Burnaby Community Kitchens

  Chicken – Venezuelan style Get Recipe Maribel says that it’s common to prepare shredded chicken with arepas in Venezuela - similar to a chicken sandwich.   This meal can be paired with shaved ice and tres leche cake.     Ingredients: Deboned chicken thighs Salt Pepper Oregano   Cumin Paprika Cooking oil   Directions: Season the chicken with the seasonings and a little vegetable oil.   Pan fry the meat and shred.  Serve with warm arepas (and white cheese, black beans, avocados, fried plantain, and a side salad.)        Arepas (cornmeal patty) This is a corn meal patty that you split like a hamburger bun.  Serve the shredded chicken and toppings on it. Ingredients: 2 ½ cups water   2 cups P.A.N. corn meal 1 teaspoon salt Directions: Pour water into a mixing bowl.  Add the salt and corn meal gradually. Knead until a smooth dough is formed.  Let it rest for 3 minutes. Separate dough into 10 portions.  For...

  Sheet pan chicken and root vegetables serves 4 Get Recipe A simple, easy meal that uses healthy vegetables that are inexpensive in the Fall. Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs 2 carrots, cubed or cut into sticks 2 potato or turnip or parsnip, cubed 2 beets, cubed (optional) 2 handfuls of brussels sprouts (optional) 3 tablespoons oil Salt and pepper to taste 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove fresh garlic, minced Paprika (optional) Parsley (optional) Method: Preheat oven to 425° F. Spread chicken and root vegetables of your choice on a rimmed sheet pan or in a casserole dish. Drizzle evenly with oil.  Sprinkle with salt, pepper and other flavourings. Put into hot oven and roast for about 30 minutes, until the chicken is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender. Enjoy!

  Joyce’s Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls Get Recipe Ingredients: 1 to 2 packages of chicken bones (kosher)  6 carrots 6 stalks celery One large onion 1 to 2 tablespoons OSEM chicken flavor (bouillion) 1 teaspoon garlic powder  1 teaspoon ginger powder  1 tablespoon Italian seasoning  Salt and pepper to taste  4 litres of water Method:  Put everything into the soup pot. Boil for 2 hours.  Start at high temperature then turn down to medium after it starts to boil.  Serve with matzo balls. Matzo Balls (kneidlach) Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or chicken fat 2 eggs, slightly beaten ½ cup matzo meal 1 tsp. salt 2 tablespoon stock/water Method: In a bowl, mix oil and egg together. Add matzo meal and salt, and blend. Add stock/water and mix well.       Refrigerate at least 20 minutes. Bring large of water to boil.  Form walnut-sized balls of matzo mixture with wet/oiled hands and drop into ...

  Homestyle chicken noodle soup Get Recipe Dak-kalguksu  닭칼국수 serves 4   I’m sharing my family’s all-time favorite food with you today, chicken noodle soup – dak-kalguksu in Korean. The word  kal  means knife and  guksu  means noodle soup, indicating that the noodles in this soup are made by cutting them from the dough. There are many kinds of kalguksu, but this version is made with chicken ( dak  in Korean). The noodles are made from scratch, which makes this dish very special and welcome in any home. You can picture a housewife kneading dough, the chicken broth boiling in a huge pot on the stove behind her, giving off a great aroma, filling the whole house, and her family excited about the upcoming noodle soup. “Mom, is it ready yet??” “Can I help you knead the dough?” This dish always reminds me of good times with my relatives, siblings, parents, neighbors, and friends. Kalguksu is a very social dish and this is something we u...

  Mock Butter Chicken (Kosher) Get Recipe I was on a mission to achieve similar consistency and flavor profile of  butter chicken  without the butter. How would I do it and why? For one is the kosher issue, although sometimes kidding-ly on twitter I claim myself to be The Rabbinical Council of Shulie, I don't claim myself to be a kosher authority. I grew up adhering to not mixing milk products with meat and to this day I abide by it. Secondly, as you might know already, this site is hyper sensitive to some food allergies, mainly tree nuts, but this version will be a nice option for the lactose intolerant. In addition I wanted to achieve a healthier version without so much cream and butter while not compromising flavor. It meant I had to play with it. This series of photos are from the second batch of mock butter chicken I made within a week. I gave it a twist while almond milk could be an option it won't be in line with the tree nut...