Category: Snack Food

July 24, 2015 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Bread, Chinese Recipes, Finger Foods, Pork, Snack Food, Starters

Chinese Steamed Hoisin Pork Buns on the Barbecue. How to Make Steamed Buns on Your Barbecue.

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Chinese Steamed Hoisin Pork Buns on the Barbecue. How to Make Steamed Buns on Your Barbecue.
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Recipe type: Steamed Buns
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
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Serves: 16
 
Just 1 quick trick and you can make your Chinese steamed buns on your gas barbecue. Making the steamed buns is quick and easy, and the aromatic flavorful buns will have your guests talking for weeks!!!
Ingredients
For the Dough
  • 300g All-purpose flour
  • 15ml Baking powder
  • 110g Caster sugar
  • 125ml Milk
  • 80ml Water
  • 60ml Oil
For the Hoisin Pork Filling
  • 250g Pork loin
  • 125g Streaky bacon
  • 10ml Garlic
  • 10ml Ginger
  • 1 Small carrot
  • 30ml Hoisin sauce
  • 15ml Oyster sauce
  • 15ml Cornflour
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and caster sugar.
  2. In a jug, whisk the milk, water and oil together, then pour this into the mixing bowl.
  3. Using a wooden paddle, mix this until a smooth dough comes together. The dough will be soft and very sticky.
  4. Turn this out onto a well floured work surface and sprinkle more flour over the top of the dough. Start kneading, stretching and folding the dough, sprinkling more flour on every time it becomes sticky.
  5. When the dough smooth and is no longer sticky it is ready wrap in clingwrap. Place the dough in your refrigerator for 60 minutes.
  6. While the dough rests, place the pork, bacon, garlic, ginger, carrot, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce and cornflour in your food processor and zap this until it is finely chopped.
  7. Unwrap the dough and roll it into a long sausage. Divide the sausage into 4. Roll each of these into a sausage and divide these into 4, giving a total of 16 pieces.
  8. Working with one piece, flatten this into a disc on a lightly floured work surface. Then extend and thin the edges of the disc.
  9. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the filling into the center of the disc. Pull and stretch the edges of the disc up and over the filling to meet at the top. Twist the edges at the top to seal the bun.
  10. Continue with the rest of the buns. Transfer the buns to your bamboo steamer, each one on top of a small square of baking parchment. For 16 buns you will need to use both tiers of your steamer, or steam 2 batches.
  11. Remove the grill racks from your barbecue and place a cooling rack across the flame tamers of 2 of the burners. Light the 2 burners.
  12. Place your wok on top of the rack and half fill it with boiling kettle water.
  13. Once the water comes back to a boil, place the steamer on top of the wok. Allow this to steam for 30 minutes. This timing is slightly longer than usual because the temperature is slightly lower than that of a wok burner.
  14. Remove the steamer from the wok, transfer the buns to serving platters and brush them with roasted sesame oil before serving.

 

July 5, 2015 Accompaniments, KFC Recipes, Potato Recipes, Poutry, Sauce Recipes, Snack Food, Spice Mixes, Vegetable

KFC Mash & Gravy – How to Make KFC Mash & Gravy at Home!!! The REAL Deal!!!

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KFC Mash & Gravy - How to Make KFC Mash & Gravy at Home!!! The REAL Deal!!!
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Recipe type: KFC / Fast Food
Cuisine: American
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 4-6
 
Here's another legendary KFC Dish - KFC Mash & Gravy!!! This recipe is the REAL deal - FIRST from Whats4Chow.com!!!
Ingredients
For the Herb & Spice Mix
  • 15ml Paprika
  • 10ml Salt
  • 5ml Dried Sage
  • 5ml Garlic powder
  • 5ml Dried oregano
  • 5ml Cayenne pepper
  • 5ml Ground black pepper
  • 5ml Dried basil
  • 5ml Dried marjoram
  • 5ml Dried coriander leaves
For the Gravy
  • 35g Butter
  • 20g All-purpose flour
  • 5ml of the powdered herb & spice mix (above)
  • 150ml Chicken stock
  • 150ml Beef stock
Instructions
  1. Combine all of the herbs and spices and mill them to a fine powder in your spice mill. Take 1 teaspoonful of the powder and mix it into the all-purpose flour. The remaining spice powder can be stored in an airtight container.
  2. In addition, measure out the butter and combine the chicken and beef stock.
  3. Heat a small saucepan over low to medium heat and add the butter. Once the butter has melted, pour in the seasoned flour. Stir this in until smooth and allow it cook for 60 seconds when it starts bubbling.
  4. Remove the pan from the heat and pour in the stock. Stir this until smooth, then return the pan to the heat.
  5. Bring this to a simmer stirring continuously until the gravy has thickened. This should only take about 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Remember that different brands of flour may thicken differently. If your gravy is too thick, thin it down to the desired consistency with a little more stock.
  6. To serve, mix your mash according to the package instructions and serve this to 4 bowls. Pour the gravy over each portion and serve immediately.

 

July 3, 2015 Chicken Recipes, Curing Meats, KFC Recipes, Poutry, Snack Food

KFC Popcorn Chicken Secret Recipe – How to Make KFC Popcorn Chicken – The REAL Deal!!!

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KFC Popcorn Chicken Secret Recipe - How to Make KFC Popcorn Chicken - The REAL Deal!!!
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Recipe type: Fast Food / KFC Secret Recipe
Cuisine: American
 
KFC Fried chicken is legendary!!! KFC Popcorn Chicken, unlike most other KFC products does appear different from country to country, however it all has that legendary KFC flavor and aftertaste. In some markets it appears that the popcorn is coated with corn meal instead of the normal flour coating. This recipe covers the traditional and original KFC Popcorn Chicken Recipe, using wheat flour coating.
Ingredients
For the Spice Mix
  • 15ml Paprika
  • 10ml Salt
  • 5ml Dried Sage
  • 5ml Garlic powder
  • 5ml Dried oregano
  • 5ml Cayenne pepper
  • 5ml Ground black pepper
  • 5ml Dried basil
  • 5ml Dried marjoram
  • 5ml Dried coriander leaves
For the Curing Brine
  • 100g Non-Iodated salt
  • 1 Tsp whole black peppercorns
  • 5 Whole allspice
  • 12.5g Saltpeter
  • 5ml Ground ginger
  • 50g Sugar
  • 15g Bicarbonate of soda
  • 2.5lt Filtered water
The Rest....
  • 4 Chicken breasts
  • 2 Cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Extra cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 Eggs, beaten
  • Oil to deep-fry
Instructions
  1. To make the curing solution, place the salt, whole peppercorns, whole allspice, saltpeter, ground ginger, sugar and bicarbonate of soda in a pot along with half of the herb and spice mix.
  2. Add 2.5lt of filtered water and bring this to a simmer over medium heat. Allow this to simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and quick cool the pot by floating it in a sink of cold water.
  3. While the brine cools, cut the chicken into small cubes of about 8mm or a third of an inch.
  4. Place the chicken in a large non-reactive container and pour the cooled curing brine. Put the lid on the container and allow this to cure overnight in your refrigerator.
  5. The following day, combine the other half of the herb and spice blend with 2 cups of all-purpose flour.
  6. In addition, pour 1 cup of plain all-purpose flour into another dish and beat the eggs. Sprinkle a light layer of flour onto a large platter where the coated chicken will set.
  7. Use a slotted spoon to lift the chicken from the brine. To coat the popcorn, dust the chicken bits in the plain flour.
  8. Dunk each one in the egg, the toss them in the seasoned flour to get a good coating.
  9. Transfer these to the platter and continue with the rest. Allow the coating to set for 20 minutes.
  10. Half fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 160c or 320f.
  11. Carefully drop the popcorn into the oil and fry this in batches for 5 minutes per batch. Use a slotted spoon to remove the chicken from the oil and drain it on kitchen paper before serving

 

June 24, 2015 Chinese Recipes, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Fish Recipes, Seafood, Snack Food, Starters

Snack Platter Catering – Part 21 – Deep Fried Prawn Wontons

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 21 - Deep Fried Prawn Wontons
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Recipe type: Dim Sum / Finger Foods / Snack Foods / Super Bowl Recipes
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 80
 
These amazing crispy fried pork and prawn wontons are quick and easy. One the really cool things about this is that you can make the wontons way ahead of time and deep fry them from frozen as required.
Ingredients
  • 200g Prawn meat
  • 200g Bacon
  • 15ml Ginger, grated
  • 4 Spring onions
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 5ml Sesame oil
  • 15ml Cornflour
  • 80 Wonton skins
Instructions
  1. Cut the bacon into thin strips across the grain, chop the spring onion into rounds, measure out the grated ginger, salt, roasted sesame oil and cornflour. In addition weigh out the prawn meat and unpack 80 wonton skins and keep them under a damp cloth.
  2. Place all of the ingredients with exception of the wonton skins into your food processor.
  3. Zap this all until it is quite finely chopped.
  4. Working with one wonton skin at a time, place a skin diagonally in front of you. Using a wet finger, wet the 2 upper edges of the wrapper.
  5. Place a teaspoonful of the filling onto the center of the wrapper.
  6. Fold the corner closest to you up and over the filling to meet the top corner. Press the edges of the wrapper together to seal, making sure to press out any air from inside the parcel.
  7. This will give you a very basic gowgee fold. Wet one of the sharp corners of the parcel. Pull the 2 sharp corners towards you until they overlap, then crimp them together.
  8. Repeat this until all of the wontons are formed.
  9. Half fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 190c or 375f. Fry the wontons in batches for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring gently halfway through.
  10. Use a slotted spoon to remove the wontons from the oil and drain them on kitchen paper. Repeat this until everything is fried.
  11. Transfer the wontons to serving platters and serve immediately.

 

June 6, 2015 Bread, Cocktail Snacks, Curries, Finger Foods, Indian Recipes, Snack Food, Starters, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Snack Platter Catering – Part 20 – Chilli Bites, Deep Fried Chilli Puffs – Quick, Easy & Delicious!!!

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 20 - Chilli Bites, Deep Fried Chilli Puffs - Quick, Easy & Delicious!!!
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Recipe type: Snack Food / Finger Food / Superbowl
Cuisine: Indian
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 40-50
 
This recipe is real lifesaver when you're catering for larger numbers. Chilli bites are dead simple to make, and although they can't be prepared long before the time, they are really quick.
Ingredients
Makes 40-50 Chilli Bites
  • 3 Cups Chickpea flour
  • ½ Tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
  • 1½ Cups Water
  • ½ Cup Chopped coriander
  • 3 Chillis, chopped
  • 1 Onion, finely chopped
  • ½ Cup Spring onion, finely chopped
  • 2 Tsp Toasted cumin seeds
  • 1 Tbs Chilli powder
  • 1 Tsp Garam masala
  • 1 Tsp Salt
Instructions
  1. Combine the chickpea flower and the bicarbonate of soda in a large mixing bowl. Add chopped coriander, chopped chillis, chopped spring onion, chopped onion, toasted cumin seeds, chilli powder, salt and garam masala. Mix these into the flour.
  2. Pour in the water and stir this to a thick batter. For the best result, allow the batter to stand for 15 minutes before proceeding with frying.
  3. Half fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 170c or 340f.
  4. Carefully drop slightly heaped tablespoons of the batter into the oil. Allow the chilli bites to fry for 4 minutes until golden, turning halfway through.
  5. Remove the puffs from the oil using a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper. Continue with second batch of puffs until all them are fried.
  6. Transfer the bites to platters and serve hot or cold.

 

June 3, 2015 Baking, Chinese Recipes, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Pork, Snack Food, Starters

Snack Platter Catering – Part 19 – Mini 5 Spice Pork Pies. Delicious Cocktail Pork Pie Finger Food!!!

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 19 - Mini 5 Spice Pork Pies. Delicious Cocktail Pork Pie Finger Food!!!
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Recipe type: Finger Foods / Cocktail Snacks / Pork Pies
 
These miniature 5 spice pork pies are a perfect compliment to any cocktail party.
Ingredients
  • 2 x Pork knuckles, smoked or plain
  • 2 Whole star anise
  • 2 Tsp Whole Szechuan pepper corns
  • 2 Tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tsp Ground ginger
  • 2 Tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 Tsp Whole cloves
  • 1 Liter chicken stock
  • 150ml Light soy sauce
  • Water to cover
For the Sauce / Gravy
  • 200ml of the cooking liquid, strained
  • 50ml Hoisin sauce
  • 15ml Tapioca flour dissolved in a little water
Instructions
  1. Slice through the skin and flesh along both thin edges of the pork knuckles. I am using smoked knuckles, but you can use plain as well if you prefer.
  2. Place the knuckles in a large pot and add the start anise, Szechuan pepper, cinnamon, ground ginger, fennel seeds and whole cloves.
  3. Pour in the stock and the light soy sauce, then top up the pot with water until pork is just covered.
  4. Bring the pot to a boil, reduce the heat and allow this to simmer for 3 and a half hours.
  5. Once the time is up, remove the knuckles from the pot. You will notice that the meat is literally falling from the bone.
  6. Peel away the skin and pull all of the flesh from the bone. Using 2 forks, shred the pork finely.
  7. To make the sauce or gravy, strain off 200ml of the liquid from the pot into a small saucepan. Add the hoisin sauce and the dissolved tapioca flour.
  8. Heat the saucepan over medium heat until it boils. Lower the heat and simmer for another minute or 2 until it has thickened to the consistency of a gravy.
  9. Transfer the shredded pork to a mixing bowl and pour in the sauce. Mix this in thoroughly, then let it cool completely.
  10. To make up the pies, roll the pastry out to a thickness of 3 mm or 1 eight of an inch.
  11. Cut circles of 10cm or 4 inches in diameter from the pastry.
  12. Dip your finger in a bowl of water and wet the edge of one of the circles. Place a heaped fork of the pork in the center of the pastry.
  13. Use the fork to lift one edge of the pastry and fold this over the filling. Use your fingers to lightly seal the edge of the pie.
  14. Repeat this until all of the pies are formed.
  15. At this stage, you can freeze the pies in an airtight container separated by sheets of baking paper.
  16. To bake the pies from fresh or frozen, preheat your oven to 200c or 400f.
  17. Transfer the pies to a lightly greased baking sheet and brush them with the egg wash.
  18. Bake the pies for 20 minutes until golden.
  19. Remove the pies from the oven, transfer them to platters and serve immediately.

 

May 29, 2015 Bread, Chinese Recipes, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Pork, Snack Food, Starters

Snack Platter Catering – Part 18 – Chinese Sausage Steamed Buns – Chinese Steamed Buns Finger Foods

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 18 - Chinese Sausage Steamed Buns - Chinese Steamed Buns Finger Foods
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Recipe type: Finger Foods / Snack Foods / Cocktail Snack Foods / Dimsum
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 16
 
These Chinese sausage steamed buns are awesome. Rich sausage wrapped in a tender soft pastry and steamed to juicy perfection are what memories are made of.
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Self-raising flour
  • 10ml Baking powder
  • 10ml Caster sugar
  • 15g Softened butter
  • 75ml Warm milk
  • 64cm of Chinese sausage
  • Roasted sesame oil
Instructions
  1. Place the self raising flour, baking powder and caster sugar in a mixing bowl.
  2. Add the softened butter and rub this into the flour thoroughly until the flour resembles bread crumbs.
  3. Pour in the warm milk and mix this using a wooden paddle until all of the milk has been absorbed into the flour.
  4. Get in there with your hands and start compressing the dough until you have a complete ball of dough and all of the loose bits are incorporated.
  5. Turn the dough out and knead it on your work surface for 2 minutes.
  6. Wrap the dough in cling wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  7. In the meantime, cut the sausage into 4cm lengths, or just less than 2 inches. If you can't find Chinese sausage, you can substitute this with a cured Italian sausage like Cabanossi.
  8. In addition cut 16 squares of baking parchment.
  9. Unwrap the dough and roll it into a sausage shape. Cut the dough into 16 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a snake of about 12 cm long, or 5 inches.
  10. Roll each snake of dough in a spiral around each piece of sausage. Place each one on a piece of parchment and transfer them to your steamer. You will need to use both tiers of your steamer, or steam 2 batches.
  11. Place the steamer over a wok of rapidly boiling water and steam the buns for 15 minutes.
  12. Remove the steamer from the heat and transfer the buns to serving platters. Brush the buns with roasted sesame oil and serve immediately.

 

May 27, 2015 Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, French Recipes, Mediterranean Recipes, Snack Food, Starters

Snack Platter Catering – Part 17 – Creamy Garlic Snails on Skewers – Garlic Snails as Finger Food!!!

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 17 - Creamy Garlic Snails on Skewers - Garlic Snails as Finger Food!!!
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Recipe type: Finger Foods, Cocktail Snacks, Superbowl Snacks
Cuisine: French
Serves: 12
 
In our previous episode we cooked deep fried bacon wrapped snails. Today we're going a little more traditional with creamy garlic snails, served on skewers to make them finger food friendly.
Ingredients
  • 36 Medium snails
  • 50g Butter
  • 15ml Crushed garlic
  • 60ml Cream
  • 2.5ml Cornflour dissolved in a little water
Instructions
  1. Drain the snails in a colander and rinse them thoroughly under running water.
  2. Transfer the snails to a dish towel and pat them dry.
  3. To continue, measure out the butter and chopped garlic, along with the cream. Dissolve the cornflour in a little water.
  4. Cut the bread fingers from a loaf of farm style, or light rye bread.
  5. Heat your pan over medium high heat and add the butter. When the butter is bubbling, add the snails. Fry the snails for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the garlic to the snails and continue to fry for a further 60 seconds.
  7. Pour in the cream and stir this until totally combined. Add the corn flour to the pan and stir this in.
  8. Allow the pan to simmer for 60 seconds before removing it from the heat.
  9. Using a pair of tongs, thread 2 to 3 snails onto each toothpick.
  10. Transfer the skewers to single serving bowls along with the bread fingers. Top each skewer with a little of the creamy garlic sauce and serve immediately.

 

May 25, 2015 Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, French Recipes, Snack Food, Starters

Snack Platter Catering – Part 16 – Deep-Fried Snails / Deep-Fried Escargot – Heaven on Earth!!!

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 16 - Deep-Fried Snails / Deep-Fried Escargot - Heaven on Earth!!!
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Recipe type: Finger Foods, Snack Foods, Cocktail Snacks, Entre's
Cuisine: French
Serves: 40
 
Deep-fried escargot / snails wrapped in bacon are quick and easy to make in large quantities and will lend that touch of class to your party.
Ingredients
  • 10 Rashers streaky bacon
  • 40 Snails / escargot
  • ¾ Cup cornflour
  • 1 Cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 Eggs, lightly beaten
  • 40 Toothpicks
Instructions
  1. Drain the snails in a colander and rinse them thoroughly under running water.
  2. Transfer the snails to a dish towel and pat them dry.
  3. Stack the rashers of bacon and cut them in half across the grain. Cut the 2 stacks in half along the length.
  4. To make up the skewers, wrap a single snail in a piece of bacon, then drive a toothpick through the parcel. Continue with this until all of the skewers are complete.
  5. For the coating measure out the cornflour, all-purpose flour and lightly beat the eggs in a tumbler.
  6. Dust a large platter with a little of the all-purpose flour to prevent the skewers from sticking to the plate while they set.
  7. To coat the skewers, dredge a skewer in the cornflour to get a good coating. Dip the skewer in the egg making sure to wet all of the cornflour.
  8. Dredge the skewer in the all-purpose flour to get a good solid coating, then transfer the skewer to the platter to set.
  9. Allow the coating to set for 20 minutes.
  10. To fry the skewers, half fill a large frying pan with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f. Carefully drop the skewers into the oil and fry them for 3 minutes, stirring gently halfway through.
  11. Depending on the quantity of snails you're frying and the size of your pan, you may have to fry multiple batches.
  12. Use a slotted spoon to remove the skewers from the oil and drain them on kitchen paper.
  13. Transfer the snails to communal platters or single serving plates and serve immediately.

 

May 14, 2015 Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Italian Recipes, Mediterranean Recipes, Snack Food

Snack Platter Catering – Part 15 – Creamed Feta & Salami Crackers

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 15 - Creamed Feta & Salami Crackers
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Recipe type: Finger Foods, Snack Foods, Cocktail Party Recipes
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Serves: 60
 
As mentioned in yesterday's episode, it is always good to have a few lifesaver recipes on hand when snack platter catering. These are recipes that can be prepared with absolute ease ahead of time. This simple recipe of creamed feta with salami on crackers is one of these life savers.
Ingredients
  • 120g Quality feta cheese
  • 45g Calamata olives
  • 30ml Cream
  • 2.5ml Dried Italian herb mix
Instructions
  1. Crumble the feta into a tall jug. Add the pitted Calamata olives and the dried Italian herb mix.
  2. Pour in the cream and puree everything to a smooth paste using your stick blender. Load the paste into your piping gun.
  3. To assemble the crackers, give each cracker a generous smear of butter. This will cement the salami in place.
  4. Top each of the crackers with a slice of salami.
  5. Using your piping gun, top the salami with a decorative squeeze of the creamed feta.
  6. Continue until all of the crackers are complete. This amount of creamed feta is sufficient to make 60 to 70 crackers.
  7. Garnish each cracker with a single pickled green peppercorn, transfer the crackers to platters and serve.
  8. If you are not serving the crackers immediately, cover the crackers with a dome and refrigerate until serving time.

 

May 13, 2015 Accompaniments, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Indian Recipes, Snack Food, Starters, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Snack Platter Catering – Part 14 – Traditional Indian Sev – Spicy Deep-Fried Chickpea Noodles

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 14 - Traditional Indian Sev - Spicy Deep-Fried Chickpea Noodles
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Recipe type: Snack Food / Finger Food / Party Food / Superbowl Snacks
Cuisine: Indian
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Cook time: 
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In the realm of snack platter catering, Sev is another lifesaver recipe that can be made way in advance in any quantity. This spicy deep-fried chickpea noodle is an all-time favorite at parties!!!
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Chickpea flour
  • 1.25ml Tsp Fine black pepper
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 1.25ml Turmeric
  • 1.24ml Chilli powder
  • 15ml Hot oil
  • 60ml Water
Instructions
  1. Place the chickpea flour, black pepper, salt, turmeric, and chilli powder in a mixing bowl. Stir this together until combined.
  2. Measure the oil in a small measuring glass. Place the glass in a bowl and pour boiling water into the bowl to surround the oil. Allow the oil to heat up for 3 minutes.
  3. Pour the oil into the flour mixture and stir this in until totally combined, and the flour resembles rough breadcrumbs.
  4. Pour in half of the water and stir this in until totally combined.
  5. Pour in the rest of the water and stir this in until you have a thick sticky paste, resembling peanut butter.
  6. Rub your hands with oil and compress and work the dough into a smooth ball. For the best results, let this rest for 30 minutes before continuing.
  7. In the meantime, half fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 190c or 375f and rub a coating of oil onto the inside and outside of your potato ricer.
  8. Once the oil reaches temperature, load the dough into the ricer and press this over the oil. As the dough comes to an end, you may have to cut the hanging strands off from the surface of the ricer using a knife.
  9. Allow the noodles to fry for 2 minutes, turning halfway through.
  10. Remove the noodles using a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper.
  11. Allow the sev to cool for 15 minutes before separating and breaking into manageable strands. Some of strands may be stuck together, but they will come apart during this process.
  12. If you double or triple this recipe, divide the dough accordingly and process in batches.
  13. Transfer the sev to serving nowls and serve as required. To store pre-prepared sev, place it in air tight containers in a cool place.

 

May 12, 2015 Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Fish Recipes, Seafood, Snack Food, Starters

Snack Platter Catering – Part 13 – Deep Fried Mussel Puffs. Crispy Deep-Fried Mussels!!!

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 13 - Deep Fried Mussel Puffs. Crispy Deep-Fried Mussels!!!
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Serves: 40-50
 
Deep fried mussels in a light, crispy batter will have everyone lining up for more. This recipe is quick and easy and tastes like heaven.
Ingredients
  • 90-120 Mussels, shelled and cleaned
For the Batter
  • 150g All-purpose flour
  • 75ml Tapioca flour
  • 7.5ml Baking powder
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 235ml Water
  • 30ml Oil
Instructions
  1. Place the all purpose flour, tapioca flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir these briefly to combine, then pour in the oil and water. Whisk this until it is smooth. Set this aside to rest for 30 minutes.
  2. Pour the mussel meat out onto a dish towel and gently pat it dry. Thread the mussels onto toothpicks. The number of mussels on each skewer will vary depending on the size of the mussels. You want to fill just over half of each toothpick.
  3. Whisk the batter again briefly. Half fill a large pan with oil and heat it to 190c or 375f. Dip the mussel skewers in the batter to coat the mussel meat and carefully lower them into the oil.
  4. Allow the skewers to fry for 3 to 4 minutes until crisp and lightly golden. Use a slotted spoon to remove them from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
  5. This quantity of batter will allow you to make 40 to 50 skewers.
  6. Transfer the mussel puffs to platters and serve immediately.

 

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