Potato Side Dishes

Coucou,

We know that potatoes can be cooked in many different ways and all of them are delicious. If rice or noodles in Asia is a main dish and also an essential part of culture but here, people eat more potatoes as a side dish most of the time. I personally eat both rice and potatoes but not too much potato or too often.

I had a few potato recipes here and these potatoes looks great and perfect side dish.

HASSELBACK BAKED POTATOES

Ingredients:

4 potatoes, cleaned and leave skin

4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

3 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoon parmesan cheese

1/2 teaspoon paprika

Salt and pepper

METHOD:

- Preheat oven 220° and prepare baking tray.

- Cut potato into thin slices but do not cut all the way through.

- Combine olive oil, garlic, parmesan, paprika and salt and pepper.

- Insert pinches of the mixture in between the slits of the potatoes. Rub the outsides of potatoes with olive oil.

- Bake for 40-50 minutes and the potato should be a bit crispy.

- Garnish with additional parmesan cheese and salad.

OVEN ROASTED POTATOES

Ingredients:

10 potatoes, cleaned, leave the skin and cut into half

2 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

1/4 teaspoon chilli powder

Pinch of turmeric powder

Salt and pepper

METHOD:

- Preheat oven 220° and line the baking dish with aluminium foil.

- Season potatoes with all the ingredients and toss until the potatoes are well coated.

- Arrange the potatoes on the baking dish, cut side down.

- Bake for 20-30 minutes or until tender.

FRIED POTATO CURRY

Ingredients:

8-10 potatoes

1 onion, chopped

2cm ginger, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

1/2 teaspoon curry powder

1 teaspoon chilli powder

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

Salt to taste

METHOD:

- Clean potatoes, leave or peel the skins and cut potatoes into pieces.

- Heat little oil in frying pan and fry onion until fragrant.

- Add potatoes, garlic and ginger and cook for few minutes.

- Add garam masala, curry powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and season with salt and pepper.

- Cook the potatoes for another few minute or until all side turn golden and cooked.

Salted Caramel Brownies

Bonjour a tous,

I've made caramel cupcakes few weeks ago and I've made it again caramel brownies last few days and it is awesome. Caramel and chocolate makes these brownies taste so good. I used my homemade caramel sauce as a filling.

To make this brownies, it takes a little bit of time to prepare but it's well worth it at the end.

SALTED CARAMEL BROWNIES

Ingredients:

110g butter
150g chocolate chips or dark chocolate
120g sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
80g flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
200g caramel sauce

METHOD:

- Preheat oven 180° and prepare baking pan.
- In the medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar and chocolate and melt butter over low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Add the eggs one at a time and stir until incorporated.
- Stir in the flour and salt until just combined.
- Pour half this mixture into prepare baking pan and bake for 15-20 minutes and let it cool for 20 minutes.
- Pour the caramel over the cooked brownies and spread to the corners.
- Pour the rest of brownies mixture over the caramel and spread evenly.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until center is set.
- Cool completely before slicing.

Enjoy!

Thai Red Curry Prawns

Salut,

Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines because for me Thai food taste so unique and simply the best. Whenever I'm in Thailand, I simply cannot get enough of Thai food dishes. I cooked Thai food at home quite some time even though the taste it wasn't too spicy as real Thai food because mon mari aren't big fans of spicy food.

We liked curries even my family and we always have curries powder at home. This time I got thai red curry and cook it with prawns. It's a perfect dish, easy and recipe is so simple and fantastic flavour.

THAI RED CURRY PRAWNS

Ingredients:

300g prawns

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 onion, sliced

1 tomato, chopped

2 tablespoon red curry powder, (add little water to make paste)

1 cup coconut milk

1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice

Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD:

- Heat little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic and onion until fragrants.

- Add in curry paste and cook for a minute.

- Add tomatoes and coconut. Bring to boil and simmer for 4-5 minute.

- Add in prawns and cook for another few minutes or until prawns is cook and taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice.

Serve immediately with rice.

Voila, bon appetit!

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Bonjour a tous,

Cream of mushroom soup is a tasty, easy meal and they are a good choice during cold winter. We had mushroom soup for few days last week and I personally like the textures of fresh mushroom in the soup. I added also carrots and used heavy cream since I like my soup little bit thick.

Homemade cream of mushroom soup at home is always good and forget the canned stuff, this is a lot better and yet easy to make.

CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP

Ingredients:

2 cups sliced mushroom
2 carrot, sliced
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoon flour
2 cups water
1/2 cup light or heavy cream
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD:

- In a large saucepan, heat butter and olive oil and fry onion until fragrants.
- Add mushrooms and carrots and fry for a minutes.
- Combine flour and water and stir into mushrooms and bring to boil around 4-5 minutes or until thickend.
- Reduced heat, add cream, salt and pepper and simmer for another few minutes.
- Serve immediately.

Voila, bon appetit!

Ketchup Prawns

Hello everyone,

I must admit that I have used quite many recipe that asked for ketchup. So, tomato ketchup is one of the things that must have in my kitchen at all time. Whenever I make pasta, I love using ketchup and fresh tomato for the sauce.

Ketchup prawns, is an easy recipe using few ingredients like ketchup and bell pepper and it's really nice and we love it. For who do not like foods too spicy but a little sweet and salty sauce so this is a perfect recipe.

KETCHUP PRAWNS

Ingredients:

300g prawns
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2cm ginger, sliced
1 green pepper, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
4 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon white vinegar
Salt, pepper and sugar to taste
Oil for frying

METHOD:

- Heat oil in a wok or saucepan and fry prawn until cooked. Set aside.
- Leave the little oil in a wok and fry garlic and ginger until aromatic.
- Add green pepper and cook for a few minutes.
- Add soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, seasoning and little bit of water if required.
- Add in prawns and stir until the prawns are coated with the sauce.
- Remove from the heat and serve hot with rice.

Bon appetit!