Archive for April, 2006

Apple tarte tatin (the easy way)

Ingredients 80g butter, melted 1 frozen sheet puff pastry, thawed 2 Jonathan aples, cored and halved 2/3 cup caster sugar 1 cup whipping cream, whipped Directions Preheat oven to 250C. Brush 4 9.5cm diameter rammikins with a little melted butter. Cut out 4 pastry disks the same size as the rammekins and place on a [...]

Chicken with olives and tomato sauce

Serves 2. Ingredients 2 chicken breasts, trimmed 1 small brown onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 anchovies, chopped 1 can crushed tomatoes 1 tsp brown sugar 1 tsp malt vinegar 1/2 cup black olives, pitted, chopped salt and pepper to taste any pasta Mozarella cheese Directions Preheat oven to 180C. Heat a small amount [...]

Baked salmon parcels

Stuart made these last night (with only a few instructions!) and they were really easy, quick and delicious. Serves 2. Ingredients 2 salmon pieces 2 carrots, peeled and sliced into 5mm rounds 1 leek, washed and sliced into 5mm rounds 1 zucchini, washed and sliced into 5mm rounds Kipfler potatoes, washed and sliced into 5mm [...]

Creamy capsicum agnolotti

Ingredients 1 625g packet ricotta and spinach agnolotti 1 tbs olive oil 5 slices proscuitto, cut into strips (approximately) 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 red onion, halved, sliced 60g marinated roasted capsicum, cut into thin strips (could substitute semi dried tomatoes) 3/4 cup thickened cream 1/2 cup vegetable stock 1/4 cup shredded basil couple of [...]

Scalloped potatoes

Ingredients 6 potatoes, peeled and sliced into 5mm discs 1 onion, halved and sliced thinly 2 tsp flour 1 cup grated tasty cheese 1 cup milk salt and pepper Alternatively replace the tasty cheese with: 50g blue cheese (use more if you like) 4 anchovies, chopped Directions Preheat the oven to 220C. Place a layer [...]

Mediterranean pasta

Super quick and full of flavour. The marinated vegetables can be substituted for whatever you have on hand. Ingredients 250g spaghetti, tagliatelle or fettucine 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted 1 tbs olive oil 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, chopped 280g marinated artichoke pieces, drained 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted, chopped 1/2 [...]

Basic chocolate sauce

Ingredients 3/4 cup thickened cream, at room temperature 200g good quality darkĀ  chocolate, broken into squares 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar Directions Quarter fill a medium saucepan with water and place a large heatproof bowl over the top. Make sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water. Remove the bowl and [...]

Chicken with lemon grass paste

Ingredients 4 chicken breasts 1/3 cup loosely packed fresh coriander 2 lemon grass stems, pale section chopped 2 birdseye chillies, deseeded 2 tbs peanut oil 1 tsp sesame oil 2 garlic cloves 2 tsp fresh ginger 1 lime, juice and rind Steamed rice and steamed or stir fried vegetables to serve Directions Preheat oven to [...]

Potato and red lentil curry

Ingredients 2/3 cup dried split red lentils 1 tbs vegetable oil 1 brown onion, finely chopped 3 tsp brown mustard seeds 2 tbs balti curry paste 4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 cups vegetable stock 1/4 cup water 25 fresh curry leaves salt and pepper 1kg desiree or nicola potatoes, peeled, cut into 4cm chunks 3 [...]

Lime and ginger fishcakes

Ingredients 300g redfish fillets 3cm piece fresh ginger, grated 1 lime, juice and rind 1 egg white 1 tsp fish sauce 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves 4 green shallots, trimmed, chopped 2 tbs olive oil Directions Process fish fillets, ginger, lime juice, egg white and fish sauce in a food processor until smooth. Add coriander [...]