by Sofia Malinowski
Last week, I made Spicy Buffalo Wings, Guacamole, and Asian Salad Dressing. All three of these recipes are from Danna Korn’s book Living Gluten-Free for Dummies. Keep reading for the full recipes and my thoughts/suggestions on each recipe!
Spicy Buffalo Wings:
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Yield: 2 Dozen Wings
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups of gluten free flour mixture, 2 teaspoons seasoned salt divided, 24 chicken wings, oil for frying, ½ cup red wine vinegar, ½ cup honey, 2 tablespoons molasses, 3 tablespoons ketchup, 3 tablespoons Cholula or your favorite hot sauce.
Prepare: Put the flour mixture and 1 teaspoon of the seasoned salt in a gallon-sized plastic bag, and shake the bag to mix them. Add the wings (about five @ a time) and shake the bag to coat them well. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a heavy skillet. Fry the wings in about 2 inches of hot oil for approximately 5 minutes, until they are crispy on the outside. Break a wing open and make sure the meat inside isn’t pink. Drain the wings on paper towels. Prepare the sauce by mixing the remaining teaspoon of seasoned salt, red wine vinegar, honey, molasses, ketchup, and hot sauce together in a medium bowl. Dip the cooked wings in the mixture to coat them with sauce.
Sofie’s Thoughts: These chicken wings were really good, and the spicy sauce is very light and delicious. I served mine with blue cheese dressing, because that is my dipping sauce of choice with any type of wings. These were fun to make but frying things in hot oil is super messy and hard when you are new to it. Still, I think I will definitely make these again. It’s a great snack or appetizer to be able to make, especially during football season!
Guacamole:
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados, 1 small-to-medium ripe tomato diced, ½ small red onion, chopped, ½ teaspoon finely cut jalapeno pepper, 4 tablespoons lime juice, 2 teaspoons chopped cilantro, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
Prepare: Peel the avocados, remove the flesh from the pits, and cube the avocado flesh. Save the pits. In a medium bowl, combine the avocado flesh, tomato, onion, jalapeno, lime juice, cilantro, Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper. Mix all the ingredients well, keeping the guacamole lumpy. Place the avocado pit in the dip and remove just before serving.
Sofie’s Thoughts: I made this for dinner to go with chicken quesadillas. This Guacamole was really different than any other guacamole I have ever had. The Worcestershire sauce gives it a very distinct, almost smoky taste. I still enjoyed it (but then again I have never met a guacamole I did not like) but it was definitely different. I recommend giving it a shot.
Asian Salad Dressing:
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup rice vinegar, ¼ cup gluten free soy sauce, 2 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds, 1/3 cup canola oil.
Prepare: Combine the vinegar, soy sauce, water, sesame oil, and sesame seeds in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, and shake the mixture well. Add the oil and shake again.
Sofie’s Thoughts: I did not take a picture of this dressing, because well, it is dressing and I think you can probably imagine what it will look like. In her book, Dana explained that this dressing could also be used as a marinade. So, I used it to marinade chicken, which I then sautéed with peppers and broccoli, adding a little more dressing throughout the process. I served this over brown rice, and it was great! I had leftovers, so I used them the next day to make fried rice, which is one of my personal favorites.
This Week: I will be making Black Bean Veggie Burgers and Cheese Enchiladas. Stay tuned for how I liked them and the recipes of each dish!
The following g-free titles will soon be available on the ReadHowYouWant website @ www.readhowyouwant.com: Gluten-Free Italian by Jacqueline Mallory, Celiac Disease by Sylvia Llewelyn Bower, and for our Australian readers, 4 Ingredients Gluten Free (a cookbook of recipes that only involve 4 ingredients!).