Tempura with fruits

Ingredients

2/3 cup cornstarch
¼ cup rice flour
1 tsp baking powder
4 tablespoon water
2 egg white
½ kilo fresh fruits (Apricot, strawberry, plum)

Steps

- Wisk starch, rice flour, baking powder, water, and egg white, in a deep bowl, until well combined.
- Dip fruits into batter until fully covered.
- Heat oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- Fry fruits for 2 minutes until golden color.
- Put fried fruits on parchment paper, wipe off excess.
- Serve warm with homemade strawberry sauce.
٭ This recipe is gluten free, suitable for who is allergic of wheat flour.

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Mozzarella Sticks

Ingredients

1/2 kilo Mozzarella cheese
3 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup bread crumbs
oil for frying
tomato sauce to present
Steps

Slice mozzarella cheese in equal size fingers.

Beat eggs and seasoned with salt and pepper.

Cover the cheese fingers in flour, eggs, then bread crumbs (keep in refrigerator to hold together) and then repeat the same steps again.

Fry the fingers in hot heavy oil, until golden.
Lift onto paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Served hot with tomato sauce or ketchup.

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Fresh and Smoked Salmon Chowder

Ingredients

5 tsp. (25 mL) butter
1 Tbsp. (15 mL) olive oil
1 shallot, chopped
1 leek, white part only, chopped
1 1/2 stalks celery with leaves, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, sliced thin
1 new potato, finely diced
4 button mushrooms, sliced thin
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. (30 mL) unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups (500 mL) chicken broth
1/2 bay leaf
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 1/4 – 2 cups (310 – 500 mL) 2% or whole milk
1/2 cup (125 mL) whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 lb. (225 g) fresh salmon (barely cooked), cut into very small pieces
Fresh dill to taste for garnish
Sufficient quantity, smoked salmon, cut into strips to garnish
1 Tbsp. (15 mL) minced parsley

Steps

In a stockpot over low heat, cook shallot and leek in butter until glassy.
Add remaining vegetables, except corn, and cook 10 minutes.
Salt and pepper lightly. Stir in flour.
Add broth a little bit at a time, whisking each addition into the flour mixture. Add bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil and cook until mixture thickens.
In a small pan, bring milk to just under a boil. Stir into soup. Add corn and cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat. Remove thyme and bay leaf. Stir in salmon and parsley.
Spoon chowder into large heated bowls and garnish with fresh dill and smoked salmon strips.

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Turkey Rice Vermicelli Soup

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. (30 mL) olive oil
1 large pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
2 Tbsp. (30 mL) minced garlic
1 Tbsp. (15 mL) paprika
3 plum tomatoes, diced
2 cups (500 mL) turkey, cut into bite-size pieces
6 cups (1.5 L) chicken broth
¼ lb (100 g) dried rice vermicelli
2 cups (500 mL) baby spinach
to taste salt and pepper
½ cup (125 mL) sour cream
4 scallions,sliced diagonally

Steps

In a large pot, heat oil over medium-high heat and cook pepper, garlic and paprika and cook 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes and continue cooking over medium-high heat while stirring in turkey and chicken broth. Simmer 15 minutes. Add rice vermicelli and cook 3 minutes.
Add a little water or broth to thin soup to desired consistency.
Stir in spinach just before serving,season and serve, adding a dollop of sour cream and scallions to each bowl.

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Oven Baked Fries

Ingredients

5 potatoes

2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable oil
1/2 tsp (2 ml) chili powder
1/2 tsp (2 ml) paprika
1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
1/2 tsp (2 ml) pepper
1 tsp (5 ml) Dijon mustard

Steps

Cut the potatoes into fries. Peel them or not, according to your taste and/or variety of the potatoes. Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
In a large bowl, using a whisk or fork, mix together oil and seasonings. Add potatoes and mix well to coat.
Place potatoes on a good quality nonstick cookie sheet. Ensure that potatoes do not overlap.
Bake for 20 minutes. Flip the fries with caution and continue cooking for another 10 to 15 minutes, until browned to your liking.

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Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients

1 tsp. oil
1 lb. (450 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
3 cups fresh stir-fry vegetables (tomato, red and green peppers, onions)
2 tsp. chili powder
8 small flour tortillas
1 cup Cheddar Shredded Cheese

Guacamole:

2 ripe avocados, chopped
1 tsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. lime juice
1 clove garlic, minced

Steps

Heat oil in nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 min. or until done, stirring occasionally.
Stir in dressing, vegetables and chili powder; cook 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
Top tortillas with chicken mixture and cheese; roll up.
Served with salsa, sour cream and Guacamole.


Guacamole:

Mash avocados with fork in a bowl.
Add remaining ingredients; mix well.

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Quick Egg and Cheese English Muffin

Ingredients

1 whole egg
1 egg white
1 whole wheat English muffin, split, toasted
1/4 tsp. dried basil leaves
2 Slices Light Cheese
2 slices tomato, cut in half

Steps

BEAT whole egg ,egg white and basil in small microwaveable bowl with whisk until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap; turn back 1 corner to vent.
MICROWAVE on MEDIUM-HIGH 1-1/2 min., stirring every 30 sec. Let stand, covered, 30 sec.; spoon onto muffins.
TOP with slices cheese and tomatoes.

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Chocolate Banana Cake

Ingredients

Cake:
1 1 / 2 cup (375 ml) all-purpose flour
1 cup (250 ml) sugar
1 / 4 cup (65 ml) cocoa powder
1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
1 / 2 tsp (2 ml) salt
3 / 4 cup (190 ml) milk
1 / 2 cup (125 ml) mashed ripe bananas
1 / 3 cup (85 ml) vegetable oil
1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract

Frosting:
2 tbsp (30 ml) butter
1 / 4 cup (65 ml) cocoa powder
1 / 4 tsp (1 ml) vanilla extract
1 1 / 2 cup (375 ml) icing sugar
2 tbsp (30 ml) banana, blackberry, crushed
1 tbsp (15 ml) milk

Steps

Cake:
Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
Add the milk, bananas, oil, lemon juice and vanilla.
Beat with electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
Put into ungreased 8-inch square (2 L) greased.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean.
Leave it to cool completely before applying the glaze.

Frosting:

Melt the butter in a double boiler or microwave. Stir in cocoa powder and vanilla.
Add alternately with icing sugar, bananas and milk. Stir until smooth. Apply on cooled cake.

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