Ingredients
Coriander, thai basil, lemongrass
garlic
lemon juice
honey
fish sauce
chilli (optional)
Method
Marinade
Use a blender to chop up lemongrass into almost a paste. You can add garlic to this or chop up garlic finely. Chop herbs. Add lemon juice, honey, fish sauce and chilli. Taste.
Add chicken wings and store in fridge for at least 1 hour. Cook in high oven for 20-25 minutes.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
wild mushroom rissotto
Ingredients
2 cups aborio rice (serves 4)
dried wild mushrooms
fresh shitake mushrooms
white wine
stock (chicken or vegetable)
garlic
onion
butter
olive oil
parmesan cheese
lemon zest
Method
Soak the dried wild mushrooms in warm water for at least 30 minutes. Reserve some the liquid (take from the top only as the bottom will have dust and dirt).
Chop onions, garlic, mushrooms.
In a pot melt some butter in olive oil. Add garlic and onions. Divide some of this into a pan and fry the mushrooms. Leave aside.
Meanwhile, heat the stock and reserve mushroom liquid. In the pot, add the aborio rice and cook till colour changes slightly. Then add some white wine (enough to cover rice). Stir till absorbed, then add stock slowly stirring rice. Every now and then add some of the mushrooms. Add more stock and stir. Just before risotto is ready to serve, mix in parmesan cheese, lemon zest, pepper and salt if needed. Garnish with fresh herbs.
2 cups aborio rice (serves 4)
dried wild mushrooms
fresh shitake mushrooms
white wine
stock (chicken or vegetable)
garlic
onion
butter
olive oil
parmesan cheese
lemon zest
Method
Soak the dried wild mushrooms in warm water for at least 30 minutes. Reserve some the liquid (take from the top only as the bottom will have dust and dirt).
Chop onions, garlic, mushrooms.
In a pot melt some butter in olive oil. Add garlic and onions. Divide some of this into a pan and fry the mushrooms. Leave aside.
Meanwhile, heat the stock and reserve mushroom liquid. In the pot, add the aborio rice and cook till colour changes slightly. Then add some white wine (enough to cover rice). Stir till absorbed, then add stock slowly stirring rice. Every now and then add some of the mushrooms. Add more stock and stir. Just before risotto is ready to serve, mix in parmesan cheese, lemon zest, pepper and salt if needed. Garnish with fresh herbs.
Roast pork with crackling
Ingredients
Pork belly
ground cinnamon
ground star anise
ground cloves
ground all spice
pepper
salt
Method
Score the skin on the pork belly, and rub spice mixture, salt and pepper all over the pork belly. Leave uncovered in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Preheat the oven to 200-225 degrees C.
Rub skin with a bit of olive oil. Put pork belly in the oven to cook for 30 minutes. Turn heat down to 180 and cook for about an hour, depending on the size of the meat.
Pork belly
ground cinnamon
ground star anise
ground cloves
ground all spice
pepper
salt
Method
Score the skin on the pork belly, and rub spice mixture, salt and pepper all over the pork belly. Leave uncovered in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Preheat the oven to 200-225 degrees C.
Rub skin with a bit of olive oil. Put pork belly in the oven to cook for 30 minutes. Turn heat down to 180 and cook for about an hour, depending on the size of the meat.
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