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  • Curry_Queen
    Curry_Queen Posts: 5,589
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    350g beans - borlotti, flageolet, kidney etc
    1 can coconut milk
    1 1/2 cups chicken stock
    2 cups of rice
    1 small onion, chopped
    1 clove garlic, chopped
    1/4 tsp dried thyme
    1/4 tsp all-spice
    1 tbsp oil
    1 scotch bonnet pepper (whole, do not chop up)
    large pinch Maldon salt
    few grinds black pepper

    Place liquids in a pot with beans, onions, garlic, thyme, all-spice and oil, bring to a boil. Add washed rice and seasonings and stir. Reduce heat to low. Place scotch bonnet pepper on top of liquid and cover tightly for 15-20 minutes, or until rice is cooked. Remove scotch bonnet pepper before serving.
    "An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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    It is that what you do, good or bad,
    will come back to you three times as strong!

  • Curry_Queen
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    4 portions of Chicken

    Marinade:
    4 tsp all-spice
    6 garlic cloves, crushed
    2 tbsp fresh ginger
    2 tbsp dark brown sugar
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1 scotch bonnet pepper, chopped
    1/4 tsp black pepper
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/3 cup olive oil
    1/3 cup onions, finely chopped
    1/2 cup wine vinegar
    2 tbsp lime juice


    Mix all the ingredients and marinade chicken for 2 hours or more. Cook under the grill basting frequently.
    "An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
    ~
    It is that what you do, good or bad,
    will come back to you three times as strong!

  • Jet
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    900g stewing steak, cut into 5cm squares
    3 tablespoons olive oil
    1 onion, sliced
    1 heaped tablespoon plain flour
    15fl oz red burgundy wine
    2 cloves garlic chopped
    2 sprigs thyme
    1 bay leaf
    12 oz small onions
    225g streaky bacon, chopped
    110g flat mushrooms
    salt and pepper

    Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a flameproof casserole and brown beef. Remove from casserole dish and add the sliced onion. Add the meat back to the casserole and add the flour, then pour in the wine, add the garlic and herbs and season. Cook in oven for 2 hours at gas mark 1 (140c).

    Fry the bacon and then add them to the casserole with the mushrooms. Cook for another hour. Serve.
  • Jet
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    900g pots
    large onion
    150ml stock (any type depending on your taste)
    150ml milk
    25g butter
    salt and pepper

    Slice the potatoes into thinish slices. Layer them in a flat oven proof tin or gratin dish, then add a layer of onion, dot with butter and season each layer as you go. Mix the stock and the milk together and pour over the finished layered dish.

    Cook in the oven for 45 mins on gas mark 4 (180c)
  • Jet
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    100g hazelnut, toasted and with skins rubbed off
    100g rich tea biscuits
    125g butter
    450g nice plain chocolate
    4 tbs golden syrup
    3 - 4 tbs brandy (optional)
    568ml double cream
    icing sugar to decorate

    Oil and line a 9" spring release tin.

    Chop the hazelnuts, crush the biscuits and mix with the melted butter. Press the mixture down into the tin with the back of a spoon.

    Melt the chocolate and add the syrup and brandy.

    Whip the cream until thick but not thick enough to pipe. Gradually add the chocolate mixture to the cream.

    Pour into the tin and leave overnight in the fridge.

    When ready to serve remove from tin and sprinkle with icing sugar.
  • home made pork sausages

    2lb of belly (streaky) pork *
    2 oz finely crushed cream crackers **
    2 level teaspoons of salt
    1/2 level teaspoon of finely ground black pepper
    big pinches of dried sage, marjoram, parsley and allspice
    2 tablespoons of tomato puree

    sausage skins from www.sausagemaking.org soaked in cold water for 1 hour then rinsed


    remove the skin from the pork, roughly dice it, mince it with a coarse screen
    put half of the pork back in to be minced again.

    mix the pork with all the rest of the ingredients and squish it all really well together - hands are the easiest tools I'm afraid

    make a small burger out of a couple of spoonsfull and fry it to test for seasonings, it's all a matter of taste, I over-season slightly with pepper and spices as the flavour of the completed sausage won't be as intense as this little fried one as it has a big surface area that is caramelised

    tie the skins at one end, put the mixture in the stuffer or use a funnel and wooden spoon handle to fill the skins

    fill the skins loosley, tie off at both ends, shape into sausages with plenty of room between each one, twisting as you go.

    They don't cook very well under the grill so fry in a smear of olive oil very slowly for around 20 minutes

    variations - add blanched leeks, diced apple or more herbs and spices or use lamb and add mint.

    * you need the meat to be around 3/4 lean to fat, sorry - it's the only way to do it properly, the fat adds the taste and moisture
    ** the traditional rusk for homemade sausages is breadcrumbs but I find crackers easier and better
  • kiwichick
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    Kiwifruit Marinade

    2 kiwifruit, finely chopped
    1tbsp honey
    2tsp grated root ginger
    coarsely crushed peppercorns

    Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Placemeat in mixture, stirring to coat. Cover and leave to marinate for at least 15 mins, turning occasionally. Suitable for steaks and lamb chops.
    WW Start Weight 18/04/12 = 19st 11lbs
    Weight today = 17st 6.5lbs
    Loss to date 32.5lbs!!!
  • kiwichick
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    Kiwifruit Jam

    1kg kiwifruit, peeled and chopped
    1/2 cup water
    1/2 cup orange juice
    3 cups sugar

    Put kiwifruit, water and orange juice into a preserving pan. Boil until fruit issoft and pulpy. Add sugar. Stir until dissolved.Boil briskly for 30 minutes or until setting point has been reached. Pour into sterilised jars. Makes 3x350ml jars.
    WW Start Weight 18/04/12 = 19st 11lbs
    Weight today = 17st 6.5lbs
    Loss to date 32.5lbs!!!
  • kiwichick
    kiwichick Posts: 1,857
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    Kiwifruit Chutney

    2 onions, chopped
    2 apples, peeled and chopped
    1 clove garlic, crushed
    1/2 cup raisins
    3/4 cup brown sugar
    1 cup malt vinegar
    1/2tsp ground ginger
    1/2tsp allspice
    1/2tsp ground cloves
    500gm kiwifruit, peeled and chopped

    Put onions, apples, garlic, raisins, sugar, vinegar, ginger, allspice and cloves into a preserving pan. Boil gently for about 30 minutes or until mixture is soft and thickened. Add kiwifruit. Continue cooking for a further 20 minutes or until chutney is thick and jam-like. Pack into sterilised jars. Makes 2x350ml jars.
    WW Start Weight 18/04/12 = 19st 11lbs
    Weight today = 17st 6.5lbs
    Loss to date 32.5lbs!!!
  • arkonite_babe
    arkonite_babe Posts: 7,375
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    mayo
    parsley
    1/2 fried onion
    4 slices bacon
    1/2 chopped cucumber
    4 small boiled potatoes, cubed. Boil in skins for best results
    2 hard boiled eggs
    1/2 raw onion


    chop all hard ingredients and combine with mayo, season to taste and serve!

    It really is so easy and yummy yummy yummy! :)
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