Kapsalon

serves 1

Ingredients:

* 150g chickenbreast or calf meat
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 half teaspoon cayenne powder
* 1 teaspoon paprika powder
* 1 teaspoon coriander powder
* 1 spoon of oil
* Cucumber
* 1 tomato
* Lettuce
* 1 small onion
* Cheese
* Fries

Additional:
* Garlic sauce
* Sambal Ulek

Preparations:

First of all a little bit of history. Kapsalon is the Dutch word for barbershop. You probably wonder why this dish is called "barbershop", I am going to tell you. The Kapsalon originated in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A guy owning a barbershop asked a kebab take-away restaurant to put together a meal with his favourite ingredients; fries, kebab, salad and cheese. The restaurant would take this order and tell the staff it was for the barbershop, or Kapsalon in Dutch. This is the way the Kapsalon came to exist today.

Mix together all the herbs with the oil in a bowl. Cut the chicken in small slices, and add to the mixture. Leave alone for a while.
If you are using fresh potatoes for the fries, peel the skin off and cut them in sticks. If you are using frozen fries like I did, prepare them following the instructions. I used the oven for this as I don't like them fried.
Cut the lettuce in small strips, and the cucumber and tomato in small cubes. Cut the onion in half rings.
Now stir-fry the chicken until done. Add the fries to a small tray and put the chicken above it. Place the salad on top of that. If you want you can add the sauces over the salad, but I recommend not to, as it still has to go in the oven/grill/microwave (personally I used the oven) for the cheese to melt, that you just placed on top. Once the cheese is molten, the dish is ready. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did, and hopefully until soon!

Yours Truly,

Mike

Chicken satay baguette

serves 2 to 3

Ingredients:

* 1 baguette
* 1 tomato
* cucumber
* lettuce
* spring onion

Chicken:

* 200g chickenbreast
* 4 spoons ketjap manis
* 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1 teaspoon cumin powder
* 1 teaspoon ginger powder
* 2 teaspoons coriander powder
* 1 teaspoon sambal ulek

Satay sauce:

* 125ml coconut milk
* 3 spoons peanutbutter
* 3 spoons of sambal badjak
* 3 spoons of ketjap manis
* 3 garlic cloves
* 1 small onion
* 1 teaspoon ginger powder
* 1 teaspoon coriander powder
* 1 teaspoon cumin powder

Preparations:

For the chicken, mix everything in a tray. Cut the chicken in small cubes and add to the marinade. Mix well and leave alone for 30 minutes to 2 hours. Meanwhile cut the onion and garlic as fine as possible for the sauce. Heat up a skillet and stir-fry the chicken until done.
Meanwhile use a saucepan to heat up the coconut milk on low heat. Add everything for the sauce except the peanutbutter. Stir well until blended. Now add the peanut butter scoop for scoop and keep stirring until the sauce thickens a bit. Stir until you are satisfied.
Cut the baguette in half and slice open. Decorate with the lettuce, cucumber and tomato to your taste.
Add the chicken and pour the satay sauce over it. Decorate with spring onion.

Tip:

This is also the base recipe for satay skewer. You could also use any other meat you prefer.
For skewer, combine with fries, rice or just as an appetizer or side dish.

This was definitely a good meal for me and I do hope you can enjoy it as much as I do!

Yours truly,

Mike

Hot chicken

serves 4

Ingredients:

* 500g chickenbreast

* 1 red paprika

* 2 medium sized onions
* Powder of cayenne pepper to taste

* 5 spoons of sweet chilisauce

* Noodles or rice

* 3 spoons of oil

Additional:

* 250g mushrooms
* 1 yellow paprika

* 1 green paprika

* Soy sauce or ketjap manis

* Turmeric powder

* Curry powder

* Black pepper

* Garlic or garlic powder to taste

Preparation:

This is a recipe which I have "invented" when I just started cooking. When I lived with my parents I used to go to a take away Chinese restaurant which also served Antillian and Surinamese food, including Surinamese sandwiches. One of the sandwiches was called hot chicken. I based this recipe on that sandwich.
There is no absolute recipe for this, as I change it every time I make this dish. The basis of this recipe can be prepared by following the list of the ingredients only; under additional I have listed some things you can add if you are with more people, or just want extra taste. Now on to preparing this meal!

Chop the onion and paprika in cubes. Clean the chicken of any fat and cut in 1 cm cubes. Drop one spoon of oil in a bowl or something else you can use to marinade the chicken. Now put all the herbs and spices in the bowl and mix well. Add the chicken and stir until everything is covered. Leave for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile cook the rice or the noodles. Heat up a saute pan or wok with the rest of the oil and stir fry the paprika and onion until the onion looks glassy. Now add the chicken and stir fry until golden. If you are using mushrooms add them now and stir fry for about one minute more. Now add the chili sauce. and reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for a couple of minutes then turn the heat off and the meal is ready to eat!
Good appetite and see you next time!

Yours truly,

Mike