Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Cyma Lemon Chicken


Cyma Lemon Chicken
Originally uploaded by cutejoos

A recent discovery or should I say discovered by someone else but was brought to my attention, was the Lemon Chicken at this local greek restaurant chain named Cyma. I had been hearing raves about this place for sometime and when I finally did try it out last year I was so disappointed by the lamb that I ordered, I had to send it back to the kitchen because the meat was so tough. I went back again early this year with much hesitation, but my aunt who was with me was a big fan of the place & encouraged me to try out this chicken dish of theirs which she really loved. Lo and behold I was totally blown away, the chicken was falling off the bone tender (which is how I like my roast chicken), you could taste the lemon & rosemary in every bite, the sauce was tangy yet sweet yet not overtly so, plus I loved the addition of feta cheese as a topping. Price wise it was around P350 (US$9) which is pretty reasonable considering how good it was. So today since father-earth wasn't going to be around for lunch ,me & Xtiane indulged ourselves in this heavenly greek fare and stuffed ourselves silly. Just stay away from the lamb though.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

San Bei Ji (3 Cups Chicken)三杯雞


San Bei Ji (3 Cups Chicken)
Originally uploaded by cutejoos

With mother-earth out & about traveling to the Land of our Forefathers, I have been whipping up dishes that I know she doesn't like but which I and father-earth like a lot. One of them is the dish that I cooked for dinner tonight San Bei Ji which literally means 3 Cups Chicken. The name stems from the original recipe which calls for 1 cup Sesame Oil (que horror!), 1 cup Soy Sauce and 1 cup rice wine as the main sauce ingredients that is then cooked with the chicken. This dish is quite popular in Taiwan but traces it's origins to Jiangxi province in southern China. I had to research quite a bit online as there were numerous recipe versions to choose from. The one I finally decided on used only 1/3 cup each of sesame oil, rice wine & soy sauce, which to me sounded like a reasonable portion of ingredients. Cooking this dish was quite easy, I just sauteed the garlic, ginger & chilis in the sesame oil then added the chicken pieces & poured in the sauce mix of rice wine, soy sauce & sugar then let it simmer for 30 mins. I then added the basil leaves & scallions at the very end before serving. That was it, easy peasy and super yummy!!! Go on and try lah!