Salt Roasted Chicken

This salt roasted chicken recipe is from Ju, Little Teochew.

http://thelittleteochew.blogspot.com/2009/06/salt-roasted-chicken.html

The recipe turned out great ! This is so easy and the skin is crispy and meat is so moist ! Definitely a keeper

To summarize the recipe, clean the chicken, pat it dry, garlic in the chic cavity , then roast at 420-440F for ~ 1 hour until it is nicely browned.

Enjoy!

Chicken Tikka Masala

The picture is not doing my chicken tikka masala justice. This chicken tikka masala has the combination of sweetness, sourish , spiciness that just awakened your taste buds! When i decided to blog what i had for dinner, it just show how excited i am with what i made today for dinner. Fun facts: the origin of chicken tikka masala is disputed. Some claim that it is from Glasgow, Scotland and some said it was created in a Bangladeshi Restaurant in England.Learn more about chicken tikka in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala

Recipes
Chicken Marinate
A
1/2 cup of yogurt
1 lemon
3 ts ground cumin
3 ts ground pepper
4 ts cayenne pepper
2 ts salt or to taste

2 pieces of chicken breast , cubed
4 skewer

Sauce
1/2 cup sour cream ( low fat)
3 tb tomato sauce
1 ts vegetable oil
3 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of cubed onion
1 tomato ( cubed)
1/2 cup of chopped cilantro
3 ts paprika
2 ts salt( or to taste)
3 ts ground cumin
2-3 red jalapeno pepper ( less if prefer less spicy)
1/2 cup of chopped cilantro

1) Marinate the chicken breast with A and keep in refrigerator for 1/2 hour to 1 hour
2) Preheat oven to grill mode
3) Soak the Skewer in water for 10-20 minutes ( to prevent the skwer from burning)
4) Thread chicken on skewer and cook each side for 5 minutes or until brown
5) Heat oil in the pan
6) Cook onion for 5 minutes until caramelized, then saute garlic , and jalapeno until fragrant
7) Stir in tomato, tomato sauce, sour cream , and cilantro
8) Cook the sauce until thickened, then season with salt
9) Add chicken and simmer for 5 minutes
10)Serve warm and top it with fresh cilantro

Balsamic Vinegar Chicken

This is the recipe that i have been looking for since i was 2. Well , i know , i am exaggerating ! Well, this is one of the dishes that i love so much that i have been looking for the recipe for a long long time. Thanks to JustjanS, this recipe was posted in recipezaar ! http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Japanese-Mums-Chicken-68955

Recipe

2 chicken breast

1 cup of water

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

1/3 cup of soy sauce

2 garlic cloves

1 jalapeno

1 tb oil

2 tb sugar

1) heat oil in pan , then brown the chicken

2) add water, vinegar,sugar, bruised and peeled garlic, jalapenos

3) bring to boil , then reduce to simmer for 15-20 minutes

4) turn heat to high to thicken the sauce until it covered the chicken like a glaze

Turmeric Chicken Wings

I made chicken wings in two-ways today. The chicken wings on the left are the turmeric chicken wings and the one on the right are Malaysian Style Chicken Wings. Turmeric chicken wings are basically marinate with whatever i have in pantry and it turned out to be one of the yummy chicken wings that i will definitely make again.

Recipes
3 chicken wings
olive oil
A
1 tb turmeric powder
1 ts fennel seed
1 tb cayenne pepper
1 tb paprika
salt and pepper


1) Marinate chicken wings with A overnight / 6 hours prior
2) preheat broiler
3) brush the pan with olive oil
4) arrange the chicken wings on the pan and broil the chicken at high
5) Broil each side about 5 minutes or until slightly charred
6) serve immediately with potatoes wedges or salad as sides

Malaysian Style Chicken Wings

Siu kai yik aka chicken wing is one of the famous street food in Malaysia. This is the easiest and fuss free dish that i loved to make for a lazy dinner at home.

Recipes
3 chicken wings
2 tb olive oil
A
2 tb honey/maltose
1 tb dark soy sauce
1 tb soy sauce
5 tb of oyster sauce
2 tb hoisin sauce



1) Marinate the chicken wings with A , cover and refrigerate for 6 to 24 hours
2) preheat broiler
3) Layer the pan with olive oil
4) Arrange the chicken on the pan and broil in oven until dark brown ( about 5 minutes each side) or until dark brown and slightly charred
5)Serve with some coleslaw/ potatoes wedges at the side

Chicken Cordon Bleu

I bought lots of chicken breast in costco recently, with the thought of eating healthy. I usually will get chicken thigh or chicken drumstick, because to me , dark meat usually is tastier and juicier but for the sake of " healthy diet", i just need to make some changes . This chicken cordon bleu doesn't disappoint. It is easy, does not need hours to marinate and is great!

Recipes
3 tablespoon of butter
2 chicken breast
2 slices of cheese
2 slices of ham
bread crumbs
2 tb paprika + cayenne pepper + a dash of salt+garlic powder
Salt
pepper

White sauce
1/2 cup of white wine / shaoxing wine
2 tablespoon of flour /cornflour
1/2 cup of milk/ heavy cream / half and half


1)Preheat oven to 350F
2)Use the back of the knife to pound chicken breast to 1/4 inch thickness
3)Sprinkle salt and pepper on the chicken
4)Place a slice of ham on top of chicken followed by a slice of cheese
5)Roll the chicken and secured with toothpick
6)Coat the chicken with bread crumb+ cayenne pepper+paprika+ garlic powder+ salt
7)heat the butter in a pan, pan sear the chicken about 5 minutes each side, until brown
8) bake in oven for 35 minutes
9) Meanwhile, to make the white sauce, add flour to the pan (with the chicken dripping)
10) Add milk/cream and wine. Cook until thickened.
11) to serve, pour the sauce on top of the chicken. For side dishes, boiled the green peas and brocolli and seasoned with pepper and salt

Black Pepper Chicken Chop with Potato Wedges

Chicken Chop ! We can find this commonly in Malaysia's western restaurant but strangely enough i dont see it in any of the menus in US. This is one of the food that i miss terribly and i always make sure i had it before i return to US. However, to cure my chicken-chop-craving, i do mak it frequently at home here. It is quite easy and yield a pretty good result !

Ingredients: Main
• 2 chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• salt
• 1 tsp brown sugar

Ingredients: Sauce
1. 2 tb butter
2. 2 cloves garlic
3. 1 large onion, cut into strips, mushrooms (if desired)
4. 1 teaspoon sugar
5. ground black pepper, and salt to taste
6. 2 tb light soy sauce sauce
7. 2 tb worcestershire sauce
8. 1/2 cup flour , 1-2 cup water ( to your preference thickness)

Preparation:
1.Skin and de-bone chicken thighs, tenderise the meat using the tenderising hammer or the back of a chopping knife.

2. Mix all the main ingredients together, cover the meat with the marinade and leave it in a closed plastic container for about 1 hour.

3.Preheat the oven t 350F. Oil the grill pan and place it on 350F about 3 minutes. Place the chicken on the grill and return it back to the oven. Grill the chicken each side for 5 minutes- 8 minutes or till it is golden brown (depending on how thick the piece of chicken is).

4. To make the sauce, melt 2 tb butter in pan. add flour and stir until it become creamy brown. Whisk in 1-2 cup of water and chicken dripping. Add in onion , and mushrooms.

5. Add in the black pepper, light soya sauce, and Worcestershire sauce ; stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

6. . Add on more of the ingredients to suit your taste if necessary.

7. Pour the sauce over the chicken chop and serve with your favourite steamed vegetable.

Enjoy !