I made this for a camping trip a couple of weeks ago. I put it all in a zip lock bag and put at the bottom of the camp fridge and let it think about itself for a day or so. Plopped the fillets on the cast iron grill over some coals. Oh man! It would go well on some long sticks or metal skewers as well. We are having this at our BBQ tomorrow night. Another yoghurt exception.
Chicken thigh fillets 1 - 2 per person
equal parts of
Pataks Tandoori Paste and
natural yoghurt
Mix altogether in bowl or zip lock bag for a few hours or so.
Grill.
Serve with Naan bread
Friday, 29 May 2009
Beef Vindaloo Curry (Slow Cooker)
Great winter meal for the working family. Or family that goes out all day. Leftovers freeze up well for workday lunches. KISA would eat this every day if he could.
2 onions, chopped
1/3 to 1/2 jar Pataks Vindaloo Curry Paste (Test your palate first, this stuff is HOT!)
1kg gravy beef (shin of beef), chopped into 1 inch cubes or so
2 tin chopped tomatoes
any veges you fancy adding, or none if you don't want to
Spray the sides of the crock pot insert, plop everything in and stir up.
Put on low and leave it for the day.
Serve with rice.
Warms your cockles.
2 onions, chopped
1/3 to 1/2 jar Pataks Vindaloo Curry Paste (Test your palate first, this stuff is HOT!)
1kg gravy beef (shin of beef), chopped into 1 inch cubes or so
2 tin chopped tomatoes
any veges you fancy adding, or none if you don't want to
Spray the sides of the crock pot insert, plop everything in and stir up.
Put on low and leave it for the day.
Serve with rice.
Warms your cockles.
Cauliflower Cheese
A must have side dish to corned beef, a winterBBQ or roast lamb, chicken or beef. Or a vegetarian main dish.
1 head of cauliflower as white as you can find.
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
grated cheese, lots if you are bad like us
ground pepper
Trim the cauliflower into little servings about the size of a mandarin, and steam lightly.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour for about a minute till well mixed and the flour cooked.
With a balloon whisk, stir in the milk and keep stirring till sauce thickens and boils.
Turn off and mix in a good handful of grated cheese and some pepper. Some cayenne is nice here too if you like it spicy.
Put the cauliflower into a greased pyrex dish and pour over the sauce.
Sprinkle top with more grated cheese and bake in a moderate oven about 30 minutes till golden and luscious.
You can mix some broccoli in with the cauliflower if you like and you can mix some breadcrumbs with the cheese if you like some crunch.
1 head of cauliflower as white as you can find.
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
grated cheese, lots if you are bad like us
ground pepper
Trim the cauliflower into little servings about the size of a mandarin, and steam lightly.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour for about a minute till well mixed and the flour cooked.
With a balloon whisk, stir in the milk and keep stirring till sauce thickens and boils.
Turn off and mix in a good handful of grated cheese and some pepper. Some cayenne is nice here too if you like it spicy.
Put the cauliflower into a greased pyrex dish and pour over the sauce.
Sprinkle top with more grated cheese and bake in a moderate oven about 30 minutes till golden and luscious.
You can mix some broccoli in with the cauliflower if you like and you can mix some breadcrumbs with the cheese if you like some crunch.
Gozlemes
Normally I don't eat yohurt. These are the exception. Seriously good.
200g plain yoghurt
pinch salt
250g self raising flour
100g baby spinach
200g feta cheese
salt and pepper
olive oil
lemon wedges to serve if you want to be posh
Beat yoghurt and salt in a bowl till smooth. gradually add flour till you have a stiff dough.
Knead incorporating flout till soft and a bit sticky.
Put in a bowl, cover leave aside for about 30 minutes.
Divide into 4, roll each piece to 20 -25cm circle.
Place spinach and fetta over half of each circle and close over seal edges with a fork.
Preheat BBQ or frypan, spray or brush each gozleme with oil, then fry till base is golden, turn and fry other side till golden.
Devour!
You could use other fillings too, sort of like a turkish jaffle!
200g plain yoghurt
pinch salt
250g self raising flour
100g baby spinach
200g feta cheese
salt and pepper
olive oil
lemon wedges to serve if you want to be posh
Beat yoghurt and salt in a bowl till smooth. gradually add flour till you have a stiff dough.
Knead incorporating flout till soft and a bit sticky.
Put in a bowl, cover leave aside for about 30 minutes.
Divide into 4, roll each piece to 20 -25cm circle.
Place spinach and fetta over half of each circle and close over seal edges with a fork.
Preheat BBQ or frypan, spray or brush each gozleme with oil, then fry till base is golden, turn and fry other side till golden.
Devour!
You could use other fillings too, sort of like a turkish jaffle!
World's Easiest Garlic BRead
This is so easy it is criminal. And the best garlic bread ever. How many does it serve?? Who knows, no matter how much I put out there is never any left.
Turkish pide, one if the long skinny ones.
Ready made herb and garlic butter from the supermarket
(If you want to make your own just moosh up crushed garlic, butter and fresh chopped herbs of your choice. About 1/2 to 3/4 cup all up.)
Preheat the griller. Put fresh foil on if all it used for is grilling bacon.
Cut the pide lengthways, so you end up with two long skinny halves.
Put under griller cut side down, toast till golden.
Turn over, toast till golden.
Spread whole thing with garlic butter.
Cut into pieces about 2 inches wide and place on a serving platter. (16 - 20 pieces depending on the pide)
Put on table in front of hungry husbands and sons and remove your hand quickly lest it gets taken off!
Turkish pide, one if the long skinny ones.
Ready made herb and garlic butter from the supermarket
(If you want to make your own just moosh up crushed garlic, butter and fresh chopped herbs of your choice. About 1/2 to 3/4 cup all up.)
Preheat the griller. Put fresh foil on if all it used for is grilling bacon.
Cut the pide lengthways, so you end up with two long skinny halves.
Put under griller cut side down, toast till golden.
Turn over, toast till golden.
Spread whole thing with garlic butter.
Cut into pieces about 2 inches wide and place on a serving platter. (16 - 20 pieces depending on the pide)
Put on table in front of hungry husbands and sons and remove your hand quickly lest it gets taken off!
Chicken Pesto Pasta
Another one that is good in a crowd. Maybe for a pasta night or a pot luck. Easy to double this recipe. Very tasty. Just be aware that pestos have nuts in them. It took a while with Son 17 vomiting this up before I tweaked this one was off the menu for him.
250 g pasta, fettucini for an at home meal, bows or spirals for a pot luck or pasta night.
olive oil
500g chicken thigh fillets, chopped
5 green shallots, chopped
2/3 cup sun dried tomato pesto
300mls thin cream
1/2 cup black olives if no one you are feeding whinges about them.
grated/shaved parmesan to serve
Boil the pasta, drain.
Fry up the chicken thigh fillet till browned, add pesto and stir around till sizzling.
Lower heat then add the cream, then shallots then olives if using (can you tell I am not allowed to try this with olives?)
Pour over pasta, sprinkle with parmesan, VIOLA!
Too easy.
Serve with salad and garlic bread.
250 g pasta, fettucini for an at home meal, bows or spirals for a pot luck or pasta night.
olive oil
500g chicken thigh fillets, chopped
5 green shallots, chopped
2/3 cup sun dried tomato pesto
300mls thin cream
1/2 cup black olives if no one you are feeding whinges about them.
grated/shaved parmesan to serve
Boil the pasta, drain.
Fry up the chicken thigh fillet till browned, add pesto and stir around till sizzling.
Lower heat then add the cream, then shallots then olives if using (can you tell I am not allowed to try this with olives?)
Pour over pasta, sprinkle with parmesan, VIOLA!
Too easy.
Serve with salad and garlic bread.
Macaroni Cheese
One of my childhood favourites Mum made on Sunday night sometimes. I started making it again to show Son 17 there were better options than Easymac sachets at $1.50 each.
2 cups pasta I use spirals.
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups grated cheese
1 cup breadcrumbs
Boil pasta for 10 minutes, drain set aside.
Melt butter in saucepan, add flour, stir for a minute till blended and to cook flour.
Using a balloon whisk, add milk and keep whisking till sauce boils and thickens.
Add half the cheese and some ground pepper if you like.
Stir in the cooked pasta till all mixed.
Pour this lot into a greased pyrex dish.
Mix the remaining cheese and breadcrumbs together, spread over the top.
Bake at 160 degrees till top melted and golden.
Makes 4 serves that are much better for you and taste way better than easymac. Also can be made easier than driving to the shops, parking trudging into woolies, and queueing up to pay. Most people have what they need laying around in the cupboard.
Also by adding some stir fried veges such as onion, carrot, celery, frozen peas and or corn with a can of tuna, you have a Tuna Pasta Bake. Any meat such as ham, bacon, leftover chicken, sausages etc. Be adventurous.
2 cups pasta I use spirals.
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups grated cheese
1 cup breadcrumbs
Boil pasta for 10 minutes, drain set aside.
Melt butter in saucepan, add flour, stir for a minute till blended and to cook flour.
Using a balloon whisk, add milk and keep whisking till sauce boils and thickens.
Add half the cheese and some ground pepper if you like.
Stir in the cooked pasta till all mixed.
Pour this lot into a greased pyrex dish.
Mix the remaining cheese and breadcrumbs together, spread over the top.
Bake at 160 degrees till top melted and golden.
Makes 4 serves that are much better for you and taste way better than easymac. Also can be made easier than driving to the shops, parking trudging into woolies, and queueing up to pay. Most people have what they need laying around in the cupboard.
Also by adding some stir fried veges such as onion, carrot, celery, frozen peas and or corn with a can of tuna, you have a Tuna Pasta Bake. Any meat such as ham, bacon, leftover chicken, sausages etc. Be adventurous.
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