Chicken Teriyaki && Glorious Strawberry dessert!

Ah! Chicken Teriyaki! May I just say the most delicious and gratifying dish I have cooked since I started this cooking passion of mine. So unbelievably easy to do it's insane! 

As you might already know, I fancy myself to be a good cook, not a chef, but a good homemade cook. And I love everything that's homemade, so, naturally, the sauce (Teriyaki sauce) for the chicken in this recipe, was done from scratch. And just let me tell you OH MY GOD it is incredibly easy to do! There is no reason to buy the sauce in the supermarket at all! And yes my beloved followers I will tell you how to do the sauce from scratch n.n 

One blow on this particular post. Since I was timing the rice with my mobile (do to the sad fact that I don't own a decent cam u.u) I couldn't take a lot of pictures of the process, so it is a step by step recipe still, but without the usual pics. However if you feel the pics are a must, just say so, and I will do the recipe again with the shots n.n  No problemo. 

Also, I will be posting two desserts recipes! YAY made out with the exact same 

Glorious Strawberry Custard-Pudding-saucy-thing.  Here is a sneak peak: 

But! First things first my people! Settle down! Stop drooling already! 

First, we shall make a deliciously good 

Teriyaki Chicken 

Sauce: 

1/4 cup of Soy Sauce. 

1 cup of Water.

1 tablespoon of fresh grated Ginger. 

5 tablespoons of Brown Sugar. 

2 tablespoon of Honey. 

1 minced Garlic Clove. 

2 tablespoons of Cornstarch 

1/4 Cold Water. 

Chicken: 

2 cups of Water. 

1 tablespoon of Butter. 

1 teaspoon of Salt. 

1 cup of White Rice. 

2 tablespoons Black Sesame seeds for garnish.

1 boneless chicken breast. 

(original recipe called for 4, but I wasn't that hungry) 

1/4 cup of Teriyaki Sauce.

Olive oil.

Salt && Pepper. 

This is how it is done: 

The sauce: 

1. Combine in a deep skillet, 1 cup of water, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sugar and honey . Bring to a boil stirring constantly. 

2. Mix together the cold water and the cornstarch before adding it to the mixture in the skillet.  

3. Once you've added the cornstarch mix constantly and allow the sauce to thicken. If the sauce thicks too much add more water. 

And there you go, homemade FRESH Teriyaki Sauce! I mean can it get easier than that? 

Okay chicken and rice are next. 

1. Since the rice takes so freaking long to get cooked, it is the first thing we are going to make. So pour the water into a COVERED pot and bring to a boil. Add butter, salt and rice and return water to a boil. Now the original recipe called for 18 minutes of low heat and simmering magic. But it didn't work all that well with that timing so... I am thinking once the water boils, lower the heat and let it simmer for some good 20-25 minutes. 

2. While the rice is cooking we are going to work the chicken. Okay, first we are going to lightly coat the chicken with olive oil, salt & pepper. I did this pouring the olive oil, salt && pepper in a small bowl and then dipping the chicken into it. While you are doing this, heat the skillet you are planning to cook the chicken in, in order to make this whole thing go faster (cuz the chicken takes a lot of time to cook). 

2. Place the chicken in the already warm (or nor) skillet and let it cook on ONE SIDE ONLY for 6 minutes. Once the 6 minutes are done, turn the chicken and coat with the Teriyaki sauce using a basting brush and let it cook for another 2 minutes before turning again and coating with the sauce once more. 

As you coat the chicken with the sauce, it will begin to thicken even more so move the chicken around the skillet once it is properly cooked so that sauce isn't wasted and the chicken ends up with a lovely colorful saucy look. 

Take the chicken out and serve!! 

OMG! as easy as that?! you say? YES!! as easy as that. 

(this is not a great pic but...) 

yummy yummy. 

That's what I'm taking bout! Have a nice weekend people! Oh oh wait! where are the glorious desserts!? It is 12:44 am and as much as I love ya'll I wanna get some sleep, first hour in the morning though I will continue this post with the desserts n.n 

 

Cripsy Fish Tacos!

Ah! The Heat! When you are in the city and it is hot as a beach should be... make some crispy fish tacos! Close your eyes and they will take you to your last beach vacations n.n 

This recipe was taken out of Martha Stewart's webpage (HERE) but of course it has been modified to fit my personal tastes and interests. Feel free to browse through the original recipe or follow mine n.n

Crispy Fish Tacos. 

Two fish fillets (I used Huachinango). 

1 cup of flour. 

1 teaspoon of baking powder. 

3 cups of Canola Oil. 

1/4 cup of Sour Cream 

The juice of one Lemon. 

2 tablespoons of Hot Sauce. 

3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro. 

Tortillas.

Salt && Pepper. 

This is how you work the magic: 

1. Okay first things first, you need to cut the fillets into smaller pieces. Kind of like quarters. Rinse them and then season with Salt && Pepper. (Like we did with the chicken tenders, remember?) 

2. Next we need to do the batter. So in a small bowl put the flour, baking powder and salt.  Whisk in enough water so that the batter has a pancake-like consistency. 

HALT!!

The next cooking steps are a bit hard-ish plus the photos aren't that good so, please, do try to pay attention to my "instructions" because it is a bit tricky. 

3. Next we cook. Place the fish into the batter and press with one finger to help it adhere, know, since this is a liquid thing you need to be very careful to get the entire fish coated. And once you do, let excess drip. 

4.  Now, in a deep skillet put the 3 cups of canola oil and wait for it to heat up. Because if you don't it'll take a lot more time for the fish to be done. Once the oil is hot carefully, very carefully, place the coated fish into the skillet. One edge first letting it start cooking for a second or two before letting it into the skillet. Now this is really hard to do, so don't worry if your fish ends up ugly coated. This is all practice practice && practice. 

5. Leave each coated fish in the oil 6 minutes or until it is golden brown. 

6. Meanwhile you do the special sauce.  You pour the sour cream into a different bowl, the lemon juice. the hot sauce and the cilantro leaves.  Mix it until in comes together. 

Heat the Tortillas and serve. 

(btw, the Horchata goes amazing with this n.n) 

Horchata de Arroz and a goodbye to LOST

Okay, first things first, I wanna apologize to anyone who had been expecting this post yesterday u.u but once LOST started I couldn't back away from the tv. to do anything else.
Speaking about LOST... how devastated are you? Even if you didn't like the show, even if you hated the ending, or if you loved the ending, or if you didn't understand the ending! A lot of people don't get that for a tv program LOST went all the way and back, it was the first American show to feature such an international cast, the first show to be --sometimes, half in subtitles!
It was different than anything that had been aired up until then and in ended as it started (in my opinion at least) with a big bang and slightly difficult to understand, wanting to see where the hell did they ended going to, much like the pilot.  So yeah, LOST was crazy, difficult to understand, raised more questions than answers, but it was AWESOME!
How often do you come across a show that is so freaking mysterious AND magical AND confusing AND amazing at the same time!? Let's face it! LOST was and has been the best show of its genre and it will be for a long while.

 And, at least for me... it's a little bittersweet to know I wont end up yelling WTF just happened?!  at the end of a show. 

And yes, as for the question I asked before I said all that... I am quite devastated. 

Okay, having said that I will proceed to tell you that Horchata is the easiest thing to do! Dare I say even easier than a Lemonade?  Indeed I do. No more buying those disgusting dusty things or the pre-made yucky stuff. Or going to the nearest Michoacana to buy one! NO SIR! From this day forward, you want Horchata? You want a refreshing relive from the God awful suffocating heat? You put one cup of rice in two cups of water and let it settle for an hour!

Horchata de Arroz. 

You'll need: 

1 cup of long grain white rice.

2 cups of water. 

half a can of condensed milk. 

2 cups of cold water with cinnamon. 

1/2 cup of sugar. 

2 teaspoons of vanilla. 

Ice. 

How you do it? 

1. If you read the post, you will have notice that I said put one cup of rice in two cups of water in order to do the Horchata. So there you go, your first step is to put one cup of rice in two cups of water and let it rest for about an hour, if you can leave it longer I suppose it works best. But you have to leave it there for AT LEAST an hour. 

2. Pour the wet rise (and the water) into the blender along with the vanilla and sugar. And, as always, let the blender work it's magic, this time for 1 minute, then pulse for about 40 seconds. 

3. Strain into a pitcher. Add 2 cups of cold water and the evaporated milk. 

4. Stir well and serve over ice

And there you go!! Fresh Homemade Horchata for this awfully hot days in Mexico City.