This was another bag of the Pork Leg I butchered and froze. We’ve had a bit of a break from Pork, but it was time to Freezer Mine and this was rather good!
Ingredients:-
400g Pork leg, cubed
200ml Yogurt
A handful of fresh Coriander, chopped
A handful of fresh Mint, chopped
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
½ Lime, juiced
2 Green Chillies
1 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper
Salt & Pepper to season
For the Skewers:-
1 Large Green Pepper, chopped
4 Shallots, halved
Method:-
(1) Combine the Pork and marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
(2) Cover and pop in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
(3) Load onto your skewers with the Green Peppers and Shallots interspersed.
(4) Cook on a rack at 180c in the Air Fryer for 15 minutes, turning once.
(5) Baste with the remaining marinade every 5 minutes during cooking.
We served these over Rice Noodles with Mange Tout and Baby Sweetcorn dressed with Garlic Ginger Soy Sauce. Also for amusement value, Sue slipped with the Garlic / Ginger Soy Sauce and turned the Rice Noodles BLACK!!!! Very tasty, but we were both very thirsty throughout the night….
We use Gram Flour (Chickpea Flour) quite a lot. It's inexpensive, filling and Gluten Free. Onion Bhajis are a favourite here and we've made various flat breads with it. Here's a recipe for something to dip in casseroles etc. It's also Vegan.
Ingredients:-
160 g Gram (chickpea) flour
2 tbls Oil
200g water
Salt and Pepper
Baking Powder
Garlic Salt
Chilli Flakes
Method:-
(1) Line a baking tray with parchment.
(2) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
(3) Pre-heat the oven to 180c
(4) Allow the mix to sit for 10 to 15 minutes and give it a good stir.
(5) Spoon into the lined tray.
(6) Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
(7) Tip out onto a wire stand and allow to cool or serve hot.