Thursday, July 28, 2016

Calamari Negra (Squid Ink) Recipe #CalamariNegra #SquidInk #FoodRecipe #EasytoCook




Have you tried eating a black Calamari? Well, for you to know how it taste, I'll give you the recipe. This is from ZARAFISH called CALAMARI IN SQUID-INK BATTER with ROMESCO SAUCE

 INGREDIENTS:

  1. 1 pack of calamari ring
  2. 4 tbsp of tempura flour
  3. 2 sachets of squid ink
  4. 10 tbsp of water

 For ROMESCO SAUCE:
  • 1 bulb of garlic
  • 2 ripe tomatoes
  • 80g of fried almonds
  • 1 tbsp of red pepper flakes (or pulp of 2 ñora peppers or dried peppers)
  • 200g of olive oil
  • 50g of vinegar
  • 50g of water
  • 2 slices of bread
  • sunflower oil for frying

Photo credit to ZARAFISH


PROCEDURE:

Sauce
  1. Preheat the oven to 200°c.
  2. Cut the skin of the tomatoes to stop from bursting and roast them in the oven along with the chopped garlic. This will take approximately 20mins for the tomatoes and 30mins for the garlic to cook and give that exact aroma and taste. Then keep it cool.
  3. Fry the bread and almonds in the sunflower oil.
  4. When tomatoes and garlic have cooled, peel and place them in a blender along with the rest of the solid ingredients.
  5. Blend and add salt to taste.



CALAMARI

  1. Mix the flour, water and squid ink in a bowl.
  2. Coat the squid rings and fry in a plenty of oil.
  3. Make sure that it is well cook.
All in all, this will give you 45 minutes to cook. Good for 4 serving.
Photo credit to ZARAFISH
Though it's not an easy sauce to make, but this is perfectly pair with the Calamari Negra. 

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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Fresh Homemade NO-BAKE DARK CHOCOLATE ENERGY BITES #EnergyFood #HealthyFood


I'm not a pastry baker, but I loved to eat a lot, especially when it comes to healthy and energy giving food. I just receive an email from 101 CookBooks and give me this 
4 o'clock No-Bake Energy Bites recipe.
  • 1 cup lightly taosted old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 3 tbsps chia seeds, ground in mortar and pestle
  • 1/4 cup chopped chocolate (or chips)
  • 3 tbsps good maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened, toasted coconut flakes
  • 2/3 cup well-stirred natural peanut butter
  • sea salt, to taste


And looking at the ingredients, it really boost your energy starting with the natural peanut butter ingredient. Well, you can adjust as needed and you can also substitute it with honey or almond butter or any ground seeds available at your market.



Procedure:

  1. Combine the oats, chia seeds, chocolate, maple syrup and coconut in a medium bowl. Toss until well combine.
  2. Add the peanut butter, use your hands to really mix the ingredients well. Adjust a bit if necessary, adding more peanut butter if the mixture will not help you shape a ball. Or just alternately, add oats if the mixture is too sticky.
  3. You can shape the balls by hand, or why not use a rounded spoon and press the mixture, make it more easier and less messy.
  4. Arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet or plate, let refrigerate or freeze. Then for an hour, put it in a small jar, or any container.
  5. Makes 2 dozens energy bites.
  6. Make some add-ons like sprinkling it with healthy topping ideas. 

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