This is another recipe I\’ve never cooked but keep because I always enjoy it when my mum cooks it (which isn\’t often anymore). Unfortunately I\’ve never come across lobuk in my regular shops but maybe one day I\’ll search it out. This recipe could probably be done in a pressure cooker in 2 stages. 1 […]
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I confess I have never cooked this. I actually don\’t want to cook it, because it smells so meaty just reading about it. BUT. Whenever my mum cooks it, I thoroughly enjoy it. Go figure. The recipe stays for now. Mum cooks it on the stovetop, which takes a long time. I\’ve suggested pressure cooker
Baked fish parcels white fish (like snapper) or salmon fillets shallots grated ginger coconut milk light soy sauce (tamari) optional sesame oil fresh lime juice alfoil or banana leaves to wrap the parcels Method: Preheat the oven and double layer the alfoil in case the inside layer breaks. Form little boats with the lid open.
This dish is much faster if you use an air fryer to cook the eggplant. Depending on the air fryer model, diced eggplant (tossed in olive oil and salt first) should take about 13 minutes at 180C. Ingredients: olive oil salt 3 medium or 2 very large eggplants diced into 2cm cubes if cooking in
This recipe requires filo pastry sheets, which are kept in the freezer and should remain cool even while working with them. While wrapping one filo triangle, place the remaining stack of pastry sheets back in the fridge. You can buy filo sheets in the frozen section at the supermarket but they contain a preservative and
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This is not something we ever make because the kids won\’t eat it but I\’d like to keep it handy for when they\’re older. The paste will keep for 2 or 3 weeks in a refrigerated airtight container or can be frozen in an ice cube tray. It serves 4. Just blitz it all together
Kids have been known to eat this curry as it isn\’t too spicy (of course, without chilli). 300g frozen peas 1 kg pumpkin, skinned and cubed 2 onions, diced 3 cloves garlic 1 cup (about 250ml) of coconut milk 2 cups stock (1 stock cube) 200g paneer, cubed 2 tsp ground turmeric 2 tsp cumin
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We don\’t make this often because I\’m dismayed by the state of fish these days. I\’ve read too much about pesticides (for lice), antibiotics and dyes (to salmon for pink flesh) in farmed fish, and then accumulated PCBs, mercury and endangered stock levels in wild fish – but what are the alternatives? (Yes, I know,
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For the top: 6 potatoes, peeled and diced 50g butter 1 cup milk a pinch of salt a glug of olive oil optional: grated cheddar cheese For the bottom: 500g mince 1 onion 3 garlic bulbs 2 tbs cornflour 2 small tubs (about 4 tbs) tomato paste 2 tsp cumin 1 stock cube in 1
This simple Asian meal is an easy mid-week option if you\’re not vego and can find free-range, antibiotic-free pork. The mince is tasty (read \’a little fatty\’) so it goes well with a lot of vegetables plus rice to balance it. I also love adding pickled lime for its zing. Since the pickle is a
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