TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum - The Kitchen http://teakdoor.com Whether you are just in from the pub or just plain hungry, tune in here to learn about home cooking in Thailand, get The TeakDoors Kitchen low down on healthy or unhealthy dishes. Also feel free to add your recipes be they vegetarian or gourmet and pictures to this section whether it be Indian, Mexican, Italian or even French food, so post your cooking recipes on here so others can learn how to cook. en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:38:16 GMT vBulletin 60 http://teakdoor.com/images/td_default/misc/rss.jpg TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum - The Kitchen http://teakdoor.com Chicken and Red Bean Chili Recipe http://teakdoor.com/the-kitchen/60528-chicken-and-red-bean-chili-recipe.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:14:02 GMT *Chicken and Red Bean Chili Recipe *I finally decided to make a proper, well sort of proper chili without using the mixer packets I normally use and... Chicken and Red Bean Chili Recipe

I finally decided to make a proper, well sort of proper chili without using the mixer packets I normally use and decided on the recipe below, obviously with the size of Thai chickens 4 breasts isn't really enough to make a good sized sandwich so I bought a kilo.

Things I didn't put in due to the computer being upstairs and the kitchen down stairs was olive oil, butter, sugar and tomato paste, obviously went heavier on the garlic and chili as it does need some spice to it.
Doesn't look too bad does it :) with 4 portions left in the freezer for later.



 Ingredients:
  • 2 (14 oz) cans red beans, small or kidney beans
  • 4 boneless chicken breast halves, diced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 (28 oz) can tomatoes
  • 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
  • 1 (4 oz) can chopped green chile peppers,
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
Preparation:

In 5-quart Dutch oven or kettle over high heat, in 1 tablespoons hot olive oil, cook chicken until tender, stirring frequently, about 2 to 3 minutes. With slotted spoon, remove chicken to bowl; refrigerate until ready to add back to chili. Add butter to the same pan over medium heat; cook green and red peppers, onion, and garlic until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in chili powder and cumin; cook 1 minute. Stir in kidney beans with their liquid, tomatoes with their liquid, tomato paste, green chile peppers, water, sugar, and ground red pepper; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, for about 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken and heat thoroughly.
Serves 8.

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Set up a fermentation in a closed system and capture the generated carbon dioxide to carbonate our home made ginger ale. You may of course adjust the quantities of sugar and/or extract to taste. Note that the lemon called for in step eight is optional. And if you want a spicier drink, you can increase the amount of grated ginger. As with any yeast fermentation, there is a small amount of alcohol generated in the beverage (about 0.4%).

Equipment

clean 2 liter plastic soft drink bottle with cap (not glass: explosions are dangerous.)
funnel
Grater (preferably with fine "cutting" teeth
1 cup measuring cup
1/4 tsp and 1 Tbl measuring spoons

Ingredients

cane (table) sugar [sucrose] (1 cup)
Freshly grated ginger root (1 1/2-2 tablespoons)
Juice of one lemon
fresh granular baker's yeast (1/4 teaspoon)
cold fresh pure water
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Bought a bread making machine and have made a few loaves of bread, some sour dough after a fashion of experimentation with mix and raising times, But any info about it would be appreciated since I no longer have the meat processing equipment and I needed something to do, here is my last 2 loaves of sour dough.
Check the last 2 pix in the smoking link below. ]]> The Kitchen blackgang http://teakdoor.com/the-kitchen/60282-bread-making-machine.html Cereal is Expensive! http://teakdoor.com/the-kitchen/60279-cereal-is-expensive.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:51:52 GMT Each year i return from the states loaded with granola, but each year it's not enough(10 1/2 months here), so I decided to take a granola recipe with me. The problem is I can't find wheat and oat bran here in Pattaya and wouldn't know where to look in Bangkok.
Any place that sells it at a reasonable price?

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Am no vegetarian but bored of the chicken, pork, seafood and other assorted flesh routine. Make a nifty bolognese, curry and sweet and sour chinky with soya mince when back in Blighty but can't find it here. Leads?

Cheers ]]> The Kitchen pompeybloke http://teakdoor.com/the-kitchen/59839-veg-mince.html Octopus http://teakdoor.com/the-kitchen/59321-octopus.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:25:19 GMT I brought a couple of kilos of Octopus at Big C, skinned & cooked it for the recommended 30 mins in Olive oil and marinated the cooled octo in its own juice with vinegar, juniper berries, and rosemary.
Tastes great but still not tender as the stuff I remember buying from the Greek Delis in Melbourne. I think it has to be tenderised first, anyone done this ?. ]]> The Kitchen peterpan http://teakdoor.com/the-kitchen/59321-octopus.html A deep fat fryer in Thailand http://teakdoor.com/the-kitchen/59027-a-deep-fat-fryer-in-thailand.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:41:52 GMT What you are about to experience may well be a first in Thailand. Below in the pic is my deep fat fryer from the states. My wife almost divorced me... What you are about to experience may well be a first in Thailand. Below in the pic is my deep fat fryer from the states. My wife almost divorced me for bringing it over here with me. Damn, those airlines do charge a lot for extra over-weight baggage. :)

You can see my daughter relaxing in the background underneath her Treehouse.

Now let's get cooking.



Our dog, Pepsi is probably wondering is what is going on. To the left of the picture you can barely see my old-fashioned brick BBQ grill.

Are you hungry yet?

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