SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

fathers day meal 2011

So Stewie you and your friends fancy a Chinese meal but budget is tight and there is beer to buy 

This is a compromise , its one of the few occasions I say buy the Sweet n Sour sauce but it has to be Sharwoods the one with no bits we have tried others but that just dont cut muster

So to the batter, your dad is best at this but basically mix together flour water splash of vinegar and a pinch of turmeric to give a golden colour

The secret is to keep it really thick then simply dip your chicken strips into the batter and deep fry. It is really important that you do not use the basket in the fryer when you do his all they will stick you almost have to dip the first part in for a few seconds before letting go

now just serve with rice , remember to put it in a wee mould to tip out to make it look nice now even your dad who "does not do poncy" does this

heat your sauce up in the microwave and spoon over cooked chicken

you can use this batter for fish and spam too 

PITA BREAD PIZZA

look the have our initials :)

These Stewie are a doddle no real cooking involved , just use what ever you have left over I even made you a Christmas one with leftover stuffing chipolatoes and roast potatoespread tomato sauce onto pita bread

1. top with whatever you have
2. grill for about 6 mins till cheese melts
3. serve with salad lol that is a wee joke for you maybe by now you will actually be eating salad :) 

Christmas Pita Pizza

MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE

I made this cake one Saturday afternoon I thought this could be a big fail but you and your dad loved it


100g SR flour
100g Marg
100g sugar
25g hot chocolate powder
25g broken up chocolate

Mix the sugar, butter, flour, eggs, and coco powder together until creamy, then spoon into a medium microwave-proof baking dish. Microwave on High for 3 mins, turning halfway through cooking, until risen and set all the way through. Leave to stand for 1 min

looks a bit strange but its ok 

now just melt some more chocolate and pour over and decorate as you please or budget allows

I made your 16th Birthday cake with recipe

BBQ CHICKEN

the Ingredients


Well Stewie this is one of the easiest and cheapest you can use chicken thighs which are half the price of breasts and in many ways thighs have more taste I could make a joke here about thighs or breast but I can just here you shouting NO MUM so I wont :)

you can use supermarket own brand sauces for this the ones in the picture only cost 25p for each bottle also you can use honey instead of brown sugar and you can add a splash of wine if you have some but its not essential 

METHOD

Cut out the bone and pull of the skin it easy if you use scissors

now add to mixed up sauce

Marinate for as long as you can overnight is good but you can also cook almost straight away

put chicken on to tinfoil and pour over any sauce left in dish

grill for 10mins each side or less if they are thin

turn halfway through and keep basting

if the filling starts to burn just change on to clean sheet

this can be eaten hot or cold we also used to have it with your favourite CHEESE on it