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Easy Chicken Tagine

10/09/2018 / Neville / 0 Comments

You need an oven-proof pan with a lid, such as a cast-iron casserole.

8 chicken thighs

Splash some oil in the pan and brown the thighs for 10-15 minutes. Remove to a plate.

1 chopped onion

Add to the pan and fry gently 2-3 minutes

2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
2 tbs Moroccan spice mix*

Fry a bit more, scraping up any crispy bits from the chicken.

2 preserved lemons
2 large tomoatoes, chopped
1 tbs honey
1 tbs red wine vinegar
Handful of olives
Chicken stock cube
750ml water

Add to the pan. Stir gently to boiling point. Add the chicken back in, cover and transfer to an oven 170C/150C Fan for one hour. Serve with a scattering of feta, mint leaves and pomegranate seeds with couscous on the side.

*If you can’t find a suitable Moroccan spice mix try this:

2tbs coriander seeds
1tbs cumin seeds
1.5tsp fennel seeds
0.5tsp black pepper
0.24 tsp ground ginger
0.5 tsp cinnamon
pinch saffron

Dry fry the seeds until they start to smell. Grind, then mix with the other spices.

Greek Oven-Grilled Chicken

07/04/2018 / Neville / 0 Comments

This works for chicken quarters or a spatch-cocked whole chicken. First marinade your bird.

Chicken
Juice of 1 lemon
2 crushed garlic cloves
2 tbs olive oil
salt and pepper

Mix, then rub all over the chicken. Put everything in a plastic bag and massage the marinade into the chicken. Squeeze air out of the bag, tie off and chill for an hour or two – or more.

Heat the oven to 190C. Put portions or spatch-cocked chicken on a pan and oven roast for between 40 minutes and an hour until cooked. You can finish it under the grill if you like it charred and crispy. You can also cook this over a BBQ, or cook in the oven and finish on the BBQ. Great with Greek potatoes, halloumi and asparagus

Chicken Satay

05/04/2018 / Neville / 0 Comments

One day I am going to clone this recipe. It’s the best

The Greatest Chicken Satay!

Buffalo Wings

27/11/2017 / Neville / 0 Comments

Really easy, really tasty, really cheap too.

3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbs olive oil
3 tbs cider vinegar
1 tbs paprika
1 tbs Worcester sauce
2 tsp celery salt
2-4 tbs hot pepper sauce depending on heat preference
3 tbs honey

Mix to a marinade

1 kg chicken wings (£2.49 from Tesco)

Cut away wing tips and feed to the dog (they can eat raw chicken bones). Cut through the joint to make two sections per wing. Toss in the marinade to coat and marinate for as long as you have, from an hour to overnight. Heat your oven to 180C (160C fan) and place the wings on an oven tray. Reserve the spare marinade. Cook for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, toss in or coat with the reserved marinade. Turn the oven up to 200C (180C fan) and cook another 20-30 minutes, turning and basting if you have any marinade left. They are cooked when they are sticky, glazed and charred!

Recipe from BBC web site

Vietnamese Turkey Mince

22/10/2017 / Neville / 0 Comments

Finger food.

500g turkey mince (or chicken thigh mince)
dash of oil

Stir fry until it looks cooked.

1tbs fish sauce
1 tbs rice wine vinegar
zest and juice of 2 limes
1tbs brown sugar
1 red chilli de-seeded and chopped
3 spring onions chopped

Add to the mince and keep cooking another three minutes

small handful mint leaves chopped
handful of fresh corainder leaves

Chop the herbs and add to the mince

Cooked noodles
Lettuce leaves
Chopped peanuts

Scoop mince into a lettuce leaf, add some noodles and peanuts. Roll up and eat. Add sweet chili sauce or any oriental hot sauce if you like.

Spanish chicken with chickpeas and chorizo

22/10/2017 / Neville / 0 Comments

Awesome and easy.

1 lemon
1 chicken
1tbs sweet paprika
oil
seasoning
850g potatoes cut into chunks
220g chorizo cut into chunks

Zest the lemon. Save the zest and cut the lemon in half. Stick it inside the chicken. Oil the chicken and coat with paprika. Season. Heat the oven 200C/180C fan. Put the chicken in an oven tray. Toss the chorizo and potatoes in oil and put around the chicken. Cover with a tent of foil. Roast 30 minutes

1 whole garlic bulb, cloves peeled and left whole
1 lemon cut into wedges

Add to the oven tray among the potatoes and roast another 30 minutes

2 x 400g cans chick peas drained
200ml hot stock
200ml white wine
2 pinches of saffron

Add the chickpeas to the tin. Mix the other ingredients and pour around. Take the foil tent off and roast another 30 minutes. Check for done-ness and give a bit more time if not cooked, then let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle over some chopped parsley if you have some.

300g Greek Yoghurt
Lemon zest you saved from earlier
Pinch of paprika

Mix up and serve with the chicken. A crusty baguette is all you need. Plus wine or a cervezas of course.

Greek Chicken Tray-bake

01/10/2017 / Neville / 0 Comments

Looks after itself. Quantities are irrelevant, just use as much as you need!

Heat the oven to 200C (fan 180C)

Chicken breasts, thighs or a selection of chicken joints
New potatoes halved

Place in a roasting tin and toss about with a good glug of olive oil, and seasoning.

Roast 30 minutes

Handful of cherry tomatoes
Handful of black olives
Feta cheese crumbled
Fresh marjoram or oregano leaves
dash of red wine vinegar

Add to the roasting pan and return to the oven for 25-30 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the potatoes are soft in the middle. Serve with a green vegetable or salad.

Greek lemon chicken skewers

09/07/2017 / Neville / 0 Comments

Serves four:

4 skinless chicken breasts
1 teaspoon salt
2 tbsp plain yogurt
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp minced fresh oregano or marjoram
freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 Tbsp olive oil

Chop the chicken into 2cm cubes. Mix everything together and leave to marinate for 1 hour.

The above plus

2 lemons, thinly sliced

Thread on skewers and grill until charred on the outside and no pink shows on the inside.

Serve with pittas and tzatziki

Turkey and Chorizo Burgers

03/06/2017 / Neville / 0 Comments

This is my favourite non-beef burger. You can make this with turkey leg mince or chicken thigh mince. Breast mince will be too dry.

500g turkey or chicken mince
120g diced chirizo
1 tsp smoked paprika

Whizz skinned, boned thighs in a food processor with the chorizo, or if using mince, finely dice the chorizo and munch to mix. Form into burgers. Grill, fry or BBQ. Best served in a brioche bun with lettuce, mayo, tomato and melted cheese.

Chicken and Mustard Traybake

20/11/2016 / Neville / 0 Comments

All-in-one bake, you don’t need anything else for a meal.

1 chicken jointed, or the equivalent in thighs
300g new potatoes
1 tbs wholegrain mustard
1 tbs honey
1 tbs olive oil
1 lemon, zest and juice
3 cloves garlic
150g frozen peas
200g fresh spinach
Salt and pepper

Find yourself a nice big metal roasting tray. Spread the jointed chicken and potatoes evenly around. Mix the mustard, lemon, oil, garlic. salt, pepper and honey, and coat the chicken and potatoes. Roast for one hour at 190C basting occasionally. Add the spinach and peas, and toss around. Roast another 5 minutes and swirl around again. Job done: serve the chicken, potatoes, vegetables and amazing juices.