicken kebabs are succulent and tender and simply explode with flavor.
Ingredients
  • 9 Chicken thighs
  • Zest of a large lemon
  • 50g Butter for frying
For the Ras al Hanout Spice Blend (Grind everything until fine in your spice grinder)
  • 7.5ml Ground cumin
  • 7.5ml Ground ginger
  • 7.5ml Turmeric
  • 7.5ml Salt
  • 6.25ml Ground cinnamon
  • 10ml Whole black peppercorns
  • 5ml Ground white pepper
  • 3.75ml Ground coriander seed
  • 7.5ml Chilli powder
  • 7.5ml Whole allspice berries
  • 3.75ml Ground nutmeg
  • 2.5ml Ground cloves
Instructions
  1. To start you need to debone 9 chicken thighs. We have done this before, but here's a quick recap.
  2. Using a short sharp blade lift skin along the spine bone of the thigh.
  3. Cut underneath the oyster to free it from the bone.
  4. Continue to peel the skin back to reveal the hip joint.
  5. Using your chicken shears to cut through the hip joint.
  6. Flip the thigh over and cut away the connecting tissue to free the spine from the thigh.
  7. Slice through the flesh along the thigh bone.
  8. Grab the joint and use the edge of the blade to scrape the flesh down the bone.
  9. Cut around the lower joint to free the bone.
  10. Continue with the remaining thighs.
  11. Place the thighs in a large roasting pan skin side down.
  12. Sprinkle the ras al hanout liberally over the chicken. Don't be shy with the spice, it has to be well spiced.
  13. Turn the thighs over and give the skin a good coating of spice as well.
  14. Turn the thighs again and spice any spots you may have missed.
  15. Sprinkle the grated lemon zest over the thighs and transfer the tray to your refrigerator to marinate for at least 2 hours.
  16. After marinating, remove the chicken from the refrigerator and cut the thighs into bite-sized cubes.
  17. Pick up any lemon zest from the marinating pan and return it to the cubed chicken.
  18. Thread the chicken cubes onto 8 inch or 20cm skewers. You will need 6 skewers for this quantity of chicken.
  19. Heat a pan over medium high heat and add 50g of butter.
  20. When the butter is bubbling add the kebabs to the pan.
  21. Grill the kebabs for 4 minutes per side, remembering that they have 4 sides.
  22. The chicken will be beautifully charred and crispy with an aroma from heaven.
  23. Remove the kebabs from the pan and serve immediately with the accompaniments of your choice.

 

June 14, 2016 Chicken Recipes, Finger Foods, Main Courses, Poutry, Sandwiches, Snack Food

Grilled Chicken Mayonnaise Sandwich Meltdown – The Ultimate Grilled Chicken Mayonnaise Sandwich

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Grilled Chicken Mayonnaise Sandwich Meltdown - The Ultimate Grilled Chicken Mayonnaise Sandwich
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Recipe type: Sandwiches / Grills
Serves: 2
 
I don't think I have ever met anyone who doesn't enjoy a good toasted chicken mayonnaise sandwich. Here is recipe for this old favorite that gives a whole new definition to this classic. I call it the grilled chicken mayo meltdown. It just looks better and it really tastes better.
Ingredients
  • 2 Roasted chicken quarters
  • 1 Onion
  • 120g Tangy mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste (or the seasoning of your choice)
  • 8 Slices square loaf bread
  • Butter
  • 8 Slices mature cheddar / Jack
  • 4 Cocktail tomatoes
Instructions
  1. Strip and shred the meat from 2 roasted chicken quarters, including the skin.
  2. Add a diced onion and the tangy mayonnaise. Mix this all until everything is well coated.
  3. Season liberally with salt and cracked black pepper, or the seasoning of your choice. Mix this in thoroughly.
  4. Lightly butter 8 slices of bread and arrange the slices in pairs with buttered surfaces face to face.
  5. Divide the chicken mixture evenly among the 4 sandwiches.
  6. Heat a large pan over medium heat. You can test the readiness of the pan by flicking a little cold water onto the surface. If it bubbles instantly, the pan is ready.
  7. Lift the top slices of bread and place them in the pan. Top these with the bottom slices. Now the buttered faces are on the outside of the sandwiches.
  8. Grill the sandwiches turning them every couple of minutes until they are golden and crispy. Make sure to square up the slices after every turn.
  9. Once you are happy with their color, remove the sandwiches from the pan and continue with the following 2.
  10. Place the sandwiches on a chopping board. Use a sharp thin blade to cut through the sandwiches along the diagonals.
  11. Flip the sandwich triangle onto their crusts and arrange them in a line.
  12. Drive a 25cm or 10 inch skewer through the sandwich triangles to hold them together. Repeat this with the other 2 sandwiches.
  13. Transfer the sandwiches to a foil lined baking sheet.
  14. Place the cheese slices along the apex of the sandwiches. Press them down gently to make contact with the hot filling. This secures them in place.
  15. Grill the sandwiches under a preheated grill in your oven until the cheese has melted completely, but not browned.
  16. Remove the sheet from the oven and transfer the meltdowns to serving platters.
  17. Press cocktail tomatoes onto each end of the skewers and serve immediately with the accompaniments of your choice.

 

June 11, 2016 Accompaniments, Bread, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, French Recipes, Mediterranean Recipes, Mother's Day, Starters, Valentine's Recipes

Escargot Melba – Escargot with Garlic, Chilli & Sour Cream on Melba Toast

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Escargot Melba - Escargot with Garlic, Chilli & Sour Cream on Melba Toast
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Recipe type: Starter / Appetizer
Cuisine: French
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Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 4
 
One of my favorite ingredients are snails, however every restaurant seems to the same boring renditions over and over. This recipe gives a new flavor, texture and presentation to what has become an otherwise boring and mundane dish.
Ingredients
  • 24 Escargot
  • 30g Butter
  • 5ml Granulated garlic
  • 2.5ml Chilli flakes
  • 60ml Sour cream
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 4 Slices square loaf white bread
Instructions
  1. To start, we need to make the curly melba triangles. For this you need regular square loaf white bread.
  2. Working with 2 slices at a time, toast the slices in your toaster until they are well browned, then slice of the edges. Keep the edges on one side.
  3. Use your bread knife to cut the 2 crispy sides apart. The center is very soft and the knife will literally slide through.
  4. Turn each piece over and rub the inside surface on the work surface. The moisture in the untoasted side will cause the excess bread to ball up and rub away onto the counter, leaving you with a beautifully thin wafer of toast.
  5. Cut the wafers from corner to corner to make the triangles.
  6. Repeat this until all of the slices are processed.
  7. Place the melba triangles with the untoasted side facing upward onto a large baking sheet.
  8. Toast the melba in a preheated oven at 200c or 400f for about 90 seconds until the triangles have browned slightly and curled up.
  9. Clear the baking sheet and place any remaining triangles on the sheet along with the toast edges.
  10. Pop the sheet back in the oven for 90 seconds.
  11. Remove this from the oven and put the melba and bread batons aside.
  12. Now onto the snails.... remove the snails from the can and drain them in colander. Rinse the snails thoroughly under running water for 5 full minutes. This removes the terrible rancid brine from the snails.
  13. Measure out the dried chilli flakes, garlic granules, cultured sour cream and butter.
  14. Heat a pan over medium heat and add the butter.
  15. Once the butter is bubbling pour in the snails. Fry the snails gently for 2 minutes.
  16. Add the garlic granules and chilli flakes and continue to fry for a further 60 seconds.
  17. Turn off the gas or remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sour cream.
  18. To serve the escargot, place 3 triangles of melba on each serving plate.
  19. Top each of these with 2 snails.
  20. Dress each triangle with 2 toast batons and serve immediately.

 

June 8, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Finger Foods, Main Courses, Snack Food

Spiral Cut Russian Hot Dogs – Gourmet Hot Dogs with a Twist!!!

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Spiral Cut Russian Hot Dogs - Gourmet Hot Dogs with a Twist!!!
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Recipe type: Fast Foods
Cuisine: American
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These spiral cut Russian hot dogs are a fun and novel way to add interest to what would otherwise be just a big hot dog. Along with the bacon and melted cheese this is a dog fit for kings.
Ingredients
For Each Hotdog
  • 1 x 8 inch / 20cm Russian sausage
  • 1 x Strip streaky bacon
  • 50g Mozzarella or Cheddar, grated
  • Frilly lettuce
  • 1 x 10 inch / 25cm Hot dog roll
  • 1 x 10 inch / 25cm bamboo skewer
Instructions
  1. Press a 10 inch or 25cm skewer through the length each Russian sausage.
  2. Holding your knife at 30 degrees to the perpendicular or right angle to the sausage, start rolling and slicing simultaneously.
  3. Slice the spiral all the way up each sausage.
  4. Gently open up the spiral by working the ends of the sausage towards the ends of the skewer.
  5. Place a slice of streaky bacon on the cutting board. Cut through the bacon lengthways, leaving one end intact. This will give you a long strip of bacon.
  6. Tuck one end of the long strip into the spiral groove of a sausage and start winding it up the spiral, making sure to keep it in the groove. This will make sure the spiral remains open while cooking as well as adding the magnificent bacon flavor right through the sausage.
  7. Repeat this until all of your sausages are done.
  8. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the sausages on the sheet. Bake the sausages in a preheated oven at 250c or 480f for 15 minutes.
  9. Remove the sausages from the oven and carefully pull the skewers free.
  10. Top the sausages with a liberal dose of your favorite melting cheese, making sure to get as much of the cheese on top of the sausages as possible.
  11. Return the sausages to the oven and let these cook just until the cheese is nicely melted.
  12. Transfer the sausage to buttered hot dog rolls dressed with liberal amounts of frilly lettuce, top the sausages with the sauce of your choice and serve immediately.

 

June 6, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Chicken Recipes, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Main Courses, Mexican Recipes, Poutry, Snack Food, Spice Mixes, Starters

Mexican Deep Fried Chicken Wings – Crispy Deep Fried Wings with Mexican Spice

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Mexican Deep Fried Chicken Wings - Crispy Deep Fried Wings with Mexican Spice
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Recipe type: Chicken
Cuisine: Mexican
 
These deep-fried Mexican spiced chicken wings are out of this world. By adjusting the quantity of cayenne you can make this dish as hot or mild as you like.
Ingredients
  • 12-16 Chicken wings
  • 15ml Cumin seeds
  • 15ml Dried coriander leaves
  • 15ml Paprika
  • 5ml Dried oregano
  • 5ml Cayenne pepper (mild) / 15ml (medium) / 25ml (hot)
  • 5ml Garlic granules
  • 10ml Salt
  • 2 Cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 Eggs
Instructions
  1. Starting with the Mexican spice blend, place the cumin seeds, dried coriander leaves, paprika, dried oregano, cayenne pepper a dried garlic granules and salt in your spice grinder.
  2. Putting the powdered spices into the grinder along with the ingredients that require grinding helps the grinder achieve a finer result.
  3. Unpack the chicken wings. Cut away the wing tips and discard them, then slice through the center joint of each wing.
  4. Sprinkle some of the spice blend over the base of a container and pack in a single layer of the wings.
  5. Sprinkle more of the spice followed by another layer of wings.
  6. Continue with this until all of the wings are packed in.
  7. Sprinkle any remaining spice over the top, put the lid on and give it all a good shake-up.
  8. Put the wings aside for 30 minutes to marinate.
  9. Place the all-purpose flour into a bowl, and 4 well whisked eggs into another.
  10. Sprinkle a little of the flour over a platter. This is where the coated wings will set, and the layer of flour prevents the coating from sticking to the plate and getting damaged.
  11. Dredge the wings in the flour to coat them all over.
  12. Dunk the wings in the egg to wet all of the flour.
  13. Then it's back to the flour to get a good solid coating all over.
  14. Transfer the wings to the platter and allow the coating to set for 20 minutes.
  15. Half-fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  16. Carefully drop the wings into the oil and fry them for 6 minutes, turning once halfway through.
  17. Use a slotted spoon to lift the wings from the oil and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  18. Serve the wings immediately with the accompaniments of your choice.

 

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