Stay Away From Me

If there's one thing which I can't stand at the moment, it's..

le coq.
chicken.

Blame my tastebuds, blame the bird flu, but I can't seem to stand the thought of morsels of chook going down my throat. People eating it is ok with me until..

last night when I made Other Half some grilled chicken. He seemed to take great delight into sinking his teeth in the tender chicken meat. All that I could see was raw meat. And some red blood. Mind you, the chicken was cooked to perfection, but...

So, no more chicken being cooked in the house. It's strictly fish and meat from now on. Now, does anyone want a tupperware of fresh chicken currently residing in my fridge? Or should I cook a batch of fried chicken for my neighbours' kids?

Mambo Meatballs

Actually, I had been dreaming of making these babies for quite sometime. However due to circumstances, I never got round to making them.
Until last weekend.

Surprising simple to make, I just dumped in ½ kg of minced beef in a bowl and added in a finely diced big red onion with a few cloves of finely minced up garlic. Made some breadcrumbs by lightly toasting a few sliced baguette and whizzed them in the dry mill. Make about ½ cup and mix it in with the beef. Season generously with salt and pepper and break in an egg. Mix the beef mixture well (best done with one’s hands), shape into balls and refridgerate.

Cook as desired.
One can have it ala-IKEA style by simply baking them in the oven and serving it with yummilicious gravy and a side of boiled potatoes and cranberry jam/sauce.
Alternatively, one can have it Italian style ala-spaghetti-and-meatballs (which was what I prepared). Make a tomato based sauce by adding ½ can tomato puree, ½ can water, Italian herbs, salt and ground black pepper in a pot. Let it simmer merrily before adding the shaped meatballs, cover and let simmer for another 20 minutes or so. In the meantime, one can prepare a batch of cooked spaghetti. Once al dente, toss well and mix with the meatball sauce. Top with grated cheddar cheese and enjoy. Mayhap with some garlic toast?