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Falafel & Fennel Pesto

Falafel & Fennel Pesto

“F” in our “Vegetarian Alphabet” gig was going to be based on foraged Fennel heads. But we discovered that we had everything we needed in for home brewed Falafel as well. So two “F’s” in one…..

Fennel Pesto

Ingredients:-

100g Rosecoco Beans
100g Fennel Tops, Stems and fronds
1 tbsp Spirit Vinegar
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 tsp Salt
50g of Grated mature Cheddar Cheese
Oil

Method:-

(1) Soak the beans over night.
(2) Drain, add fresh salted water and simmer for 10 minutes.
(3) Drain again and add to an oven tray with Oil and a sprinkling of Salt.
(4) Roast at 180c until they pop.
(5) Set aside to cool.
(6) Wuzz everything up in a food processor adding enough Oil to make a stiff paste.
(7) Add extra Salt and Vinegar to taste.

Fennel Vinaigrette Dressing

Ingredients:-

Fennel Fronds
Parsley, chopped
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
A pinch of Sugar
Mustard Powder
A Pinch of crumbled Black Lime
Oil
Spirit Vinegar

Method:-

(1) Gently heat the Oil and all ingredients apart from the Vinegar until the Sugar dissolves.
(2) Allow to cool.
(3) Add to a bottle with the Vinegar.
(4) Shake well.

Falafel

Ingredients:-

200g Rosecoco Beans
1 Onion, roughly chopped
1 Leek top from the white upwards, finely chopped
Parsley
3 Cloves of Garlic
1 ½ tbsp Gram Flour
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Ground Coriander
¼ tsp Cayenne Pepper
A pinch of ground Cardamom
A pinch of Turmeric

Method:-

(1) Soak the beans for 5 hours.
(2) Drain, add fresh salted water and simmer for 15 minutes.
(3) Drain again and add to an oven tray with Oil and a sprinkling of Salt.
(4) Roast at 180c until they pop.
(5) Set aside to cool.
(6) Mix all the other ingredient in a bowl.
(7) Once the Beans have cooled add everything to a blender and wuzz. You’re looking for a smoothish consistency with a few larger bits of beans still visible.
(8) Cover and place in the fridge for 2 hours to harden up.
(9) Form into small balls and deep fry until they are golden brown.
(10) Drain on kitchen paper.

We added the remaining Fennel to chopped Kale with a little minced Garlic and flash fried in a Wok to make a base for the meal. As an additional side we made a salad with Red Cabbage, Fennel stems, Onion and sliced Tomato – Which we drizzled with the Vinaigrette.
 

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Asian style Devilled Lime & Ginger Kidney

OK so Pork Kidney is not traditional for this dish, but they were ‘Yellow Sticker’ at 62p. The Mushrooms were also ‘Yellow Sticker’ at 32p, so all in all this recipe was well under budget and if I do say it myself, Restaurant quality….

Ingredients:-

400g of Pork Kidney, cut into small pieces
4 Mushrooms, finely diced
2 Shallots, finely diced
2 Clove of Garlic, minced
1 Tsp of fresh Ginger, minced
1 Tsp of dried Oregano
1 Tsp of dried Thyme
60ml of water
15ml of Greek style Yogurt
The juice of 1 Lime
1 Tsp of Lime zest
1 Tbsp of Cornflour
Salt & Pepper
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Cut and rinse the Kidneys.
(2) Coat in Cornflour and set aside covered.
(3) In a frying pan with a little Oil saute the Onions, Garlic, Mushrooms, Ginger, Oregano, Thyme, with a seasoning of Salt and Pepper until the Onion is translucent.
(4) Remove this mixture and cover.
(5) In the same pan add the cut Kidneys and saute until the juices run clear.
(6) Remove from the pan and set aside.
(7) Add the Onion mixture back to the pan and stir in the Greek Yogurt, Lime Juice & Zest and stir well.
(8) Continue to stir continuously until the sauce begins to thicken.
(9) Add everything back to the pan and stir to combine until heated through.

We’d been joking about an All Day Breakfast, so we served ours with Tokneneng  and crispy bacon, with a Pea shoot garnish over a ramekin of boiled Rice. Looks dreadfully fancy, but cost us very little!

 

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