Sweet Chinese Five Spice Chicken Marinade

I love chicken wings and was looking for a different type of chicken wing marinade and found this sweet Chinese Five Spice chicken marinade.

I didn't have all the ingredients the original recipe had so changed a few but the end result is still incredibly delicious.

It has a lovely sweet spicy flavour.

Sweet Chinese Five Spice Chicken Marinade

Ingredients
750gms chicken wingettes

Marinade 
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 large garlic clove chopped
1 small onion chopped
2 teaspoons Chinese Five Spice powder


Method
Combine all marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix until well combined.

Place wingettes in deep dish cover with marinade and refrigerate for 24 hours.

Preheat the oven to 180C and place wings in the oven for 15 minutes. Then turn over. Cook for a further 15 minutes then enjoy.

You can also cook these on the grill or BBQ.

My side dish was quinoa mixed with chopped grilled red capsicum and broccoli.

Traditional Vinaigrette Dressing

This is a very easy vinaigrette dressing to make. If you don't have time to whisk it, place all the ingredients in a screw top jar and just give it a good shake.

Vinaigrette Recipe

Ingredients
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Method
Place 2 tablespoons vinegar into a bowl and add a pinch of salt and Dijon mustard.

Whisk lightly until the mustard breaks down.

Season with lots of black pepper. Add the oil whisking continuously.


Note: Instead of vinegar you can use any other citric juice, white wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar. Any type of oil can be used so get creative.

If you are busy or just lazy (like me!) place all ingredients in a screw top jar and give it a good shake. Results will be similar to whisking but not the same.

Sia's Homemade Barbecue Sauce

This delicious homemade barbecue sauce recipe came from about.com and is called the Memphis Barbecue Sauce. I changed it a bit and will change it again as I want to try and make it as paleo as possible. Next time I make it I am going to use tomato paste and remove the sugar.

It is a thick, smooth, sweet and tangy sauce that is great on pork ribs slow roasted in the oven.

I have split it up into two sections as it is easier to read without forgetting ingredients (ooops!).

It is not a sugar free barbecue sauce but you can make it sugar free by using tomato paste, tomato sauce has a lot of sugar,  and taking out the brown sugar.

If you choose you can also remove the molasses but then it will be a bit more savoury.  I think still good. Let me know how you go if you remove all the sugar. 

Sia's Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Wet Ingredients
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons molasses
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil

Dry Ingredients
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper


Method:
Combine apple cider, tomato sauce, water, mustard and molasses in a bowl until well combined.

In a separate bowl mix all dry ingredients until well combined.

Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium heat then add onion and garlic and saute until lightly browned about 5 minutes.

Add wet ingredients to the saucepan then stir in the dry ingredtinets. Stir until all mixed together.

Reduce heat and simmer on low for 20 minutes. Allow to cool.

If you would like a smoother barbecue sauce which I do then puree with a mixer.

Store in a glass jar in fridge. Should last a good month.

Marco Pierre White Tartare Sauce Recipe

I was reading through the weekend paper when I cam across a recipe for tartare sauce from Marco Pierre White. It looked remarkably simple so decided to make it. First I needed to make some mayonnaise.

I found this deliciously simple homemade mayonnaise recipe as the base and then made the tartare sauce as per the recipe. It is thick, creamy, so fresh and tangy.

Who knew theses condiments were so easy to make. From now on they will be home made. They are too easy not to be.

Marco Pierre White Tartare Sauce Recipe

Ingredients
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon chopped capers
2 gherkins finely chopped
1 tbspn flat leaf parsley

Method
Place all ingredients in a small bowl. Season and stir well until combined. Place in small jar and store in the fridge.

Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe

This is a super easy recipe to make homemade mayonnaise. The taste is fresh and delicious.

I got the basic mayonnaise recipe from the Donna Hay website. It's so amazing how the egg mixture thickens up as you pour in the oil and continue to process it.

Careful it is so easy to eat with a  spoon. You will never buy store bought again. Divine. 

Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe

Ingredients
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Method
Blend egg, lemon juice, mustard and salt and pepper until well combined. You can use a processor or a blender.

With the blender running pour the oil in very slowly in a thin stream where possible, and process until the mixture is thick and creamy.

This recipe makes about 1 1/4 cups.