– Ginger Pork – combine 2 tablespoons grated ginger, dash of pepper, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice ad 1 small grated onion and use as a marinade over pork steaks. Fry or bbq.
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Herbed Ham Quiche
HERBED HAM QUICHE
200g/7oz cottage cheese
150mL/5oz evaporated milk
3 eggs
1 tblspn French mustard
185g/6oz ham
1 tblspn chives
90g/3oz cheese
Place cottage cheese, milk, eggs and mustard in blender and blend until smooth.
Add remaining ingredients.
Mix well and add to pastry shell.
Bake 30 mins in mod oven (180C/350F).
Vegie Casserole
HIGH FIBRE VEGIE CASSEROLE
15g (1/2oz) butter
1 chopped onion
1 chopped carrot
1 chopped stick celery
1 ½ cups cooked rice
whole cooked chicken
130g /4oz corn
½ cup grated cheese
Combine butter, onion, carrot and celery in dish. Cook 5 mins on HIGH in microwave. Combine remaining ingredients, sprinkle with cheese and place under grill/broiler until cheese is melted (or microwave on high 8 mins).
Honey and Ginger Chilli Chicken
HONEY & GINGER CHILLI CHICKEN
½ CUP HONEY
1 TABLESPOON GRATED GINGER
1/3 CUP OYSTER SAUCE
½ TEASPOON SAMBAL OELEK
2 TABLESPOONS VEGE OIL
4 CHICKEN THIGHS TRIMMED
70G/3oz ROCKET
MIX HONEY, GINGER, OYSTER SAUCE, SAMBAL OELEK & OIL
IN A BOWL AND WHISK TO COMBINE. POIUR OVER THE
CHICKEN PIECES AND TOSS TO COAT.
COOK THE CHICKEN ON THE BBQ FOR 5-6 MINS EACH SIDE OR UNTIL COOKED.
SERVE WITH ROCKET
CAN ALSO BE DONE WITH LAMB.
Crispy Chicken Noodles
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 cup (145g) cashews
3 chicken breasts, sliced thinly
150g (5oz) sugar snap peas
150g (5oz) snow peas
1 red capsicum/pepper
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 cup soy sauce or kecap manis
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
1/2 bunch of basil
100g (4oz) fried noodles
Heat oil in pan or wok over high heat.
Add cashews and cook, tossing for 2-3 mins then remove.
Add chicken to the pan, cook until golden and remove.
Add sugar snap peas, snow peas and pepper/capsicum to pan and stir fry for 2-3 mins.
Add garlic and stir through, then remove
Add soy sauce, lime juice and sweet chilli sauce to pan, bring to a boil and simmer 2-3 mins or until starting to thicken.
Return all ingredients to pan, stir through and toss to heat. Add basil and noodles and serve
Crispy Chinese Chicken
Crispy Chinese Chicken
4 chicken breasts
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
2 1/2 teaspoons chinese 5 spice powder
1 tablespoon vegie oil
Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and 5 spice powder.
Heat oil in a pan over high heat, add chicken and cook 4 mins each side or until cooked through.
Cut into pieces and serve
Curry Puffs
These are a yummy appetiser, but we’ve also had them for a meal, with a salad on the side
CURRY PUFFS
250g/8oz ground beef/mince
salt,pepper
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon cornflour
2 tablespoons water
1 beef stock cube
375g/12oz puff pastry
Combine beef, salt, pepper and soya sauce, mix well.
Heat oil in a pan and saute finely chopped onion and ginger.
Stir in curry powder. cook 1 minute.
Add meat mixture to pan and stir until meat is brown.Drain off excess fat.
Blend cornflour with wateradd to meat mixture with crumbled stock cube.Cook a further minute.Allow to cool.
Cut pastry into squares. Put a spoonful of meat mixture onto each.Brush edges of pastry with water.Fold in half a press down firmly.
Bake in the oven (220C/450F) for about 10-15 minutes.
Serve with a dipping sauce of fruit chutney (1 cup), 1 teaspoon grated ginger and1 teaspoon soya sauce.
Chicken with Creamy Corn
CHICKEN WITH CORN
1 tblspn olive oil
2 onions, chopped
4 chicken breasts
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken stock/broth
1 cup cream
1 cup corn kernels
Heat oil in large frying pan, add onions and cook 5 mins. Add chicken and sauté until golden brown (about 8 mins). Drain chicken on paper towels, season with pepper. Place in ovenproof dish. Drain fat from pan, add wine. Bring to boil and simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in stock, cream and corn. Cook for 5 mins, stirring frequently. Pour over chicken and bake at 180 for 35 mins.
Cilantro Cream Chicken
Cilantro Cream Chicken
4 boneless chicken breasts
3-oz / 90g cream cheese, cubed
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon lime juice
Salt & pepper to taste
3 tablespoons Butter
½ cup chopped (fresh) cilantro
Brown chicken in butter, seasoning chicken while browning. Remove chicken from skillet when browned. Add cream cheese cubes and heavy cream. Add lime juice and chopped cilantro. Return chicken to skillet. Cover and cook on low for 15 minutes.
Chicken Tikka Kebabs
Chicken Tikka Kebabs
Combine :
1 tablespoon curry paste (any kind will do really)
1 cup plain yoghurt
juice of 1 lemon
handful of chopped coriander
Add chunks of chicken breast and allow to marinate for 30 mins.
Place on skewers and grill or bbq (or you can just panfry the chunks)
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