www.womanthismonth.com 71 August 2013 4 SOY-GLAZED SALMON 3 tbspns soy sauce 3 tbspns vegetable oil 40g brown sugar 3 tbspns water 2 fresh salmon fillets 4 whole chives 1 tspn chives, finely chopped • In a small saucepan mix together the soy sauce, vegetable oil, brown sugar and water. Heat gently and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove immediately and cool slightly. • Place the salmon fillets in a zip lock bag and pour over the sauce. Seal the bag, ensuring the salmon is coated with the sauce and place the bag on a tray in the refrigerator for two to three hours to marinate. • When it’s time to cook, remove the salmon from the bag. Heat a frying pan with a very small amount of oil and when the oil is ‘spitting’ hot, place the nicest side of the salmon gently into the fry pan. • Allow to cook for three minutes on one side before using a spatula and carefully turning it over to cook on the second side. • Allow to cook on the second side for four to five minutes. Do not turn it over again. • Gently test if the salmon is cooked through and is flaky when pulled apart with a fork. Test a single corner! • When cooked, serve on a bed of rice and top with whole or chopped chives. DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 2 eggs 170g brown sugar 120mls vegetable oil 1 tspn vanilla essence 300g plain (all-purpose) flour 1 tbspn baking powder 60g cocoa, sifted 80g chocolate chips • Preheat oven to 180°C. • Cover a baking tray with baking paper and set aside. • In a mixing bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a wire whisk, beat the eggs, brown sugar, oil and vanilla until well combined. • Stir together the plain flour, baking powder and cocoa. • Remove the bowl from the mixer and using a spatula, fold in the dry ingredients to the egg mixture. • Add the chocolate chips but do not ‘overmix’ the cookie dough. • Roll teaspoon-sized amounts of the dough into balls and press with a fork to slightly flatten. • Bake for eight to 12 minutes on a parchment-lined baking tray. • Leave to cool on the tray for five minutes. Then transfer to a cooling rack. • For an added treat, join two cookies together with peanut butter and a little jam and set in the refrigertor until served or join together with Nutella for a more subtle flavour.
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