cb challenge winning recipes

Keralan cooking often uses tamarind and coconut milk in curry dishes. This particular dish doesn’t include coconut milk but has a hot, sour and aromatic flavour reminiscent of Keralan cuisine. To me, one important thing here is the slicing of the onions and tomatoes into ‘petals’. If you simply...

This pie is utterly decadent and extremely rich, so a little goes a long way. Ingredients: 16 Marie biscuits, Rich Tea biscuits or Digestive biscuits 60 gms grated coconut 75 gms unsalted butter, melted 185 gms chocolate chips 450 gms pecans, lightly toasted 200 gms sugar 2 tbsps golden syrup...

I had duck breast at a restaurant for a birthday celebration, and I was amazed by the flavor and texture: it wasn't just an expensive chicken breast. Instead, it was more like steak, but better, with a richness that I haven't had before. I decided to us a cast iron pan, because I like the...

You can use gluten-free bread for the breadcrumbs, if desired. "A 19th-century recipe from California for Codornices a la española (Spanish-style quail) was prepared by stuffing quails with a mixture of mushroom, green onion, parsley, butter, lemon juice and thyme. The birds were brushed with...

On my various travels to the Mexican coastal areas, I have always happily eaten fish tacos several times while visiting. I have been to Cancun, Cozumel, and Cabo San Lucas many times. In the coastal communities, fish tacos are often very similar in their components, using fried fish (generally...

This dish is widespread in Chinese restaurants and 'Tze Char' eateries in Singapore. It doesn't have a lot of ingredients and is quite easy to do though there are a couple of stages, one of which involves deep-frying, though that is very fast. Salted Duck Eggs are available in Asian...

Sweet and spicy chicken and shallots are complemented by tangy kefir yoghurt in this easy oven bake. You can substitute Greek style yoghurt if you can't obtain kefir. Ingredients (serves 2 to 3) 3 chicken thighs, skin on, bone in. 3 banana shallots, peeled and halved lengthways A few fresh...

Savoury sweet potato doughnuts Preparation & cooking time ~30-35 min | 9 large doughnuts These doughnuts are cooked in the oven and tossed around in oil-butter mixture to add color and crisp. Ingredients / dough ✧ ~330 g/0.73 lb sweet potato (~1/2 large sweet potato) ✧ 50-70 ml/0.25 cups...

SALAME DI CIOCCOLATO (CHOCOLATE SALAMI) with Cranberries and Amaretto This is a decadent desert and biscuit log that is incredibly easy and allows for plenty of customisation with other flavourings. I originally created this recipe specifically for the Cooking Bites Dark Chocolate challenge...

Makes 4 smallish servings, about 2 scoops each. Recipe can be increased easily. I just didn't want to make too much since I'd never made anything like this before. It tastes exactly like its name. 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream 3/4 cup half and half 3/8 cup sugar Pinch salt 3 large egg yolks...

Quinoa Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce. 1 cup Ouinoa 2 cups water 1 egg 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano 1/4 cup bread crumbs 1 or 2 pieces of Canadian (back) bacon -- may substitute ham 1 egg (poached) 3 egg yolks 1 TSP Dijon Mustard 1 TSP fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup melted butter Cayenne...

Berbere Beef Barley Wine Soup: Ingredients: 1) Stewing beef - 1 cup 2) Barley - 1/8 cup dry 3) BerBere spice mix - 2 tblspns. 4) Garlic - 1/8 cup 5) Scallions - 1/8 cup 6) Tomato - 1 7) Mixed Vegetables - 1/8 cup 8) Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon - 1/4 cup 9) Water - as required Procedure: 1)...

I wanted to make something that was garlic forward. You can't get much more forward than using 4 heads of garlic. Garlic soup is part of the cuisine of several countries, perhaps most famously Spanish cuisine (sopa de ajo). There are different ways to prepare a garlic soup, so I didn't feel bad...

Pears poached in spiced red wine is a great classic recipe. I added a cheeky Scotch Bonnet chilli for a surprise kick. The pistachio ‘custard’ with rose water provides a creamy sweet aromatic contrast to the spice. Roll the pastry as thin as you dare for a super crisp result. Ingredients 5 -...

Chicken Soup with Corn Dumplings: NOTE: This recipe uses Turmeric & Black Pepper. Ingredients: 1) Chicken Half Breast - 1 2) Chicken Soup Broth or Bouillon - 1 to 2 Tspns. NOTE: For this recipe, Chicken Better Than Bouillon (BTB) was used. 3) Olive Oil - as needed 4) Lemon Juice - as...

This was a great lunch.... Ingredients 12 fresh sea scallops 6 cloves grated garlic 1 knob ginger, cut in to straws 2 finger limes 1 tbsp oil 1 large knob butter Method Heat oil in a frypan, then sear scallops briefly each side to colour...then set aside. Drain oil out of frypan, then...

Cut and soften the plums in a little butter and sugar. Follow the pics then bake at 200c (fan) for 20 mins

Celery crêpes with juniper berries Preparation 1 hour + shallow-frying 30 min About 8 crêpes (ø 20 cm), serves 4 (hors d'oeuvre/starter or snack) Ingredients 150-200 g prepared celery stalks (hard stems discarded) 5 dl skimmed milk 2 dl plain flour 2 eggs 7-8 juniper berries, crushed in...

SPIEDINI OF CHICKEN & ZUCCHINI W/ ALMOND SALSA VERDE Makes 6 servings Ingredients Salsa: 1 cup chopped fresh parsley 2 TBsp chopped almonds, toasted 2 TBsp chopped fresh chives 3 TBsp capers, chopped 1/2 tsp grated lemon rind 3 TBsp fresh lemon juice 1 TBsp olive oil 1/2 tsp chopped fresh thyme...

Ingredients 2 1/2 tbsp unhulled tahini 2 1/2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp kecap manis 2 tbsp fish sauce Juice of 1 lime 1 tsp sesame oil 2 stalks chopped lemongrass stalks 1 knob ginger grated 2 birdseye chilli chopped 1 clove garlic chopped 500 gms pork fillet cut to medallions Method Combine all...