Make it, Bake it, Fake it: chicken

Paleo Chicken Burgers

October 23, 2014

Paleo Chicken Burgers

I have just spent the past 3 weeks travelling through the USA. I decided during this time, as I was not the one doing the cooking, it was easier to deal with the consequences of eating the dairy/gluten etc that make me feel rubbish. Really on the balance scale trying to figure out if feeling (more) lousy, was better than exerting more energy to chase down paleo style meals. So I went with diet rules out the window. Now I am back on the straight and narrow, and hoping to feel a ton better soon.

Maui sunset....what I would give to head back there!

So, I hadn't been to the supermarket since arriving in the country, and had some chicken mince, alongside the awesome veggies we get from our 'co-op'. Along came chicken burgers with nut seed butter satay, roasted veggies and avocado.

Paleo Chicken Burgers

(A reminder, that this is a throw together meal, and measurements are not necessarily accurate!)

Chicken patties

500g chicken mince

2 eggs

1/8 cup coconut flour

Chopped shallot (reserve 1/4 for sauce)

Salt and pepper

Chopped handful of coriander (reserve 1/4 for sauce)

1. Mix all together and shape into burger patties.

2. Spray hot fry pan with oil and cook patties on each side until cooked through.

Nut butter satay sauce

2 tablespoons nut butter of choice

3 tablespoons coconut cream

Squirt lime juice

Set aside coriander and shallot

1 tsp honey

Few drops of Tabasco sauce

Stir all together. Warm up if necessary!

Serve on lettuce leaves with avocado, veggies of choice including some roast vegetables such as zucchini, pumpkin, carrot and beetroot.

Paleo Chicken Burgers with Nut Butter Satay Sauce

I am loving getting back into some 'normal' food!

chicken

Millions of peaches...peaches for me!

March 09, 2013

Trying to decide on a dessert one day with the heaps of egg yolks left over from my meringues, and the thought of peach curd came to mind... Could it be done? It sure could! Then whilst I was buying peaches, I thought I would finally restock my chutney supplies. Nectarines, in my opinion, are interchangeable!

Peach Chutney

Ingredients

1 kg peaches, roughly chopped ( I didn't bother removing all the skin)

2 apples, roughly chopped

2 onions, roughly chopped

1/2 cup sultanas or raisins

2 cloves garlic crushed

2 red chillies, deseeded and chopped

2 cups apple cider vinegar

2 cup brown sugar

1 stick cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cloves

Instructions

Throw everything into your slow cooker. Put on high for 4-5 hours.

Once thickened, place into hot sterilised jars and store for when you need it next on ham, or cooked with chicken, or with cheese! Yum!

If you don't have a slow cooker, boil vigorously for a good hour in a large pot on the stove.

Peach Chutney Chicken

My slow cooker is back out...

So I bought a butterflied chicken (which was preherbed). I chopped up some peaches, zucchini and eggplant. Poured over some white wine (1 cup) and a good cupful of peach chutney and cooked on high for 4 hours. Yummy!

Served with some veggies... A tasty meal! Next time, however, I will use a boneless version of chicken, way too many little bones!!!