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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Caramelised Pumpkin Risotto
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 17/04/2010 22:38:55The second meal for my vegetarian week is Caramelised Pumpkin Risotto:
Pumpkin, 500 gram
Canola oil, 2 tbsp.
Onion, 1 medium finely diced
Garlic, 3 cloves minced
Arborio rice, 250 gram
Sage, 2 tbsp. chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
Parmesan, 4 tbsp. shaved
1. Dice 250 gram of the pumpkin into 1cm-wide pieces. Place in a non-stick frypan with 1 tbsp. canola oil and cook over medium to low heat.
2. Periodically toss and continue to cook until the pumpkin is cooked and the outside is darkened. Set aside.
3. Dice the remaining pumpkin into large pieces and cook in 2 cups of simmering water.
4. When tender, puree the pumpkin with the water in which it was cooked. Add more water to bring the total pumpkin liquid to 1 litre.
5. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan, add onion and garlic. Sweat for 30 seconds and add rice.
6. Toss for 1 minute and add 1 cup of pumpkin puree. Cook over a low heat.
7. As the liquid is absorbed, add another cup. Stir constantly and keep adding pumpkin stock as necessary.
8. After 25 minutes, the risotto will be cooked. Remove from the heat and toss the diced caramelised pumpkin and sage through.
9. Season with salt and pepper and serve with shaved parmesan.
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Malaysian Vegetable Curry
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 17/04/2010 21:34:42The final item on my 10 things for 2010 list is to be vegetarian for a week (well, from Monday breakfast to Friday lunch). I've left this one until last because it was the one I was least looking forward to. But the friend that came up with the 10 things list also gave me a few recipes, which is only fair after all. The first of which is Malaysian Vegetable Curry:
Red Thai chilies, 2 chopped coarsely
Fresh ginger, 2 tsp. grated
Garlic, 3 cloves quartered
Coriander root, 1/2 cup loosely packed coarsely cut
Ground turmeric, 1/2 tsp.
Ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp.
Ground cumin, 3 tsp.
Coriander seeds, 1 tsp. crushed
Whole peeled tomatoes, 1 can (400 gram)
Coconut milk, 1 can (400 gram)
Kaffir lime leaves, 6 leaves shredded finely (I just used lime juice)
Palm sugar, 25 gram shaved (I used dark brown sugar)
Pumpkin, 2 1/2 cups chopped coarsely
Potatoes, 3 medium (600 gram) chopped coarsely
Green beans, 200 gram chopped coarsely
1. Blend or process chili, ginger, garlic, coriander root, spices and seeds until smooth.
2. Add undrained tomatoes, process for 1 minute or until tomato mixture is well combined.
3. Transfer tomato mixture to medium saucepan. Add coconut milk, leaves and sugar and bring to the boil.
4. Reduce heat, simmer tomato and coconut mixture uncovered for 5 minutes.
5. Add pumpkin and potato and cook, covered, for about 10 minutes or until just tender.
6. Add beans and cook for 3 minutes or until tender.
Serve with brown rice and roti.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Garlic Potato Skins
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 31/10/2007 10:43:46Belinda has told me that a number of people have said "I didn't know Joel could cook" to her recently. We assume people are saying this because they have seen my recipe entries on this blog. My response to Bell is generally "I can't cook, but I can follow directions pretty well".
The magical Internet helps me no end. From recipes, history and techniques and simple conversions - I would probably have starved if it wasn't for the Internet's help.
I decided that I needed to do some actual cooking - and tried to think of my own recipe. Whatever it was, it was going to have cheese and maybe some garlic or onion - and it had to be simple. In the end - I remembered some incredibly nice Potato Skins Belinda and I ate at Planet Hollywood many years ago that I would try to replicate with a twist (the garlic).
It went pretty well, except I used way too much garlic (some bites really hurt my mouth) which I've rectified in the recipe below.
Garlic Potato Skins
Russet Potatoes - 2
Garlic, minced - 1 to 2 cloves
Cheese (I like a Tex-Mex mix), grated - a few cups depending on taste
Bacon bits - small handful
Spring Onions, chopped - around a cup
Corn Chips - small handful
1. Bake the potatoes.
2. Quarter the potatoes and remove most of the middle, leaving about 1 or 2 centimeters of "middle white bit" next to the skin.
3. Spread a small amount of minced garlic onto the middle bit of each potato quarter.
4. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese on each potato quarter.
5. Sprinkle a small amount of bacon pits, spring onions and corn chips on each potato depending on taste.
6. Sprinkle some more cheese on the top of the potato skin.
7. Cook in oven until cheese has melted.
It's obviously a very simple recipe, but I was still surprised it was edible as it was my first attempt at something creative.
Before cooking
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Garlic Lime Chicken
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 30/10/2007 12:01:37I like lime, and I love garlic - so this recipe seemed like a good find.
Garlic Lime Chicken
Soy Sauce - 1/2 cup
Fresh Lime Juice - 1/4 cup
Worcestershire sauce - 1 tbsp.
Garlic, minced - 3 clothes
Dry Mustard (mustard powder) - 1/2 tsp.
Coarsely Ground Pepper - 1/2 tsp.
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts - 4
1. In glass bowl mix soy sauce, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, dry mustard, and pepper.
2. Place chicken in resealable plastic bag. Pour marinade over chicken in bag, close bag securely, and toss to coat chicken well.
3. Place bag with marinade and chicken in refrigerator 30 minutes or more.
4. Drain and discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken with more coarsely ground pepper.
5. Grill until cooked (can also be pan-fried).
Here's a picture of the chicken mid-marinade - it smelt delicious!
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
2 Minute Noodle Egg Stuff
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 27/10/2007 01:13:50Today's recipe was suggested to me by a reader of this site - Hitman. It was actually really nice, and incredibly simple to make. He could have come up with a more creative name - but you can't say it's misleading!
2 Minute Noodle Egg Stuff
Packet of two minute noodles, chicken flavour
Egg
Cooking Oil
1. Cook noodles following package direction.
2. Drain water from Noodles, stir in egg and chicken flavour.
3. Heat frypan on low.
4. Add a little bit of oil to the base of the fry pan.
5. Add Noodle / Egg mixture to frypan.
6. Flatten out, like a thick pancake.
7 Cook one side on low heat until golden brown.
8. Flip the Noodle-Egg pancake. (Hitman suggested to add a little bit more oil to the base of the pan to fry it up)
9. Cook the second side on high - until crispy.
Good for an after-work snack, and so easy a caveman could do it.
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Friday, October 19, 2007
Chicken Vegetable Curry
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 19/10/2007 14:15:18Another internet find, Chicken and Vegetable curry is one of the nicest meals I've discovered since living in Edmonton.
Chicken and Vegetable Curry
Chicken, cubed - 1/2 lb. (225 gram)
Medium Potato, cubed
Carrots, sliced - 2
Bell Pepper (Capsicum), chopped
Large stalk of broccoli, chopped into smaller pieces
Garlic, minced - 5 cloves
Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp
Curry Powder - 3 tbsp
Corn Starch - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Milk - 2 cups (500 mL)
1. Slice chicken and vegetables.
2. Heat wok or skillet on medium-high heat.
3. Add garlic, soy sauce, chicken and vegetables to wok or skillet. Let warm through (2 minutes).
4. Add curry powder, flour, sugar salt, and milk.
5. Stir-fry until chicken is completely cooked.
6. If vegetables are still too firm, reduce heat, cover and simmer.
7. Add additional milk and curry if needed for desired taste.
8. Serve on a bed of basmati rice.
The mixture bubbled up a little bit, which dirtied my saucepan, but it was still delicious!
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Sunday, October 07, 2007
Spinach and Feta Chicken
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 07/10/2007 08:16:52I'm a little behind on posting my latest recipes - so it's time for another chicken dish I found on the net:
Spinach and Feta Chicken
Mayonnaise - 1/2 cup (120 mLs)
Frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed and drained - 1 (10 ounce - 275 gram) package
Crumbled Feta Cheese - 1/2 cup
Garlic, Chopped - 2 cloves
Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breasts - 4
Bacon - 4 or 8 slices
1. In a medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, spinach, feta cheese, and garlic until well blended. Set aside.
2. Carefully butterfly chicken breasts, making sure not to cut all the way through. Spoon spinach mixture into chicken breasts. Wrap each with a piece of bacon, and secure with a toothpick. Place in shallow baking dish. Cover.
3. Bake in moderate (190 Celsius or 375 Fahrenheit) oven for 1 hour, or until chicken is no longer pink.
Chicken about to be cooked
This recipe was quite nice - but I definitely used too much of the spinach and feta mix. If I had have placed half of the mixture into each piece of chicken - it would have ended up much nicer.
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
Chicken and Onion Risotto
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 30/09/2007 06:52:53Another recipe from the Group Recipes site, this one was originally called Roasted Chicken and Risotto, but as I didn't buy any roasted chicken (I just cooked it in my frying pan) I've renamed it Chicken and Onion Risotto. I don't think it hurt the taste.
Chicken and Onion Risotto
Olive Oil - 4 tbsp.
Chopped Onion
Balsamic Vinegar - 1/4 cup (120 mL)
Uncooked Arborio Rice - 1 1/2 cups
Dry White Wine - 1/4 cup (120 mL)
Chicken Broth - 7 cups (~ 1.5 litres)
Chopped Thyme - 2 tbsp.
Chopped Cooked Chicken Breast - 2 cups
Butter - 2 tbsp.
Salt and Pepper - to taste
1. Heat up 2 tbsp. of oil in a medium-sized saucepan on medium heat.
2. Stir in the onions and saute this for approximately 15 to 20 minutes (the onions should turn dark golden brown when finished).
3. Remove from heat and stir in balsamic vinegar. Set this aside for later.
4. Heat up the remaining oil in a different large-sized skillet on medium heat.
5. Stir in rice and mix it all up thoroughly.
6. Let this heat for about 2 minutes and then pour in the wine and thyme.
7. Reduce the heat to medium-low and begin pouring in the broth. Do this 1 cup at a time. As each cup is absorbed add more broth. Continue doing this until all of the broth is absorbed and the rice becomes "al dente" (takes about 20 minutes).
8. Stir in your onion mixture and allow it to heat all the way through.
9. Remove from heat and slowly stir in the chicken and butter.
10. Season with salt and pepper (amount depends on your tastes).
This was very nice - but also very rich in flavor. It would make a great side dish, but not the best for dinner one night - then lunch the next day.
This is the rice being cooked
The onions being cooked - after the balsamic vinegar has been added
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Tangy Chicken Potato Bake with Sweet and Spicy Onions
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 25/09/2007 13:22:39This meal is the first time I've gone with a side dish for my meal, and it surprisingly turned out quite well. It actually came from a Jean Paré book, which I had bought on the first shopping trip I took here. It took this long for me to get the time, ingredients and cooking utensils to give it a shot.
Tangy Chicken Potato Bake with Sweet and Spicy Onions
Tangy Chicken Potato Bake
Italian Dressing - 1/2 cup (125 mL)
Honey Dijon mustard - 1/4 cup (60 mL)
Chopped fresh basil - 2 tbsp. (30 mL)
or 1 1/2 tsp. (7 mL) dried
Boneless, skinless chicken breast halves - 4
Medium unpeeled potatoes cut into 2cm cubes - 4
Salt, sprinkle
Pepper, sprinkle
1. Combine dressing, mustard and basil in a small bowl.
2. Put chicken in large freezer bag and coat with half of the mixture made in step 1. Seal bag and place in refrigerator for 2 hours. Drain.
3. Put potato in medium bowl and add remaining mixture from step 1, salt and pepper. Toss until coated.
4. Arrange chicken in centre of greased baking dish. Arrange potato around chicken and cover with foil.
5. Place in moderate (190 Celsius or 375 Fahrenheit) oven for about 45 minutes, or until there is no pink in chicken.
Chicken Potato bake before being cooked
Sweet and Spicy Onions
Butter (or margarine) softened - 3 tbsp. (50 mL)
Chili sauce - 2 tbsp. (30 mL)
Brown sugar, packed - 1 tbsp. (15 mL)
Worcestershire sauce - 1 tsp. (5 mL)
Salt - 1/8 tsp. (0.5 mL)
Pepper - 1/8 tsp. (0.5 mL)
Medium onions, cut into 4 wedges - 4
Grated Parmesan cheese - 2 tsp. (10 mL)
1. Melt butter in large frying pan on medium heat.
2. Add chili sauce, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Heat and stir until mixture starts bubbling.
3. Add onion, stir to coat.
4. Cook covered for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and caramelised.
5. Sprinkle with cheese.
The two dishes go really well together, but probably better for a fancy meal than my daily lunches!
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Hickory Chicken
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 19/09/2007 16:15:41Updated by Joel Dixon at 23/09/2007 10:11:51
Turns out the Internet is not just for pr0n (don't worry, you can click that link) - I found this wonderful recipe a little while ago, and even took a photo - mid-cooking.
Hickory Chicken
Didn't take too long to make, and it looks really nice (especially with the sprinkled bacon pieces)
Hickory Bacon Strips - 12 slices
Skinless Chicken Breast - 4 fillets
Large White Onion
Fresh Garlic - 4 cloves
Medium Portabella Mushrooms - 4 (I left this out - mushroom is pure evil)
Sea Salt
Bundle of Fresh Leaf Spinach
Cheddar Cheese - 4 thick slices
French Bread to serve - 4 slices toasted
1. Cook bacon in large skillet on medium to high heat until crispy. Remove bacon strips, drain on paper towel and set aside.
2. Cook chicken in bacon drippings on medium heat, until golden brown. Remove, drain on paper towel and set aside.
3. Slice onion, garlic, and portabella mushrooms. Cook together in bacon drippings, on medium to high heat, until tender and caramel in color. Remove and set aside in bowl.
4. In same skillet, arrange cooked chicken breast, salt to taste, topping with 2 slices cooked bacon on each breast. Pile the onion, garlic and mushrooms on top. Add the bunch of fresh spinach, covering the entire pan of chicken arrangement.
5. Place lid on top of skillet and steep on low heat until spinach is limp, but still bright in color.
6. Remove lid. Add 1 slice cheddar cheese for each chicken breast, replace lid until cheese is melted.
7. Remove from heat. Using spatulla, place each individual chicken breast on top of toasted french bread on each serving plate.
8. Crush remaining bacon strips and sprinkle on top of each breast.
As promised, here's a photo at the start of step 5. Admittedly, my spinach wasn't exactly fresh!
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