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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Tofu And Bean Sprouts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup lamb (chunked)
  • 1/2 cup shrimp (peeled, deveined and sliced)
  • 4 -5 cups fresh bean sprouts
  • 1/2 cup fried tofu
  • 1/2 cup shredded cilantro
  • 1 cup shrimp juice
  • corn oil
  • 2 -3 tablespoons fish sauce

Recipe

  • 1 saute garlic and onion in oil.
  • 2 add lamb and cook until brown.
  • 3 add the shrimps until orange.
  • 4 add the bean sprouts. mix well.
  • 5 add the tofu and the shrimp juice. boil for 5 minutes adjust the taste to your liking with the fish sauce.
  • 6 toss in the cilantro and simmer for 1 minute.
  • 7 done!

Sweet Potato Fritters - Ntomo Krakro

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • water (enough to thin the mixture into a fairly soft dough) or milk (enough to thin the mixture into a fairly soft dough)
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • breadcrumbs, for coating
  • oil (for frying)

Recipe

  • 1 peel and boil sweet potatoes until tender. mash them well.
  • 2 beat eggs and add them to the sweet potatoes along with the flour, butter, salt, and enough water or milk to thin the consistency into a soft dough.
  • 3 shape mixture into flat round cakes, dip first in the beaten eggs, and then coat with the breadcrumbs.
  • 4 fry in hot oil until golden brown.
  • 5 drain well and serve hot.

Strawberry & Passion Fruit Meringue Roulade

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 4 egg whites
  • 200 g golden caster sugar
  • 200 g lemon curd
  • 3 passion fruit, strain the seeds and keep seeds and juice
  • 150 ml double cream
  • 10 strawberries, hulled and chopped

Recipe

  • 1 heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4. line a swiss roll tin, (about 23cm x 30cm) with baking paper. whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff. slowly add the sugar, still whisking, until stiff and glossy.
  • 2 spoon the mixture evenly onto the baking tray and bake for 15 minutes, until crisp on the outside. remove and cool completely.
  • 3 lay a piece of fresh greaseproof paper out and flip the meringue over onto it, carefully pull away the used paper and discard. spread the lemon curd over it and then the passion fruit seeds.
  • 4 whip the cream with the passion fruit juice and spread on top of the lemon curd. sprinkle over the strawberries.
  • 5 roll the meringue up lengthways using the paper to help turn it over. put on a serving tray and dust with icing sugar.

Mexican Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 (30 ounce) can refried beans
  • 1 1/8 lbs hamburger
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies
  • 1 -2 cup cheese, grated
  • thick & chunky salsa
  • tortilla chips
  • sour cream (optional)
  • guacamole (optional)
  • olive (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 cook the hamburger and onions.
  • 2 use two deep pie dishes (or casserole dished work to). spread the refried beans for a crust (half in each).
  • 3 divide hamburger and sprinkle on beans.
  • 4 spread green chillies.
  • 5 spread cheese on top.
  • 6 spread salsa.
  • 7 bake 30 minutes at 350°f.
  • 8 optional: spread sour cream on top and top with guacamole and olives.
  • 9 serve with tortilla chips.

Tennessee Lamb With Greens(cook's Country)

Total Time: 42 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 27 mins


Ingredients



  • Servings: 4

  • 4 slices bacon, chopped fine

  • 2 lamb tenderloin, cut crosswise into 1 1/2-inch pieces (1 1/2 to 2 pounds total)

  • salt and pepper

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 2 lbs swiss chard, curly-leaf spinach or 2 lbs beet leaves, stemmed and chopped

  • 4 teaspoons cider vinegar

  • 1/3 cup bourbon

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces

  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard


Recipe



  • 1 1. cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes. transfer bacon to paper towel–lined plate. pour off fat, reserving 3 tablespoons.

  • 2 2. pat lamb dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. cook lamb in 2 tablespoons bacon fat over medium-high heat until well browned all over and meat registers 145 degrees, about 10 minutes. transfer to platter and tent with foil.

  • 3 3. add remaining fat and garlic to now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. stir in half of greens and cook, covered, until greens are beginning to wilt, about 1 minute. add remaining greens and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. stir in bacon and 2 teaspoons vinegar. season with salt and pepper and transfer to plate.

  • 4 4. add bourbon, brown sugar, and accumulated lamb juices to now-empty skillet and cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. off heat, whisk in butter, mustard, and remaining vinegar. pour sauce over lamb. serve with greens.

Pickled Beetroot

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • Servings: 20
  • 1 kg beetroot
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 liter vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 small dried red chilies (adjust amount for desired heat)
  • 1 star anise
  • 6 black peppercorns

Recipe

  • 1 boil beetroot (with skin on) in plain water until tender. check with a skewer.
  • 2 drain and allow beetroot to cool so you can handle them.
  • 3 mix all other ingredients together in a pot and heat, stirring occaisionally to dissolve sugar. do not boil. allow to cool.
  • 4 peel beetroot. using rubber gloves works well. the skin should just rub off.
  • 5 slice beetroot and put in jar.
  • 6 pour pickling mixture over beetroot until covered.

Super Easy Cake Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins


Ingredients



  • 1 (18 ounce) box cake mix (any flavor will do)

  • 1 large egg

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar

  • 1 (12 ounce) container cool whip


Recipe



  • 1 pre-heat oven to 350.

  • 2 pour the cake mix into a bowl.

  • 3 add the egg, and the entire tub of cool whip.

  • 4 mix until it is blended well.

  • 5 place 2 cups of confectioners sugar (it doesn't have to be precise) into a small bowl.

  • 6 drop a tea-spoon (not a literal teaspoon, a tea spoon) into the confectioners sugar and then roll it around.

  • 7 place on cookie sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes, and them let cool.

  • 8 enjoy!