Street Food Warms Your Heart: Bottle Cap Cafe at 511 Guillemard Rd #01-54 Grandlink Square S(399849)

Friday, March 13, 2015

Bottle Cap Cafe at 511 Guillemard Rd #01-54 Grandlink Square S(399849) - Fresh Italian Herb Chicken at S$11.90

This is the Fresh Italian Herb Chicken with sweet peas & French fries priced at S$11.90, available in the lunch & dinner menu, served at Bottle Cap Cafe at 511 Guillemard Road, #01-54, Grandlink Square, S(399849).

Core Ingredients - Fresh chicken thigh marinated with more than 5 fresh Italian herbs, served with sweet peas, straight cut French fries or baked potato, fresh Rosemary.

How it is prepared - Chef Khaw Kah Weng coats the fresh chicken thigh with fresh spices & herbs such as fresh thyme, rosemary, oregano, Italian sweet basil, cajun spice, garlic, EVOO & a dash of lemon juice minimum 4 hours & best over night to flavor & marinate it. He oven roast it at 220 to 250 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes till it is tender & garnish it with a slice of lemon, fresh Rosemary & served with straight cut fries & sweet peas. Chef Khaw uses frozen sweet peas which he parboils in hot water.

Tasting Notes - The fresh chicken thigh is moist tender & very juicy. The chicken thigh bone, meat & skin included are fully coated & infused with about 5 fresh herbs altogether, including fresh thyme, rosemary, oregano, garlic, Italian sweet basil, EVOO, cajun spice & lemon juice to lend a fragrant burst of appetising herbal flavor. It is so juicy & delicious you can literally eat it on its own without any condiments or sauces.

When it is served ala minute after having been oven roasted for 15 minutes, you can catch a whiff of the aromatic flavor from the herbs & spices used in this recipe.

Once you cut the chicken thigh you can savour the aromatic flavor from the mixed herbs & spices in the meat & its juices. The herbs & the spices are pretty much infused into the skin & meat of the chicken to give a full aromatic herbal flavor.

I love the straight cut fries that is cut into a thick size-able portion & consistency. You don't really need to dip the fries into chili sauce as it is so tasty you can even eat it on its own.

I am a clean-food fanatic I love things that are in its natural flavor. I love it that the food & cuisine here are rustic, home-style & natural & original with the use of a lot of natural fresh home-grown fresh herbs that Chef Khaw grows in his own garden pots here at the cafe.