Gluten Free the old style way

kboss2010

If you can use bisto, you can make a Moroccan sweet potato shepherd's pie. My coeliac friend is making it for a dinner party this weekend!

(Makes 1 pie, serves two adults with sides)
For the topping:
2 medium sized sweet potatoes (boiled and mashed)
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg

Peel, roughly chop and boil the sweet potato until mashable. Grate over the nutmeg and mix in.

Filling:
1/4 large pack of mince (approx. 100g)
1 large diced onion
1 large diced carrot
1/2 tin kidney beans
1 heaped tbsp bisto
4-5 chopped dried apricots (or 2 tbsp raisins)
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp zest and the juice of 1/2 an orange
2 minced garlic cloves
1 tbsp tinned tomatoes
(Salt and pepper optional)

Saut!e (in a cup of water not oil, the mince will give you enough flavour) the mince, onions, garlic, herbs and spices, kidney beans and orange zest until almost cooked (don't let the pan get too dry but don't drown the ingredients)

Mix the bisto powder with 100mL hot water and add the tomatoes and orange juice. Add to the pan and simmer until the sauce has almost reduced to nothing and thickened. Remove the bay leaf, layer in a shallow dish and put the sweet potato mash on top.

Dharma_Bunny

Tesco do a 1kg bag of rice for £40p.

I'm looking up corn tortillas for a bread alternative. £1.99 for 10 I've seen, not cheapest, but just corn, salt and water. Unfortunately the ones in supermarkets are full of rubbish.

Potatoes seem the way. This blog - http://losingcreekfarm.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-potato-page.html
has loads of ideas for potatoes.
The 15p tinned potatoes don't have anything unhealthy in them and cook quick.

kboss2010

Chorizo and butternut squash risotto

(Serves 4)
2 mugs of risotto rice
1 chorizo (sliced)
1 medium butternut squash (cubed)
2 large garlic cloves (minced)
2 tbsp Gluten free veg bouillon (or stock)
1 tsp paprika
1 large diced onion
Pepper


Pre-boil the squash until soft.

Using a shallow pan, Saut!e everything on a low simmer with enough hot water to cover all of the ingredients until the rice is soft and fat and the sauce has reduced and thickened.

LittleAoife

Dharma_Bunny wrote: »

Tesco do a 1kg bag of rice for £40p.

I'm looking up corn tortillas for a bread alternative. £1.99 for 10 I've seen, not cheapest, but just corn, salt and water. Unfortunately the ones in supermarkets are full of rubbish.

Potatoes seem the way. This blog - http://losingcreekfarm.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-potato-page.html
has loads of ideas for potatoes.
The 15p tinned potatoes don't have anything unhealthy in them and cook quick.

Yes, we eat lots of rice at the moment but with 7 of us it is gone in 1 day, I'm looking for alternatives and I think your right on it with the potatoes. They are so versatile and can be added to most ' styles' of food, I'll try having them in curry and chilli in stead of rice and perhaps make more stew type meals with potatoes as a filler.
Cheers. :cool:

nuatha

LittleAoife wrote: »

Yes, we eat lots of rice at the moment but with 7 of us it is gone in 1 day, I'm looking for alternatives and I think your right on it with the potatoes. They are so versatile and can be added to most ' styles' of food, I'll try having them in curry and chilli in stead of rice and perhaps make more stew type meals with potatoes as a filler.
Cheers. :cool:

You could make chapatis to go with your curry (or to use as wraps etc.) They are made from chickpea flour (also known as Besan) and is gluten free.
HTH

rosieben

I remember putting some GF recipes up on the Grocery Challenge recipe list (now passed on to Bluegreen143 - here's the link to the latest Grocery Challenge thread
see from post #3 and look for the recipes marked GF or Gluten Free

You do need to check ingredients lists as manufacturers can change them, and some of the recipes have been there a while. HTH

shandyclover

As Nuatha said above gram flour (besan) and cornmeal are your friends.

With gram flour you can make bhajis and pakoras, and a kind of chappatti, as well as pancakes - being as it is ground up chick pea flour it is high in protein. Any recipes from SOUTH India would be worth looking up as they have practically no wheat down there or it is extremely expensive so their diet is based on different grains. Obviously with kiddies you'd have to tone down the spices!

Cornmeal is also useful. This is the yellow coarse flour, not the white stuff that is used to thicken or make custard. You can make polenta or use it to make cornbread. Both of these flours are readily available in Asian/ethnic type shops.

I'm not sure if it's any interest to you but Approved foods is currently selling a catering size bag of gluten free bread/pizza dough mix.

Sligo

My dad is coeliac for the last 25 years and he has perfected his breadmaker gluten free loaf. He never buys the gluten free bread. His loaf tastes good and had a really nice texture - much better than the sawdusty ones you buy. Might be worth investing in a breadmaker or trying freecycle if this is going to be a longterm issue with the kids!

Hollyberry

Ah - some fab suggestions here. I'm also coeliac and lactose intolerant, so I cook from scratch most of the time. These are some typical menu items we eat:

• Spanish omelette made with potatoes, onions and an assortment of other items depending on fridge stocks: corn, peppers, leeks, olives, sometimes ham
• chili either with or without meat and rice or corn tacos
• sausage bake (there are some good gluten free sausages) with roasted potatoes, butternut squash, apples and peppers sprinkeled with chili
• Grilled salmon made into a kind of kedgeree with rice, veg such as sweetcorn and peas and some curry spices
• beef and lentil stew made in the slow cooker with stewing steak, potatoes and sweet potatoes, green lentils, peppers, tomatoes, leeks and onions. Freezes well too for later pingage.
• normal roast dinners, with substitute GF gravy and Yorkshires if needed
• Roasted cod with tomatoes, peppers, onions, olives and served with rice
• all sorts of curries - mostly bought as I'm not the best curry cook. But I love potato and spinach aloo, and that can be reasonably healthy too

For the second meal each day, I make loads of home made soups: cheap, filling and great for freezing to give you more variety over the week. For a more filling version I add potatoes or rice. I serve with GF crackers, rather than bread. I also make pakoras, falafals and snacky things like roasted chick peas to go with the soup. Always good hot or cold, and pakora and its friends can be easily warmed through in a microwave at work if needed.

If you love gravy, Antony Worrall Thompson's mixes are also gluten free.

Seakay

you can also use cauliflower instead of rice for a change

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbsidedishes/r/caulirice.htm

Doves gluten free flour doesn't contain crap:
http://www.healthysupplies.co.uk/gluten-free-flour-doves-farm.html?gclid=CMuBkI-fg7wCFUgJwwodq3QAnQ

nor does Genius bread:
http://www.ocado.com/product/65406011?name=Genius_Gluten_Free_Brown_Sliced_Bread&source=PLA&gclid=CNC-zb6fg7wCFazHtAodQVoAuw

Xanthan gum is processed but is not derived from chemicals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthan_gum

crap free and gluten free pasta here:

http://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/gluten-free/gluten-free-pasta/