Orange Chicken Dec09

Orange Chicken

Ingredients 2 chicken breasts, diced 2-3 dried red chillies 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium onion, sliced 1 red capsicum, sliced 1 inch ginger, minced oil for deep frying Batter ½ cup flour ¼ cup corn flour ½ cup water ½ tsp baking powder 1 egg salt Sauce Juice of 2 oranges 2 tbsp dry sherry 1 tsp minced orange rind 1 tsp corn flour 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp sugar ½ tsp sesame oil   Method Mix up the batter. Mix the sauce ingredients and set aside. Dip the chicken in the batter and deep fry until golden brown. Place the cooked chicken on a plate lined with a paper towel. Remove oil from the pan and...

Coriander Relish

Ingredients 1 bunch fresh coriander 5-6 green chilies ½ clove garlic ½ tsp roasted cumin seeds olive oil salt and pepper Method Roughly whizz the coriander, chillies, a generous drizzle of olive oil and garlic. Remove chili seeds if you don’t want the relish too hot. Mix in the cumin, salt and pepper. Will keep for about a week in an air-tight jar in the fridge. Great with meats, mixed into salad dressing, with yoghurt for curries…  

Ginger, Wasabi and Garlic Sauce

Ingredients 2 oz soy sauce 2 oz dry sherry 1 tbs toasted sesame oil A one inch chunk of fresh ginger 1 tsp of wasabi paste 1 clove of garlic Method Put the soy sauce, sherry and sesame oil in a bowl Stir the wasabi paste into the soy sauce, sherry and sesame oil Taste the mixture and add more wasabi if desired Carefully trim the peel off the ginger Finely mince the ginger and add it to the bowl Peel the skin off the garlic and smash the clove Finely mince the garlic and add to the rest.  Mix well Place in an airtight container and refrigerate over night Use as a dipping sauce or marinade Alternatively, you could just whizz all the...