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Grilled Chicken Quesadillas

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This quesadilla recipe is a tasty appetizer or snack, but it can also be a good dinner. Serve it with salad and you are good to go. It is a great idea to put a lot of cheese to make the dish more delicious.

 

Ingredients:

8 flour tortillas

50g baby rocket (arugula)

2/3 cup semi-dried tomatoes, drained, chopped

2 cups guacamole

1/2 lb. chicken fillet

2 tablespoons A1 steak sauce

1/4 cup catsup

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

Sour cream, salsa and lime wedges, to serve

 

Place the A1 steak sauce, catsup and brown sugar in a bowl. Mix well. Marinate the chicken fillet in this mixture for 30 minutes to an hour. Grill the chicken for 5 minutes on each side or until tender. Brush with marinade to avoid drying. Transfer to a plate and let it cool. After, shred the chicken fillets.

Top a tortilla with rocket, tomatoes, guacamole, chicken and cheese. Season it with salt and pepper. Put another tortilla on top and place the assembled tortilla on a sandwich press or large greased skilled. Press in a sandwich press or using a plate on a skillet for 2-3 minutes until it turns light brown and the quesadillas are heated through. Repeat this for the remaining ingredients.

Cut the quesadillas into wedges and serve with sour cream, salsa and lime wedges. Serve immediately.

 

Photo Courtesy Of:   jspatchwork

 

Spiced Beef and Chilli Blinis

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A Blini is a little bite-sized hors d’oeurve, made from a thin, Russian Style pancake, with some sort of topping on it – in this case, the ever-so-popular Spiced Beef and Chilli, with a topping of Guacamole.

Spiced Beef

Very popular at gatherings and parties, you can easily change the toppings to something you prefer.

To make 32
150g Strong White Flour
5g Self-activating Dried Yeast
Pinch Sugar
Pinch Salt
2 Eggs, separated
100ml Sour Cream
190ml Milk
2tbsp Paprika
2tsp Mild Chilli Powder, plus extra for dusting
1tbsp Ground Cumin Powder
3tbsp Olive Oil
675g Lean Sirloin or Rump Steak
2tbsp Tomato Chutney
2tbsp Guacamole

1. Sift the Flour into a large bowl, then combine with the Yeast, Sugar and Salt. Begin to add the Egg Yolks, Sour Cream and Milk, before beating until smooth. The consistency should be similar to Pancake batter.
2. Make sure you get all of the Dry Ingredients off of the side of the bowl, as you now need to cover the bowl with a sheet of Cling Film and leave to prove for at least two hours. The mixture will froth up, as opposed to increasing in volume like Bread or Dough. The mixture will be ready when the surface is covered with small bubbles, about one or two millimetres across.
3. Whisk the Egg Whites until they foam and increase in volume, but they shouldn’t hold their shape. Fold into the Mixture.
4. Place some Clarified Butter into a frying pan, set over a medium heat, then place teaspoons of the Blini Mixture into the pan to cook slowly – they should be golden brown when cooked, with small bubbles on top of them.
5. In a small bowl, combine the Paprika, Chilli Powder and Cumin powder, along with the Olive Oil. Brush the Steak with this mixture, then cover and chill for at least an hour.
6. Heat a grill to a medium heat, then cook the Steak to your preference, then leave to stand for five minutes. Warm the Blinis under the grill, then spread evenly with the Tomato Chutney.
7. Cut the Steaks into small strips, present on top of the Blinis with a small amount of Guacamole, before dusting with the extra Chilli Powder.

Photo Courtesy of: Gary Soup

Guacamole

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According to Wikipedia, “guacamole is an avocado based dip that originated in Mexico”. The avocados were originally mashed using a mortar and pestle. There are many variations of this dish, but I prefer it simple with no additional seasonings.

I personally love avocadoes because they taste good – eat them fresh with milk or drink it in shakes. They are high in fiber and they have more potassium than bananas.

You can have guacamole with chips, burritos, quesadillas and other Mexican dishes.

 

Ingredients:

3 avocados – peeled, pitted, and mashed

1 lime, juiced

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup onion, diced

3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 tomatoes, diced

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional)

 

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients – diced avocados, lime, salt, onions, cilantro tomatoes, garlic and pepper. Mix well.

 

Photo Courtesy Of: kaffedamen_