It seems we’ve never actually added our Onion Rings recipe of the Pea Risotto recipe. Both are repeat visitors to our meals. So here goes:-
Onion Rings
Ingredients:-
1 Large Onion
2 Eggs beaten
Seasoned Flour (Gluten free in our case)
Method:-
(1) Peal and slice the Onion into rings of about 1cm thick.
(2) Dip into the beaten Egg.
(3) Coat with seasoned Flour
(4) Deep fry on a fairly high heat until golden brown.
(5) Place on kitchen paper to drain.
Pea Risotto
When I was last in Manchester working I bought some Sticky Rice from a Chinese supermarket. It is very “Sticky”! But idea for a Risotto.
Ingredients:-
1 Onion finely chopped
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
Frozen Peas
Chicken Stock
Risotto or Sticky Rice
Salt & Pepper
Oil
Method:-
(1) In a large pan, add the onion and gently sweat for about 10 mins until really soft.
(2) Add the Garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes on a low heat.
(3) Stir the Rice into the pan, increase heat to medium and sizzle the rice for 1 min.
(4) Add the Stock a little at a time and stirring continuously until the rice is tender and has a good creamy consistency.
(5) Add the Peas and season to taste stirring the peas in well.
We served these with marinated Pork ribs and home made Coleslaw.
It's a long time since we had Southern Style Chicken. Clearly in the tent a deep fat fryer wasn't an option. In the hostel we weren't allowed to use one and I killed our old one by accident but that's another story!
This recipe works either baked in the oven for the slightly healthier version or deep fried.
Ingredients:-
2 Chicken breasts
1 tub of Buttermilk
Plain (Gluten free if you wish) Flour for the deep fried version
1 bag of salted Tortilla chips for the oven roasted version
Chilli flakes
Garlic Salt
Hot Paprika powder
Mixed herbs
Salt and Pepper
Method:-
(1) Cut the Chicken into strips.
(2) Place in a bowl in the Buttermilk and refrigerate for a least 2 hours.
(3) Smash the Tortilla chips into crumbs for the oven roasted version.
(4) Season the Tortilla chip crumbs or flour with the remaining ingredients.
(5) Coat the chicken in either the seasoned Tortilla chips or flour.
(6) Deep fry or roast at 180c until golden brown
We served ours with hand cut chips, home made Coleslaw and Chilli Tomato Ketchup.