Grilled honey lemon chicken

Chicken thigh, deboned 

Marinate

Honey 

Salt

Pepper

Chinese wine 

Lemon juice 

Sesame oil 

Grill in preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 18 mins. Let brown at the last part by turning on the fan. 

Grilled lemongrass chicken

Chicken thigh - deboned

Marinate 

Lemongrass paste or fresh chopped lemongrass 

Fish sauce 

Brown Sugar 

Chinese wine 

Pepper 

Olive oil or sesame oil 

Grill in preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 18mins until cooked (can poke with chopstick and juices run clear). Let it brown a little. 

Rest it for 5mins by wrapping in aluminum foil. 

With bone, grill for 18 mins then switch to fan for about 4mins to brown the top.

ELB : Steamed chicken mushroom rice

For 2 pax

Ingredients:

Chicken strips - 1.5 fridge box

3 dried mushrooms - soaked and cut into strips

2 big leave of cabbage

2 cups white rice 

Marinate:

2 tbsp oyster sauce

Pepper

2 tsp sesame oil

3-4 slices ginger 

Directions:

1. Marinate chicken in fridge for 30mins

2. Wash rice in biggest pot

3. Add 2 cups water 

4. Add mushrooms, cabbage and chicken and stir lightly

5. Cook in ELB for 35-40mins

Note: add hot water for cooking instead of room temp water 

6. Mix well and serve

It tastes like my dad's cabbage and long bean rice but I think the key is ginger. The rice is infused subtly with ginger and chicken taste. For more kick, can add chinese sausage, liver sausage and salted fish and it'll be like chinese Claypot rice! 

Grilled peri peri chicken thigh

For Christmas, one of the items I asked for was nando's peri peri sauce as I like it as an easy marinate for grilled chicken. I ended up receiving 6 bottles of it, all different flavors, thanks to my over zealous friend.

I used it to oven grill some Chicken wings before but either the marination time wasn't sufficient or I couldn't bask the sauce over as often as I would have liked. So fail. 

This time, I tried using the scan pan grill pan. Total marination time was about 2.5 hours and cooking time was about 20mins in total. It turned out definitely juicier and more flavored as I was continuously basking it in marinate. However, I think next time 

1) no need to use the grill pan because the burnt residue accumulates under the grill lines and gets stuck onto the chicken. Anyway the grill lines aren't that visible. I'll try HCP next time.

2) I should buy boneless chicken thigh as cooking would be more even and faster. According to hub and parents. 

Now to source for more grilled chicken marinates! 

pardon the chow tar bit keke

Ayam kecap manis

I love how this dish turns out on photo. Somehow the sauce thickens so nicely and clings itself to the onions and chicken pieces. It's very easy to prepare too, and a good alternative to our usual soya sauce or oyster sauce chicken. ABC sauce is also readily available at most supermarkets.

Ingredients:
3 Chicken Thighs, cut into chunks
1 white onion, roughy cut
2-3 teaspoons of garlic
ABC brand kecap manis sauce to taste
Light soya sauce to taste
White pepper
Water for simmering
Cooking oil


Directions:
- heat up cooking oil and add garlic. When brown, add in onions and fry till the onion sweats.
- add chicken and all balance seasoning, stir fry well and add some water to simmer
- cover wok to simmer for about 15mins, stirring occasionally