French Onion Soup

 French Onion Soup.........10 servings:

Ingredients:
1.5 lt. water or clear vegetable broth (recommended)
750 gm cooking onions, sliced
3-4 bay leaves
150 ml red wine
2 tea spoons oregano, dry
2 tea spoons thyme, fresh
1/4 tomato paste
1 tea spoon sugar
1/2 tea Tabasco sauce
2 tea spoons butter
2-3 tea spoons Worcestershire sauce
* 2 tea spoons soup base, (vegetable or chicken)
* salt-pepper

-Home made crostini
-Gruyere cheese <Sliced/shredded>


Method:
Saute the onions with butter on a medium heat with bay leaves and oregano, till it's soft and then add the rest of the ingredients  <except thyme and salt-pepper> and continue cooking for about 15 minutes, season with salt-pepper. Serve hot with some some crostini and Gruyere.

Country Style corn Chowder

Corn Chowder (Vegetable).....10 servings:

NB: IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT NON VEG THEN SIMPLY ADD 1 CUP OF CHOPPED BACON!

Ingredients:

250 ml. cream of corm or pureed corn
100 ml. heavy cream
1/2 cup chopped cooking onions
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 tea spoon chopped garlic
2-3 bay leaves
1/4 cup chopped leeks
1/2 tea spoon honey or sugar
2 tea spoons olive oil or butter
250 ml. water
2 tea spoons corn starch mixed with 1/2 cup cold water! <Slurry>
* salt-pepper


Method:
Saute the onion, garlic, leeks, celery with the butter/oil and then add the bay leaves, mix it. Add the water, cream of corn, bring it to boil and continue cooking for 10-15 more min on a low-medium heat. Add the corn starch and mix it well, Add the sugar, Season it with salt-pepper. Serve hot with your choice of garlic bread or pita!

Very flavourful and easy to make.

Yummy Plantain Fries

Yummy Plantain Fries              10 servings <Snacks>:

Ingredients:
10 plantains, peeled, Rondelle cut/round cut
(Make sure after cutting them, put them immediately in cold water mixed with a bit of salt otherwise it will turn black!)
500 ml cooking oil <Any kind>
* salt-pepper
1/4 tea spoon chipotle spice
1 tea spoon brown/white sugar
2 tea spoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/4 tea spoon cumin, ground
1 tea spoon Parmesan cheese

Method:
First, strain the plantain. Dry them up either with a clean cotton kitchen towel or paper towel. Deep fry those plantain. Get rid of the cooking oil as much as possible. Now, in a bowl mix and toss those plantains with the rest of the spices. Serve hot with your choice of ketch up, mayonnaise or any other preferred sauce!

Tropical wild rice salad

Tropical wild rice salad          10 servings:

Ingredients:
5 cups wild rice, cooked/ready to be used
1/2 cup red pepper, small cubes
1/3 cup cilantro/coriander, chopped
1/2 cup raisins, washed
1.5 cups mayonnaise
1/3 cup dry Apricots, small cubes
1 tea spoon curry powder (Can be replaced by turmeric powder as well!)
1/2 tea spoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 tea spoon white sugar
1/2 cup dry cranberries
1/2 tea spoon rice vinegar (Can be replaced by white vinegar as well, but not recommended!)
1/4 tea spoon salt
1/4 tea spoon black pepper, ground


Method:
In a bowl mix everything till you see they all are well blended and well mixed. Make sure you use your hands not any spoons or any other utensils!  It's a very refreshing salad throughout the year!

Home made chicken rib sauce

Home made chicken rib sauce:      1 Batch:

Ingredients:
100 ml honey
400 ml ketch up
1/2 tea spoon soy sauce
1 tea spoon black pepper, ground
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tea spoon HP sauce
1/2 tea spoon lemon/lime juice, freshly squeezed
1 tea spoon strained juice of horse radish
1/3 tea spoon oregano, ground
1 tea spoon garlic paste, fresh

Method:
In a big bowl, mix all of the mixture using a wire whisk.

This amazing home made chicken rib sauce could be used to bake/BBQ or even marinate any sort of meat.

NB: Always keep it in the fridge!

Universal Green Salsa

Universal Green Salsa:   

Ingredients: 
250 gm. Tomatillos, chopped
25 gm. cooking onions
15 gm. garlic
1/2cup fresh coriander/cilantro, washed
1/2 tea spoon smoked paprika
50 gm. brown sugar
25 gm. red pepper
2 tea spoons lime/lemon juice, fresh
1/4 tea spoon yellow mustard, paste
1/2 cup aloe vera
2 tea spoons dill pickles
1 tea spoon olive oil
* salt-pepper

Method: 
Put all the ingredients in the food processor and blend it till it gives you a 'Relish' texture! 

You can save it in your fridge for at least 2 months as it has lots of natural preservatives. 

It's a perfect home made tasty, healthy and unique condiments for any dish...you can try it with any fish cutlets, beef/chicken/lamb curry, deep fried smelts and even you can use it for making nachos <Instead of using regular salsa> and you can use it for any dishes!

Bacon-Tuna Cutlet

Bacon-Tuna Cutlet:     (10 portions)

Ingredients:

200 gm. <Canned> tuna, rinsed
1/3rd cup boiled potatoes (Mashed)
1whole egg
3-4 tea spoons of garlic, cooking onion
1 tea spoon of ginger, minced
1/4th cup frozen green peas
1/4th cup bacon bits, fresh
1/4th cup leeks, chopped
1/4th cup coriander/cilantro, chopped
1/2 tea spoon lemon/lime juice
3-4 tea spoon heavy cream
* salt-pepper

500 ml. canola oil
2 whole eggs, beaten
1/4th cup flour
1 cup bread crumbs

Method:

In a big bowl, mix all of the ingredients except the green colour coded items. Then quickly make 20 portions of dumpling out of the mixture you just made. If you want you can also give them different shapes as you want. Now, take 3 different shallow bowls where you individually put the 2 whole eggs <Beaten>, 1/4th cup flour & 1 cup bread crumbs. Now, one by one roll the dumpling first in the flour then dip in the beaten eggs and then in the bread crumbs. Now, deep fry those dumplings to a nice and golden colour. Serve it hot with your choice of mayo, mustard, ketch up and anything else what will make you happy. It's very tasty and easy to make. Great for guests.