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Chilli con carne

1 tbsp olive oil

2 large onions, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed

500g British beef mince

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tsp smoked paprika (pimentón), hot or sweet, depending on how hot you like your chilli con carne

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

400g tin chopped tomatoes

250ml fresh beef stock

400g tin red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over a medium-high heat and add the onions. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, until softened and translucent. Add the garlic and fry, stirring, for 2 minutes more until fragrant, then tip out into a bowl.

Turn up the heat to high, add the beef to the pan and season well, pressing it down with a wooden spoon and breaking it up so it browns all over. When it’s browned, tip out the juices from the pan and discard, then return the onions to the pan with the cumin, paprika and cinnamon. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until fragrant, then add the tomatoes with a pinch of sugar and the beef stock.

Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20-25 minutes until the beef has taken on the flavours of the spices and the sauce is reduced and thick. Add the kidney beans and cook for 5 minutes more, then taste, season and serve with your choice of accompaniments.

Easy Scones

1 cup pure cream
1 cup lemonade

3 cups self raising flour

pinch of salt

flour, for dusting

jam and cream to serve

 

METHOD

 

Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fan forced. Lightly flour a baking tray.

 

Place all ingredients in a bowl. Mix lightly until combined. Scrape onto a floured surface. Knead lightly and shape into a rectangle about 3 cm high. Cut out with a 5cm scone cutter.

 

Lightly dust with flour and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the top is browned.

 

Serve with jam and cream. Jam first of course

 

Salmon, Asparagus and Pea Frittata

Salmon, Asparagus and Pea Frittata | Shift Nutrition

A friend gave me this great recipe. So easy to prepare. About 5 minutes and just 15 to cook in the oven.

I only used 3 eggs but had all the other items that recipe says which are not many but all good

So here is my attempt. On left as prepared and on right after 15 minutes. Really tasty and I think good for you.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs for one person
• 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
• Some Smoked salmon chopped
• Some Asparagus pieces
• Some frozen peas

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 200c
• Place eggs and yoghurt in a bowl and beat using a fork
• Stir through other ingredients.
• Spray a medium sized baking dish or oven proof frying pan with oil and pour in egg mixture. 
• Bake for 15 minutes 

Burmese Chicken Curry

Burmese Chicken Curry

1 chicken, 1 1/2  kg (3 Ib) .

 1/2 cup (125 ml) oil

2 teaspoons turmeric

1 cup (250- ml) chicken

3 teaspoons salt stock

6 onions

1 1/2 tablespoons rice flour  

2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger

3 cups (750 ml) coconut milk.

5 cloves garlic, minced ;..

1 teaspoon crushed red chilli peppers

 

1. Rub the chicken with the turmeric and place in a large saucepan. Add enough water to cover the chicken and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, add the salt and simmer until the chicken is tender.

2. Remove chicken from the saucepan and set aside until cool enough to handle. (Reserve the chicken stock.) Remove the chicken meat from the bones.

3. Finely chop four of the onions and mix together with the ginger, garlic and chilli peppers. Mix with the chicken and allow to stand for 1/2 hour.

4. Slice the remaining two onions and saute in the oil for three minutes. 5. Add the chicken mixture and cook until brown.

6. Stir in the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer.

7. Mix the rice flour with one cup of the coconut milk. Slowly add to the chicken, stirring constantly.

8. Pour In the remaining coconut milk and cook over a medium heat for 1/2

hour.

Serves 4-6.

Note: If coconut milk is not available, heat together 31/2 cups (875 ml) of water with 2 1/4 cups (565 ml) of desiccated coconut. Allow to stand for 15 minutes, then strain.

Drumsticks Stew in Pressure Cooker

 Drumsticks Stew in Pressure Cooker

Wonderful Winter food

Potatoes

Celery

Carrots

Pea

Beans Tinned Kidney perhaps

Onion

Chicken stock with cornflour

Oregano 2 tspn

Curry powder 1 tspn

Bring to Pressure at least 15 mins and then 10 minutes on low heat

SATAY SAUCE

 SATAY SAUCE

From my email 27/10/2006...

This is the one that Ginnie thinks she got from us and it sounds right

1 peeled onion

2 cloves garlic

1/2 teaspoon Chilli powder

2 teaspoon curry powder

2.5 cms peeled ginger (is that 2 tspoons?)

4 oz skinned peanuts finely chopped (I think I used to use crunchy peanut butter anyway)

2 tablespoons peanut butter

1/2 cup vinegar

1/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt (phew seems a lot)

1/3 cup fruit chutney

1/2 to 1 Cup of water

simmer slowly to reduce amount