Harissa Paste
2014-08-14 19:06:12
A fragrant spicy paste
Prep Time
10 min
Ingredients
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp caraway seeds
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
- dried chilli to taste
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp of cinnamon
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Put seeds and chilli in dry frying pan and cook until seeds begin to toast
- Grind to a fine powder in spice grinder or pestle & mortar
- Put mix into food processor
- Add garlic, salt, cinnamon, tomato puree and oil
- Pulse to make a coarse paste
Notes
- We used this paste to make Harissa Humous. Also good added to soups and meat sauces.
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Harissa Humous
2014-08-14 19:17:43
Spicy Humous
Prep Time
10 min
Ingredients
- 250g raw chickpeas or 410g tin chickpeas
- 2 large garlic cloves
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tblsp harissa paste
- 4 tblsp olive oil
- Parsley
Instructions
- Soak chickpeas overnight, then simmer until tender (about 1 hour) and drain. Or use tin of chickpeas
- Squeeze lemon
- Press garlic
- Put all ingredients in food processor and whizz until smooth
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley
Notes
- Add more lemon juice and/or olive oil to achieve the consistency you would like.
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Flat Seeded Bread
2014-07-10 18:21:45
Easy tasty bread, great for parties and picnics
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 500 g strong plain flour
- 25 g yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 280 ml water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 egg white beaten
- sesame seeds
- poppy seeds
- fennel seeds
Instructions
- Combine flour, yeast, salt and water to from a dough
- Knead for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic
- Leave to rest for 10 minutes
- Divide into balls and roll out into flat rounds
- Brush bread with egg white and scatter with seeds of your choice
- Bake in oven for about 15 mins until they puff and brown
Notes
- Can be re- heated in oven if you wish to serve warm. If making into shaped rolls rather than flat rounds leave to rise for approx 20 mins before baking
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Stuffed Marrow
2014-08-14 19:30:42
A favourite summer supper dish
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
20 min
Ingredients
- 1 kg minced lamb
- 2 onions
- 4 sticks celery
- 1 tblsp paprika
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tblsp ground allspice
- 500 g passata
- 6 tomatoes
- 1 kallo beef stock cube
- 1 tblsp olive oil
- 75 g sun dried tomatoes
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2.5 kg marrow
- Grated Cheese
Instructions
- Immerse tomatoes in boiling water and leave for a few mins
- Cut sun dried tomatoes into small pieces
- Chop rosemary
- Drain tomatoes and peel off skins and then chop
- Slice onion and celery, crush garlic and fry in olive oil until softened
- Add minced lamb
- When lamb has browned add passata, spices, sun dried tomato, tomato, beef stock and rosemary
- Simmer until lamb is tender
- Slice marrow and remove seeds and boil rings under tender
- Fill marrow rings with lamb mix
- Top with grated cheese and put in oven until cheese has melted and filling is hot
Notes
- For a meat free filling use cooked green lentils instead of lamb.
- Also good with minced beef or bacon with chicken livers
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Summer Trifle
2014-08-14 19:50:28
Yummy!
Prep Time
40 min
Cook Time
40 min
Victoria Sponge
- 110 g butter
- 110 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 110 g SR flour
Custard
- 6 egg yolks
- 600 ml milk
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tblsp sugar
Blackberry Jelly
- 300 g blackberries
- 4 sheets gelatine
- 1 lemon
- 2 - 3 tblsp sugar to taste
Cream Topping
- 300 ml double cream
- 2 passion fruit
- 1 tblsp caster sugar
Fruit
- Banana
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
For the Sponge
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy
- Add eggs to creamed mixture a little at a time together with a little flour to prevent curdling
- Add remaining flour
- Divide into lined tins and bake in oven for about 20 mins until risen and browned
For the Custard
- Whisk egg yolks and sugar together
- Heat milk until nearly boiled and add to egg mix
- Return to pan and add cornflour dissolved in a little cold milk
- Heat gently stirring until thick
- Add vanilla essence
For the Jelly
- Simmer blackberries in pan without water until softened and then press through a sieve to remove seeds
- Soften gelatine in a little water and then add lemon juice and heat in microwave until gelatine has completely dissolved
- Add gelatine to blackberry puree to make about 400 ml of liquid
- Sweeten to taste with sugar
For the Cream
- Remove contents of passion fruit and strain to remove seeds
- Beat cream and add passion fruit juice and sugar to sweeten
To assemble Trifle
- Break up sponge and put into bottom of sundae dish
- Pour jelly over sponge
- Add prepared fruit
- Pour in custard
- Leave to cool then top with the whipped cream
Notes
- Delicious with different flavoured jellies and fruit
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Greengage & Plum Jam
2014-08-14 20:03:06
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 1 kg greengages or plums
- 1 kg granulated sugar
- 200 ml water
Instructions
- Wash the fruit, cut in half and remove the stones
- Simmer the greengages or plums with the water for about 10 mins until softened
- Add the sugar and boil gently for about 10 mins stirring occasionally until setting point is reached
- Test for setting by putting a small amount of jam on a cold plate in the fridge
- If done when cold the surface of the jam should wrinkle when you pull your finger through it. If it is still runny continue to boil the jam for a few more minutes and test again
Notes
- Will keep for about a year if stored in sterilised jars with lids
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Macaroons
2014-08-14 20:42:51
Crunchy Almond Macaroons
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Ingredients
- 110 g ground almonds
- 170 g caster sugar
- 1 tsp plain flour
- 2 egg whites
- 2 drops vanilla essence
- rice paper for baking
Instructions
- Beat egg whites until light and fluffy
- Add sugar gradually while continuing to beat
- Stir in ground almonds, flour and vanilla essence
- Pipe onto rice paper
- Bake for 20 mins
- Sandwich together with cream or jam
Notes
- Try making different coloured Macaroons by adding some natural colouring
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