Chicken Alfredo w/ Coconut Milk Sauce

This was, in the words of my 9 year old, so "yummy and delicious" that I had to put it up without a picture.  My intentions for the dish was no more than dinner tonight, no blog post was in the order, so I came out without a picture.  But I will post one next time I make it.

 Chicken Alfredo

 

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

1 tablespoon tapioca flour
19 oz Mae Ploy Coconut Milk
1/2 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp Onion Powder

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
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5 Medium Chicken breasts, seared in skillet and sliced thin

12 ounces noodles, cooked
Freshly ground pepper
1) Melt butter in skillet and add minced garlic and lemon zest. Cook til garlic is soft.

2) Add tapioca flour and stir til incorporated then add coconut milk, salt, and onion powder. Cook til mixture thickens.

3) Turn off heat and add fresh chopped parsley, and pepper to taste.

Serve by plating noodles and spooning sauce over noodles and laying chicken slices over the sauce.  If there are Dairy Lovers in the house, parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top would fit nicely.

Home-Made Bisquick Mix and Pancakes

In my humble opinion, regardless of your nutritional needs- there should be a minimal variation in cost.  It just doesn't seem right that just because you change the dominant grain, the price doubles or triples.  In a perfect world- right? Well, while the prices are high, I will still seek substitutions that are more economically sound for the wallet.  No offense Betty Crocker, but I can make an equivalent much cheaper...

Home-Made Bisquick Mix:

12 Cups Rice Flour

5 1/2 Cups Tapioca Starch

1/2 Cup + 2 TBSP Sugar

1/3 cup + 2/3 TSP Xanthan Gum

7 TBSP Baking Powder

2 TBSP + 1 1/2 TSP Baking Soda

2 1/2 TSP Salt

You'll need a 6 qt container to store it in and an even larger bowl to mix it all together in. I use the 2 gallon buckets that you can find in the painting section at Lowe's.  I measure out the ingredients first and then mix small amounts of each together til all the ingredients are combined.  You can use it for any recipe that you would usually use the Betty Crocker Gluten Free BisQuick for.

My Pancakes:

1 Cup mix

1 TBSP Sugar

3/4 TSP Pumpkin Spice (Spice mix containing Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, etc)

1 Cup Rice Milk

1 Egg

1) Mix dry ingredients in a bowl making a well in the middle.

2) Add egg and lightly mix with some of the dry ingredients before adding the Rice Milk.

3) Make the Pancakes and enjoy!  Serves 1 or 2.

Authentic Flan!

Flan:

1 TBSP Rice Flour
1/2 Cup Rice Milk

1/2 Cup White Sugar* 
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13.5 oz can of Coconut Milk (look for a good brand that does not add water if possible)

4 Eggs

1/4 TSP Cinnamon

Pinch Ground Cloves

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1/3-1/2 cup Cajeta (Goats milk caramel)

*You can use Agave nectar or coconut sugar, but it does affect the color.  Also add 1 tsp tapioca starch if you choose to use Agave Nectar.

1) Before starting, make sure that your can of coconut milk is cold enough that when you open it, it is mostly solid. You will end up using the solid part and tossing the water.  I use the Golden Star brand and end up with only 1-2 TBSP of water in the bottom of the can.
2) The first 3 ingredients are the Sweetened Condensed milk substitute.  Rather than boiling the rice milk to condense it, it is just so much easier to condense it by adding rice flour to it- Mix rice flour into COLD rice milk and then bring to boil over medium heat stirring constantly.

3) When mixture thickens remove from heat and add sugar mixing until fully dissolved and then add the solid coconut cream/milk and stir until smooth.
4) Put eggs in medium bowl and whisk together before adding the warm milks mixture, cinnamon, and cloves. 
5) Spread cajeta over the bottom of a 9 inch pie pan.

6) Pour the contents of the bowl over the cajeta and bake 325 for about 60 minutes or til fork comes out clean when poked in the middle of the flan.  Flan will be dull in appearance with no sheen.

7) Let cool for 30 mins on the counter before placing in refrigerator for an hour. Then remove from pan by placing a plate over the dish and inverting it onto a plate.  The cajeta/caramel will now be on top and drooling over the sides.  If you think you need more cajeta add it now. 

8) Serve cold.