Marinated Chicken Wings & Grilled Veggies

Now that the barbecue season is open here is a recipe, which is quick and will not break the bank.  This will make cheap meat into a very tasteful dinner.

Spicy Yoghurt Marinated Chicken Wings

Ingredients:

• 3 chicken wings (cut at the joints to make 6)
• 150g Plain yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon Garam Masala
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

Method:

1. After cutting the wings at the joint, place in a dish. 
2. Mix the garam masala and crushed garlic in the yoghurt tub, pour on top of the chicken and mix well making sure that all wings are coated.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

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Lemon and Herb Marinated Chicken Wings

Ingredients:

• 3 chicken wings (cut at the joints to make 6)
• 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Method:

1. After cutting the wings at the joint, place in a dish.
2. Mix the herbs with the olive oil in a cup, add the lemon zest and juice and mix well
3. Pour on top of the chicken wings making sure that the marinade covers all chicken pieces.
4. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

These 2 recipes can be both grilled in an oven or barbecued.

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Ingredients:

• 3 Carrots sliced lengthways
• 2 courgettes sliced
• Broccoli florets
• 2 large onions quartered
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon curry
• Sea salt

Method

1. Preheat the oven at the highest temperature.
2. Wash, cut and place all vegetables in a dish lined with baking paper.
3. Mix the olive oil with with curry and salt and drizzle all over the vegetables.
4. Place dish in the oven and put the oven temperature down to 200°C 
5. Roast for about an hour on until cooked to your liking.

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Spaghetti Vongole

I am not a huge fan of fish however this one with fresh shellfish was so good that I had to share it with you.  On my fathers recommendation, a trip to the farmers market is worth while.  Look out for the 'fisherman's wife' van, we have never been disappointed.

Ingredients

• 1 kg fresh vongole (managed to find fresh ones at the local farmers market)
• Garlic
• Cherry tomatoes, halved
• 500g spaghetti
• Salt & Pepper
• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• 200ml white wine
• Crushed chillies (optional)
• Parsley

Method

1. Put a pan of water for the pasta, to boil.
2. If you are using fresh vongole, sort through them and if there are any which are not tightly closed try to tap them sharply and if they do not close throw them away.
3. Add the pasta to the boiling water.
4. Quickly put a non stick pan on high heat add the olive oil.  When heated through put in the garlic, tomatoes, chilli, salt and pepper.
5. As soon as the garlic starts to colour put in the vongole and the white wine and close the pan with the lid.  Cook for about 4 minutes untill all vongole are open.  If there are any that did not open just toss them away.
6. Drain the pasta and add to the pan of vongole.
7. Stir for a further minute and serve immediately with some chopped parsley and a drizzle of olive oil.

Enjoy! And as a friend of mine always says... 'fresh fish makes all the difference'  

Dedicated to you Jen!

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Denci (Dentex) Fillets

Ingredients

• 1 Denci fillited
• Cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 Green bell pepper
• 1/2 Orange bell pepper
• 1 cup pitted olives
• 1 cup tomato puree (passata)
• Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper

Method

1. Drizzle a hot non stick pan with olive oil and cook the denci fillets for about 5 minutes.
2. Toss in the chopped bell peppers and cook until softened.
3. Add the cherry tomatoes, olives and tomato puree and season to your liking
4. Let it simmer for about 15/20 minutes until you have a thick sauce.

Goes well with potato salad.

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Summery Salad (with leftovers)

While preparing stuffed zucchini I had some left over minced meat, being summer and its already hot I wanted to do a quick fresh salad and the following delicious receipe was created. 

Ingredients

• Cooked minced meat (seasoned with salt, pepper and some curry)
• Half cucumber thinly sliced
• 1/4 orange bell pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• Paprika

Method

1. Put the sliced cucumber in a colander and strain as much water as possible from the cucumbers
2. Mix the cooked minced meat with the cucumber, bell pepper and chopped basil. 
3. Mix in the mayonnaise and sprinkle some paprika.
4. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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Salmon Parcels

Ingredients

• 1 roll of ready made puff pastry
• 2 Salmon fillets
• 1 large onion
• 2 tomatoes
• Salt & Pepper
• Curry (optional)
• Olive Oil

Method

1. Cut in half the rolled out pastry and set on a baking sheet.
2. Place the salmon and the remaining ingredients on top of it, drizzle with olive oil.
3. Close the pastry and prick with fork.
4. Move the baking sheet with the salmon parcels onto a baking sheet and cook in a preheated oven for 30 minutes or until brown at 190°C

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