Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Chili Over Spaghetti

Ingredients:

- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1/2 red onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 1 can of red kidney beans
- 1 cup red wine
- 500ml water or chicken stock

Chili seasoning:
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 3 tbs paprika powder
- 2 tbs red mexican chili powder
- 1 tbs cayenne pepper powder
- 1 tbs garlic powder
- 1 tbs onion powder
- 1 tbs cracked black pepper

Method:

1. Heat 3 tbs olive oil, add ground beef, cook until well done, add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes and add all the chili seasonings. Cook for another 3 minutes.

2. Add green and red pepper, cook for 2 minutes add canned tomatoes and red wine. Season with salt. Cook for 5 minutes then add water.

3. Simmer in low heat for 45 minutes, add the beans, cook for another 15 minutes.

4. Serve over spaghetti and sprinkle with chopped onion and grated cheese.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Lemon Chicken Over Linguini


Ingredients:

- Chicken Breast
- 1 big Lemon
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 5 cloves of garlic
- salt + pepper to taste
- 1 tbs butter
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1/2 pack of linguini
- 1/2 cup parsley
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1 cup white wine

Method:

- Cook the linguini, follow the instruction in the box.
- Slice chicken breast thinly, and pound it until flat between two plastic wrap. Season with salt and pepper and then coat the breast with flour lightly.
- Heat butter and olive oil in skillet in low medium, fry the breast both sides until cooked and remove from skillet, put them aside.
- Saute the garlic in the same skillet until brown, turn the heat to low, add white wine, immediately add the chicken back to the skillet, and 1 cup of water from the pasta or chicken stock.
- Season with salt+pepper and parsley, cook another 2 minutes.
- Serve over linguini, sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.

Serving 2 people



Thursday, January 17, 2008

Mie Bakso

Gara2 chatting sama jeng Eny, ngomongin bakso yang bikin laper apalagi lagi dingin2 begini, wow! aku langsung cabut ke korean store seberang kantor yg lumayan lengkap, beli deh bahan2 untk bakso, yang pasti ada tulang kaki yang masih ada sumsumnya itu...weleh2 semaleman aku nyruput2 tulang, sampe kangmas heran, kok ada makhluk yang doyan tulang? Juga aku nyoba bikin pound cake, ternyata hasilnya memuaskan, walau butternya banyak banget.
Ini dia hasilnya, sorry males nulis resep ah.

Mie Bakso


Pound Cake