Curried Tuna, Carrot & Hommus Couscous
Wowee wow, think you don’t like cous cous, then try this recipe, I swear you’ll be converted. A great healthy & tasty lunch. Found in Recipes +.
Crock Pot Lamb Shanks
Modified version of a recipe I found on the ‘net that I thought turned out great. Apart from a few small changes to seasoning the original recipe called for a cup of wine rather than beer, sometimes I feel with tomato that makes things a bit rich when slow-cooked and I thought the beer substitution worked well. If you don’t want to use beer try a cup of beef stock instead of the stock powder / beer. Also whole garlic cooked this way doesn’t taste strong at all, if you want it to have a strong garlic taste you’d need to crush some of it.
Chicken in Coriander / Cilantro Sauce
My neighbour was telling me about this dish a while ago and they way she explained it made my mouth water. I asked her a copy of the recipe and here it is now on Zaar. I’ve only tried it once and next time I make it I may remove the liquid/sauce and puree it so it could be a thicker green sauce. I will also try it with chicken thighs as I used chicken breast and it wasn’t tender as I wanted it to be. Overall the flavours were yummy and I served it with cous cous. UPDATE!! After much consideration and experimentation, I’ve double to sauce as suggested by the reviewers – NOTE!! An “average” sized bunch of coriander is 60 grams (2 oz) = 1 1/2 cups chopped
Hoisin Chicken Kebabs
Hoisin (or Hoi Sin) sauce also known is Chinese barbeque sauce, can be found pre-made in a jar at the supermarket. I prefer to use the “Fountain” brand, but there are many options these days. I’ve served this recipe hot as a main meal with an Asian Vegetable Stir-fry as a side dish. I’ve also brought them to a social function and thread them on small skewers, they were eaten cold as finger food. Ten minute marinating time is included in preparation. You can marinate this overnight or just ten minutes.
Chicken With Cashews
A Chinese type of Chicken with Cashews recipe. I added less peanut oil when I was stir-frying as I thought six tablespoons was a bit to much. I used chicken liquid stock instead of water to give the recipe more flavour. I use bean sprout instead bamboo shoots (personal taste) however I think you could add any vegetables you wish without dramatically altering the flavour. When I make this again I would add cashews to the wok to allow them to warm a little instead of sprinkling them at the end. The recipe said the yields is four servings but we had small servings for three people. This recipe is from ‘Cooking with Love’ by Friends of Karen, Inc Does not include marinating time.
