Homemade Chicken Burger

Takeaway night in our house is usually on a Friday or on a Saturday, but this Friday night we decided to eat in and make out very own chicken burgers.  I don't like cooking on a Friday, after work everyone is tired and who wants to cook, but this one we did...and oh my word did I cook....As in my husbands own words "this is the best chicken burgers I've ever tasted"  And I must admit they were damn good....crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside...definitely one of our favourites from now on...


So here we go:

What do we need:

Fillet Chicken
Flour
Eggs
Crumbs - I take my crumbs and mix a good selection of spices into it, beef spice, mix herbs, Parmesan cheese spice....and of course some salt and pepper, and aromat.
Spices
Cling wrap


1.  Take 1 piece of fillet and wrap it in cling wrap....now when I say wrap I mean:  take a square piece and place the chicken in the middle and fold one side of the cling wrap over the chicken to cover it.  Now take your meat hammer...and have some fun....smash that chicken...ok ok...just not to much fun...This softens the chicken.

     

 2.  I cut the chicken in halve, but it's up to you.  Place some flour in a place or a flat surface and "pat" the chicken in it...make sure that the chicken pieces are nicely covered by the flour.

3.  Warm your pan with a little bit of oil, it's better if the pan is nice and warm before you place your burger in...Now "dunk" piece by piece into the egg mix and then into your crumb mix...and then into your pan

Remember to turn the "burger" around until they are cooked nice and brown, keep your stove heat on low so that they don't burn.   

 And then enjoy on a bun with some cheese sauce and maybe some chips on the side...yum yum

French Toast (Specially made)

I can't take the credit for making the next recipe...My hubby is now the King of French Toast in our house...he makes the best ever.  And we all love them especially on Sunday mornings served with syrup for the sweet tooth or savoury put cheese on top and some bacon bits.  One of my favourite times is breakfast....the best way to start out a day is with an awesome breakfast.


So here we go:

What do you need

1/ 2 eggs per person
Slices of bread
oil

1.  Get everything that you need together, mix the eggs with some milk, now take one of your slices of bread and dunk it through the egg mixture on both sides, make sure that it's nicely covered with egg.

2.  Heat your pan adding a little butter and then add your dunked slice of bread.  Turn the bread around, cook both sides until golden brown.

When they are nice and brown serve them...at our home we have different tastes, i like them with golden syrup, and my husband likes them with cheese.

We have come up with a new fun way to eat our french toast which is to deep fry them after they have been made...yes yes I know absolutely not the healthest way to them but boy oh boy they sure are good.  Dipped in some golden suryp you just can't go wrong.

Alfredo Pasta

I Love Pasta...yes I think i have said it before...I Love Pasta...To me it is the most comforting food you can make...ok ok pasta and ice cream.  It is also one of the quickest meals to cook for dinner...I think I might be an Italian inside...This recipe is an favourite of mine, it is really easy and tasty too. 

So here we go:

What would you need

Spaghetti/ Fettuccine
Cream
Bacon or Ham
Mushrooms
Onions

1.  Start cooking the pasta, boil water in a pot, i usually pour some oil in with the water (this is so that the pasta doesn't stick to each other)...Then put in your pasta...

2.  Chop your onion and sprinkle oil in a pan and fry up your onions so that they are golden brown, as in the picture below.

3.  When your onions are golden brown then go ahead and add your bacon..I also added some cheese grillers when the bacon was nice and crispy.  When it's all nice and cooked add your mushrooms. 

4.  When your pasta is cooked you can strain it from the water.  Pour the pasta into a bowl and sprinkle some cheese over it..I love Aromat so I also sprinkle some aromat over the pasta and the cheese.  And then you can add all the other ingredients except for the cream.

5.  Lastly take your cream a pour it into the same sauce pan you used to cook the bacon into...this is so that the cream can pick up the flavour of the bacon..  Bring the cream to boil and let it simmer, just for a couple of minutes.  I sometimes add some flour just so to thicken the sauce.  Add some Parmesan cheese and walla your done...Pour over the pasta and enjoy.

Enjoy with a nice green salad...let the flavours transport you...

Panneloni (Twist on Canneloni)

This recipe is one of my husbands favourite, it happend quite by accident that I made it this way.  It is a twist on the Italian favourite Canneloni, I didn't have the original pasta noodles so I had to improvice and it worked out so well and so tasty.  We served it with some homemade garlic bread and a fresh garden salad. 

This recipe is exctremely filling and works very well when serving a lot of people...just one warning....don't attempt the recipe is you don't have lots of time, because it does take a lot of effort with all of the preparation and the ingredients....well enjoy.

So here we go:

Printable Version

What would you need

Since I have blogged about three of the magor parts of this recipe I have added the links....they are in the order that you might want to make them and prepare before you can start with the method as I will explain now.

1.  Pancake recipe
2.  Mince recipe
3.  White sauce recipe

and now the assembly method:

1.  Take your pancake and add a good dollop of mince and then roll the pancake until you can't see the mince anymore.

2.  Now take some tomato sauce pour it at the bottom of your oven dish and spread it nice and evenly, then pour some white sauce over the tomato sauce....That is your first layer.  Now you can start putting the filled pancakes on top of the white sauce....start fitting pancakes next to each other and make a layer.

3.  When you have completed one layer pour over some white sauce and then some tomato sauce...

4.  Sprinkle some grated cheese over the tomato sauce and then start making another layer with the filled pancakes.  Depending on your oven dishes it will also depend on how many layers you have..

5.  After you have completed you last layer then cover the pancakes with white sauce and sprinkle some cheese on the top.

6.  Place in the oven at 180C and have the cheese melt and brown.

Enjoy and serve with a fresh green salad & garlic bread.

Spicy Beetroot (Make it yourself)

Cooking is one of the loves of my life and I love figuring out recipes...I love going to restaurants and then "steal" ideas on what to cook or how to make something new and exciting.  I have always loved beetroot, the sweet but yet a bit sour taste...love it love it...like everything else i wanted to make it myself, i was so nervous with my first attempt and it came out better than what we were buying in the stores...I would recommend that everyone should start making their own....Back to Basics..that is what the world is coming to...enjoy.

So what do you need:

Printable Version:

11/2 kg Beet
500ml Water
500ml Vinegar
500ml Sugar
2ml Salt
2ml Cloves
2ml Cinnamon

1.  Cut off both sides of the beetroot and then place it in a big pot.  Cover the beetroot with water as much as you need and cook until soft.

2.  Pour out the beetroot and drain the water.  What's nice about beetroot is you can just peel off the skin when it's done.  Take the same pot and now cut the beetroot into slices.  Heat up all of the ingredients into the pot and let it cook with the slices.  Let it simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes.

Spoon the beetroot with sauce into your glass containers and seal.  Keep it refrigerated.

And enjoy, it can be served with almost anything.

Plain old Mince (Ground Beef)

Some people say cooking is an art and yes in some degree they are correct, but you should love cooking first before it becomes your art...Once again I say I love cooking and I love creating and making things my own. 

Mince is one of the things that can be used with everything, especially if you don't know what to cook, just make some mince add some curry and peas and mix with pasta and there is another quick meal.  So here is an easy and favourable way to make mince, use this for Spaghetti Bolonaise, filling for sandwiches, Cottage Pie, "Pap" & mince...there are endless possibilities....Well enjoy

So here we go:

Printable Version

What do you need

Oil
Mince (Ground Beef)
Onions
Spice & or tomato paste

1.  First you chop up your onions and then pour a little oil into your pan, add the chopped onions, braze your onions until they are nice and brown. 

2.  Add your mince to the pan, add a bit of water, just so that the mince doesn't get burned and stuck to the pan.  When it has become more loose and has gotten some brown colour.  Then you can add your spice...I always add beef spice, soya sauce, herbs and salt & pepper...doesn't matter what or how I cook the mince...

3.  In the picture below I made the mince really sauce, but then it was actually a bit to saucy so I had to add some flour to thinking the sauce of the mince for the recipe that i was using it for.  When the mince is nice and brown you are ready to use and serve....Another idea is to make some mash & sweet peas, a nice gravy then you can eat.

Enjoy.