Spicy Hot Basil Minced Meat

This is one simple recipe that a friend of mine, who doesn’t know how to cook shared with me. Good try!

Ingredients:

5 red chili padi, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
300g minced meat
1 pack of basil leaves
3 Tbsp Olive oil

Methods:

1. Marinade minced meat with white pepper, salt, soy sauce and coriander seeds powder. Mix well.

2. Heat up oil in a wok, add garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant. Add marinated chicken and stir-fry for two to three minutes until just cooked through.

3. Serve with fragrant rice.

Note: Be caution with the chili padi when you chopped. Avoid touching the chili seeds, as it causes the hot sensation.

Winnie’s Lemony Herbs Baked Chicken with Vegetables

Lately, I was bored with regular rice with dishes. Hence, I went and check to ingredients made available in my refrigerator, thinking probably I can make something western for dinner instead. So, I found some chicken meat, lemon and dry herbs. So I came up with something tasty, flavour filled and yet, it spices up your senses  gradually. The taste? Well, it’s spicy, sour, sweet, salty…AND It’s yummy and healthy..

Now, let me share you, my very own ‘Winnie’s Baked Lemony Herbs Chicken with Vegetables’ recipe:

Ingredients:

Part A – Seasoning: Mix the dry herbs all together in a bottle, shake it and spread it in a casserole dish
(You can put any herbs or spices available in your kitchen)
1 tsp Whole Rosemary
1 tsp Mixed Herbs
1 tsp Chili Flakes
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Parsley
1 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Salt

Part B – Seasoning: Mix all saucy seasoning together and apply it on the chicken.
1 Tbsp Tabasco sauce (Optional, if you like hot & spicy)
1 Tbsp Heinz Mustard Sauce
1 Tbsp Black Pepper Sauce

Part C:
2 whole chicken thighs; cut in big pieces, remove excess fat, wipe dry with kitchen tissue
1 Lemon, squeeze lemon juice into the casserole dish
1/4 cup Red Wine
10 Cherry Tomatoes, cut “X”
1 Carrot, sliced
1 Medium-sized Onion, diced
12 cloves Garlic, cut halve
Aluminium Foil

(Illustration above for method number 2)

Methods:
1. Preheat the oven at temperature of 180°C.
2. First, spread the part A seasoning into casserole dish.
3. Then, place the chicken into the casserole dish and make sure the seasoning is covered with the chicken. Next, put together the tomatoes, carrot, onion, garlic all around the chicken.
4. Brush the part B seasoning onto the chicken.
5. Pour in the squeezed lemon juice and red wine to cover half of the chicken
6. Cover the casserole dish with aluminium foil and cook in the oven for 1 hour.
7. Uncover and cook for a further 20 minutes to brown the chicken.
8. Serve with baked potatoes.
Freestyle: You may served with mashed potatoes, pasta, rice.

Place the potatoes into the zipper bag and mix with the seasoning & baked it for 20mins. (Ingredients: Olive oil, 1 tsp Flour, Cajun spices, Parsley, Salt and Black Pepper)

Note: This recipe serves 2 pax.