Ginger Sesame Chicken Wings paleo recipe dinner primal-min

Recipe: Ginger Sesame Chicken Wings

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Another wonderful way with chicken wings, this recipe is fiery and crispy, and great as a snack or as a main meal with some fresh vegetables. The key here is the ginger, and the amount of it! Requires overnight marinating.

Ginger Sesame Chicken Wings Ingredients:

  • 500g free range chicken wings
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 5 cloves of garlic, peeled
  • 50g fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tbsp coconut aminos
  • 2 anchovies (optional)

Ginger Sesame Chicken Wings How To:

In a food processor, mix together the garlic, ginger, coconut aminos and anchovies (if using) to form a paste. Mix well with the sesame oil and sesame seeds in a bowl, then pour oven the chicken wings and leave to marinate overnight.

Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / Gas mark 4. Lay the wings on a foil covered baking tray and cook for 40 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.

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Recipe: Lamb do Pyaza

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In Indian cuisine, ‘Do Pyaza’ literally translates to ‘two onions’ – or, in this case, lamb with two onions. Simple! One is used at the start of cooking, for flavour, and one towards the end, for a variation in texture. There is much more to this dish than just onions, however, as you will soon find out.

Do Pyaza Ingredients:

  • 750g boneless lamb, diced into cubes
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 large onions – one diced, the other sliced finely
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 3 – 4 fresh green chillies, deseeded and chopped
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 200ml thick coconut milk
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Juice 1 lemon
  • Fresh coriander, to serve

Do Pyaza How To:

Drizzle the lamb cubes with a little olive oil and season well with black pepper and sea salt. Heat 1 tbsp of the coconut oil in a large, heavy based saucepan. Add the lamb in two separate batches, and fry until brown all over. Set aside, then repeat with the remaining meat.

Heat the remaining coconut oil, then add the diced onion and garlic and fry gently for 5 minutes. Add the chilli, turmeric and coriander, and cook for another minute or so.

Add the coconut milk, cloves, cinnamon stick and 250ml water. Return the lamb to the pan and stir well. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the remaining onion to the pan, then continue to simmer, uncovered, for a further 20 minutes.

When ready to serve, stir in the lemon juice and garnish with fresh coriander.

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Paleo Diet Recipe Primal Chicken Mole-min

Recipe: Chicken Mole

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With no relation to the blind, burrowing creatures, this wonderful one pot is actually pronounced ‘Mol-ay.’ If you’re a fan of chilli con carne, you’ll love the rich, sweet and smoky flavours that resonate from this stew. Dark chocolate, chipotle chillies, ground nuts and cinnamon all add up to make a unique, piquant dish that will have you running straight back to the kitchen for more chicken mole!

Chicken Mole Ingredients:

  • 1 medium free range chicken
  • 2 onions
  • 1 red chilli, chopped and deseeded
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 heaped teaspoons chipotle paste
  • 2 tbsp almond butter
  • 1 handful sultanas
  • 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 40g organic dark chocolate

Chicken Mole How To:

Preheat an oven to 180C. Season the chicken, and roast for half the allocated cooking time (approx 45 minutes). Leave to stand for 10 minutes, then shred the meat with a fork and set aside.

Chop the onions into light strips. In a large, flameproof casserole dish, heat a little olive oil to a medium heat. Add the onion strips and cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add a little more oil, along with the chilli, garlic and spices, and cook for another 2 minutes until aromatic.

Meanwhile, crush the sultanas in a mortar and pestle. Whisk in the chipotle paste and almond butter, then add to the pan. Pour in the chopped tomatoes and 400ml hot water.

Add the shredded chicken to the dish, stir well, then cover with a lid and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.

10 minutes before serving, break up the dark chocolate and add to the dish. It should turn a deep brown and thicken slightly. Simmer gently for the 10 minutes, then serve with fresh vegetables and cauliflower rice.

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Bengali Spiced Lamb Chops paleo diet recipe primal dinner lunch-min

Recipe: Bengali Spiced Lamb Chops

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There’s something about the heat of this spice blend that intensifies the tender sweetness of the lamb. Although they require minimal effort, there are two key points to watch out for here. The first is to score the lamb chops well, so the spices reach all the way through the meat. The second is not to heat the oil too high; if you do so, the spices will burn and tarnish the earthy flavours.

Bengali Spiced Lamb Chops Ingredients:

  • 8 medium sized lamb chops
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds, crushed
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil

Bengali Spiced Lamb Chops How To:

Crush the garlic cloves with the sea salt to form a paste. Combine well with the remaining spices. With a sharp knife, score the lamb chops with 3 – 4 incisions on each side.

Lay the spice mixture out on a plate and coat the lamb chops well on both sides, rubbing well into the slits.

Heat the coconut oil in a large frying pan to a medium heat. Fry the lamb for 2 – 3 minutes each side, depending on thickness. They should be a rich, golden colour on the outside, but still juicy and pink within.

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Slow Roast Pork with Orange, Sundried Tomatoes and Bay Leaves paleo recipe dinner Sunday lunch primal-min

Recipe: Slow Roast Pork with Orange, Sundried Tomatoes and Bay Leaves

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This slow roast pork dish is oh so comforting. Enjoy it as a treat for the whole family every once in a while.

I experimented a little when making this recipe, and browned my pork in the sundried tomato oil rather than normal olive oil. The result was a meat of incredible flavour, and I’m definitely going to cook in ‘infused’ olive oils more often. I'm also going to start making my own, so watch this space!

Slow Roast Pork Ingredients:

  • 750g lean pork shoulder, diced into cubes
  • 400g shallots, peeled and chopped
  • 250ml organic red wine
  • 1 x 400ml can chopped tomatoes
  • 200ml homemade chicken stock / water
  • 2 red peppers (capsicum), deseeded and cut into wedges
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 bay leaves
  • Zest and juice of one orange
  • 100g sundried tomatoes, plus extra oil
  • 50g black olives, pitted
  • 500g peeled sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
  • Salt and pepper
  • A few sprigs of thyme

Slow Roast Pork How To:

Preheat the oven to 150C / 300F / Gas mark 2.

In a pan, heat 1 tbsp of the sundried tomato oil to a high heat. Season the cubes of pork, then fry in 2 separate batches for a couple of minutes until coloured. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside.

Heat another tbsp of the oil, and lightly sauté the shallots, garlic, sundried tomatoes and half of the fresh thyme for 5 minutes. Pour the oil over the pork, and toss well to combine.

Combine the red wine, orange and bay leaves in a large, hob-safe casserole dish. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Return the meat to the dish.

Add the chopped tomatoes, chicken stock, peppers, olives, sweet potatoes and the remaining thyme. Stir well, and cover with a lid. Leave to cook in the oven for 2 ½ – 3 hours, or until the pork is tender enough to cut with a spoon. Spoon off any excess fat before serving (save it to cook with later!)

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Paleo Diet Recipe Primal Tequilla Lime Chicken Wings Zingy Salad-min

Recipe: Tequilla and Lime Chicken Wings with a Zingy Side Salad

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The flavours of Mexico need no introduction to most people; unfortunately though, our image of Mexican cuisine has been somewhat tainted by cheap and nasty imitation spice mixes and fajita kits found on supermarket shelves. Enjoy an authentic taste of Mexico with this super fresh Chicken Wings recipe. Note – requires overnight marinating and a love of serious flavour.

Ingredients:
Chicken Wings:

  • 20 free range chicken wings
  • 2 large limes
  • ½ cup gold tequila
  • 2 tbsp blue agave syrup
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 large green jalapeno pepper, deseeded
  • Large handful fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp sea salt

Salad:

  • ½ small red cabbage
  • ½ small white cabbage
  • 1 bulb fennel
  • 8 spring onions
  • 10 radishes, finely sliced
  • 2 large green jalapeno peppers
  • 1 large handful fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • 1 small handful fresh mint, finely chopped
  • Juice 2 limes
  • Olive oil
  • Sea Salt and Black Pepper

How To Make Tequilla & Lime Chicken Wings:
THE NIGHT BEFORE:

To marinade the chicken wings, collect the juice of both limes, and the zest of just one. Combine in a food processor with the remaining marinade ingredients. Score the chicken wings with a sharp knife, and rub in the marinade. Set aside in a bowl covered with cling film, and keep in the fridge overnight.

ON THE DAY:

Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / Gas mark 5. Around 30 minutes before you are due to serve, place chicken wings in a roasting dish, saving any excess liquid left in the bowl for now. Bake in the oven until fully cooked through.

Meanwhile, To make the salad, finely shred the white cabbage (like coleslaw) into a large bowl. Finely slice the fennel, spring onions, radishes and jalapenos, and add to the bowl with the cabbage. Toss in the herbs, and drizzle with a good glug of olive oil. Season well with salt and pepper. Finally, shred the red cabbage and add to the bowl (so as not to stain the rest of the food). Squeeze over the lime juice, to taste, toss together one last time then leave to chill in the fridge.

Remove the chicken from the oven and baste in the remaining liquid. Return to oven for the final 5 minutes.

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Spicy Coconut King Prawns paleo recipe seafood-min

Recipe: Spicy Coconut King Prawns

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This recipe works great with beautifully fresh, large king prawns. Ideally, have them already cooked, but if you need to cook them yourself then allow them to cool down before you start this recipe. Remember, when buying prawns with the shell on, you’ll have to account for the weight lost when everything is peeled off. Double measurements will be required!

Spicy Coconut King Prawns Ingredients:

  • 500g King Prawns, cooked and peeled
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3cm ginger, grated
  • 1 medium red chilli, deseeded and chopped
  • 3tsp hot paprika
  • 3tsp garam masala
  • Juice of half a lime
  • 300ml tomato passata
  • 50g coconut cream
  • Large handful of fresh coriander
  • Handful coconut shavings
  • Coconut oil

Spicy Coconut King Prawns How To:

1)     Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat, and brown the onions. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and sauté for 2 – 3 minutes to soften. Add the paprika, garam masala and lime juice, and sweat for another 2 – 3 minutes.

2)     Add the passata along with the prawns, stir, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the coconut cream to thicken, adding more if required.

3)     Serve with the fresh coriander and coconut shavings on top.

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Chilli-Lemon Scallops with Romesco Sauce paleo diet recipe fish seafood-min

Recipe: Chilli-Lemon Scallops with Romesco Sauce

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The subtlety and versatility of Scallops mean they pair well with almost any marinade. I've kept this one simple, not only to let the flavour of the Scallops to shine through, but to enjoy the full effect of this marvellous Romesco sauce. Be sure to buy top quality, thick King Scallops from your fishmonger – you’ll notice such a difference.

The main flavour in the Romesco Sauce comes from the chargrilled red pepper. Don’t be afraid to really blacken it!

Scallops Ingredients:

  • 12 King Scallops
  • Juice 2 lemons
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp chilli flakes
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley

Romesco Sauce Ingredients:

  • 6 Dried Nora Chillies
  • 2 medium shallots, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 red pepper
  • 2 small ripe tomatoes, quartered
  • 50g roasted blanched almonds
  • 50g roasted hazelnuts
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil, plus extra
  • 2 tbsp Sherry balsamic vinegar

Romesco Sauce How To:

If it’s easier for you, make the Romesco sauce the night before to save cooking time on the day. Alternatively, make in advance the same day.

Drain the Nora Chillies. Blitz in a food processor with the garlic clove until smooth, adding a little olive oil if necessary. Set aside.

Heat a griddle, or if you don’t have one, a frying pan, to a very high heat. Throw in the pepper, whole, and griddle for around 2-3 minutes each side. Remove from the heat when sufficiently blackened. Transfer the pepper to a large bowl, and cover with cling film for 5 minutes to steam. Remove the cling film and leave to cool. The steam will loosen the skin, making it easy to peel.

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan and add the shallots. Soften for 2 – 3 minutes, then add the tomatoes and a splash of cold water. Bring to the boil then simmer for 10 minutes, allowing to thicken. Stir in the chilli and garlic puree.
Blitz the almonds and hazelnuts in a food processor until coarsely chopped – don’t over process and turn to flour. Peel the pepper, remove the seeds and chop. Add this to the food processor, along with the tomato chilli sauce, and process again until combined.

Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl, and stir in 2tbsp each of olive oil and sherry vinegar. Season to taste.

Scallops How To:

Combine the lemon juice, crushed garlic, chilli and parsley. Toss over the scallops, and leave to marinade for at least an hour in the fridge.

Flash fry the Scallops for 1 and a half minutes each side. Remove from the heat, and serve alongside the Romesco Sauce.

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Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic recipe paleo diet primal dinner lunch-min

Recipe: Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

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Soft, mellow and oh so satisfying, this recipe makes a great alternative to roasting your chicken the normal way. It's incredibly easy too, as its all done in one pot!

Chicken Ingredients:

  • 1 free range, pasture fed organic chicken, roughly 1kg in weight
  • 40 cloves of garlic
  • 200ml red wine vinegar
  • A few sprigs of fresh rosemary
  • A few sprigs of fresh thyme
  • Sea Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • Olive Oil
  • Half a lemon

Chicken How To:

1)     Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / gas mark 4

2)     Drizzle the chicken with plenty of olive oil and rub with the sea salt and black pepper. Separate 40 garlic cloves – no need to peel them though!

3)     Stuff the chicken with half of the thyme, the lemon half, and about 10 of the garlic cloves. In a casserole dish, scatter the remaining cloves of garlic, the rest of the thyme, the rosemary, the bay leaves and rest the chicken on top. Pour in the vinegar.

4)     Put the lid on the dish, and roast for about half an hour. Add a little hot water to stop it drying out, then return to the oven for another half hour.

5)     Remove the lid and cook for a further 30 minutes. This will make the chicken turn golden brown.

Works great with a green salad and some roasted sweet potatoes!

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Roasted Spiced Salmon Fillets with Tomato and Mint Salsa paleo diet recipe fish-min

Recipe: Roasted Spiced Salmon Fillets with Tomato and Mint Salsa

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Drawing inspirations from the Middle East, the spices in this recipe compliment the salmon without overpowering it, which is absolutely essential when cooking a high quality piece of fish. The salmon goes lovely and crispy on the outside, but still moist in the middle – just as it should be.

Spiced Salmon Ingredients:

  • 4 thick fillets of wild, organic salmon
  • 1 clove of garlic, crushed
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • A pinch of nutmeg

For the salsa:

  • 6 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Spiced Salmon How To:

1)     Chop the tomatoes in half and scoop out the seeds. Roughly chop, then combine with the mint and parsley. Drizzle over the honey, balsamic and olive oil, and whizz together. Set in the fridge to chill.

2)     Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F / gas mark 6. Add the oil and lemon juice to a roasting dish, stir, and allow to heat up with the oven.

3)     When the oven reaches the desired temperature, remove the roasting dish from the pan. Add the crushed garlic and spices, and whizz together to create a fragrant oil. Whilst the oil is still hot, throw in the salmon, tossing it in the oil to evenly coat. Return to the oven skin side down, and roast for 10 minutes.

4)     Remove the salmon from the oven – the outside should be nice and crisp, but the inside still moist. Serve with the salsa.

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