Meet the award winning chef Heston Blumen-“dhal” who is the brainchild behind the dishwasher chicken recipe.
Known for his fusion of molecular gastronomy with traditional Indian cuisine like the humble dhal lentil curry, Stephen Gomes is locally known as the Heston Blumen-”dhal”.
Now he has gone from the appliance of science in the kitchen to using a kitchen appliance to cook chicken – while the dishes are simultaneously washed in detergent, reports the South Wales Echo.
The summer menu at Moksh, the Cardiff Bay restaurant which specialises in Indian cuisine with a technological twist couldn’t get more interesting than this.
Chef Gomes said: “This is the cleanest way to eat chicken without any hygiene risk at all. You cook it in the dishwasher while you are doing your dishes, on the highest temperature programme.”
“If this can remove the curry stains from my curry bowls then it can take care of any bacteria, and it’s healthy, this isn’t low fat, it’s no fat. I haven’t needed to use a spoonful of olive oil and its a tasty, steamy, succulent and cooked to perfection.”
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Stephen Gomes’ instructions for how to cook ‘dishwasher chicken
– Place a a 450 gram chicken breast portion in a large folded 2ft section of baking foil.
-Trim off all fat, cut the edges to equalise the shape and make small incisions in the meat.
– Smother both sides in a garlic paste already liberally mixed with chopped ginger.
– Add one teaspoon of pink pepper corn.
– Add half a teaspoon of chilli pepper – “the mother of all spices.”
– Add one teaspoon of ground cumin.
– Add one teaspoon of salt.
– Pour on a liberal amount of lemon juice.
– Wrap the chicken tightly making sure the foil is airtight and has no holes.
– Leave to marinate in the fridge, ideally for 24 hours.
– Place in a dishwasher on the hottest cycle for 10 minutes when you do the dishes.
– Serve in pitta bread, in a wrap, with a nan or any of a variety of summer salad.
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