Pan Roasted Chicken Legs with Pan Sauce

On 08/10/2017 (Sunday) at 3:41 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  5 min
• Cook Time:
  25 min
• Ready Time:
  30 min

Ingredients

• 4 Chicken Legs
• Olive Oil
• Kosher Salt and Pepper
• Chicken Stock optional
• knob of unsalted butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large pan a little olive oil on the bottom. Season your chicken legs (you can use drumsticks or breasts as well) with salt and pepper on the bottom and top making sure to cover all areas. Now lay in the pan so they are not touching.

You can add herbs at this point if you like, Thyme is good, rosemary or whatever you fancy. Into the oven for about 20-25 min until you have a nice golden skin on top and you can see the juices running clear out of the meat.

Take out and remove the chicken onto a plate to rest. Put the pan on medium heat and add some water or a little chicken stock and a knob of unsalted butter. Stir around until the liquid is boiling and you have scrapped all the bits off the bottom of the pan. At this point taste the sauce, it might need more reducing or maybe a little more chicken stock or salt. Your looking for a rich chicken flavor with a good amount of saltiness.

Check your resting chicken and any juices that have come out onto the plate pour those into your pan as that is more flavor. Once your happy with the sauce pour it through a strainer to remove any of the bits. To serve spoon a good amount over each piece of chicken and finish with some fresh herbs if you like.

Benny

New Style Apples and Cheese

On 29/02/2012 (Wednesday) at 8:09 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  5 min
• Ready Time:
  5 min

Ingredients

• one apple I used braeburn apple
• your favorite sharp cheese I used Manchego
• honey
• crisp bread

Directions

Start by cutting your apple and cheese in one inch rectangles about 1/8 inch thick. Now push one end against a large knife and trim one side so you get a nice even shape.

Plate them one piece of cheese, one apple repeat as you can see if the photo. Drizzle some honey on top of the apples and cheese.

Now take some of the apple and grate it to make almost apple sauce and place a few small dollops on the apples and cheese. Now follow by finely grating some of the cheese on top of that.

Serve with a piece of crispy flat bread makes a perfect after dinner cheese course or a nice starter.

Benny

Buffalo Chicken Strips with Cilantro Slaw

On 18/03/2012 (Sunday) at 8:04 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  5 min
• Cook Time:
  20 min
• Ready Time:
  25 min

Ingredients

• Organic Chicken Breast or Chicken tenders if chicken breast cut into chicken strip sizez
• olive oil
• Panko Bread crumbs
• pinch of kosher salt and pepper

Cilatro Slaw

• 2 cups cabbage
• 1 cup Cilantro
• tablespoon Japanese Mayo
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• pinch of kosher salt and pepper

Buffalo Sauce

• 1/2 cup Franks Buffalo Sauce
• tablespoon unsalted butter
• fat free Greek Yogurt

Directions

Start with the chicken strips, coat them with a little olive oil and roll them in some seasoned (pinch salt and pepper)  panko breadcrumbs making sure to press the panko into the chicken. Now into a 425 degree oven for between 15-20 min turn when starting to brown after about 10 min let cook until a golden brown.

While the chicken is cooking put the Franks Sauce and butter into a small pan and melt the butter low heat until incorporated keep warm.

Make the slaw, slice the cabbage and give the cilantro a rough chop. Add to a bowl with the Japanese mayo and rice wine vinegar and mix well. Adjust for your taste more mayo, more Ric Wine etc.

To serve slaw into a bowl, lay the chicken strips on the side and drizzle some of the buffalo sauce on them. Put a dollop of Greek Yogurt in a small serving bowl and put some more buffalo sauce top.

Enjoy!

Benny

Rock and Roll Shrimp

On 28/02/2012 (Tuesday) at 2:23 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  5 min
• Cook Time:
  10 min
• Ready Time:
  15 min

Ingredients

• 4-5 large cleaned shrimp per person this recipe if for 9-10 shrimps
• fresh lime

Marinade

• 2 tablespoons Japanese mayo Kewpie is my favorite
• tablespoon Sriracha Sauce
• one clove of garlic chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder I like Madras
• teaspoon lime juice

Directions

Combine all the ingredients for the marinade and mix well. Drop your shrimp in and make sure they are all coated well and let marinade for ten min.

Take shrimp out making sure all the shrimp is covered in the marinade and lay them on a baking sheet making sure not to crowd them.

Now under a broiler for about 3 min one side then turn over for another 2 min until you can see the marinade starting to caramelize a bit, the sauce/marinade will be running off a bit but this is ok.

Take shrimp our and plate them on their side as you can see in my photo. Now drizzle the sauce that is on the baking sheet over the shrimp. To get that extra level of texture and flavor using a blow torch start to brulee the sauce until it bubble and start to char just a bit.

Serve with some lime wedges and cold beer. Best when eaten with the new Van Halen record blasting!

Benny

Stir Fried Bean Sprouts

On 08/01/2012 (Sunday) at 10:03 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  2 min
• Cook Time:
  2 min
• Ready Time:
  4 min

Ingredients

• 2 cups bean sprouts
• one scallion sliced
• 2 tablespoons vegatable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
• few drops of sesame oil

Directions

Vegetable oil into a hot pan and when it’s smoking toss in the been sprouts and scallion and stir fry for one min.

Add the salt and sugar and stir fry for one more min. Drizzle a little sesame oil at the end final toss and onto a plate. You can garnish with some sesame seed to really go all out

I love this, you will love this and its so east a monkey could do it! Get cooking!

Benny