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June 22, 2014 Accompaniments, Snack Food, Starters, Vegetable

Crumbed Mushrooms. How to make crispy, golden crumbed mushrooms.

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Crumbed Mushrooms. How to make crispy, golden crumbed mushrooms.
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Recipe type: Deep-fried / crumbed / mushrooms
Cuisine: American
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Crumbed mushrooms is a standard classic served across the globe. It is perfect as a cocktail snack, starter or accompaniment to a main course. This recipe will give you a coating that sticks very well, maintains its crispiness, and has loads of flavor.
Ingredients
  • 12 Button mushrooms
  • ½ Cup Tapioca flour
  • ½ Cup finely crushed cornflakes mixed with ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 Eggs
  • Oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Using a soft brush, clean off any mulch or dirt on the mushrooms - do not wash
  2. Dunk the mushrooms in the egg until totally coated.
  3. Drench the mushrooms in the tapioca flour to get a good covering all over.
  4. Dunk the mushrooms in the egg again to wet all of the tapioca flour.
  5. Drench the mushrooms in the corn flake mixture to get a good thick coating.
  6. Transfer the mushrooms to a platter and allow the coating to set for 20 minutes.
  7. Half-fill your pan with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  8. Carefully add the mushrooms to the pan, cap side down.
  9. Fry like this for 2 minutes, then tip the mushrooms onto their sides.
  10. Fry like this for 2 minutes, then turn the mushrooms over onto their other sides.
  11. Fry for a final 2 minutes, remove and drain on kitchen paper.
  12. Serve immediately with the dipping sauce of your choice.

 

June 20, 2014 Cheese, Main Courses, Pork

Crispy Crumbed Pork Loin Chops Stuffed with Brie & Strawberry Jam

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Crispy Crumbed Pork Loin Chops Stuffed with Brie & Strawberry Jam
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Recipe type: Pork
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Serves: 2
 
Crumbed Stuffed Pork Loin Chop. Tender, succulent pork loin chops stuffed with brie and strawberry jam, then crumbed and crisp fried to perfection. This demonstration shows you exactly how to stuff and crumb a pork loin chop.
Ingredients
  • 2 Pork loin chops, deboned
  • 2 Slices Brie cheese, 8mm x 25mm x 50mm
  • 3 Tbs Whole strawberry jam
  • 2 Eggs
  • ½ Cup Tapioca flour
  • ½ Cup finely crushed corn flakes mixed with ½ cup all purpose flour
  • Oil to fry
Instructions
  1. Cut the base rind from the wedge of brie, then slice 2 slices 8mm thick.
  2. Using a very sharp knife, slice laterally through the center of the pork chops up to the fat.
  3. Flap the chops open ans spread some of the jam on the lower half of the inside.
  4. Place a slice of brie on top of the jam, then spread a little more jam on top of the brie.
  5. Flap the chops closed and press the edges closed.
  6. Drench the chops in the tapioca flour to get a good coating all over.
  7. Drench the chops in the eggs, making sure everything is well covered.
  8. Drench the chops in the cornflake mixture to get a good thick coating.
  9. Transfer the chops to a platter and lets the coating set for 20 minutes.
  10. Half fill your pan with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  11. Carefully slide the chops into the oil. Fry for 3 minutes per side.
  12. Remove the chops and drain excess oil on kitchen paper.
  13. Serve immediately with a little extra strawberry jam and the accompaniments of your choice.

 

 

June 19, 2014 Barbecue, Fish Recipes, Greek Recipes, Main Courses, Mediterranean Recipes, Seafood

Grilled Feta & Herb Stuffed Calamari

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Grilled Feta & Herb Stuffed Calamari
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Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: Greek / Mediterranean
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Serves: 2
 
This is our 100th episode in just over 4 months, and to mark the occasion this Stuffed Feta & Herb Calamari / Squid is a sure winner. This stuffed calamari / squid recipe can be barbecued, grilled or pan fried in a ribbed skillet. Whichever way you choose to do it, you will score a perfect 10 with your friends and loved ones.
Ingredients
  • 6 Whole young squid, with tentacles
  • 6 Batons of feta cheese, 20mm x 20mm x 50mm
For the marinade
  • 90ml / 6 Tbs Olive oil
  • 2 Tbs Garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 Tbs Fresh oregano leaves, finely chopped
Other
  • Coarse salt, cracked black pepper, lemon wedges
Instructions
  1. Remove the tentacles from the tube of the calamari. Cut the beak section from the lower section of the tentacles.
  2. Combine and whisk together the marinade ingredients.
  3. Arrange the calamari tubes, heads and feta in a single layer in a pan or tray, and spoon the marinade evenly over everything.
  4. Allow this to marinate for 2-3 hours.
  5. Press one feta baton into each of the calamari tubes, then secure the end with a toothpick.
  6. Press the tentacles onto skewers.
  7. Heat your barbecue or ribbed skillet to medium heat and grill the calamari tubes for 6 minutes.
  8. Turn the tubes over and continue to grill for a further 2 minutes.
  9. Add the tentacles to the grill and grill for a further 2 minutes before turning the tentacles.
  10. Grill for a final 2 minutes, remove all of the calamari from the grill and serve immediately with coarse salt, cracked black pepper and lemon wedges.

 

June 18, 2014 Fish Recipes, Main Courses, Seafood

Crisp Fried Fish in Batter

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Crisp Fried Fish in Batter
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Recipe type: Seafood / Fish
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Serves: 2
 
Crispy fried fish in batter. Fish fried in batter is only as good as the batter recipe. This batter recipe is foolproof, and will give you a light, puffy and crispy batter coating that compliments the flavor and texture of the fish.
Ingredients
For the batter
  • 150g All purpose flour
  • 75ml Tapioca flour (can substitute cornflour)
  • 7.5ml Baking powder
  • 235ml Water
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 30ml Oil
Other
  • 2 x 250g White fish
  • Lemon wedges to serve
Instructions
  1. Sift the flours and the baking powder into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Add the water and mix this to a smooth batter. Allow this to stand for 30 minutes.
  3. While the batter stands, pat the fish dry with kitchen paper, then season liberally with lemon pepper, and season to taste with salt.
  4. Add the salt and oil to the batter and whisk this in until totally combined.
  5. Half-fill your pan with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  6. Drag the fish through the batter to get a good coating all over, then carefully lower the fish into the oil.
  7. Fry the fish for 3 minutes per side. Remove the fish and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  8. Serve immediately with lemon wedges and the accompaniments of your choice.

 

June 17, 2014 Accompaniments, Bread, Chinese Recipes, Fish Recipes, Garnishes, Seafood, Snack Food, Thai Recipes

Homemade Thai Prawn Crackers

Homemade Thai Prawn Crackers


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Homemade Thai Prawn Crackers
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Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: Thai
 
You can buy prawn crackers from almost every store in town, or you can make real homemade prawn crackers that are so much better. These Thai prawn crackers are great as a snack, but also work fantastically as an accompaniment to shellfish dishes, or simply as a garnish.
Ingredients
  • 1 Tbs Chopped garlic
  • 1 Tbs Salt
  • 1 Tsp Ground white pepper
  • 100g Prawn meat
  • 2 Tbs Oyster sauce (can substitute fish sauce, but dough will be stickier)
  • Pinch of caster sugar
  • 1¾ cups Tapioca flour
  • 1 Tbs All purpose flour
  • 4 Tbs Boiling water
  • Oil for deep frying
Instructions
  1. Place the garlic, salt, pepper, prawn meat, oyster sauce and sugar in a jug and machine it to a sticky paste using your stick blender. Transfer this to a bowl.
  2. Sieve the flours together, mix until combined, then pour half of this into the bowl containing the paste.
  3. Mix this in, then knead it into a stiff dough.
  4. Pour the boiling water into the other bowl of flour, mix this into a stiff dough.
  5. Turn both dough balls out onto your work surface and knead together until totally combined and you have a smooth stiff dough.
  6. Roll this dough into a sausage shape 40mm in diameter.
  7. Line your steamer with a strip of foil, place the dough on top of this.
  8. Pour water into your wok to a depth of 50mm, heat this to a rapid boil.
  9. Place the steamer into the wok and steam the dough for 25 minutes.
  10. Remove the steamer from the wok, transfer the dough to your work surface and let this cool for 2 hours.
  11. Using a very sharp knife, cut thin discs from the dough. Place these on racks to air-dry for 2-3 days. They will be totally dried and brittle.
  12. To fry the discs, half-fill your wok with oil, and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  13. Drop just a few of the discs in at a time and remove them from the oil as soon as they have puffed. Repeat.

 

June 15, 2014 Chinese Recipes, Fish Recipes, Main Courses, Seafood, Snack Food, Starters

Phoenix Prawn Tails. Crispy Deep-fried Prawns in Tapioca Batter.

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Phoenix Prawn Tails. Crispy Deep-fried Prawns in Tapioca Batter.
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Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: Chinese
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Serves: 2-4
 
Phoenix prawn tails is a dish suitable for cocktail parties, as a starter or main course. Coated in a light tapioca flour batter, these delectable, crispy prawns are absolutely delicious.
Ingredients
For the batter
  • 150g All purpose flour
  • 75ml Tapioca flour (can substitute cornflour)
  • 7.5ml Baking powder
  • 235ml Water
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 30ml Oil
Other
  • 24 Medium prawns, peeled, deveined, head off, tail intact
Instructions
  1. Sift the flour, tapioca flour and baking powder into a larger mixing bowl.
  2. Add the water and whisk this to a smooth batter.
  3. Allow this to stand for 30 minutes.
  4. While the batter stands, peel and devein the prawns leaving the tails intact.
  5. To prevent the prawns from curling during the frying process, make 3 shallow incisions in to the belly of each prawn.
  6. Half fill your pan with oil and heat to 190c / 375f.
  7. Add the salt and remaining oil to the batter and whisk until totally combined.
  8. Holding the prawns by the tail, dip each prawn into the batter to coat the entire body of each prawn, and carefully drop the prawns into the oil.
  9. Fry the prawns for 3 minutes, remove and drain on kitchen paper.
  10. Serve immediately with the dipping sauces and accompaniments of your choice.

 

June 14, 2014 Fish Recipes, Main Courses, Mexican Recipes, Sauce Recipes, Seafood, Starters

Prawns Veracruz

Prawns Veracruz. Prawns with coriander, lime and sour cream. Mexican prawns Veracruz.


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Prawns Veracruz
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Recipe type: Seafood /Prawns
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 2
 
The rich flavor of prawns offset against the sweet piquant Veracruz Sauce makes for an unforgettable meal. Only a couple of weeks back, Chef Trevor shared his famous Veracruz sauce with us for the first time. This is a true winner.
Ingredients
  • 12 Medium prawns (26-30 count)
  • 40g Butter
  • 1 Clove garlic (finely chopped)
  • 2 Tsp Soft brown sugar (demarara is best)
  • 2 Tbs Lime Juice (can substitute lemon juice)
  • 2 Tbs Finely chopped coriander leaf
  • 2 Tbs Sour cream
Instructions
  1. Peel and devein the prawns, leaving the tails in tact
  2. Heat your pan over medium hot heat, add the butter.
  3. When the butter is bubbling, add the garlic, sugar, lime juice, coriander,and sour cream.
  4. Stir this until it is totally combined and becomes a smooth creamy sauce.
  5. Add the prawns and stir these in the sauce for 3 minutes until the prawns are pink and cooked through.
  6. Serve immediately.
Serving suggestion
  1. Serve with the crunchy rice recipe from our website --- click here

 

June 13, 2014 Accompaniments, Fish Recipes, Mexican Recipes, Seafood, Vegetable

Crunchy Prawn Flavored rice

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Crunchy Prawn Flavored rice
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Recipe type: Rice / Accompaniment
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 4-6
 
This rice is second to none. Fried first, then boiled in prawn bisque, the flavor in texture is outstanding. This crunchy prawn flavored rice is suitable for any seafoog platter, and will use all those leftover prawn shells and heads after cleaning the prawns.
Ingredients
  • 24-30 Prawn heads, shells and tails
  • 800ml Chicken stock
  • 1 Cup long grain white rice
  • 50g Butter
Instructions
  1. Pour the chicken stock into a pot or wok, add the prawn heads, tails and shells and bring this to a boil.
  2. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring regularly and crushing the prawn heads as you go.
  3. After 5 minutes, strain the liquid from the pan through a sieve.
  4. Heat another pan over medium high heat and add the butter and rice.
  5. Fry the rice until it is a dark golden color, then add the prawn stock.
  6. Bring this to a boil, and continue to boil for 10-12 minutes until blow holes appear in the surface of the rice, and almost all of the liquid has been absorbed.
  7. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

 

June 12, 2014 Chicken Recipes, Main Courses, Poutry, Sandwiches

The King’s Chicken Burger

The King's Chicken Burger. Crispy deep-fried deboned chicken thigh burger recipe by Whats4Chow.com


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The King's Chicken Burger
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Recipe type: Burgers / Fast Foods
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 2
 
The King's Chicken Burger is a succulent feast of deep-fried deboned chicken thigh, with cheese spread, crispy lettuce, tomato and pickled gherkin. This burger is truly fit for kings.
Ingredients
  • 2 Sesame seed burger buns
  • 2 Medium size chicken thighs
  • Lettuce, cherry tomatoes, gherkins, cheese whiz / cheese spread, mayonnaise
  • ½ Cup Tapioca flour
  • 2 Eggs, lightly beaten
  • ½ Cup finely crushed corn flakes mixed with ½ cup all purpose flour
  • Oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Debone the chicken thighs (please view the video)
  2. Drench the thighs in the tapioca flour, then the egg, followed by the corn flake mixture.
  3. Transfer these to a plate and allow the coating to set for 20 minutes.
  4. While the coating sets, toast the buns. Give the bottom half of the buns a good spread of cheese whiz, then top with lettuce and tomato slices.
  5. Season to taste.
  6. Half-fill your pan with oil and heat to 180c or 350f. Carefully slide the breasts into the oil and fry for 4 minutes per side.
  7. Transfer the breasts to the buns, top with a scoop of your favorite mayonnaise and slices of pickled gherkin.
  8. Serve with accompaniments of your choice.

 

June 11, 2014 Cheese, Fish Recipes, Italian Recipes, Main Courses, Mediterranean Recipes, Seafood, Starters

Parmesan Crusted Baby Sole

Parmesan Crusted Baby Sole Recipe. Baby sole fried in butter with a crispy parmesan crust.


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Parmesan Crusted Baby Sole
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Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: Mediterranean
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Serves: 2
 
Parmesan Crusted Baby Sole. This simple recipe will receive accollades from your friends and family. Bay sole lightly coated in parmesan and lemon pepper, then butter-fried to crispy perfection fits the bill as the perfect starter, or as a main course by doubling the recipe.
Ingredients
  • 4 x Baby sole, 60-80g each
  • 1 Egg lightly beaten
  • 20g Parmesan, finely grated
  • 2½g Lemon pepper
  • 50g Butter
Instructions
  1. Pat the sole dry with kitchen paper, then paint with the egg.
  2. Combine the lemon pepper and parmesan, then sprinkle a thin layer of the mix onto a plate.
  3. Working with one sole at a time, press the sole into the mixture to get an even coating on each side of the fish. Repeat this with the remaining fish.
  4. Heat your pan over medium high heat, add the butter and fry the sole for 2 minute per side until crispy and golden.
  5. Transfer the sole to platters and serve with lemon wedges and the accompaniments of your choice.

 

June 9, 2014 Chicken Recipes, Greek Recipes, Italian Recipes, Main Courses, Mediterranean Recipes, Poutry

Chicken Schnitzel la Med

Chicken Schnitzel la Med. Schnitzel topped with herbed ricotta, peppers, olives and tomatoes


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Chicken Schnitzel la Med
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Recipe type: Chicken / Poultry
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Serves: 2
 
Chicken schnitzel is a standard dish served across the globe. This recipe takes chicken schnitzel to new heights, with a more flavorful crispier coating, and a Mediterranenan salsa combination of peppers, olives and ricotta cheese.
Ingredients
  • 2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ Cup tapioca flour (can substitute cornflour)
  • 2 Eggs lightly beaten
  • ½ Cup finely crushed cornflakes mixed with ½ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ Green pepper, diced
  • ½ Red pepper, diced
  • ½ Yellow pepper, dised
  • 12 Calamata olives, pitted
  • 6 x Cherry tomatoes
  • 6 x Herbed ricotta balls, or herbed feta cut into cubes
  • 2 x 50g Butter
Instructions
  1. Roll out 40cm / 16 inches of cling-wrap. Place one of the breasts in the center, fold the plastic over.
  2. Using your meat mallet, tap the breasts down until they are 6mm (1/4 inch) thick.
  3. Drench the breasts in the tapioca flour, followed by the egg, then the cornflake mixture.
  4. Transfer the coated breasts to a platter and allow the coating to set for 20 minutes.
  5. While the coating sets, heat your pan over medium high heat, add half of the butter and fry the peppers for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the olives and tomatoes to the pan and fry for a further 5 minutes.
  7. Add the Ricotta or Feta to the pan and fry for another 2 minutes. Scoop the salsa from the pan leaving as much butter behind as possible.
  8. Add the other half of the butter to the pan and carefully slide the schnitzels into the pan.
  9. Fry the schnitzels for 3 minutes per side, then another minute on each side. Transfer the schnitzels to serving platters.
  10. Return the salsa to the pan pan, fry briefly to re-heat, then spoon the salsa over the schnitzels and serve immediately.

 

 

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