Showing posts with label Snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snacks. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Salt and chilli chicken wings

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You will need........
12 chicken wings
Freshly ground salt and white pepper - vital that it's fresh
3-6 fresh green & red chillies, minced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
Spring onion for garnish
Lime wedges for garnish
Oil suitable for deep frying

*Cut all the wings at the joint
*Score each of them at an angle a few times
*Rub them in a lot of sea salt
*Deep fry them in very hot oil
*Remove when golden brown and sprinkle liberally with more salt
*Fry some garlic, red/green chillies and spring onions and garnish wings with them, then serve with a wedge of lime and white pepper to taste

They should be very salty (in a good way) and with crispy skin and very juicy tender flesh.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Tuna melt

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A quick, tasty snack for when you're on the run!

You will need..........
1 low carb wrap (I used Empower)
Tin of tuna in springwater
1/4 cup of mayonnaise
1 tbsp mild mustard
Freshly ground salt and pepper
1 cup of grated cheese
2 tbsp chopped spring onion
Low carb tomato sauce or you can blitz up your own using fresh tomatoes, garlic and basil

*Drain the tuna and mix together with the mayo, mustard and salt/pepper
*Spoon the mixture into the middle of the wrap and roll up tightly
*Top with tomato sauce, grated cheese and spring onions and finish off in a hot grill till the cheese has melted

Tandoori lamb cutlets

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This Indian inspired dish makes a beautiful entree or snack. Ideally, marinate the meat overnight to really let the flavours penetrate but if you plan on making them today, 4 hours will do

10 lamb cutlets
Tandoori paste
Lemon wedges to serve

*Score the meat at an angle a few cms apart then run with the paste and refridgerate
*Let the cutlets cool to room temperature before cooking, you should remove them from the fridge at least 45 mins before cooking
*Heat a griddle pan till lightly smoking then add a splash of olive oil and finally, the cutlets. Turn them only once and remove when they are charred

Garnish with fresh coriander. You could make a garlic sauce to accompany this.