A meaty deal for pork

Akankshya Chaliha checks out the wide variety of products at Pigzee's

Fresh meat gets redefined at Pigzee's in Guwahati. Many love to gorge on pork and chicken, but seldom like to visit smelly meat markets.

However, that was the only option for Guwahatians till Pigzee 's came in with a clean and hygienic option.

It replaced the traditional way of shopping and welcomed meat lovers to a store that specialises in a wide range of pork and chicken meat at an affordable rate.

The newly opened place at Zoo Tiniali is only three months old.

Owners Manash Kalita and Vishwaman Rai said they began with a farm and Pigzee's was the next step.

" By introducing this, we wanted to ensure that buying meat is an enjoyable experience. The freshness of the products and the hygienic atmosphere here are what sets it apart from the rest," one of them added.

Buying pork and chicken has become as convenient as going to a departmental store and picking up your favourite fruits or groceries.

They procure the meat from their own farm at Mirza and encourage local farmers. They cleanse and process the meat to ensure hygienic products.

The custom- measured portion of the meats makes it easy for the buyers to get the exact amount of meat they want.

For those keen on purchasing processed meats, Pigzee's is a one- stop destination. It also has a wide variety of condiments.

Striking out the option of offering stale meat to patrons, the proprietors ensured that unsold meats are processed at their unit in Lokhra.

They received technological support from the National Research Centre on Pig, which is under the Indian Council of Agriculture Research.

" At Pigzee's we make sure that the raw meat is fresh and the unsold meat is processed to prepare chicken and pork salami, bacon, sausages and ham," said Kalita.

Pigzee's team of butchers carefully selects a vast variety of sausages — all of which are fresh, plump, juicy, and just waiting to be slapped on your grill.

In fact, the butchers are ready to offer friendly advice about selecting sausages and with helpful tips on how to season it.

So far, smoked pork sausages and chicken cheese sausages have been the most popular items on the rack.

Very soon, Kalita said, they would add mutton to the list of meats; also burger patty and different flavours of chicken and pork sausages.

" In fact, we are also planning to introduce pre- marinated chicken," he said.

The very sight of the meat shop will impress you to go and check out the varieties of fresh and processed meat.

So, now, step in anytime you feel like cooking a special chicken or pork dish for your family or loved one.

Processed meat at Pigzee's and ( left) a customer checks out condiments.

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Tandoori-Spiced Chicken Breast

Prepare yourself a platter full of spicy yummy chicken breast tandoori dish today and make your dinner cosier and enjoyable than ever!

Ingredients

Plain yogurt - 1 1/2 cups

Grated onion - 2 tablespoons

Grated peeled fresh ginger - 1 tablespoon

Canola oil - 1 tablespoon

Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon

Red pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon

Minced Garlic - 3 cloves

Boneless chicken breast – 1 to 2 pieces

Salt - 1/2 teaspoon

Preparation

Firstly, combine the first 8 ingredients in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag and also add the chicken breast to the bag and seal it. Keep it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours and keep turning the bag occasionally.

Next, place a small roasting pan in oven, preheat the oven. Remove chicken from the bag and discard the marinade. Sprinkle both sides of chicken evenly with salt and place the chicken on the preheated pan coated with cooking spray. Broil in lower third of oven for 15 minutes or until done, turning after 7 minutes. And your delicious platter of Tandoori chicken Breast with a spicy flavour is ready!

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Pork Sausage Hotdog

When you have hardly 10 minutes in your hand and cannot skip your breakfast as you are damn hungry and also getting late to work, Pork Sausage Hotdogs are here for your rescue. However, the most intelligent job done on your part will be to keep buying hot dog buns every alternate day and make a habit of keeping at least two spare buns as you never know when can there be an emergency and you need a quick bite. As the pork sausages are available to be bought at reliable meat outlets with a guarantee of good quality and great taste, you can at least pick such a packet and store it in the freezer for a week. 

Now that you are so hungry, just get the following ingredients ready by your side-

·         One or two pork sausages (depends on how hungry you are)

·         A paste or a blend of chopped Coriander leaves, ginger, garlic, chilli, tomato

·         Chopped onions

·         2 tablespoons of refine or olive oil

·         A pinch of salt

·         Butter or cheese

·         Hot dog buns

Instruction:

Simply make a mixture of the spices mentioned above either in a blender or chop those with a knife and make a mixture. Now put the pan on full flame and pour the oil. Once the oil is heated, add the onions first, stir for a while and add the mixed spices. Fry them for 2 minutes and put the sausages in full length without cutting it into pieces. Add the salt. Now, make sure that the sausage gets fully cooked and fried without being burned and getting very dry. Keep stirring it.

In the mean time, put another fry pan on another burner or switch on the microwave and heat up the hot dog buns. Just make sure that the buns gets warm and soft. No need to overheat those. Get them out, spread the butter or cheese on the inner portion of the buns and out them on a plate facing upward.

Your sausage takes hardly 10 minutes in being cooked and turn soft. Get it out of the pan and put it amid one bun above the butter or cheese coat. Pour in a little of the spices as well and cover it up with the other bun.

Your quick Pork Sausage Hot Dog is ready in minutes!

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Chicken Salami Chili

Ingredients 

• 1 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp butter
• 150 gms chicken salami chopped finely
• 2-3 green chilies chopped finely
• 2 capsicum chopped finely
• 2 onion chopped finely
• ½ cup greens of spring onion chopped finely (optional)
• ½ cup chopped coriander leaves chopped finely (optional)
• 1 inch ginger chopped finely
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• salt as per taste

Instructions

1. It's important to cut the salami finely. Also chop onion, capsicum, spring onion finely.
2. Take a wide bottomed sauce pan add oil and butter both. Saute finely chopped onion and sugar for 2 -3 mins.
3. Add chopped green chilies, chopped ginger, greens of spring onion if using and coriander leaves if using. Saute all until onion are light brown in color.
4. Now add chopped salami , chopped capsicum and keep frying until they are light brown in color or cooked well.
5. Lastly add soy sauce and cook for 2 mins more. Serve hot as a side dish Or as a quick meal.

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Spiced Chicken Legs by Rhea Mitra Dalal

4 to 6 chicken legs
salt
pepper
Cajun spice mix or any other spice mix that you like, or mixed dried herbs
bacon fat (optional)
olive oil

Make deep cuts in the flesh of the chicken legs. You can also use thighs for this recipe. Rub salt, pepper and a generous teaspoon of your preferred spice mix into the chicken pieces. If you're using dried mixed herbs add some minced garlic to the marinade.  Leave the chicken to marinate for at least half an hour.

Heat the bacon fat in a non stick pan. Add a splash of olive oil to it and let it warm up properly. Place the marinated chicken pieces in the hot oil and sear properly on all sides. Lower the heat and let it cook covered for around 10 minutes. Turn the pieces over and cook evenly on all sides till the chicken is cooked right through. You can add a very small amount of water (a couple of tablespoons at the most) to the pan if required but be sure to dry off the water completely as the chicken cooks.

Serve the chicken hot with fries, potato mash, grilled vegetables, garlic bread, whatever you have at hand :)

If you like, fry a few slices of bread in the pan juices after you have taken out the chicken. The bread tastes divine!

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