Chicken-all-in-one

Recipe for two

4 pieces chicken
500gm potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks
carrots, peeled, cut into chunks
6 pips garlic
200 gm shallots or 2 big onions
(You can vary the vegetable as you like)

Marinade all the above in an ovenproof dish with 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 heaped teaspoon sweet capsicum (Paprika edelsuß) powder, 1 tablespoon vinegar, little salt. Arrange the ingredients so that the chicken pieces lie on top of the vegetables. Leave for an hour, covered, in fridge. Then bake at 175 deg. C. for about an hour 30 minutes.

Zapped/Steamed fish with ginger

(goes well with plain rice and stir-fried vege)

1 whole fish (about 500 gm) or fish filet, cleaned
about 60 gm ginger, cut into thin strips
oil
spring onions, coriander (optional)

Place fish in ovenproof dish. Place ginger under fish and on top of fish. Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of sunflower (or other vegetable oil) over it. Steam fish for about 15 minutes till done. OR microwave fish at 600 Watts for about 6 to 8 minutes.

To test if fish is done, pierce the fish with a chopstick. If there is no resistance, fish is done.
Sprinkle a tablespoon of light soy sauce, spring onions and coriander over fish, serve hot.

Pasta in salmon cream sauce

(Recipe for 2 people. Can be done fairly quickly - half an hour. All ingredients are available in Germany and Philippines.)

200 gm pasta, boiled, drained and tossed in a tablespoon of olive oil
(250 gm if using fresh pasta)
500gm fresh/frozen salmon filet, cut into bite-size chunks
200 gm leeks, cleaned, cut into chunks

Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan. Add the leek to it, stir till it is half-done. Add salmon chunks, stir gently till the fish is half-done, too. Then add 250 ml cream, bring to boil, add salt and pepper to taste.