Orange Sriracha Wings

On 08/01/2012 (Sunday) at 12:16 am by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  5 min
• Cook Time:
  15 min
• Ready Time:
  20 min

Ingredients

• 24 or so chicken drumettes
• kosher salt and pepper
• juice of one orange
• 1/2 cup sriracha Sauce
• tablespoon honey
• teaspoon crushed chili oil
• sliced scallion

Directions

Wings into pan season with salt and pepper and into 400degree oven turn ever so often until they are crispy on the outside (won’t be like fried but it will be crispy skin) about 12-15 min

While they are cooking get the juice of an orange into a small sauce pan and start reducing at medium heat until it is almost a syrup, now add the honey, sriracha and crushed chili oil and bring to a simmer check for flavor. You might want more heat or more sweet adjust as you like.

When wings are done, pour the sauce over them and mix until coated evenly. Garnish with some sliced scallion. Get a nice cold beer ready cause your gonna need it with these guys!

Benny

Littleneck Clams with Crispy Shallots

On 26/02/2012 (Sunday) at 7:20 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  15 min
• Cook Time:
  3 min
• Ready Time:
  18 min

Ingredients

• 5 littleneck clams per serving
• crispy shallots in olive oil finely slice shallots and fry them in olive oil until browned
• fish sauce
• sliced scallions
• chili sesame oil
• fresh lime juice

Directions

Start by shucking the little necks. If you are not good at it you can always put them in a 375 degree oven for a couple min or until they just start to open.

Lay on a baking tray and put some of the crispy shallots with some of the olive oil on top of the clam. Add a dash of fish sauce and a little bit of scallions and a drop of sesame chili oil.

Now under the broiler middle rack for about 2 min until you can see the juice bubbling. Finish with a squirt of fresh lime juice.

How easy is that and absolutely delicious!

Benny

Cherrystone Clams Shrimp and Chorizo

On 05/02/2012 (Sunday) at 4:56 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  5 min
• Cook Time:
  12-15 min
• Ready Time:
  17 min

Ingredients

• 5 cherryystone clams
• 4 large shrimp
• 1/2 cup diced chorizo sausage
• olive oil
• knob of butter
• sliced scallions
• toasted crusty bread

Directions

Start by washing you clams to make sure they are clean, do the same for the shrimp shell off tails on clean out the digestive track (sh%^t sack really). and butterfly  the shrimp so it sits up in the pan.

Using a large pan olive oil in the bottom then arrange the clams and shrimp like I did i. Now sprinkle the diced Chorizo sausage around and into a 400 degree oven. After 5 min add the knob of butter. Roast until the clams pop open and take out right away.

Add some sliced scallion and eat with some nice crusty bread. You will want to sop up all that lovely broth the clams have made so so good!

Enjoy

Benny

Vegetarian Dumplings

On 04/03/2012 (Sunday) at 3:19 am by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  20 min
• Cook Time:
  15 min
• Ready Time:
  35 min

Ingredients

• one box frozen organic spinach you dont need fresh for this and flash frozen are perfect
• on scallion chopped
• one small onion chopped
• one clove of garlic chopped
• one cup of cilantro chopped
• one cup silken tofu
• kosher salt and pepper
• good store bought won ton skins should have ingredients, flour, water, salt anything more than check for a lab experiment going on.

Sauce

• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• dash of sesame oil
• chives to garnish

Directions

Hot pan olive oil add the spinach with a little kosher salt and saute until the water has evaporated out of it to the point where you can push down on it and no liquid comes out. Take out and cool.

Now add all the other ingredients (minus the won ton wrappers) and mix well check for seasoning and adjust. You don’t want it to salty as the sauce will help with that.

Now take your won ton wrapper and put a small quarter size dollop of the mixture into the middle of the won ton wrapper, using some water wet the edges, now bring one side over to the top (see photos) to make a purse and press together to seal.

Now you can either freeze them put on a baking tray and into a freezer once they are frozen remove into freezer bags and I like to do individual portions  of 5-7 that way when you get home 2 am just grab a bag and cook them.

Fried from fresh:

Hot pan olive oil put the dumplings in flat side down and fry them until golden brown (keep checking) now add a 1/4 cup of water and cover for a couple min until they are cooked fully and all the water has evaporated.

From Frozen:

Hot pan, a little olive oil  add dumplings  then a splash of water, cover and let steam when the water starts to evaporate the bottom will start to brown. When a golden color they are done

Steaming:

Into a bamboo steamer for 12 min from frozen 6 min from fresh.

Plate and drizzle some of the sauce on the plate (just mix all the sauce ingredients together) and go to town!

Enjoy!

Benny

Healthier Chicken Nuggets

On 11/04/2011 (Monday) at 8:37 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  10 min
• Cook Time:
  5 min
• Ready Time:
  15 min

Ingredients

• one large boneless skinless chicken breast
• one egg beaten
• 2 cups panko bread crumbs
• kosher salt and pepper

Directions

Start by cutting your chicken breast into the same size cubes about 1/2 inch square. Now set up one bowl with the beaten egg and one with seasoned panko bread crumbs. Now dip the chicken into the egg wash shake off eccess then into the panko bread crumbs and put on a tray to set for a few min. While they are setting lets make the sauce.

Combine the mayo, mustard and honey and blend well together and keep in the fridge until you are ready. Now there are two ways to cook the chicken, fried and baked. If you fry them correctly there wont be that much more fat than if you bake them and if you use good vegetable oil the fat is not going to be bad for you although it is calories its not hydrogenated fat calories.

Baking Method:

preheat oven to 400 degrees and take some vegetable spray  and give the nuggets a little coating of oil before you put them in. This will make them nicer color and give them a little more moisture. Bake in the oven until golden brown about 10 min. Take out, and serve with the dipping sauce.

Frying Method:

Heat some vegetable oil in a a fryer or a frying pan to 375 degrees and fry until golden brown, drain on a paper towel.

Serve the dipping sauce in a little bowel and drizzle some chili oil for some heat if you like.

Benny