À la Dankertier

Another real crowd-pleaser at the moment. We did this recipe 5 times in the last month. It is soooooooooooo good! The original is here . Quantities are for 4 people. Cut 350 g of chicken breast in thin slices. Here you want to take the time to make thin slice so it will be crispy and wonderful while cooking. Stripes are also ok, but then you won't have the perfect texture. Mix the chicken with pepper, 1.5 teaspoon of curry powder and 2 teaspoons of soy sauce . Put aside while preparing the rest. Prepare the dressing by mixing: ¼ cup peanut butter (smooth or not) 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp brown sugar 1½ tbsp sriracha (I put some smoky tabasco) 2 tbsp lime juice 6 tbsp coconut milk 2 tbsp water (adjust so the consistency is right, it will depend if you are using natural peanut butter or not) ¼ tsp salt In the original recipe, the salad is made up from 4 cups of mixed cabbage, shredded and 2 carrots, finely chopped . However,...

Yes, this week was "Indian week" :P I have made Naan several times before and never has it been so easy and great than when I used this Jamie Oliver recipe. For 6 Naans In a mixing bowl, mix a teaspoon of dry yeast with a teaspoon of honey and 125ml of lukewarm water . Wait a few minutes until it bubbles. Add a tablespoon (15g) of melted butter , as well as 3 tablespoons of natural yogurt . Mix well. Add 250g of flour (bread or white) , a little at a time, while mixing the dough. Once it is coming together, put it on a floured surface and work with your hands. The dough should be soft and elastic. If too dry, add a bit of water, if too wet, add a bit of flour. Knead for 5 minutes. Put the dough in a bowl, cover and leave in a warm place for an hour and a half, or until it has double in size. Punch the dough with your fist, divide in 6 and roll each portion into an oval. In the original recipe he says to flatten to 1.5cm, but I would advise to go thinner than this (...

We love Indian food. Ok. At this point one might wonder: is there any food you don't like!? Actually, YES! Anyway, point being: Indian food is great, but it is even greater when it is simple so one can prepare few dishes and make a "Indian buffet" of sort. This recipe is sweet and savory and so simple you will wonder where all this great flavor comes from. It is adapted from a Sorted Food recipe. For 4 people. Warm up the oven to 150C. Cut 500g of cooked chicken into bite size pieces (you can use beast or any other cut you might like). In a pan on medium heat, pour 300g of mango chutney , 2 teaspoons of garam masala and 2 teaspoons of curry powder . Bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Mix 500g of natural yogurt with 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise . Add the chutney mixture and the cut chicken. Pour in a oven compatible dish, cover and bake for about 40 minutes. Serve topped with sliced almond and coriander , on a bed of rice.

I love, love, love asiatic inspired meals. They are easy to prepare, easy to modify, loaded with vegetables and flavour they are awesome! This recipe is adapted from one recipe I found on the "SOSCuisine" website . For 4 people, heat 2 tablespoons of canola oil and a splash of sesame oil in a pan on medium-high heat. Add 400g of chicken (or tofu) and fry 5-6 minutes or until golden. Add 2-3 cloves of garlic , finely chopped and chopped vegetables . Here, you do what you want! I like: brocoli cut in small pieces, sliced pepper, zucchini, carrot, sweet peas, bean sprouts... If using vegetables with widely different cooking time, adjust the moment you are adding them to prevent over cooking*. Keep the heat high-ish so the vegetables will be fried and not poached. When they are al dente (after 5-7 minutes), add 2-3 green onions, finely chopped. While the vegetables are frying, prepare 250g of Chinese egg-noodles (or rice) according to the instructions on the package: do...

I bought the "Comfy food" package of the Jamie Oliver's application on my iPad a couple of months ago, thinking that this will help me to go through the grey winter months of Sweden. Well! In the last couple of weeks, we have been trying some of those recipe, and so far, so good! Most of those recipes look good, and every one that we've tried is good! Of course, we have made some small adjustments because Jamie is a little bit like our Quebec Ricardo: they both expect that we have a nice bio garden or a bio farm in our backyard... Well, WE DON'T!!! Sometimes, we can't have our little nice bio eggs, or the best quality of happy lamb meet... Bottom line, we cut some corners but the results are still sooooooo good! Here is our version, of Jamie Oliver's Spicy Shepherd's Pie, an English classic (revisited), for 4 peoples. Peel a piece (2cmx2cm) of fresh root ginger, 3 cloves of garlic . Add in a food processor half a red bell pepper and half a red oni...

It's one of my Swedish favorites. I discovered it a couple of years ago when I was here for the first time, and I fell in love with it. Being a non-cardamom fan myself, it took quite a particular twist to bring me to that state! Here, you can use your favorite recipe for a sweet bun's dough, or the following (it needs to be a sweet enough dough. I found the recipe here . In a bowl, mix together 300 ml of lukewarm milk , 175 ml of melted butter (or oil) and 175 ml of white sugar .  In another small bowl, mix a liter of flour with 1.5 tablespoon of instant yeast and 1 teaspoon of cardamom (I put 1.5 to 2!) . Gradually incorporate the dry mix to the wet one, mixing vigorously at the same time. At some point, you will have to use your hands to continue the job. Knead the dough for 5-10 minutes, or until soft and elastic. Divide the dough in 3 equal parts and let them rise in a warm place for 30 to 45 minutes. Once the balls have double in size, roll them into ropes and br...

This is an extremely easy, fast and cheap recipe. I just did it and was again surprised, that it took less than 30min, including cutting and cooking, from the fridge into the bowls. It's a recipe of my mom's old cook book, which almost falls apart, since it's from good old GDR times ;). Originally it's supposed to contain leftover meat, which has to be cooked long, or intestines, you won't eat otherwise. My mom altered it into a nice fashioned, anytime doable meal. We made a lot, either just for us or in big quantities, which is also straight forward. You just need a few ingredients, and with a twist you can do it all in one pot: I simply fry the stuff in a deep soup pan and add hot water from a kettle. If you don't have one, fry everything in a pan, boil water in the pot and add it. Cut and fry 200g onions , 100g Bacon and 2 cloves garlic in a deep soup pan (at least 3l). Meanwhile cut 500g of big Hot Dog sausage* in stripes and dice a few gherkins ....

Weekends are special right now (one could argue they always are... but I mean culinary-wise). We are working like crazy during the week, eating good, but fast prepared stuff. During the weekend, we take the time to impress each other with amazing food. In Quebec we have a very popular chef whose name is Ricardo. I personally tried many of his recipe and always found them delicious (even though sometimes he pushes a little on the fresh stuff... not everyone has a farmers' marker in their back yard!!!). It's then no surprise that when I decided to cook Paella I found a good recipe on his website. The original recipe is here . But I also decided to copy my version :). I fried a little piece of chicken (maybe the equivalent of a small breast) that I cut before in bite size portions. I salted and grounded some pepper and waited until brown. I put aside and add 1 yellow bell pepper and 1 big onion , diced. I also add 3 pieces garlic , finely chopped (we loooooooove garlic!) a...