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Recipe For Buffalo Wings

talat — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:15:29 +0000

Preparation time : 30 min. | Serves 4 persons

This recipe for buffalo wings is prepared in slightly different manner, the wings is coated in a batter which is generally used for tempura and then dip in delicious sweet and spicy sauce after frying. You may also use the buffalo sauce of your own choice to make it according to your taste.

Ingredients:

For Chicken:

6 chicken wings (cut into halves if neccessary)
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
Self rising flour as required
1 cup heaped flour
2 tbsp heaped cornflour
2 eggs
2 tbsp oil
½ cup milk
½ tsp salt
½ tsp white pepper
Oil for deep frying

For Sauce:

2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp crushed garlic
2 tbsp ketchup
2 tbsp chili garlic sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp sugar

Procedure:

1. Marinate chicken with salt and pepper.
2. In a large mixing bowl mix together 5 tbsp flour, cornflour, eggs, oil, milk, salt and white pepper. Add water to make batter of medium density.
3. Dip marinated chicken wings in the batter for 10 min.
4. After that roll the wings in self rising flour and deep fry for 12 mins. so that chicken would turn into brown color from both sides.
5. To prepare buffalo sauce heat oil in a pan and fry garlic for 1-2 min.until become light golden.
6. Add ketchup, chili garlic sauce, vinegar, tomato paste and sugar and bring to boil.
7. Then remove the pan from heat and toss chicken in the sauce for a minute and serve immediately.

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Thai Chicken Curry Recipe

talat — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:50:16 +0000

Preparation time : 20 min. | Serves 6 persons

This is one of the most easy recipes from Thai cuisine that is usually prepared by using fish and is also quite famous world wide. In this recipe chicken is used in place of fish but fish sauce gives additional aroma of fish in the curry. You may also add some fresh veggies to curry to make it rich and healthy food.

Ingredients:

1 kg boneless Chicken pieces
Salt to taste
1 tbsp garlic paste
6 pieces of spring onions (separate white and green parts)
1 tbsp crushed red pepper
4 tbsp Thai curry paste
1 tsp fish sauce
1/2 turmeric powder
1/2 cup oil

Procedure:

1. Cut white portion of spring onion in thin slices and separately chop the green parts.
2. Take a sauce pan, add oil and fry the onions for just two minutes or until they become soft and turn pink in color.
3. After that add garlic paste in fried onions and fry just for a minute.
4. Now add chicken pieces with salt and cook till chicken pieces become white.
5. After five minutes when chicken has cooked completely add turmeric powder, red chili powder, Thai curry paste and fish sauce with a cup of water. Mix them well and let it cook on simmer for 10-15 min.
6. When oil starts appearing on the surface of the curry switch off the flame. Transfer the curry in the serving bowl and garnish with remaining green portion of spring onion.

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Katsu Chicken

talat — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:33:31 +0000

Preparation time : 25 min. | Serves 4 persons

This Katsu chicken recipe is one of a quick chicken recipe that can be served as appetizer. It is served with different sauces like mayo sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, etc. You can make it more tasty by adding seasonal breadcrmbs in the recipe.

Ingredients:

2 boneless chicken breast (make then flatten)
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper crushed
4 tbsp flour
1 egg (lightly beaten)
Bread crumbs as required

Procedure:

1. Marinate chicken with salt and pepper for 15 min.
2. Dust the marinated chicken piece with flour, and then dip in beaten egg and in the end coat with breadcrumbs.
3. Heat oil for deep frying in wok or fryer and fry chicken over medium heat till becomes golden brown from both sides.
4. Take out the chicken from oil drain extra oil over paper towel. Cut the chicken pieces in slices and then serve hot with mayo sauce (prepared with ketchup, lemon and mayo) or soy sauce.

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Easy Stroganoff Recipe

talat — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:56:45 +0000

Preparation time : 30 min. | Serves 2-4 persons

This easy stroganoff recipe is prepared with chicken and mushrooms that’s why its very easy to cook. The stroganoff can be either served with boiled rice or dinner rolls or any bread you like. You may also prepare this recipe with beef but in that case you will have to use undercut beef as it takes lesser time to cook.

Ingredients:

1 lb boneless chicken (cut in small cubes)
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp chili powder
1 cup cream
1 tbsp sugar
4 sliced mushrooms
2 green chilies
3 tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
2 tbsp ketchup

Procedure:

1. Heat butter in a pan and cook flour in the melted butter till become pleasant roasted smell starts to come.
2. Then add 2 cup water with salt, pepper and ketchup and let the sauce cook till gets thicken.
3. After that add chicken, sugar, mushrooms and chili powder, cover and cook for 10-15 min till the chicken and mushroom gets tender.
4. Then remove the pan from heat stir with cream and serve immediately.

Szechuan Chicken Recipe

talat — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:43:11 +0000

Preparation time : 20 min. | Serves 2 persons

This Szechuan chicken recipe is one of the quick and easy recipe that can be prepared any time and full of lots of nutrition. Though the actual flavor is bit spicy due to red chilies but you can adjust it according to your taste. You may also add roasted peanuts to get more flavor.

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken breast (cut into strips or cubes)
1 cup cabbage (cut it into squares)
1 carrot (cut into cubes)
2 capsicum (cut into cubes)
4 to 5 green chilies (chopped)
10 to 12 whole red chili
2 to 3 green onion (chopped)
1 tsp crushed black pepper
½ tsp white pepper powder
2 tbsp ginger garlic (chopped)
2 tbsp Worcester sauce
2 tbsp chili garlic sauce
2 to 3 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a pan sauté ginger garlic for just a minute.
2. Add chicken and cook over medium heat till become white in color.
3. Then add whole red chili, salt, black pepper, white pepper, Worcester sauce, oyster sauce and chili garlic sauce. Cook for 5 min over medium heat.
4. After that add veggies and cook for further 2-3 min over high heat so that sauce coats well around the veggies. Serve the hot Szechuan chicken with boiled rice.

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Shish Kebab Recipe

talat — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:07:46 +0000

Preparation time : 45 min. | Serves 8-10 persons

This shish kebab recipe is prepared with chicken cubes thus needs lesser time for preparation as compare to beef. If you want to make these kebabs with beef then you will have to double the quantity of papaya paste and marinate for overnight, also the cooking time of beef will be more than that of chicken. You may also prepare these shish kebabs on griller instead of grill pan to enjoy bbq flavor.

Ingredients:

1 kg boneless chicken or beef (cut into cubes)
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup lemon juice
1 tsp roasted ground cumin
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp five spice powder
1 tbsp raw papaya paste
2 tbsp garlic cloves (minced)
½ tsp paprika powder
Salt to taste
2 medium green or red capsicums (cut into cubes)
2 medium onions (cut into cubes)
3 mushrooms (cut into thick slices)

Procedure:

1. Mix chicken with papaya paste and leave as it is.
2. Prepare marinade for chicken by mixing olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, red pepper, paprika, cumin, five spice mix and salt. Take out ¼ of the marinade in another mixing bowl.
3. In remaining marinade add chicken cubes, mix well and leave for 15-30 min.
4. Add veggies to the reserved ¼ cup marinade and set aside.
5. After that in skewer insert chicken cubes and veggies alternatively. Heat oil in grill pan for frying, place skewers onto the grill pan and cook over medium low heat. Turn the sides after 2-3 min so that veggies and chicken cook evenly from every side.
6. Take out the skewers on the serving platter and serve with pita bread.

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Peri Peri Chicken Recipe

talat — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:06:57 +0000

Preparation time : 60 min. | Serves 4 persons

This peri peri chicken is almost prepare with the same procedure as original peri peri chicken instead of red chilies though original peri peri chili gives excellent taste but can be replaced with normal dry button red chilies. To get good taste you must marinate chicken well using your hands like doing massage so that the flavors easily absorb in the chicken.

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken (cleaned and cut into 4 large pieces)
50 gm butter
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp garlic
2 tbsp lemon juice

For Peri Peri Sauce:

1 tsp Brown sugar
1 tsp garlic
½ tsp salt
½ tsp oregano
2 tbsp mustard paste
2 tbsp olive oil
10-12 red hot chilies whole stem less
4 tbsp vinegar

Procedure:

1. At first marinate chicken with butter, paprika, black pepper, olive oil, salt, garlic and lemon juice and leave as it is for at least 30 min.
2. Meanwhile prepare peri peri sauce for the chicken, for that you need to combine brown sugar, garlic, salt, oregano, mustard paste, olive oil, red chilies and vinegar and cook them together over low heat in a sauce pan until the sauce gets slightly thick .
3. Now take the marinated chicken pieces and cook them on preheated grill pan over medium heat until become brown from every side. You may also bake chicken in preheated oven.
4. After that when chicken has been done pour the prepared peri peri sauce over the pieces and bake for jus5 8-10 min in preheated oven at 400 degrees F.

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Mayo Chicken Recipe

talat — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:02:59 +0000

Preparation time : 30 min | Serves 4-6 persons

This mayo chicken recipe is prepared by frying method and is coated in three different mixtures including mayo mixture, flour mixture, bread crumbs and eggs.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breast fillets
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tbsp garlic paste
½ tbsp crushed black pepper
1 tsp sugar
Salt to taste
½ cup flour
½ cup corn flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup bread crumbs
1-2 eggs (lightly beaten)

Procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl combine mayo, red pepper, black pepper, mustard powder, garlic, sugar and salt and make uniform batter.
2. In a separate dish sift together flour, corn flour and baking powder and set aside,
3. Marinate chicken in mayo mixture for 15 min then dust it in flour mixture, dip in beaten egg and finely coat with bread crumbs.
4. Heat oil for deep frying in a wok and fry chicken fillets over medium heat by covering the lid for 8-10 min. When chicken become golden brown from both sides take it out from oil and serve immediately with chili garlic sauce or ketchup.

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Grilled Whole Chicken

talat — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:17:11 +0000

Preparation time : 50 min. | Serves 4 persons

This grilled whole chicken recipe is prepared in oven rather than in grill pan but you can prepare it over coal to get bbq flavor. This is a typical Indian style grilled chicken which is little bit spicier than other continental grilled chicken.

Ingredients:

1 kg whole chicken
1 tsp chili powder
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp cumin (roasted and crushed)
1 tsp coriander (roasted and crushed)
1 tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp yogurt
Pinch of orange red color
2 tbsp chili sauce
1 cup oil or ghee

Procedure:

1. Prick chicken using fork so that spices easily absorb in the chicken.
2. Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and make uniform batter. Marinate chicken with the marinade and massage it well so that spices flavor absorbs everywhere.
3. Now take a wide baking dish and place chicken in it. Preheat oven at 375 degrees F and then place the baking dish in oven to grill the chicken.
4. When you feel that chicken is getting dry while cooking brush it with butter or oil. It would take 30-40 min to grill the chicken.
5. Serve it with fries and yogurt.

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Arabian Fried Chicken

talat — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:45:59 +0000

Preparation time : 30 min + Marination time | Serves 8 pieces

This Arabian fried chicken is one of a famous Arabian restaurant recipe the Al-Baik. Its just like any broast chicken but has some different flavor due to the spices used in the marination and special season flour. It is usually served with traditional garlic sauce and fries but you can serve it with your favorite dip.

Ingredients:

For Marinade:

1½ kg chicken pieces with skin (or 8 large pieces)
3 tbsp flour
3 tbsp cornflour
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
1 tbsp soy sauce
1tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp red chili powder
1 tsp crushed black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chicken powder
1 tsp kachri powder or meat tenderizer powder
1 egg (lightly beaten)

For Frying:

½ cup flour
¼ cup corn flour
½ cup rice flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp ground star nut
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Oil for deep frying

Procedure:

1. Combine all ingredients mentioned for marinade and coat well over the chicken pieces. Leave them for overnight or 4-6 hrs.
2. To prepare season flour for the chicken, sift together all ingredients onto a wide platter.
3. Dust chicken pieces with the season flour and set aside for 5 min.
4. Heat oil for deep frying in fryer or in a large wok having proper lid. Fry chicken pieces in batches of 2 or 3 over medium heat and cover properly so that steam would remain inside and chicken gets tender completely.
5. When chicken pieces become light golden in color take them out on serving platter and serve with traditional garlic sauce and fries.

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Recipe For Salsa Chicken

talat — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:41:41 +0000

Preparation time : 15 min. | Serves 8 persons

This recipe for chicken salsa is served with noodles and also the look of this salsa chicken is different from traditional recipe as it is prepared with cooked shredded chicken instead of whole chicken breast.

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken (cooked & shredded)
1 pck taco seasoning
16 oz wide egg noodles
24 oz salsa
16 oz sour cream

Procedure:

1. Boil noodles according to the package instructions.
2. Ina mixing bowl combine sour cream and salsa and then mix with chicken.
3. Add taco seasoning and cook over medium heat for 5-8 min.
4. Remove the pan from heat and mix the salsa chicken with the cooked noodles and serve immediately with tossed salad.

Crockpot Chicken Barbecue

talat — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:17:54 +0000

Preparation time : 4 hrs. | Serves 4 persons

This crockpot barbecue chicken is one of a delicious chicken recipe with barbecue sauce flavor. This recipe has more taste than other barbecue chicken gravy recipes as it is prepared in crockpot at low for hours hence the flavor of chicken combine well with the barbecue sauce.

Ingredients:

2 boneless chicken breasts
1½ cup tomato ketchup
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp ground red hot pepper flakes
½ tsp garlic powder

Preparation:

1. Combine all the ingredients in crockpot except chicken and mix well.
2. Add chicken and coat it well with the sauce and cook for 3-4 hrs until chicken completely cooked.
3. After that shred the chicken pieces and then mix it well with the prepared barbecue sauce.
4. Delicious crockpot chicken barbecue is ready to serve.

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Chicken Souvlaki Recipe

talat — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:25:14 +0000

Preparation time : 20 min. | Serves 4 persons

Chicken Soulaki Recipe is one of a famous recipe from Greek cuisine which is either serve as pita sandwich with particular cucumber dressing or serves alone with pita bread.

Ingredients:

1 lb boneless chicken breast halves (cut into cubes)
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
5 garlic cloves (minced)
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Cooking spray

For Dressing:

6 tbsp plain yogurt
2 tbsp shredded cucumber
1½ tbsp tahini (roasted sesame seed paste)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Procedure:

1. Marinate chicken with 2 teaspoons lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
2. Heat griddle pan over medium heat after coating it with cooking spray.
3. Insert chicken pieces in skewers and cook them on griddle until chicken cook completely and become brown from each side. It would take 10-15 min.
4. Dressing is prepared by mixing yogurt, shredded cucumber, tahini, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and garlic in a small bowl.
2. Serve the hot Chicken Souvlaki with prepared dressing and pita bread.

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Chicken Fried Steak Recipe

talat — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:25:04 +0000

Preparation time : 20 min. | Serves 6 persons

This chicken fried steak recipe is prepared like southern style chicken steak which can be prepared in a very short time. This good steak recipe is very light and healthy but if you want to make it little bit spicy than add crushed pepper flakes in the marination.

Ingredients:

1½ lb cubed steaks
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup egg substitute
45 saltine crackers (crushed)
Vegetable cooking spray
Cream Gravy

Procedure:

1. Marinate chicken with salt and pepper for 10 min.
2. Dust steaks with flour and then dip in beaten egg.
3. Then finally coat with crushed crackers and spray vegetable oil at every side.
4. Cook steak over heated skillet for 8-10 min over medium-low heat until become golden from both sides.
5. After that transfer the steaks into the serving platter and serve with cream gravy after cool it to room temperature.

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Chicken Romano

talat — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:16:38 +0000

Preparation time : 20 min | Serves 2 persons

This chicken Romano recipe is prepared with chicken cutlets fried with seasoned breadcrumbs and off course the main ingredient pecorino Romano cheese. You can prepare sauce according to the recipe give*l below or use some salsa to save your time.

Ingredients:

3 tbsp seasoned breadcrumbs
3 tbsp grated pecorino Romano cheese
4 thin sliced boneless chicken cutlets
1 tbsp olive oil
14 diced tomatoes
1 tsp Italian seasoning
3 cloves garlic (peeled and crushed)
2 tbsp sliced pitted kalamata olives
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
3 tbsp fresh basil leaves (coarsely chopped)

Procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl combine breadcrumbs and cheese.
2. Coat chicken pieces with the breadcrumbs mixture.
3. Heat oil in a skillet and cook chicken pieces over medium heat until become golden brown form each side.
4. In a sauce pan add tomatoes with juice, garlic, olives, Italian seasoning, vinegar and red pepper. Cook for 2 min or until sauce starts to get thick.
5. After that remove the pan from heat and pour the sauce over the cooked chicken cutlets and serve immediately.

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Handi Chicken

talat — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:25:05 +0000

Preparation time : 30 min | Serves 2 persons

This handi chicken recipe is one of a famous Pakistani recipe which is prepared in special sauce pan made with a particular kind of mud and its good taste develops only if you cook this recipe in Handi. If you haven’t any Handi then pour some hot butter on top or use beanpot for cooking this delicious recipe.

Ingredients:

1 lb boneless chicken
2 medium onion (chopped)
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp red chili powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
3 large tomatoes (peeled and make smooth paste)
1 cup heaped yogurt
1 tsp cumin (crushed)
½ tsp black pepper powder
1 tbsp coconut powder
1 tsp dry fenugreek (Sookhi meethi)
3 – 4 green chilies
1 tbsp ginger (Julienne)
½ cup cream
1 tbsp flour
½ tsp garam masala powder
3 tbsp oil
2 tbsp butter

Procedure:

1. Blend together tomatoes, onion and green chilies and make smooth paste.
2. In a sauce pan fry chicken in 3-4 tbsp oil with ginger garlic paste until become white in color then remove all the chicken with oil from pan.
3. In the same pan ad 2 tbsp of oil and cook onion paste until become dry and light brown in color. If necessary gradually add oil from chicken and cook for 10-15 min over medium heat.
4. Add chicken and cook gently over medium-high heat for 5 min more so that bubbles of oil starts to appear at the sides of the pan.
5. Add 1 cup water and red chili powder and cook for 2-3 min.
6. Then add cumin powder and coconut powder and cook for further 3-4 min. After that ad 2-3 cups of water and simmer for 15 min or until chicken tender completely.
7. After that add fenugreek leaves and black pepper and simmer for 5 min.
8. When gravy becomes slightly thick add yogurt and cook for 5 min over medium heat.
9. Then add cream and cook for 5 min more over low heat.
10. Dissolve flour in 1 tbsp of water and add it to the gravy, stir well while adding. The gravy starts to get thick (you may add more flour if you want thick gravy). Add salt and simmer it for further 5 min.
11. Meanwhile heat beanpot or handi, melt butter in it, add garam masala powder and pour whole chicken gravy in the pot. Immediately turn off the flame and cover for 3-4 min.
12. At the time of serving add julienne ginger and crushed coriander leaves on top and serve with naan.

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Chicken Pecan Recipe

talat — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:48:41 +0000

Preparation time : 15 min | Serve 4 persons

This Chicken Pecan Recipe is another fried chicken style with pecan flavor. This recipe requires very short time to prepare as no marination require for chicken which saves time. You can also try this recipe with fish but in that case you don’t need to flatten the fish fillets.

Ingredients:

4 boneless chicken breasts
½ cup pecan halves
¼ cup plain breadcrumbs
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground chipotle pepper
1 egg white
2 tbsp water
1 tbsp canola oil

Procedure:

1. Flattened each breast piece to make it flat but make sure it would not become so thin that it starts to break.
2. In a food processor, process together pecans, breadcrumbs, salt and ground chipotle to make fine crumbs. Transfer the mixture into the plain large platter.
3. In another bowl whisk together egg white and water.
4. One by one dip each chicken breast piece into the beaten egg and then coat it well with the prepared pecan mixture from both sides.
5. In a nonstick skillet heat oil over medium heat then cook chicken pieces in batches until become golden brown from both sides, it would take 8-10 min to cook each piece.

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Chicken Tacos Recipe

talat — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:11:31 +0000

Preparation time : 10 min | Serves 4persons

This chicken tacos recipe is one of a quick and easy recipe to prepare at home and is a wonderful dish when you are hungry or you need to prepare some goof food for your friends in short time.

Ingredients:

1½ cup shredded chicken breast (from a rotisserie chicken)
1 chipotle chili
1 tbsp adobo sauce
1/3 cup mayonnaise
8 hard taco shells
¼ cup Mexican-blend shredded cheese or cheddar cheese
½ cup chopped lettuce
1 plum tomato (chopped)
¼ cup sweet corns
2 scallions (sliced)

Procedure:

1. In a warm chicken add chipotle chili, adobo sauce and mayonnaise.
2. Spoon 1-2 tbsp of prepared chicken mixture on the center of each taco shell and top with cheese, scallions, corns and tomatoes. Serve immediately with salsa.

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Potato Chip Chicken

talat — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:40:19 +0000

Preparation time : 25 min | Serves 4 persons

This potato chip chicken is nothing but baked crispy chicken cutlets type which is prepared with garlic flavor and then wrap with crumbled potato chips. This quick and easy recipe is usually served with mashed potatoes.

Ingredients:

1½ lb boneless chicken breasts (cut into thin slices)
6 oz potato chips (make smooth crumbs)
1 clove garlic (minced)
4 tbsp butter
¼ tsp ground black pepper
Salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Saute garlic in butter for just 1-2 min until pleasant smell starts to come then remove it from pan.
3. Add black pepper to the crumbled potato chips and mix well.
4. Spread aluminum foil over the baking dish and dip each chicken slice in butter garlic mixture.
5. Coat chicken pieces with the crumbled potato chips from both sides and then place them over the foil.
6. Bake chicken cutlets for just 12-15 min until become tender and turn into light brown.

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Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

talat — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:22:08 +0000

Preparation time : 30 min + 30 mi Marinating time | Serves 4 persons

This Kung Pao Chicken recipe is one of a famous Chinese recipe. It can be prepared with either roasted peanuts or cashews, in this recipe peanut are used. The technique of preparing good kung pao chicken is to roast and fry peanuts and chilies in hot oil in wok which gives awesome aroma and taste to the chicken. Nowadays lots of variations are introduced of this hot recipe which includes bell peppers and other veggies to the topping.

Ingredients:

5 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
3½ tsp cornstarch
¼ tsp salt
3 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (cut into bite strips)
2 tbsp chicken broth
1 tbsp white vinegar
1½ tsp sugar
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1/3 cup salted peanuts
6 to 8 small dried hot chili peppers
1½ tsp minced fresh ginger
2 green onions (coarsely chopped)

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Procedure:

1. Marinate chicken with half quantity of each soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, cornstarch and salt and leave for 30 min.
2. Combine remaining half quantity of each marinade including soy sauce, apple cider vinegar and cornstarch in a bowl and set aside.
3. IN a wok heat 1 tbsp of oil and roast peanuts until become golden in color then remove form wok.
4. Add remaining oil in wok and fry hot peppers until become dark in color then add chicken and cook on high heat for just 2 min then reduce the flame to medium. Add ginger and cook until chicken tender completely and sauce gets thick.
5. In the end add peanuts and green onions and add remaining marinade to the chicken. Cook it over high heat until sauce gets thick then remove the pan from heat and serve immediately.

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