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Hot Wings with Mushroom Risotto

Hot Wings with Mushroom Risotto

We wouldn't normally buy Chicken Wings as at £2.50 a pack it seems a lot for mostly bones. But the yellow sticker at £0.63 sent these trundling home with me to hide in the freezer!

Ingredients for the Risotto:-

100g Jasmine Rice
1 large Onion, chopped
1 Mushroom, sliced
1 Stock Cube
A palm full of Edamame Beans
1 Spring Onion, sliced
Cumin
Salt to taste
Oil

Ingredients for the Hot Sauce:-

½ a tin of chopped Tomatoes
A slug of Fish Sauce
A squeeze of Tomato Sauce
1 Tbsp Chilli flakes
1 tsp Sugar
Salt & Pepper

Ingredients for the Hot Wings:-

8 Chicken Wings
Hot Sauce (See below)
Oil

Method:-

(1) In a pan add all the ingredients for the hot sauce.
(2) Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer.
(3) Us a Potato masher to break the Tomatoes up if they look lumpy and stir occasionally.
(4) Simmer to reduce for 20 minutes then set aside.
(5) In a small pan fry the chopped Onions and sliced Mushroom gently until the Onion is softened. Set aside.
(6) Dissolve the Stock Cube in 500ml of hot water.
(7) In a large frying pan or Wok add a little Oil and dry fry the Rice and Cumin for 5 minutes
(8) Add the Stock a little at a time to the Rice and gently stir.
(9) Pre-heat the oven to 180C.
(10) Oil an oven tray and generously coat the wings in hot sauce.
(11) Add the wings to the tray and pop in the oven.
(12) When the wings are cooked and the Hot Sauce is beginning to brown a little add the fried Onion and Mushroom to the Rice and gently stir in.
(13) If the Risotto is looking too dry add a little extra hot water and Salt to taste if required.
(14) Add the Edamame Beans and half of the sliced Spring Onion and stir in.
(15) Plate the Risotto and place the Hot Wings on top and sprinkle with the remaining Spring Onion.

We reheated the remaining Hot Sauce and served to as a side.

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Salt Cod Balls with Asian dipping sauce

Ingredients for the Fish Balls:-

500g of Salt Cod (We found this at a local Continental Shop)
1 Tbsp of dried Basil
1 Tbsp of dried Mint
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Spring Onions, thinly sliced (Just the greens)
½ Tsp of Chilli Flakes
1 Tsp of fresh Ginger, grated
2 Eggs, beaten
1 Tbsp of Sesame Oil
300g of Breadcrumbs (Gluten free for us)
20g of Sesame Seeds, to coat
Salt & Pepper to season

Ingredients for the dipping sauce:-

300ml of Sesame Oil
300ml of Chilli Garlic Sauce (Another Continental Shop purchase)
30ml of Sweet Chilli Sauce
2 Tbsp of Honey
Spring Onions, sliced (The white bulb from above only)
30ml of Fish Sauce

Method for the Salt Cod Balls:-

(1) De-salt the fish by soaking it in water and repeatedly draining and replacing the water over a 24 hour period.
(2) Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the de-salted Cod.
(3) Cover tightly, turn off the heat and allow to sit for 15 minutes.
(4) Remove the fish and flake in a large bowl.
(5) Stir in the Herbs, Garlic, Spring Onions, Chilli Flakes, Ginger and season with Salt & Pepper.
(6) Add ½ of the Breadcrumbs and stir until the mixture is slightly stiff.
(7) Stir in the Eggs and mix will.
(8) Form the mixture into balls and set aside.
(9) In a dish combine the Sesame Seeds and remaining Breadcrumbs.
(10) Roll the Fish balls in the Breadcrumb mixture to coat and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
(11) Heat a fryer to 170c and fry in batches, then drain on kitchen paper.

Method for the Dipping Sauce:-

(1) Simply whisk all the ingredients together and pour into a ramekin.

We made a bit of a ‘Buffet Platter’ with our and they were very good, if maybe a little filling! The rest we’ll have as a side tonight…..


 

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