Best Grilled Chicken

Best Grilled (Roasted / Grilled / Pan fried) Chicken

This recipe is easy, time saving and very tasty. Thanks to my best friend for sharing this recipe with me.

Ingredients:

1 Chicken (1.2 Kg) cut into 4 Pieces

5 – 6 Garlic cloves (chopped)

Salt around 1 tsp. (to taste)

¼ tsp. Turmeric power

1 tsp. Chicken Masala Powder

1 tsp. Oregano

2 – 3 tbsp. Olive oil

Method of preparation:

1. To make everything very easy, take a roasting tray big enough to place all the chicken pieces. Line it with Aluminium foil.
2. Mix the entire ingredients on lined tray and set it aside for half an hour.
3. If roasting in oven, roast it for 30 minutes on medium heat. If frying on a pan / grill, 5- 7 minutes on each side. 

Almond cake

Almond cake

Ingredients

5 egg whites (at room temperature)
Pinch of salt
75g/3oz caster sugar (1/3 Cups)
175g/6oz ground almonds (1 Cup)
1 orange, zest only, grated
1 tbsp. orange liqueur (optional)
25g/1oz slivered almonds

Preparation method

1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
2. Grease and line a 20cm/8in spring form cake tin.
3. Whisk the egg whites with the salt until they stand in soft peaks. Whisking constantly, add the sugar a little at a time. Continue whisking until the mixture is firm, shiny and very thick.
4. Fold in the ground almonds, orange zest and the liqueur, if using, with a metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and sprinkle the slivered almonds over the top.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
6. Allow to stand in the tin for 10 minutes, then loosen, turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack


http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/almondcake_74644.pdf

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Basic Bread Recipe

Ingredients

Serves: 12

• 1 tablespoon dried active baking yeast
• 1 Cup (225 ml) warm water (45 C)
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1 dessertspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 320g (11 oz) plain flour

Preparation method

Prep: 2 hours | Cook: 25 mins

1.

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Lightly grease two baking trays.

2.

In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the sugar, salt, oil and 125g of flour; stir well to combine. Stir in the remaining flour, 70g at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.

When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 8 minutes.

4.

Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

5.

Preheat oven to 165 C / Gas mark 3.

6.

Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and form into rolls. Place the rolls on prepared baking trays. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.

7.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool.

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Gordon's Shepherd's Pie Recipe

By Gordon Ramsay 

Gordon's shepherd's pie recipe uses just the right amount of red wine and Worcestershire sauce to ...

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

For the shepherd's pie

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 500g minced lean lamb
• 1 large onion, finely grated
• 1 large carrot, finely grated
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• Handful of thyme sprigs, leaves picked
• 1 sprig of rosemary, needles chopped
• 250ml red wine
• 300ml chicken stock
• 1kg Desiree potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 50g butter
• 2 egg yolks
• Parmesan, for grating
• Olive oil
• Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

For the pan-roasted carrots

• 2 sprigs of rosemary
• Small handful of thyme sprigs
• 1 garlic clove
• 500g medium sized carrots, peeled and trimmed
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Few knobs of butter

METHOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpFzc0OJPSc

How to make shepherd's pie

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4 and get prepped bywatching Gordon prepare this shepherd's pie.

2. Heat the oil in a large pan until hot. Season the mince and fry in the oil over moderate to high heat for 2-3 minutes. Stir the onions and carrot into the mince then grate the garlic in as well. Add the Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree and herbs and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour in the red wine and reduce until almost completely evaporated. Add the chicken stock, bring to the boil and simmer until the sauce has thickened

3. Meanwhile, cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Drain then return to the hot pan over low heat to dry out briefly. Pass them through a potato ricer then beat in the egg yolks, followed by about 2 tbsp grated Parmesan. Check for seasoning

4. Spoon the mince into the bottom of a large ovenproof dish. Using a large spoon, layer the mashed potato generously on top of the mince, starting from the outside and working your way into the middle. Grate some extra Parmesan over and season. Fluff up the mash potato with a fork to make rough peaks. Bake in the oven for approximately 20 minutes, until bubbling and golden brown

5. For the carrots bring a pan of water to the boil with the rosemary, thyme and garlic. Boil the carrots in the water for 3 minutes to soften slightly, then drain and pat dry. Heat the oil in a large non-stick sauté pan then add the carrots and some seasoning. Brown the carrots all over until just tender, adding the butter towards the end of cooking

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Greek Lemon Chicken

Greek Lemon Chicken

Serves 2.

Ingredients:

1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 lb. (500 g) chicken thighs

4-6 cloves of garlic

Juice of one lemon

5/8 cup (150 ml) water

1/2 tablespoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon (generous) freshly ground black pepper

Method of Preparation:

Peel and crush or chop garlic, set aside.

Squeeze lemon and add to cup measure.

Fill cup to 600-750 ml with water.

Add olive oil to hot pan and add chicken when oil has begun to get hot. Brown chicken on all sides, approximately 5-10 minutes total, reduce heat.

Add oregano and black pepper; stir into chicken mix.

Add lemon/water mixture and stir gently. Simmer until most of the liquid has been reduced and all of the flavours have been combined; serve with freshly cooked/steamed rice.