Asian Marinated Baked Chicken

I'm kind of really bummed that I haven't been able to make this chicken since my oven broke down... So I'm sharing the recipe with you because if you have a working oven you should totally be making this a.s.a.p. Easy, fast, delicious. Did I mention easy? Did I mention fast? Oh! Did I mention one dish!? Anddd on top of that you probably have all ingredients on hand.

Disclaimer: when I say fast, I mean fast preparation but this does have to be prepped the night before and baked in an oven for 40-50 minutes.

Asian Marinated Baked Chicken

recipe from: Chowhound

Ingredients:

- 1/2 cup soy sauce

- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

- 3 tablespoons finely chopped ginger

- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic

- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

- 1 teaspoon black pepper

- 3 pounds chicken drumsticks, thighs, or a combination

Directions:

Place all ingredients but chicken in an oven safe dish and whisk (you could use a big Ziploc bag). Coat chicken in sauce, cover and refrigerate over night. In the morning, when you have a chance, turn the chicken over. Before baking, let rest at room temp. for 30 minutes. Turn all the chicken skin side up, bake for 40-50 minutes at 475 degrees, until chicken is dark. Spoon extra sauce on top, sprinkle with green onions and or sesame seeds. Serve with white rice and steamed veggies of your choice.

Best Burgers, Like Ever

| Okay, so yesterday I made burgers again and I quickly came to look at the recipe and then realized that something was missing. I could not believe I forgot to put the eggs in the ingredient list. So I am re-posting this! |

Yes, I'm going to share with you the recipe to the best burgers you'll make. Super simple, super fast like all the recipes that I like sharing here. I made these for dinner a few nights ago in like a blink of an eye. You can also make these for a weekend bbq and wow your family and friends.

I usually like my burgers with lettuce, tomato and onion. If I'm feeling fancy (which most of the time I am) I will add avocado, caramelized onion and mushrooms. Here I only added pepper jack cheese and caramelized onion because I totally wasn't aware that I was out of veggies. Also a tip for you from me, instead of buying burger buns buy fancy rolls like the ones pictured. They not only taste better but they hold up way better. On the side I like a good crunchy pickle and sweet potato fries + spicy ketchup (not pictured because this was taken the day after and I had no left overs of that).

I hope you will give these a try, you will thank me for it! XOXO Lidia

Best Burgers

- 1 pound of ground beef
- 1 pound of ground turkey
- 1/2 a red onion, diced
- about a tablespoon of minced garlic
- 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
- just under 1/4 a cup of worcestershire sauce
- 2 eggs

Get all Ingredients in a large bowl and incorporate well with your hands. Form in to 8 patties.
Cook on a griddle or on the grill until well done. Serve with your favorite toppings.

Ta-Da! That's it. Easy right? Now go make these for dinner.

* To make the spicy ketchup just mix ketchup with chili garlic sauce or sriracha. It's delicious.

Teriyaki Chicken (Weeknight Meals)

I could literally live off of this chicken. Should I say more?

I shared this quick recipe for an easy teriyaki sauce a few years ago. I thought I would share it again because I seriously make it every time I'm craving teriyaki or anytime I need a quick meal on the table. It is delicious, fast and easy. You can also make it in advance a few days, cool it and refrigerate it for later and just reheat when needed.

Teriyaki Sauce

- 3 T. brown sugar
- 1 T. minced garlic
- 1 t. fresh grated ginger (optional)
- 1/4 c soy sauce
- 1 c. of water
- 1 T. cornstarch
- 1/4 c. ice cold water

In a small saucepan stir constantly while adding brown sugar, garlic, ginger (if using), soy sauce and
1 cup of water, bring to a boil. Dissolve cornstarch in ice water and add to sauce. Stir constantly and allow sauce to thicken a bit.

You can cut chicken breast or thighs, grill and add sauce on top or you can also grill whole chicken breast or thighs and brush with the teriyaki sauce when almost done cooking. You may also add veggies to this. I love brushing mushrooms with the sauce.

Serve with rice and salad, or rice and steamed broccoli. There are so many possibilities!

XOXO

Lidia

Ground Beef & Broccoli (Weeknight Meals)

Hey guys! It's been a while since I shared a recipe on here. This is one of our latest favorite weeknight meals. It's super fast and easy which is perfect for those times when you wish there were more hours to the day and on top of that it's full of flavor, a meal everyone will enjoy.

Ground Beef & Broccoli

serves 3-4

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 onion, diced

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 1/2 lbs. broccoli, washed and cut into small trees

1 tablespoon of cooking oil

2-3 tablespoons of oyster sauce

salt and pepper to taste

Heat about a tablespoon of cooking oil in pan over medium heat, throw in minced garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Add in onion, saute until translucent and then add your ground beef. Cook beef until nice and brown at this point you can add salt and pepper to taste.

Meanwhile the beef is browning, cook broccoli for 2 minutes in a pot of salted boiling water, drain and set aside. Once your beef is ready add broccoli and oyster sauce, stir to incorporate.

Serve on top of white rice with lots of sambal oelek chili paste or sriracha. Lately we've been preferring sambal oelek. You can find the sambal oelek, sriracha and oyster sauce in the asian isle or your local asian super market.

Enjoy!

XOXO

Lidia