Tuesday, May 03, 2005
A Spanish Excursion
An original recipe by Johan Nasir
I recently had to cook for a friends BBQ and decided to do some garlic bread and the following dishes came out of my kitchen.. Some of you had or heard about it and asked for the recipe.. so here goes..
Garlic Mushroom with Peppered Potatoes
Ideal served as topping or dip for Garlic Bread or can be tossed with Pasta as a sauce, as an individual Tapas dish or even as a base for other sauces.
Ingredients
Cut Very Finely: 1 Potato, 1 Large White Onion, 1 Red Pepper (de-seed), 1 Garlic Bulb, a Handful Fresh Corriander, 1 Red Tomato (de-seed), 1 Box Fresh Normal Mushrooms (15-20 pieces)Other Ingredients: Spicy Olive Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Butter, Black Pepper, Dried Red Chilli and Garlic Flakes, Garlic Flavoured Salad Dressing.
Optional: 1 cube Beef Stock, Sausage Meat (fried separately & finely cut).
Peppered Potatoes
Heat Oils with 1 tbs butter for deep frying, toss in 2 tbs portion of onions and garlic, stir fry and add all the potatoes, sprinkle Black Pepper & Dried Chilli Flakes for a few minutes till Potatoes have browned nicely. Separate all cooked ingredients from the oil into a bowl temporarily.
(Note: This can be served as it's own Tapas dish with a sprinkle of the dried garlic flakes and fresh corriander added.)
Garlic Mushrooms
Add 1 tbs butter and sesame seed oil in the previous oil & butter mixture, bring to heat, Fry all remaining Garlic, toss in dash of fresh corriander, black pepper & dried chilli flakes to flavour oil and add all the mushrooms. Add 2 tbs of water 1 cube Beef Stock and the Sausage Meat to allow Mushroom juices to flow.
Toss in diced fresh tomato, the remaining onions and close lid to simmer slowly for 1-2 minutes. Add in Red Peppers. When nearly cooked, add in the remainder of fresh corriander, a dash of Black Pepper, Dried Chilli Flakes & Garlic Flakes, Garlic Flavoured Salad Dressing and remove from flame after 30 seconds.
(Also can be served as it's own Tapas Dish.)
I experimented in creating a fusion dish where one would have multiple flavours exploding in their mouth. I added back the Peppered Potatoes, mixed and combined it with the Garlic Mushrooms in one dish. The result? A multi layered release of flavours from the crispy potatoes to the fresh red peppers and corriander to the beefy mushrooms soaked in it's own oils and the lingering taste of chilli pepper garlic infused oils in one bite. Hungry? hahaha..
Optional Accompanying Omelette
Take 2 Eggs and a table spoon of either individual or the combined dishes above, a few slices of cheese (any normal one will do) mix and stir ingredients in bowl.Fry the ingredients into an Omelette in heated Sesame Seed Oil & Butter. Sprinkle with a dash of fresh corriander.
Serve with pleasure.
Jo :)
An original recipe by Johan Nasir
I recently had to cook for a friends BBQ and decided to do some garlic bread and the following dishes came out of my kitchen.. Some of you had or heard about it and asked for the recipe.. so here goes..
Garlic Mushroom with Peppered Potatoes
Ideal served as topping or dip for Garlic Bread or can be tossed with Pasta as a sauce, as an individual Tapas dish or even as a base for other sauces.
Ingredients
Cut Very Finely: 1 Potato, 1 Large White Onion, 1 Red Pepper (de-seed), 1 Garlic Bulb, a Handful Fresh Corriander, 1 Red Tomato (de-seed), 1 Box Fresh Normal Mushrooms (15-20 pieces)Other Ingredients: Spicy Olive Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Butter, Black Pepper, Dried Red Chilli and Garlic Flakes, Garlic Flavoured Salad Dressing.
Optional: 1 cube Beef Stock, Sausage Meat (fried separately & finely cut).
Peppered Potatoes
Heat Oils with 1 tbs butter for deep frying, toss in 2 tbs portion of onions and garlic, stir fry and add all the potatoes, sprinkle Black Pepper & Dried Chilli Flakes for a few minutes till Potatoes have browned nicely. Separate all cooked ingredients from the oil into a bowl temporarily.
(Note: This can be served as it's own Tapas dish with a sprinkle of the dried garlic flakes and fresh corriander added.)
Garlic Mushrooms
Add 1 tbs butter and sesame seed oil in the previous oil & butter mixture, bring to heat, Fry all remaining Garlic, toss in dash of fresh corriander, black pepper & dried chilli flakes to flavour oil and add all the mushrooms. Add 2 tbs of water 1 cube Beef Stock and the Sausage Meat to allow Mushroom juices to flow.
Toss in diced fresh tomato, the remaining onions and close lid to simmer slowly for 1-2 minutes. Add in Red Peppers. When nearly cooked, add in the remainder of fresh corriander, a dash of Black Pepper, Dried Chilli Flakes & Garlic Flakes, Garlic Flavoured Salad Dressing and remove from flame after 30 seconds.
(Also can be served as it's own Tapas Dish.)
I experimented in creating a fusion dish where one would have multiple flavours exploding in their mouth. I added back the Peppered Potatoes, mixed and combined it with the Garlic Mushrooms in one dish. The result? A multi layered release of flavours from the crispy potatoes to the fresh red peppers and corriander to the beefy mushrooms soaked in it's own oils and the lingering taste of chilli pepper garlic infused oils in one bite. Hungry? hahaha..
Optional Accompanying Omelette
Take 2 Eggs and a table spoon of either individual or the combined dishes above, a few slices of cheese (any normal one will do) mix and stir ingredients in bowl.Fry the ingredients into an Omelette in heated Sesame Seed Oil & Butter. Sprinkle with a dash of fresh corriander.
Serve with pleasure.
Jo :)
