Hot Chicken Thighs

Ingredients:

6 chicken thighs, bones removed

For the sauce

 

225 grams onions, quartered

1-1½ scotch bonnet or other chillies according to taste, halved and seeded

50 grams root ginger, peeled and chopped roughly

½ teaspoon ground allspice

small bunch fresh thyme

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

120 ml white wine vinegar

120 ml dark soy sauce

How  to cook:

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and mix until smooth. Place the chicken in a large ball, pour over the sauce, cover and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight.

 

Grill the chicken for 30 minutes, basting now and then with the leftover sauce. As it cooks, the thick sauce will go quite black in places, but don't worry, as it falls off it will leave behind a really well flavoured, crisp skin, with lovely moist tender meat underneath. Take them in a plate and taste with parsley.

You can serve with rice, potatoes or whatever you like :) Kali oreksi!

Marinated Chicken Wings and Drumsticks

 

Ingredients:

 

6 chicken wings 

6 chicken drumsticks

 

Ingredients for marinade:

 

2 tablespoons honey

1¼ in piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

1 garlic clove, crushed

1½ teaspoon Chinese five spice

2 teaspoon soy sauce

3 tablespoon orange marmalade

½ teaspoon grated orange zest

1 tablespoon sesame oil

 

How to cook:

 

Slash the chicken drumsticks three to four times each with a sharp knife and place in a non-metallic bowl with the chicken wings. Mix together all of the marinade ingredients and pour over the chicken. Leave to marinate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

 

Once it has marinated, place the chicken on the barbecue and cook for about 20 minutes, brushing with any marinade left in the dish as it cooks. If it's colouring too quickly, move to a cooler part of the barbecue to cook more gently. It's important you cook the chicken all the way through.

 

Kali oreksi!

 

Ginger Chicken Skewers

Ingredients:

Small piece ginger
2 garlic cloves
Zest and juice 1 lime
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon curry powder
3 tablespoon smooth peanut butter
500 grams skinless chicken breast fillets
165 ml coconut milk
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

How to cook:

Peel the ginger and help them to finely grate it and tip it into a bowl. Repeat with the garlic and lime zest. Halve the lime and juice it, then mix it in a bowl with the honey, soy, curry powder and peanut butter. You can add a small splash of water if it is stiff. Then spoon two-thirds of the mix into a small pan and set aside.

Mix the chicken with the marinade you made. Cut the chicken into strips, tip it into the remaining third of the peanut-butter mix and stir well. Cover with cling film and chill for 3 hours. 

While the chicken is marinating, pour the coconut milk into the pan and stir together with the peanut butter mix. The sauce needs to be heated gently and stirred. 

Put the chicken on the skewers.  Heat the grill to high and brush the baking tray with oil. Put the skewers on the tray. Grill the skewers for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally. You can serve your chicken with french fries or noodles or rice. Whatever you want. Kali oreksi!

Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

55 grams butter
2 onions, peeled and sliced
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and finely diced
25 grams plain flour
1.2 litres chicken stock
450 grams cooked chicken, skinned and shredded
1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to cook:

Melt the butter in a saucepan and gently fry the onions, celery and carrots until they start to soften. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bring the mixture to the boil, stirring as you do so. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then reduce the heat until the mixture is simmering and simmer for 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Add the cooked chicken and cook until heated through. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper again. Stir in the parsley and serve. Kali oreksi!

Pie With Chicken and Almond

Ingredients:

1 Tenderflake deep dish pie shell - frozenFilling:
2 pieces of cooked chicken breast, cut in small pieces
10-12 green beans, cut off ends and cut in bite sizes, boiled in salted water for 10 minutes, drain
7-8 mushrooms, brushed, sliced
2/3 cup almonds, blanched, slivered
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspon paprika
Salt
Pepper
2/3 cup mozzarella cheese, gratedWhite Sauce:

2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup chicken broth, warm
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 egg yolks
Salt
Pepper

How to cook:

To prepare the sauce melt the butter, add the flour, salt and pepper, stir. Slowly pour the chicken broth in it while stirring constantly. They should blend very well. Let it cool down a little bit. Then add the lemon juice and egg yolks one at a time, whisk.

Toss all the filling ingredients into the white sauce except mozzarella cheese. Spread in the pie shell. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese all over the top.

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees and bake for about 35-40 minutes until the colour of the top turns golden. Kali oreksi!

Chicken With Cherry Sauce

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken
1 lemon, cut in 4 pieces
1 small onion, peeled
1 teaspoon oregano
2 tablespoon butter
SaltPepper
1 /4 cup sliced almond, roasted

Ingredients for cherry sauce:

1 cup cherry compote juice, light syrup
4 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon corn starch
1 1/2 cup cherries
1 tablespoon butter, unsalted

How to cook:

Wash the chicken and dry it with paper towel. Season with salt and pepper. Also season with oregano inside the chicken and place lemon wedges and onion inside. Spread the butter all over the chicken with your hand. Place chicken in a oven dish, cover with aluminum foil. Preheat the oven 250 degrees, cook for about half an hour. Remove the aluminum foil, reduce the heat to 180 degrees, cook another 1 hour. Let sit chicken 10 minutes, then cut in four.

To make the sauce place the sugar, honey, cinnamon and corn starch in a small pot. Slowly add 1 cup of cherry compote juice and stir constantly over medium heat. When it gets thicker, add in the cherries and butter. Cook for 1 more minute and turn the heat off.

Place the baked chicken pieces on a service plates. Pour the cherry sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with roasted almonds. Kali oreksi! 

Chicken and Artichoke Ravioli with Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil


3 cloves garlic,

minced
 2/3 cup shredded asiago cheese


2/3 cup shredded mozzarella


 Artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
(you can put as much as you like)

200 grams cooked diced chicken


Salt & pepper to taste



1 egg, beaten

How to cook: 

In a skillet cook the garlic in the oil. Add the artichoke hearts and sauté until soft.Add chicken and season with salt and pepper.Set aside and let the mixture cool.

When they become cold, combine artichoke mixture, mozzarella, and asiago cheese in a food processor.Lay out 1/2 of the wonton skins and place the filling in center of each skin. Brush edges with beaten egg.Top with another wonton skin and crimp edges firmly with ravioli cutter.Drop gently into boiling water and cook until tender, like 5 minutes.

Ingredients of Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce:


8 cloves of roasted garlic,

1/2 tablespoons butter


1 cup heavy cream


1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

How to cook the garlic sauce:

Melt butter in frypan and sauté the roasted garlic for 1 minute. Slowly add heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Stir in parmesan cheese and continue to mix.

Put ravioli on plate and top with sauce. Garnish with fresh parmesan cheese. Kali oreksi!

Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken

Ingredients

500 grams chicken
2 oz of Tequila
½ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of pepper
2 limes ( juiced)
2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro

How to cook

In a bowl combine tequila, lime juice, pepper, salt, and cilantro. Add chicken – mix it around so the chicken is well saturated with the marinade. Cover and put into refrigerater at least 1 hour or overnight. The best way to cook chicken for me is to grill it. So grill the chicken. The heat should burn off the alcohol of the tequila. Kali oreksi. 

Chicken with Lemon Flavor

                                                      Chicken with Lemon Flavor
Ingredients:

4 chicken breast
Kosher salt
Black pepper
4 tablespoons of flour
4 tablespoons of butter
1 cup of dry white wine
3/4 cups of chicken broth
1 lemon
3/4 cup heavy cream
Chopped parsley

How to cook: 

Clean the chicken breasts. Cover the both sides with salt and pepper and then put it inside the flour. Melt the butter with half glass of olive oil in a pan. Cook the chicken until they are golden. After they are ready, put them on a plate. Now we are going to use the butter sauce that is left. Pour a cup of dry white wine and a cup of chicken broth inside the pan. Squize one lemon's juice inside. Cook this mixture for a few minutes, stirring continously and allow it to thicken. When it is reduced, pour the cream and let it heat up for a few minutes.  Throw some chopped parsley inside and mix. Your sauce is ready. Now you can put it over the top of your chicken. Kali oreksi.

General Tso Chicken Balls

Ingredients:

For the Meatballs:
500 grams ground chicken
For the Sauce:
1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
How to cook:

2 teaspoons minced ginger

1/4 cup scallions, chopped

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 cup almond flour

1 egg

sun flower oil/olive oil

3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

3 tablespoons soy sauce 

1/4 cup water

3 tablespoons sugar substitute

1 tablespoon arrowroot powder

1/4 cup scallions, chopped

4 – 5 small dried chilies, seeded and chopped

Combine all of the meatball ingredients and mix thoroughly. Form into 16 balls and fry in oil over medium heat. 

To make the sauce:

Combine the sesame oil, vinegar, soy sauce, water, sugar substitute, and arrowroot powder in a small saucepan and mix until combined. Add the scallions and chili pepper and bring to a boil. Simmer for five minutes until thickened and remove from heat.

To serve:

Add the cooked meatballs to the thickened sauce and stir to coat. Garnish with more chopped scallions and chilis if desired.