Archive for the ‘Veg / Potato / Pasta / Cheese’ Category

(serves 2)

4 lge tomatoes
1 onion chopped
1 carrot thinly cut/sliced
250g minced beef
½ tsp paprika
150g canned tomatoes chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
dash gravy granules
½ tsp paprika
2 mushrooms sliced
to taste: dried oregeno/parsley
cheddar cheese grated
parmesan cheese dried

serve with garlic baguette

slice off top of tomato, discard, scoop out seeds and little tomato flesh reserve
In pan(wok) fry minced beef, then add onions until clear, add tomatoes/garlic/granules/paprika/
mushrooms/carrots/tomato flesh,cook through
Spoon mixture into peppers,sprinkle with oregano/parsley, then top with cheddar cheese and
parmesan, ovencook 180°C 30 mins, serve

(serves 4)

1 tbsp butter
675g potatoes sliced
2 garlic cloves crushed
75g cheddar cheese grated
1 red onion sliced
300ml double cream
pepper (salt)
2 bacon slices chopped
2 slices ham chopped

serve with garlic ba

lightly grease shallow oven dish with little butter
arrange single layer of potato slices, top slices wuth little garlic/onion/cheese/seasoning/ham/bacon
repeat layering finishing with layer of sliced potatoes and then top with cheese.
pour the cream over top potato/cheese layer
ovencook 180°C 1½hrs until potatoes are browned & crispy, serve

(serves 6)

16 cooked langoustines peeled(500g)
1 sml carrot ribbon sliced
½ iceberg lettuce shredded
1 med cucumber peeled halved lengthways seeded thinly diagonally sliced
2/3 spring onions halved thinly diagonally sliced 1 ncelery peeled thinly diagonally sliced
optional topping(s): 4/6 whole langoustines cooked/2 harboiled eggs cooled quartered/can white
asparagus drained
dressing:
¼ cup extra virgin oil
2 tbsp malt vinegar
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2tsp white sugar

dressing:
in sml bowl mix oil/sugar, then mix in vinegar/soy

salad:
in lge bowl combine all ingredients, pour over dressing, toss well, serve plated immediately (salad does not keep well) arrange optional topping(s)

(ingredient quantities dependant upon portions)
shredded iceberg lettuce
chopped tomato
chopped cucumber
chopped red & green peppers
finely chopped sml onion
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
roughly chopped canned peaches
roughly chopped canned pineapple
cubed crabsticks
cooked prawns

rosa (prawn cocktail) sauce mixed with little white wine vinegar
place in order of ingredients on lge serving dish
garnish – sliced peaches

(serves 4)

8 fresh turkey or chicken sausages
8 rashers streaky bacon
little oil/butter for shallow frying
penne or tubed pasta cooked (keep warm),
1 tbsp oil
25g salami diced small
100ml tomato puree
1 tbsp basil chopped
1 onion chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
little oil/butter for sauteeing

serve with salad

wrap sausages with bacon, secure with cocktail stick, in lge frypan heat oil/butter, fry until browned
all over
in wok heat oil/butter, saute lightly onion/garlic, add salami, saute 3-4min, add tomato/basil, stir, add
cooked pasta, stir until well mixed, serve with pasta mix at side of sausages

(serves 4)

8 fresh chorizo sausages
8 rashers streaky bacon
little oil/butter for shallow frying
penne or tubed pasta cooked (keep warm),
1 tbsp oil
25g salami diced small
100ml tomato puree
1 tbsp basil chopped
1 onion chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
little oil/butter for sauteeing

serve with salad

wrap sausages with bacon, secure with cocktail stick, in lge frypan heat oil/butter, fry until browned
all over
in wok heat oil/butter, saute lightly onion/garlic, add salami, saute 3-4min, add tomato/basil, stir, add
cooked pasta, stir until well mixed, serve with pasta mix at side of sausages

(serves 6-8)

1 Kg potatoes scrubbed
1 tbsp flour
2 eggs seperated
2 tbsp parsley or coriander chopped
20 pimiento stuffed olives finely chopped
3 tbsp oil
250g minced pork or pork sausage(in pieces)
1 sml onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
5 med tomatoes, peeled seeded chopped
pepper(salt)
quarter tsp cumin

cook potatoes in boilinig water until tender, drain well, peel, mash, beat in flour and 1 egg yolk, beat
egg whites until stiff then fold them into potato puree with seasoning/parsley/olives, meanwhile
prepare filling, in frypan heat oil, saute pork until browned, add onion/pepper, fry for several mins,
then add tomatoes/season/cumin, simmer 15min until reduced, oil ovendish, spread layer of half of
potato puree, spoon filling into centre,, cover with remaining potato, by hand shape into long
rounded roll, beat remaining egg yolk with few drops od watr, bush onto top of roll, ovencook 170°C
25min until golden brown on top, serve

(serves 4)

2 lge potatoes sliced
1 tbsp veg oil
1 red onion cut to 8
8 lge fresh herb chorizo sausages
1 tbsp tomato paste(puree)
2 garlic cloves chopped
150ml passata or canned plum or chopped tomatoes
2 lge tomatoes cut to 8 wedges
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil or 1tbsp dried basil
garnish: shredded fresh basil

serve with sliced baguette

cook potatoes in boiling water 7min, drain, reserve
heat oil in lge fry pan, add sausages, fry 5min turning frequently, add onion/garlic , cook 5min stirring
frequently, stir in puree/wine/passata, mix well, add tomatoes/broccoli/basil, mix carefully, add
potato, cook 10min until sausages cooked, add seasoning, serve on warm plates

(serves 4)

675g potatoes cubed
25g(1tbsp) butter
8 lge fresh herb chorizo sausages
2 smoked bacon slices
1 onion quartered or red onion quartered
1 courgette sliced
pepper(salt)
150ml dry white wine 300ml veg stock
1 tsp worcs sauce
2 tbsp mixed fresh herbs or 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
2 garlic cloves chopped

serve with sliced baguette

cook potatoes in boiling water 10min, drain, reserve
melt butter in lge fry pan, add sausages, fry 5min turning frequently, add bacon/onion/courgette/
garlic/potatoes, cook mixture 10min, stirring mix/turning sausages, stir in wine/stock/worcs/mixed
herbs/seasoning, transfer to warmed serving plates, serve

(serves 4)

450g potato cubed half inch
1 onion halved sliced
2 garlic cloves crushed
half tsp paprika
400g plum tomatoes, chopped
75g chorizo sausage chopped
1 green pepper cut to strips
25g stoned green olives (optional)
8 eggs
pepper(salt)
garnish: half tbsp fresh chopped parsley

serve with sliced ga

boil potatoes 7-8mins drain, heat oilive oil in frypan add onion/garlic, saute 2-3min stirring,
add tomatoes, simmer for 10mins, stir in potatoes/chorizo/peppers/paprika/olives, cook 5min
transfer mix to oven dish make 8 small hollows in top of mixture,
break egg into each hollow
cook in oven 200°C for 5-6mins until eggs just cooked,
garnish/season, serve