Gluten Free Ginger Rice Crunch Food

CRUNCHY GLUTEN-FREE CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Using your hands, crush the Chex into a large bowl, and add the gluten-free mix and the salt and pepper. Pour this mixture into a large roasting pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, and then dump the chicken pieces into the eggs.
• Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet to 350°F. Place a brown paper bag on the counter next to where you are working so you can easily put the chicken on it to drain when you are done frying.
• One piece at a time, dredge the chicken in the flour coating. I like to really press the coating onto the chicken so it gets a super crunchy bite. Start by frying one piece at a time. Remove from the oil after 3 to 4 minutes, when the tenders are golden brown. Place on the brown paper bag. Repeat, frying no more than 4 tenders at a time.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans.

GLUTEN FREE GINGER CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180°C (170° fan forced).Line a 20cm square cake pan or equivalent sized slice tin with baking paper. Use two long strips in a cross shape, leaving an overhang on each side, so you can lift the slice out later. I like to clip the ends down with binder clips so they don't flap around.
• In a medium-sized heatproof bowl microwave the butter in short bursts until just melted. Stir in the sugar, then sift in the gluten-free flour, ginger, baking powder and xanthan gum. Stir until well combined. The mixture should look like suuuuper soft cookie dough.
• Spread the mix evenly into the cake pan or slice tin. An offset spatula works well, otherwise, the back of a spoon will do the trick nicely too.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden at the edges and no longer shiny in the middle.
• While the base bakes, prepare the ingredients for the icing.When the base is almost ready, place the butter, water and golden syrup into a medium-sized heatproof jug or bowl and microwave until the butter is just melted. Sift in the icing sugar and ground ginger, then mix until well combined. Give it a taste, if it's not ginger-y enough for you, add a bit more ground ginger.
• When the base comes out of the oven, carefully spoon over the icing, and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle with chopped glacé ginger, if desired.
• Leave to set completely, it's best to do this at room temperature, but if you're in a hurry, you can pop it in the fridge for a bit. Slice into squares using a large sharp knife.
• Store in an airtight container. Keeps for ages... if it doesn't get eaten first!

GLUTEN-FREE COCONUT GINGER RICE

Steps:

• Heat broth, coconut milk, gingerroot and salt to boiling in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in rice. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed; remove from heat.
• Add lime peel and onions. Fluff rice, lime peel and onions lighly with fork to mix. Garnish with coconut and lime slices.

GLUTEN FREE CRUNCHY CHINESE NOODLES

Steps:

• Heat oil to 370 degrees.
• Mix egg, flour, salt and water. Use more or less water to reach a thick batter consistency.
• If you have a pastry bag, put the batter in the pastry bag, using a medium-small tip. If you don't have a pastry bag (I don't), take a large plastic Ziploc freezer bag and cut a small piece off of one of the corners. Be careful, as it's easy to cut a larger hole than you need.
• Squeeze the batter out of the bag into the hot oil. I found it easiest to squeeze out a rather large "squiggle", overlapping the strings, rather than trying to make shorter, individual noodles. Having the noodles fry together in a squiggle also makes it easier to turn the noodles to brown on both sides.
• Once the noodles are golden brown, remove from the oil and place on a cake rack to drain. Once the oil has drained and the noodles have cooled, place them in a large freezer bag and use your hands to break them up into smaller noodles.
• Store in the plastic bag.