Once you learn how to brine chicken and taste the incredible results, you will never look back! Chicken Brine Brining is the process whereby chicken (or other meat) is submerged in a salty liquid (“brine”) and left to marinate to add flavour, tenderise AND add moisture so the chicken stays juicier when roasted. It injects flavour and seasoning right into the flesh of a whole chicken in a way that no other method can, even by slathering liberally with herb and garlic butter under the skin which is my favourite non-brining way to roast chicken....

This can be served with a hot soup and some bread toast. We served with this chicken soup and veg cheese toast. You can also have it with Mushroom soup or Sweet corn soup, Cheese garlic toast or this quick French toast. For more pasta recipes, checkWhite sauce pastaRed sauce pastaMasala pastaSpaghetti aglio olioPasta recipe with mushroomsPasta soup Preparation for chicken pasta recipe Bring 10 cups of water to a boil in a large pot....

Chicken Tikka Masala is an Indian favourite along with Butter Chicken and Biryani. Serve with Basmati Rice, else add a side of chewy and fluffy Naan or basic Homemade Flatbreads to mop up the sauce! Chicken Tikka Masala There are various tales about the origins of Chicken Tikka Masala, and most are along the lines of the following: That a British aristocrat was served Chicken Tikka (chicken on skewers chargrilled in a tandoor) and sent it back to the kitchen, complaining it was dry....

Copycat Chinese takeout recipes are a firm favourite in my world, with recipes like Chow Mein, Cashew Chicken, Fried Rice and Egg Foo Young on heavy rotation along with this Beef and Broccoli. For a full Chinese banquet, start with an appetiser of Spring Rolls or Potstickers. And don’t miss Chicken and Broccoli stir fry! Beef and broccoli recipe I’ve attempted on several occasions to wheedle recipes out of my local Chinese restaurant – with little to no success....

*** This recipe is part of a Christmas Special where I show you how to make 3 mains and 4 side dishes that take 1.5 hrs to prepare and can be largely made ahead. So this Christmas, you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your family! 🙂 *** Duck is not something I cook with on an everyday basis. But every time I make it, I wonder why I don’t....

This can be prepared very quickly by anyone. Even kids can easily make this if they have chopped veggies ready. We Indians across the globe love street foods. A plate full of tangy spicy chaat with a cup of masala tea is the strongest mesmerizer for most of us. But the hygiene that is maintained is very poor in many places so it is always healthy to make these at home....

EASIEST homemade Gnocchi recipe Pillowy soft gnocchi is a thing of beauty. And while nowadays, we can get great store bought gnocchi, there is something so satisfying about making it at home. So what if I told you that you can make homemade gnocchi from scratch in 30 minutes? Start to finish, including cooking. With no special equipment required and very little mess! This method I’m sharing today is a ricotta gnocchi....

Are you ready to be amazed how easy it is to make Focaccia? It’s virtually foolproof! About this Focaccia recipe Focaccia – that dimpled, flat–shaped Italian bread generously flavoured with olive oil – is found all over Italy and varies from place to place. I was torn with indecision about what type of focaccia to share, but eventually landed on this particularly well-known type called focaccia barese from Southern Italy....

“There’s sticky chicken…then there is seriously sticky chicken. This is insanely sticky chicken!” I kid you not when I say that I am transported back to Hawaii every time I make these. It puts me in a good mood just making them! I mean, how much more tropical can you get than chicken with a pineapple marinade and coconut rice on the side? I want to drape myself in leis, put on the Beach Boys’ Kokomo, shake up some Pina Coladas and parteeee!...

Like Shredded Beef Ragu, cooking this sausage pasta sauce long and slow gives it time to develop deep, complex flavours. Indulge in a full Italian banquet by adding a side of Garlic Bread and a garden salad with Italian Dressing! Italian Sausage Ragu Sauce I know I shared a Salmon Alfredo Pasta last week, but patience has never been my strongest virtue. Last week I went to an incredible Italian butcher/deli/bistro called Pinos Dolce Vita Fine Foods in Kogarah (Sydney, Australia)....

BONUS: I’ve also included directions for how to make this using store bought Massaman Curry paste, including my tip for the BEST brand to use! Feeling inspired to make a Thai banquet? Try adding Chicken Satay Skewers, Thai Fish Cakes, Pad See Ew Noodles or Thai Fried Rice to your menu! Massaman Curry Peanuts, coconut, aromatic fresh and ground spices, potatoes and fall apart beef. What’s not to love about Massaman Curry?...

When I think of Christmas leftovers, the first thing that comes to mind is ham. Do you find that you always have more leftover ham than anything else? Year after year, my mother packs up Christmas leftovers for us to take home and it always includes a big chunk of ham. I try to snaffle extra turkey, gravy and potato which, to be honest, I prefer because I have so many more ideas for ways to use those leftovers than ham....

The RecipeTin Family – my mother, brother, sister and I – always do food research before we travel. It’s ingrained in our DNA – we love new food experiences and want to ensure we hit all the “must tries” everywhere we go. Combine that with NYC being my favourite city in the whole world to visit (even ahead of Tokyo), I think it’s fair to say that New York is probably our most researched city when it comes to food....

All you need is chicken, rice, tomato passata (or canned tomato) and a handful of pantry essentials to make this incredible flavour loaded, comfort-food-central meal. Oh wait – cheese. Of course you need cheese. This would not be “Enchilada” without cheese! I’ve been overloading on Mexican over the last couple of weeks, sharing my Mexican Shredded Beef and Freezer Friendly Beef Burritos. I feel a bit silly sharing yet another Mexican(-esque) recipe today, but I hadn’t actually planned to!...

For those of you who are doubtful about this one-pot pasta method of cooking, see below for why this one works! Before I start on the recipe, I have a message for the purists out there who are doubtful (and some even offended!) by this one-pot method of cooking pasta: A Message for the One-Pot-Pasta Cynics! I don’t blame you for being unsure about this recipe. I’ve tried my share of total one-pot-pasta duds, with the two biggest offenders being an unpleasantly sticky sauce from all the starch from the pasta, and unevenly cooked pasta....

About Onion Chutney Onion Chutney is a Indian chutney variety made with onions as the main ingredient. Various spices like dried red chilies, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds are used to add flavor and heat. Herbs like curry leaves and coriander leaves are used to add some freshness to the onion chutney. Depending on the region ingredients like lentils or peanuts are also added to impart a nutty aroma. Spicy Onion chutney is an everyday food made in many South Indian homes and restaurants....

This delicate & tender crisp green leafy vegetable is a powerhouse of nutrition with nature’s best vitamins and antioxidants. It is very beneficial to people of all age groups due to their amazing health benefits. The best way to cook spinach is to just steam or saute them for a short while and avoid prolonged cooking. However eating raw or under cooked spinach should be avoided by people with thyroid disorders or people trying to avoid oxalic acid in their diet....

I’ve also included directions for using store bought pastry sheets because the steps are the same for the baking part. Quiche crust recipe This is my recipe for quiche crust which I’m publishing separately so it’s handy to reference for the quiche recipes I’ve shared and the many more I will inevitably share over the years! Use this recipe if: you want to make a homemade quiche crust from scratch; or you have store bought shortcrust pastry – frozen or refrigerated....

This recipe of rava burfi is from my Mum. But I have slightly modified it to cut down the milk, ghee and sugar without compromising on the taste. The mixture will take very long if more milk is used but lends a delicious and rich kova or mawa taste to the burfi. To cut short the cook time I have reduced the quantity of milk. The original recipe uses maida....

I have a secret obsession with S’mores. Strange for an Aussie-Japanese who has never lived in the US. I was only introduced to S’mores last year, but ever since then, I’ve always had a stash of marshmallows in my pantry so I can get a S’mores fix in various forms whenever I get the urge – without a campfire. Typically, I just sandwich marshmallows between graham crackers with a piece of chocolate, wrap with foil and heat in the oven until the marshmallow and chocolate are melted....