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Apr 15

Fish pie

Creamy fish pie in a serving dish with a scoop out

 

Ingredients

 

Method

  • Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6.
  • Put 1kg potatoes, peeled and halved, in a saucepan and pour over enough water to cover them. Bring to the boil and then simmer until tender.
  • When cooked, drain thoroughly and mash with a splash of milk and a knob of butter. Season with ground black pepper.
  • Put 25g butter, 25g plain flour and 4 finely sliced spring onions in another pan and heat gently until the butter has melted, stirring regularly. Cook for 1-2 mins.
  • Gradually whisk in 400ml milk using a balloon whisk if you have one. Bring to the boil, stirring to avoid any lumps and sticking at the bottom of the pan. Cook for 3-4 mins until thickened.
  • Take off the heat and stir in 320g-400g mixed fish, 1 tsp Dijon or English mustard, a small bunch of finely snipped chives, handful of sweetcorn and handful of petits pois. Spoon into an ovenproof dish or 6-8 ramekins.
  • Spoon the potato on top and sprinkle with a handful of grated cheddar cheese.
  • Pop in the oven for 20-25 mins or until golden and bubbling at the edges. Alternatively, cover and freeze the pie or mini pies for another time.

 

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/family-meals-easy-fish-pie-recipe

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Feb 27

Creamy mushroom risotto

creamy mushroom risotto in a white bowl

SERVES: 4

 

Ingredients

  • 340.2 g mushrooms sliced
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 80 g onion fine diced
  • 200 g arborio rice
  • 600 g chicken stock
  • 119 g heavy cream optional
  • 50 g Romano cheese grated
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper to taste

 

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, heat the chicken broth to a simmer.
  • In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of butter over high heat. Add the mushrooms and saute until nicely browned. Approximately 5-6 minutes.

    Remove them from the pan and set them aside until needed.

  • In the same skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of butter. Saute the onion for 2 minutes.
  • Add in the rice and continue to cook, allowing the rice to toast in the pan for about 2 minutes. Don’t let the rice burn
  • Add 1 cup of the heated chicken stock to the rice in the pan, stirring occasionally.
  • Reduce the heat to medium and add the rest of the stock, ½ cup at a time, until the rice absorbs all of the liquid.
  • When all the stock has been absorbed by the rice, add the cooked mushrooms back into the pan. Remove the pan from the heat and mix well.
  • Add the Romano cheese, heavy cream and black pepper. Return to the stove over medium heat and mix thoroughly until you have a creamy consistency.

    *The creamy texture of the risotto comes from the frequent stirring of the mixture.

 

 

https://www.askchefdennis.com/creamy-mushroom-risotto/

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Feb 23

Dong Po Pork (best cooked day before)

Ingredients

Belly pork cut into min 2″ strips

3 tbs dark soya sauce

3 tbs light soya sauce

1-2 tbs Shaosing wine

1 tbs dark brown sugar

1-2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 Star Anise

1 Cinnamon stick

 

Method

Marinate the pork belly with the soya sauces. Fry in a little oil. Add sugar then Shaosing wine, garlic and spices. Add a little water to just just barely covering the meat (not skin). Bake in oven 180C for 1 1/2 hours. Leave to cool in the oven.

Steam to make pork meltingly soft and serve next day with bao or rice.

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Feb 23

BBQ pork loin steaks with smoky corn

BBQ pork steaks with smoky corn

SERVES: 4

Ingredients

 

Method

  • STEP 1

    Boil a large pan of water for the corn. Make a sauce by mixing the ketchup, sugar and vinegar with half the paprika. Heat a non-stick frying pan, then brown the pork for 3-4 mins on each side. Spoon over the sauce halfway through cooking and turn the steaks in it until the pork is cooked through and sticky.

  • STEP 2

    Meanwhile, tip the corn into the boiling water and cook for 5-8 mins until tender. Stir the remaining paprika into the butter in a heatproof bowl and microwave on High for 15-20 secs until the paprika is sizzling in the melted butter (alternatively, just melt the smoky butter in a small pan). Drain the corn, brush over the butter, then serve with the sticky pork steaks and a green salad.

 

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/bbq-pork-steaks-smoky-corn

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Dec 08

Crispy Fried Noodles

1 (8-ounce) boneless pork chop, ¾ to 1 inch thick, trimmed of all visible fat

6 ounces gai lan, stalks trimmed

¼teaspoon baking soda

4 teaspoons Shaoxing wine, divided

1 tablespoon soy sauce, divided

2½tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons oyster sauce

1½tablespoons fish sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

¼teaspoon white pepper

6 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced ½ inch thick

1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ¾-inch pieces

6 ounces fresh or thawed frozen Hong Kong–style noodles

2½cups vegetable oil for frying

2 scallions, cut into 1½-inch pieces

2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger

1⅔ cups chicken broth

 

1. Place pork chop on plate and freeze until very firm, about 20 minutes. While pork freezes, prepare gai lan. Remove leaves, small stems, and florets from stalks; slice leaves crosswise into 1½-inch strips (any florets and stems can go into pile with leaves); and cut stalks on bias into ¼-inch-thick pieces. Set aside.

2. Stir 1 tablespoon water and baking soda together in medium bowl. When pork is firm, use sharp knife to shave pork crosswise as thin as possible. (Slices needn’t be perfectly intact.) Transfer to bowl with baking soda mixture and toss until well coated. Add 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine and 2 teaspoons soy sauce and toss to combine. Set aside.

3. Bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot. While water heats, stir cornstarch and ¼ cup water together in small bowl. Stir oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, sesame oil, white pepper, and remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce together in separate bowl.

4. Add mushrooms to boiling water and cook until tender and pliant, about 30 seconds. Using spider skimmer or slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to bowl. Return water to boil. Add bell pepper and cook until crisp-tender, about 30 seconds. Using spider skimmer, transfer bell pepper to second bowl. Return water to boil. Add gai lan and cook until stems are crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Using spider skimmer, transfer gai lan to bowl with bell pepper. (Vegetables can be blanched 24 hours ahead.)

5. Return water to boil. Add noodles and cook, stirring often, until almost tender (center of noodles should be firm with slight opaque dot), 45 to 90 seconds. Drain noodles in colander and rinse under cold running water, tossing with tongs, until cool to touch, about 1 minute. Drain noodles very well.

6. Line large serving plate with triple layer of paper towels. Add oil to wok until it measures about ¾ inch deep and heat over medium-high heat to 350 degrees. (If using skillet, add oil until it measures ¼ inch deep, about 1¼ cups.) Carefully lower noodles into oil (oil will bubble vigorously; do not use colander to tip noodles into oil). Using spatula, spread noodles into even layer. Fry until outer 2 inches of noodle disk are crisp and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes, occasionally rotating disk for even crisping. Using 2 thin spatulas, transfer noodle disk to prepared plate. Carefully pour off oil from wok into bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon oil (reserve remaining oil for other use) and wipe out wok. Leaving noodle disk on plate, remove and discard paper towels. Pour off any excess water from cooked bell pepper and gai lan.

7. Heat now-empty wok over medium heat until smoking. Add 1½ teaspoons reserved oil, scallions, and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Increase heat to high and add pork. Cook, stirring constantly, until pork is no longer pink, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl with bell pepper and gai lan.

8. Add remaining 1½ teaspoons reserved oil and mushrooms to now-empty wok and cook, stirring constantly, until mushrooms have shrunken slightly, about 2 minutes. Add remaining 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine and cook, stirring constantly, until no liquid remains in wok, about 15 seconds. Add oyster sauce mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until bubbling, about 15 seconds.

9. Add chicken broth, pork, and vegetables and bring to simmer. Stir cornstarch mixture to recombine; add to wok; and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick and translucent, about 1 minute. Spoon pork and vegetables over noodles and serve immediately. At the table, use large spoon to cut through noodles; scoop noodles and stir-fry onto individual serving plates.

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Sep 28

Cranberry & lentil bake

Cranberry & lentil bake served with vegetables

SERVES: 1

 

Ingredients

Method

  • STEP 1

    Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Oil and line the base of a 200ml ovenproof ramekin with a circle of baking parchment. Put the cranberries in a small pan with the wine and cook for a couple of mins over a medium heat until the cranberries are plump and the wine syrupy. Pour into the base of the ramekin and set aside.

  • STEP 2

    Put the lentils in a bowl and roughly mash about half of them with a fork. Heat the oil in a small pan and cook the onion for 6-8 mins over a medium heat until softened. Stir in the garlic, herbs, paprika and cloves and cook for another minute. Turn off the heat and add the lentils, tomato purée, soy and cornflour, stir everything together well, then spoon into the ramekin, pressing down gently with the back of a spoon. Can be chilled for two days, or freeze for up to two months, with the ramekin covered. Defrost in the fridge before cooking.

  • STEP 3

    Put the ramekin on a baking tray and bake for 15 mins. Leave to cool for 1 min, then turn out onto a plate.

     

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cranberry-lentil-bake

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Sep 21

Thai green curry

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Sep 21

Curried butter-baked cod with cauliflower and chickpeas

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Sep 21

Pineapple chicken and veg wraps

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Sep 21

Big barbecue chicken kebab

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