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RECIPES FOR KIDS

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KIDS' FAVOURITES Gratinated Macaroni Cheese Ingredients   This creamy dish is a favourite with children and can be served as a main meal or as a side dish by adjusting the portions. Bèchamel Sauce 40g butter 40g plain flour 600ml full cream milk salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste 1 egg yolk 160g grated Cheddar 280g macaroni Method Bèchamel Sauce Heat milk in microwave (easiest) or on stove. Melt butter over low heat in a saucepan. Add flour and stir with a wooden spatula. Cook, stirring for about 5 mins or until the mixture becomes bubbly and turns whitish. Pour in hot milk and stir until thick. Add seasoning. Remove from heat and set aside for 10 mins to cool. Stir in egg yolk and half the cheese. Granite Cook the macaroni in salted water according to package instructions. Drain well. In a mixing bowl, combine macaroni and ¾ of the Bèchamel Sauce. Mix well and pour into a buttered, ovenproof dish. Top with remaining Bèchamel Sauce and sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Place o

STEWS and ROASTS

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Potroast Beef INGREDIENTS 1,5 Kg Beef 2 Carrots 1 Onion, quartered 2 Beef Stock cubes Tot Brandy 1 Tbl oil Flour to rub METHOD Heat oil in pot and brown beef. Add 2 cups water, carrots, onion and 1 stock cube, salt and pepper. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Remove from stove but leave covered. Use juice for gravy. Slice beef thinly. Place in casserole dish. Heat gravy juices and add Bisto, water and brandy, Worcester sauce, salt and pepper. Boil Pour grave over meat. Put lid on casserole and put in oven at 120 deg C. Serve with roast potatoes/mash, peas and gravy.    

HEALTHY and WHEAT/GLUTEN FREE RECIPES

TACO SALAD Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, browned and drained 1 16 ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 head lettuce, shredded 1 pound cheddar cheese, grated 4 tomatoes, diced 1 10 ounce bag GF corn chips, crushed Directions Mix together beef and beans; chill 3 hours or overnight. Place in large bowl and top with lettuce, cheese and tomato. Before serving, add corn chips. Toss. Add dressing. Toss and serve. OLIVE-STUFFED CHICKEN with CREAMED MUSHROOMS Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 pound button mushrooms, sliced 1 cup olives, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1 cup heavy cream 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon dried thyme ¼ cup olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons butter 4 toothpicks, optional 1 ½ teaspoons each salt and pepper, plus more to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 350° F. Rinse and pat dry chicken. Cut a pocket in the thickest part of the breast and stuff with ¼ cup of chopped olives. If olives spill out, pierce with a

High Protein Tempeh, Lentil and Bean Steak

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Ingredients 100 gr tempeh 1/4 teaspoonful salt 1 spoonful soy sauce 4 cups of cooked black beans 1 cup of cooked lentils 1 cup of cooked chick peas 1.5 cup oat flour 1/2 cup finely chopped onion Salt, pepper, garlic (Optional and to taste) Olive oil Sauce 2 cloves garlic 2 tomatoes 1 stalk spring onion 1 pinch salt 1 teaspoonful sugar Saute all in a pot. Preparation Combine cooked all except olive oil and oat flour separately then mix all ingredients in a food processor until you get an easy to handle “dough.”   Then slowly add the oat flour mixing by hand as you go until it is mixed with the tempeh/bean mixture and you can shape the steaks accordingly. Preheat a frying pan. Add olive oil to coat the pan, and fry the steaks until they are a golden color (about 2 minutes each side until it gets crispy) Remove from pan and serve immediately with a favorite sauce.

CHOCOLATE-CHILI STEAK

4 cups water 16 ounces tomato sauce 14 ounces salsa verde (green salsa) 1 cup pure chili powder 1 1/2 tablespoons dried onion flakes 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic 2 tablespoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground corriander 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 1 tablespoon salt 1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper 3 tablespoons cocoa powder (unsweetened) 2 pounds steak, (you can also use Ostrich as an option) 10 ounces diced tomatoes and green chiles, drained 15 ounce can black beans, drained 16 ounces corn, cooked 1/2 cup warm water 1/4 cup flour Fill a pot with the water, tomato sauce, and salsa. Heat on low to slowly bring up the temperature. Add dry spices to the heated water mixture and then bring the pot to a boil on high heat. Once the pot is boiling, lower heat to medium-low and cover. Cook for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Just before the 1 hour mark, mix together the warm water and flour to make a pasty fluid. Then, add it along with the diced tomatoes & chi

CAJUN RECIPES

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BLACKENED PRAWN STROGANOFF 455 g fresh prawns, peeled and deveined 15 ml olive oil 10 g Cajun seasoning 170 g fettuccini pasta 15 g butter 290 g fresh mushrooms, sliced 10 g chopped shallots 160 ml chicken broth 115 g sour cream 10 g cornstarch 235 ml chicken broth 195 g roasted red bell peppers 10 g drained capers Combine peeled shrimp, oil, and Cajun seasoning in a medium bowl. Set aside. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Meanwhile, melt butter over medium heat in a large frying pan. Cook and stir mushrooms and shallot in butter until tender. Remove from pan. Add shrimp cook until shrimp turn pink about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from pan. Add 2/3 cup chicken broth to pan, and bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until reduced to 1/4 cup (2 to 3 minutes). In a small bowl, stir together sour cream and cornstarch; mix in 1 cup chicken broth. Stir into reduced chicken broth in the fryi

Vegan Seitan Steak

I'm no Vegan but my partner is and it kills me to pay R100 for a 300g piece of processed plant protein. So I did a bit of digging and found this. It's vegan, mouth-watering, tender, chewy, juicy, flavourful and meat-like. Amazing! BBQ or pan fry then serve whole or slice and put on top of salad for a steak salad. So delicious and satisfying! Ingredients For the vegan seitan steaks: 1 ½ cups vital wheat gluten 1 cup cooked lentils (I used canned) 6 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon chili powder ½ teaspoon liquid smoke ¼ teaspoon black pepper For the vegan seitan steak marinade: ¼ cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon maple syrup or agave Instructions To make the vegan seitan steaks: Add all of the vegan seitan steak ingredients to a food processor and pulse to combine, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed until everything is well mixed.