Archive for August 2009
Baked Lemon Chicken Recipe
Baked Lemon Chicken Recipe
Ingredients :
4 | Spring chicken |
2 | Medium chopped onions |
1 | Spring onions, chopped |
2 | Red chilies, chopped |
2 cloves | Garlic, crushed |
1/4 cup | Peanut oil |
1/4 cup | Lemon juice |
4 | Spring chicken |
Method :
- Cut the chicken in half along the breast and backbone.
- Press down on each half to flatten it slightly.
- Combine the onion, spring onion, chili, garlic, oil and lemon juice in a food processor and process until smooth.
- Spoon the mixture over the chickens; cover and marinade for 1 hour or overnight in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to a moderate 180oC.
- Using tongs, remove the chickens from the marinade, reserving the marinade.
- Place the chicken in a baking dish in a single layer.
- Bake for 40 minutes, or until cooked and browned, brushing occasionally with the marinade.
- Serve with rice or noodles, and a vegetable dish.
Source: indonesianrecipes.com
Baked Fish Recipe (IKAN BANDENG)
Baked Fish Recipe
(Ikan Bandeng)
If you can get some large banana leaves to wrap the fish in, do so. They give a subtle and appetizing fragrance and look exotic when the dish is served at the table.
Ingredients :
1.5 kg | Medium-size snapper or jewfish |
1 | Medium onion, chopped |
2 cloves | Garlic |
1 teaspoon | Finely chopped fresh ginger |
2 tablespoons | tamarind liquid |
1 tablespoon | Dark soy sauce |
1 tablespoon | Oil |
1 teaspoon | Sambal ulek, optional |
1 teaspoon | Salt |
1 teaspoon | Ground turmeric |
3 tablespoons | Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves |
Banana leaves or foil for wrapping |
Method :
- Wash fish and dry well with paper towel.
- Score the flesh diagonally on each side.
- Put onion, garlic, ginger, tamarind liquid, soy sauce, oil, sambal ulek, salt and turmeric into blender container, cover and blend until smooth.
- Rub blended mixture well into the fish on both sides and put remaining mixture inside body cavity.
- Put fish on 2 or 3 large pieces of banana leaves in a baking dish, sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves and fold banana leaves over to enclose the fish.
- Secure with bamboo skewers.
- Bake in a moderate oven for 35-40 minutes or until fish is cooked.
- Oven temperature should be 170oC-190oC.
- When ready to serve, the flesh will look milky white and flake easily when tested with a fork.
- Replace banana leaves after testing, lift fish on to a serving plate and open banana leaves at the table.
- Serve hot.
Source: indonesianrecipes.com