WOOD BOARD BACKGROUND RECIPES

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients into a shaggy mass in a large bowl
• Cover the bowl with cling film
• Leave the dough to rest for around 1 hour
• Turn the dough out onto the counter and knead for around 5 minutes
• Place the dough back into the bowl and cover
• Leave the dough to prove for around 20 hours
• About 4 hours before you intend to cook the pizza, divide the dough into 4 equal parts
• Place each dough ball into a small bowl and cover
• Leave the dough balls to prove again for about 4 hours
• Blend a tin of quality plum tomatoes into a smooth sauce
• Cook the sauce until it reaches the desired thickness
• Add a tablespoon or 2 of tomato puree
• Season with salt and pepper to taste
• Ensure that you baking stone/tray is inside your oven
• Get your oven up to temperature
• Dust a dough ball with plenty of flour and remove from the container
• In the bowl, press down from the centre of the dough towards the edges
• Keep turning the dough as you work the air towards the edges
• Turn the dough over and repeat this process in the bowl
• Remove from the bowl and place on the counter
• Stretch the dough outwards
• Repeat this until you have a base which is about 9 to 10 inches in diameter
• Top the base with around 2 soup spoons of tomato sauce
• Spread about a handful of Mozzarella evenly across the pizza
• Slide the pizza onto a peel
• Load straight onto baking stone/tray
• Cook pizza
• Remove pizza from the oven and place on a chopping board
• Grate parmesan on top and add some torn basil. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of black pepper
• Let the pizza cool a little and tuck in!

Steps:

• Wash rice in a bowl:
• Start boiling water. Chop ginger into thin slices, and then into thin strips. Chop a few strands of cilantro and green onion into small pieces.
• Cut the chicken into thin slices and place it in a bowl to marinate.
• Pour the boiled water from earlier into a pot, set on high heat, and wait for the pot to boil before adding our rice. It's important not to add the rice before the pot starts boiling.
• Once the pot is boiling again, we'll partially cover the pot and let it cook at medium heat for 25 minutes.
• Once we've hit 25 minutes, we can either proceed with this step or cook it for longer.
• Set the stove to high heat, and slowly add the chicken over the course of 30 to 60 seconds, stirring constantly as you go. If you add it all at once, it will clump up.
• Almost there! Add the strips of ginger, as well as salt and chicken bouillon. Stir everything around for 20-30 seconds.
• Turn off the heat, and pour the jook into your favorite bowl. Garnish with the green onions and cilantro.