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Kung Pao Shrimps
Yes – Yes it’s yet another Asian recipe. We’re with sight of our target of “100 Asian recipes” now. We’ll probably be moaning that British food is boring before you know it…..
Ingredients:-
12 King Prawns
½ A Red Pepper
½ A Green Pepper
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp of minced fresh Ginger
2 Tbsp of Peanuts
1 Onion, diced
3 Tbsp of Honey
4 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free here)
¼ Tsp of Szechaun Pepper Corns
½ Tsp of Salt
2 Tsp of Cornflour
3 Tbsp of Rice Wine Vinegar
2 Tsp of Sesame Oil
1 Tbsp of Oil
8 Dried Chillies
5 Tbsp of Water
2 Spring Onions, White part chopped, Greens sliced
1 Egg White
¼ Tsp of White Pepper
Method:-
(1) Season the Prawns with Salt and Pepper.
(2) Coat with Egg White then coat in Cornflour.
(3) Fry until pink and then set aside.
(4) Heat the Oil in a Wok and toast the Szechaun Pepper Corns over a low heat for 2 minutes.
(5) Discard the Pepper Corns.
(6) Saute the Garlic, Ginger, Dried Chillies and the white part of the Spring Onions until aromatic.
(7) Add the Onions and gently fry until translucent.
(8) Add the Peppers and continue to stir-fry for a further minute.
(9) Add the Kung Pao Sauce which consists of Soy Sauce, Rice Wine Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Honey and White Pepper.
(10) Mix well and allow to simmer for 2 minutes.
(11) Mix the Cornflour and water in a cup.
(12) Add the Prawns to the Sauce then add the Cornflour and water mixture.
(13) Stir gently until the sauce thickens.
(14) Add some of the greens from the Spring Onions and some of the Peanuts.
We served ours on a bed of boiled Rice, dressed with the remaining Spring Onions and Peanuts. With the addition of a few Prawn Crackers this was a very tasty quick dish.
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It’s very early for Hazel Nuts this year. But what falls gets eaten here!
Ingredients:-
Hazel Nuts
Olive or Rice Husk Oil
Fresh Basil
White Wine Vinegar
Salt
Method:-
(1) Put the nuts in the oven at 200C and roast for 10 minutes. This stops the Pesto going moldy.
(2) Allow to cool and then batter with a rolling pin the get the nuts out of the shells. Do not hit your thumb, it hurts!
(3) In a blender add all the ingredients and wuzz until it’s reasonably fine grained.
I like Pesto with a bit of bite so I didn’t wuzz it up as much as some folk might like.
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Sometimes it’s the little things Sue misses, or missed. But creative cooking is always good!
Ingredients:-
Home cooked Gluten free Bread, grated
1 Onion, finely sliced
Salt and Pepper
1 Egg, beaten
Dried Sage and Basil
Oil and Butter (Margarine)
Method:-
(1) Sweat the Onions down with a little oil and butter.
(2) Add the dried Sage and a little of Salt,Pepper and dried Basil.
(3) Grate the Gluten Free Bread.
(4) Add a beaten Egg and mix well.
(5) Form into balls and pop in the oven with your roast for the last 15 minutes in a greased tray on the bottom shelf.
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Both Liver and Kidney in one dish? Oh why not!
Ingredients:-
Liver and Kidney
Flour ( Gluten free in our case)
Salt, Pepper, Onion Salt and Garlic Salt – To season the Flour
White Wine Vinegar
Tomato Puree
Chilli Flakes
Reserved Chicken Stock
Peas
Salt and Pepper
Tomato Sauce
Oil
Method:-
(1) Cube and coat the Liver & Kidney in Seasoned flour.
(2) Sear on all sides in a bit of oil.
(3) Set the Offal aside and drain the juices into a pan.
(4) To the juices add White Wine Vinegar, Tomato Puree, Chilli Flakes, Pepper, Chicken stock and Tomato Sauce.
(5) Simmer to reduce.
(6) Add Liver and Kidney and Peas to the sauce.
We served ours with Sag Aloe. A very quite an tasty “End of the month” dish.
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We’ve quite a bit of seasonal fruit at the moment. Pork and Apple is a traditional partnership. Add the juice of a Clementine and you’ve something very tasty for very little cost.
Ingredients:-
Tomato Puree
Tomato Ketchup
Juice of a Clementine
1 Apple
Chilli flakes
1 Onion
1 clove of Garlic, minced
Cider Vinegar
Garlic Salt & Onion Salt
1tsp of Cornflour
Salt & Pepper
Oil
Method:-
(1) Season the Pork chops with Salt, Pepper, Garlic Salt and Onion Salt.
(2) Sear on a high heat on both sides in a little oil.
(3) Chop the Onion into chunks and thickly slice the Apple. Lay them on the bottom of an oven proof dish.
(4) Add the remaining ingredients to a saucepan and and simmer to reduce.
(5) Lay the seared Pork over the Onion and Apple and pour the sauce over the top.
(6) Cover with foil and cook in the over at 180C for 15 minutes.
(7) Mix the Cornflour in a little water and drain the sauce back into the saucepan then add the Cornflour.
(8) Place the chops until the grill on a low heat to keep warm.
(9) Bring the sauce back to a simmer and stir until it has thickened.
We served ours on a bed of Rice with deep fried Cabbage sprinkled over the top. A few season Potato wedges made this a tasty and satisfying meat.
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We had Toad In The Hole with Mashed Potatoes and a veg stir fry last night. Only because the Sausages were on offer at £0.42 for 4!!!! Well actually it is one of our favourite Go-To recipes and it seems I’ve neglected to put the latest batter mix on the site. Things are always evolving here…..
Ingredients:-
2 eggs
80ml Milk
50G Corn Flour
10g Tapioca Flour
Salt & Pepper
Method:-
(1) Mix everything and whisk the living daylights out of it. Then whisk it a bit more!
(2) Add oil to a square deep sided tray and pop it in the oven at 225c
(3) Turn down the heat to 225C after 5 minutes.
(4) Quickly pour the batter mix into the tray and cook at 225C until risen and golden brown.
(5) If you are making Toad in the Hole it’s best to pre-cook your sausages and add them to the tray cooked but still hot
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