Ajuangs Kitchen

This is the simplest desert you will ever make. Thanks to the microwave, we no longer need a water bath or a fondue set to melt chocolate. Simply place dark chocolate in a microwave and let it melt, the timing depends on your microwave, mine takes one minute to melt; you want to make sure you don't leave it in for too long or it will begin to burn and harden. Dry the strawberries and dip in the chocolate; the chocolate will not stick to the strawberries if they are wet. You probably want to plate them with the chocolate cover facing up until they dry up otherwise the chocolate will stick to the plate. 

In a pan, roast cashew nuts and set aside. Place oil and onions to the pan and fry, add Chinese cabbage and fry till the cabbage begins to soften; remove and set aside. Add a little oil to the pan and after the oil heats up add rice (steamed) and fry till all the oil is well distributed. Add the cabbage and cashews and to the rice and stir. Add soy sauce and serve.

For the stir-fry chicken, cut chicken breast into strips, place in a pan, let it cook in medium heat until all the water evaporates. Add oil and fry till the chicken browns. Add onions and different colored peppers and a mixture of water, ginger, tomato paste, salt and pepper and cook for about 5 minutes.

In a skillet, add some olive oil under high heat. Rub your slab of pork with salt and paper and place in the hot oil, cook each side of about 6 minutes each.


To prepare the glaze, place an equal amount of vinegar and honey in a skillet, bring to a boil and add some scallions, garlic and rosemary. Let the glaze simmer for about 10 min until it begins to thicken. Apply the glaze to the pork and serve.

This is a recipe I saw on Tylers Ultimate that i just had to try. Simple fry onions in some olive oil then add ground beef and let cook completely, then add about a cup of ketchup, some mustard and tomato paste and let cook under low heat for about 5 minutes.
 
This is my first experience with Butternut Squash, they are supposed to be a healthier alternative to potatoes. To make the chips, simply peal the squash and slice into thin round slices, place in ice water for about an hour to remove the starch. Then deep fry in hot oil, remove when ready and pour some salt and grate some cheese for more flavor if you want to. They don't quite taste the same as potato chips but they could do. You could also place some olive oil on the squash and bake at 200 C for 30 minutes for an even healthier version. 

This recipe is by Sunny Anderson. The recipe calls for marinating a halved chicken in a paste made with mustard, rosemary, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. The most interesting thing about this recipe aside from the mustard in the paste is that to brown it you have to use a heavy pan or a weighed down pan to ensure the chicken get that beautiful golden-brown-roast-chicken color.

I learned this recipe a few yrs ago and will not cook my liver any other way since. In a skillet add oil and brown some onions, then add honey and caramelize the onions. Add the liver and let each side cook for 5 minutes each, then add tomato paste and stir for about another minute and remove to serve.