Szechuan Chicken - Microwave

Szechuan Chicken

Since the jury is still out on microwave cooking thought I shall try this recipe that I found in the Youtube channel. It is so easy and it turned out tasty too. Thank you Thesnim!

Ingredients


1. Chicken – ½ kg
2. Chilly powder – 1 ½ tspn
3. Garlic crushed – 1 tbspn
4. Dry whole chilly – 10 nos.
5. Sugar – 1 tspn
6. Garlic chopped – 10 cloves
7. Tomato ketchup – 5 tbspn
8. Soya sauce – 2 tbspn
9. Chilly sauce – 2 tbspn
10. Vinegar – 1 tbspn
11. Salt

Method

Mix the above listed items well. Cover the dish and microwave in high power for 8 minutes.

Mix 2 tablespoon of  cornflour in ½ cup of water. Add this into the chicken. Microwave uncovered for 3 minutes  or until the gravy thickens.

Enjoy!

Loaded Fries

First had these loaded fries from KFC and recently from another restaurant which named it Commando Fries which had caramelized onion as topping. It was too good and enough to forget all the calories that you gobble up when you are supposed to be dieting. What is a diet without an occasional indulgence?

Loaded /Commando Fries

Ingredients

1. French fries or potato fried - 1 -2 cups
2. Salad dressing - 1/2 cup (Thousand Island or Caesars dressing)
3. Melted cheddar cheese - 1 cup
4. Onions - 2 fried in butter
5. Pickled Jalapeno - a few (optional)

Method

Lay the fried potatoes on a plate. I used my Air Fryer to fry them which reduced the oil. To fry the onions I mixed two teaspoon of oil with the onions and microwaved it for 8 minutes. Do remember to pause and stir the onions half way through.

Spread the fried onions on top. Drizzle the salad dressing and finally top it with melted cheddar cheese. You can also add the pickled jalapeno for an extra zest.

Enjoy!

Chicken Mini Pies

Chicken Mini Pies

Pie Crust

Ingredients

1- All-purpose flour - 1 1/4 cups
2- Unsalted butter, cold - ½ cup 
3- Salt - ½ tspn
4- Ice water - 3 to 5 tbspn

Method

Combine flour and salt in a food processor or by hand. Cut butter into ½ inch pieces, add to flour mixture, and pulse until mixture forms a coarse meal. Add ice water a little at a time, pulsing or kneading until dough begins to hold together. Set aside in the fridge. 

When ready to make pies, make small balls and flatten with a rolling pin. Cut them into equal shapes.

Filling

1. Small rounded pie crust - 6 pieces
2. Cooked chicken, cut in small pieces - 2 cups 
3. Butter - 2 tbspn
4. Milk or cream - 1/2 cup
5. Corn flour - 2 tbspn
6. Onion diced - one small
7. Cubed vegetable mix ( used carrot,beans and peas) - 1 cup
8. Seasonings - a pinch each (I used pepper, Oregano and Rosemary)
9. Salt - to taste

To make pie

Boil chicken with pepper and salt. Saute the onions and add cornfour. Saute and add the vegetables and seasonings along with the cream. Cover and boil along with the cooked chicken until the sauce thickens. Use a  muffin tray or individual cups and line one set of pastry. Fill it with the sauce and cover it with the second set pf pastry. Do an egg wash if you are using eggs. Bake at 230 degrees for 15 minutes.

Enjoy!