Side dish recipes from our kitchen

Pesto and bacon roll

This one is really fast and easy except that maybe I should put milk and create custard first before baking. Anyways I’ll do that next time. What are trial and errors for?

I used:

Bread slices, sides removed

Bacon strips

Ready made pesto

1 egg

I simply flatten the bread slices using a bottle. My kitchen lacks rolling pin :P

Spread thin amount of pesto, laid the bacon strips and roll. I obviously secured it with a toothpick and roll it in a beaten egg. Then baked it 200 degrees or until it turned golden brown. Best to eat this when its still hot.

Onion marmalade

I got this idea from 101 Cheap Eats by GoodFood magazine. It’s a book of compiled recipes that I bought from Page One in Hong Kong. Although it clearly listed the ingredients, I still made something that suits our palate at that time; the later meant only one thing—no more Chinese food or anything that resembles it.

This is a tipid recipe and you will need:

Apple juice (amount depends on the sweetness you want to achieve)

Tomato ketchup (I used Heinz)

Onion cut thinly

Soy sauce (amount depends on the color you want to achieve)

Parsley chopped

Salt and pepper

Cook the onions in a pan with olive oil until softened and lightly browned. Add the tomato ketchup and balance the sour taste with apple juice. Adjust the color by adding soy sauce. Sprinkle parsley, salt and pepper. Top with sesame seeds if desired.

Have this as a topping to any kind of baked, grilled or shallow fried meat. It even went well with mojo potatoes. It was also a good filling for onigiri. It’s very versatile you might want to eat it by itself as a main dish!