Thursday 12 July 2012

Cookbook Challenge #14




I know, I don't do one for ages then I do two in the same week *laughs* Clearly cunning boyfriend and I were feeling adventurous ;)

The latest recipe was paprika chicken with a little gem, corn and cucumber salad:


Looks good, doesn't it?

It was good, but not quite right. The marinade for the chicken contained lemon juice, garlic, paprika and oil, but for some reason I could barely taste the paprika. Next time, I would definitely include more!

The way the recipe cooks the corn was also slightly bizarre - you griddle corn cobs until they caramelise. Which is great, but didn't really cook the corn very well (according to the recipe, this stage only takes 5 minutes). Boyfriend came up with the plan to give them a quick blast in the microwave to make sure they were cooked, before griddling, which worked much better.

The other thing that was slightly wrong with this dish - it was so difficult to eat *laughs* Trying to get a bit of everything at once was a real challenge. So, although it was very tasty, it wasn't quite the success I'd have liked ;)

5 comments:

  1. Looks yummy! Sorry it didn't work out the way you hoped. It does sound like a difficult dish.

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  2. Not only does it look yummy, but it also looks very healthy! Where would we be without food experimentation?

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  3. It does look good. Maybe pop it into a toasted pitta next time so you get a bite of everything each time?

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  4. That looks really yummy! And you know, when a recipe calls for paprika I always overdo it. That can be such a subtle spice.
    –Cassandra

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