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Chicken Maraq recipe from Oman

Our fictional trip around The World for £4 or less took us to Oman last night. This was one of our favourite recipes so far, with a new ingredient for us - Black Limes! These are dry preserved Limes which I found in the local Halal Continental shop. We only actually needed 2 but ended up with 500g. I can see these sneaking into all sorts of dishes. They really pack a citrus punch!
 
Ingredients:-
 
½ a small Chicken cut into portions – Drummer, thigh, wing, breast cubed etc.
A large knob of Butter or Margarine
1 Onion, chopped
2 cloves of Garlic, minced
Omani Spices (See below)
¼ of a tube of Tomato Paste
3 large Tomatoes, chopped
2 Black Limes, cut in half
1250 ml of Chicken Stock (We had our own in the fridge from the Chicken carcass Sue rended down a while ago – But Stock cubes are cool)
3 medium Potatoes, peeled and cubed
 
Omani Spices 
 
Ingredients:-
 
1 handful of chopped Coriander
Cumin
Cinamon
Black Pepper
Cloves
Turmeric
½ tsp of each dried ingredient.
 
Method:-
 
(1) Fry the Onion in the Butter / Margarine until golden and softened.
(2) Add the Chicken pieces and cook for a further 5 minutes.
(3) Add the Garlic, Omani Spices, Tomato Paste, chopped Tomatoes and Black Limes.
(4) Add the Chicken Stock and stir for 2 minutes.
(5) Add more water if the sauce seem too thick, but you are aiming for quite a thick sauce.
(6) Bring to the boil them simmer for 15 minutes.
(7) Add the Potato and simmer for a further 20 minutes until the Potato is softened but not breaking down.
 
We enjoyed ours with hand made Gluten free flat breads (Recipe Here), Turmeric Rice and a sprinkling of chopped Coriander to add a bit of colour. 
 

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Fusion Squid recipe

There was a 3 for 1 offer on seafood at the local supermarket a while ago. The baby Squid were part of my haul. So a very ‘Made Up’ stuffed Squid gig was created!

Ingredients:-

Stuffed Squid

Rice
Capers
The juice of a Lemon
1 Onion, finely chopped
Chorizo, finely chopped
Garlic Salt
Oil to fry
Turmeric
Olive Oil


Method:-

(1) Boil a small amount of Rice sufficient to make the major part of your stuffing. Drain and set aside to cool.
(2) Gently fry the Onion and Chorizo and add the Garlic Salt.
(3) Add mix all the ingredients except the Turmeric and Olive Oil in a bowl to create your stuffing.
(4) Stuff the Squid Bodies and use a Cocktail stick the close the open end.
(5) Mix the Turmeric and Olive Oil and brush over the outsides.
(6) Place under the grill and grill on both sides until the Squid is just cooked.

Ingredients:-

Battered Squid Heads!:-

Gram Flour
Salt & Pepper
1 Egg, beaten
Chilli Flakes

Method:-

(1) Mix the ingredients with enough water to make a stiff batter.
(2) Coat each head and deep fry until they pop up in the oil.
(3) Remove and drain on kitchen paper.

Sue made a stir-fry with Bok Choy, Red Peppers and Spring Onions. With a Tomato based sauce to drizzle and served over Rice Noodles this was a really tasty dinner. OK not everybody would want the deep fry heads staring at them, but we’re not squeamish like that!



 

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