Saturday, August 29, 2009

Gnocchi and Beef


Fry 500gms beef strips and set aside
Saute one sliced onion, 1 sliced capsicum, and 200 gms sliced mushrooms
Add
2*400 cans tomatoes
1tbsp smoked paprika
1tsp chilli powder

return beef to pan and add
500gms cooked gnocchi

Can be garnished with coriander

North African Meatballs


500gms lamb mince
1 small diced onion
2 tbsp of chopped parsley
2tbsp of chopped coriander
2tsp ground cumin
2tsp ground cinnamon

Mix together and form into meatballs place in fridge for 15 minutes to set.

Meanwhile saute
One sliced onion
2 diced garlic cloves
Add
2 *400gm cans crushed tomatoes
1 can chick peas
2tbsp Tomato paste
1tsp ground cumin
2tsp smoked paprika
1tsp ground ginger

Add in the meatballs to heat serve with crusty bread, garnish with coriander leaf

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Asian Style Chicken



Another really simple and easy dish.

Spatchcock 1 small chicken
Marinate in Kikoman sesame Ginger & Soy marinade with diced spring onions
Oven bake at 180c for 1 hour

Serve on a bed of rice cooked in chicken stock with premixed thai spices.

Spanish Fish and Chorizo Soup

Stole (Adapted) this one from Jamie Oliver in this months Delicious magazine.

Fry 2 sliced chorizo sausages
2 diced garlic cloves
300gms of prawn meat
1 sliced red chilli (remember to remove the seeds for less heat and for Tamra use a red pepper)
Then add
1 diced deboned fillet of fish
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can of chick peas
White wine

Simmer until fish is ready and serve dressing with basil leaves and crusty bread.

Spinach and Beef Cannelloni

This is simple and quick
Brown 250gms of beef mince
Mix in 250gms of microwaved frozen spinach
Stir through 250gms of lite ricotta cheese

Using ready made lasagna sheets create your filled cannelloni
Top with a jar of pasta sauce and gated Parmesan cheese
Oven bake until cheese melts

Chicken Roll


Thinly slice a chicken breast and roll flat
Lay out most of the chicken on a cooking board
Cover the chicken with prosuto slices
Dice the remaining chicken and mix with grated Keflo graveiro cheese (Parmesan will do)
Cover the procutto with the chicken and cheese mixture
Roll the chicken breast up and tie
Baste with 1/3 cup olive oil and 1/3 cup white wine
Oven bake at 180c for 30 minutes.

Prawn and Gnocchi Bake


I am enjoying trying a range of different baked Gnocci dishes.

lightly cook in olive oil

1 diced leek
2 diced spring onions
500gms of prawn meat

Cook 500gms of gnocchi according to instructions

Combine ingredients in a baking dish
Mix 1 tub of Greek yogurt flavour with J&B Curry powder (This is unusual as its Japanese but any curry powder will do)

Cover the ingredients with the yogurt mix and bake for about 20 minutes at 180 c