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Saturday Politics Avoidance

Saturday Politics Avoidance

There was a very unpleasant Political feel in the air yesterday morning. As we are still on Lock-Down our main news source in the Internet. But on this occasion our gut feeling was correct. Yesterday was best avoided entirely and spent in the kitchen!

So we made Ginger Beer, Fresh Rosemary and Sage Ciabatta and a Turkey Drummer and Vegetable Pie...

Ginger Beer ingredients:-

15g Dried Ginger Powder
400g Sugar
The juice of 1 Lime & 1 Lemon
2l Water (initially)
1 tbsp Yeast ( Ours was from the local Polish Shop and had Yeast Nutrient added )

Makes 4 ½ Litres

Method:-

(1) In a large pan heat the water to dissolve the Sugar.
(2) Add the Ginger, take off the heat and stir well.
(3) Add the Lime & Lemon juice and stir.
(4) Allow to cool to 20c to 30c so you don’t crack your bottle.
(5) Decant into a Demijohn.
(6) Mix the feast in a jug of cool water and add to the Demijohn.
(7) Top up with sufficient water so the is only a very small air space.
(8) Pop your air tray in and give it all a good swirl.
(9) Leave alone for a week if you want it weak, or two weeks or more for a stronger brew. It’s fine to drink “Live”and cloudy.

Fresh Rosemary and Sage Ciabatta ingredients:-

240g Self raising Gluten free flour
½ tsp Salt
The chopped leaves from 2 sprigs of fresh Rosemary and 3 sprigs of fresh Sage
240ml Milk
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
4tbsp Mayonnaise

Method:-

(1) Mix all the ingredients to a batter sort of consistency.
(2) Preheat the oven to 200c.
(3) Pour into a Bread Tin and cook for 30 minutes or until it golden brown. Decorate with a few herb leaves if you wish.
(4) Tip out onto a cooling rack.

Turkey Drummer and Vegetable Pie.

I’m guessing not instructions are need for making a Pie? We had quite a bit of odds & bobs of vegetables which needed using up. So we roasted and cooled the drummer. Stripped the meat from the quills and bone. Sue made a white sauce and added the various bits of veg. We had a few balls of excess Gluten free Pastry in the freezer to go on the top….. Pie for us for the next couple of days then!

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Croatian Skillet Chicken and Vegetables with Chard, Potatoes & Garlic (Blitva)

We had half a cooked Chicken and as we are trying to do a recipe from around the world for £4 or less and “C” is the next letter.......

Ingredients:-

Croatian Skillet Chicken

½ a cooked Chicken, cut into cubes
1 Bell pepper, sliced
1 Onion, sliced
A handful of Button Mushrooms, halved
4 Cloves on Garlic, grated
1 tbsp dried Thyme
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
4 tbsp Butter / Margarine
Salt & Pepper

Ingredients:-

Chard, Potatoes & Garlic (Blitva)

3 medium Potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
Olive Oil
5 cloves of Garlic, thinly sliced
1 big bunch Swiss Chard, sliced

Method:-

Croatian Skillet Chicken

Place a large frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. Once hot, char the bell peppers until lightly blistered. Remove the peppers and set aside.
Add the butter, onions, and garlic and Sauté
Add the chicken, mushrooms, thyme, smoked paprika, salt, and Pepper. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is heated through.
Add the blistered peppers back into the skillet. Taste, then add salt and pepper to taste.

Method:-

Chard, Potatoes & Garlic (Blitva)

Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Combine olive oil and garlic in a large pot and place over medium-high heat. After about 2 minutes, the garlic should be soft (but not yet browned) and the oil should be very fragrant. Add the potatoes and cook, stirring a couple of times, until the potatoes start to turn golden around the edges, 5-7 minutes.
Add half of the Swiss chard, sprinkle with Salt, and toss with the potatoes. Add the remaining chard, season with salt, toss. Cook until the greens have wilted, 3-4 minutes. Taste. Season with additional salt, if needed, and freshly ground black pepper.

Note:- This was very tasty. But we did find it very greasy and the amount of Garlic was overpowering. We had ours in a giant bread bun, but even than didn't soak up the oil.

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