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Hazelnut Pesto

Hazelnut Pesto

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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Chicken, Chorizo & Leek Pie recipeAs is usually the case when we have a Chicken, we had left-overs. We've done Curry dishes. We've done Pasta dishes. So we thought a Pie was in order!

 

Ingredients:-

  • Cooked Chicken, cubed
  • ½ a stick of Chorizo, cubed
  • 1 Onion, chopped
  • 1 Leek, cut into rings
  • 1 Carrot, diced
  • A handful of button Mushrooms, sliced
  • Oil and margarine to sauté
  • 1 Clove of Garlic, grated
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Chicken stock. Either DIY stock or from a stock cube
  • Italian style grated Cheese
  • Pre-rolled puff Pastry

 

White Sauce Ingredients:-

  • Margarine
  • Flour
  • Milk
  • Salt & Pepper

 

Method:-

 

For the White Sauce:-

  1. Melt the margarine in a pan.
  2. Add the Flour and mix over a low heat into you have a smooth paste.
  3. Gradually add the Milk a little at a time mixing constantly, until you have a runny constancy.
  4. Season with a little Salt and Pepper
  5.  Add extra milk if the sauce is too stiff and mix thoroughly.

 

Build your Pie:-

  1. Sauté the Vegetables and Chicken in a frying pan with the Oil and Margarine.
  2. Add the Chicken Stock,add the gated Garlic and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Add the Vegetables and Chicken to the White Sauce in a large pan and mix well.
  4. Add the Italian style grated Cheese.
  5. Move the Pie filling to a Pie dish and cover with the pastry. Glaze with a beaten egg if you wish.
  6. Cook in the oven at 180C until the pastry is golden brown.

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