Shix Cooks: Roast Chicken with minty yoghurt

I adapted this recipe from this from Nigel Slater's simple suppers here http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/grilledprawnswithyog_92524

Ingredients:

 

To marinade:

1kg chicken wings

6 cloves garlic

1 inch ginger

6 red chillies

1 tbsp each of cumin, coriander, black pepper corn and tumeric 

A bunch each of mint and flat leaf parsley (cilantro)

Juice from 2 lemons

1/2 cup coconut milk

1/2 tsp salt

Dip:

2 tbsp yoghurt

Bunch of mint and flat leaf parsley

Method:

Blend all the ingredients for the marinade.   Marinade the chicken overnight.  Bake at 200 deg C for 30min. 

For the dip, finely chop the herbs and mix into the yoghurt. 

DONE! 

Shix cooks: Broccoli with beef

Cook time: 10 min

Prep time: 5 min (yes I kid you not)

4 cloves garlic

4 cloves shallots

1 inch ginger

100g sliced beef

1/2 head of broccoli 

4 stems of spring onions

3 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp fish sauce

1/2 cup water

1 tsp starch

Method:

1. In a pan, heat up some oil 

2. While that's heating up slice the onions, rough chop the garlic and matchstick the ginger. 

3. Throw in items in 2. into the pan and let it fry till soft. 

4. While that's happening, quickly cut the broccoli florets. 

5. Once onions are soft throw in the beef. 

6. After about 3 min, add in the oyster sauce and fish sauce. 

7. Stir it up the add the broccoli. 

8. Once the broccoli turns bright green, mix the starch and water and pour it in. 

9. Give it a final stir and we are done!

I cooked this, fried an onion omelet and deep fried some chicken ngoh hiang all at the same time and everything was done in 15 min (not incl cleaning up). So do give it a go. Nothing beats a home cooked meal.  

Shix Cooks: Steamed mussels

Steamed mussels - Inspired by steamed French mussels

Cooking time: 15-30 min

Prep time: 10 min

100g butter 

6 cloves garlic

1 tbsp crushed Szechuan pepper 

1 tsp dried tarragon

1/2 tsp salt 

1/2 cup vinegar (I used cider vinegar) 

1/2 cup water 

About 400g mussels

First melt the butter then add garlic, fry till softened. Then throw in the pepper and tarragon. Fry for abt 2 mins then add in the mussels. Mix it up then throw in the salt, water and vinegar. Boil everything for abt 15 min.