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Puff Pastry
- 300 plain flour
- 250 Butter (83g for base pastry)
- 125ml Water
- 1Tsp lemon juice
Mix 83g of the butter with the flour
Add water, juice
Combine
Store in fridge overnight
Bash remaining butter into a 5inch or 12cm square
Next day rollout pastry to 12x7inch or 30x18cm rectangle
Place butter in one half and fold pastry over
Rotate 90 degrees and rollout again to 12x7inch or 30x18cm
Refrigerate (fold 1)
Fold 1/3 of pastry up, fold second end over the top
Rotate 90 degrees and rollout again to 12x7inch or 30x18cm
(fold 2)
Repeat twice
Flan Pastry
This fits my flan tin and makes enough for a treacle
- 250g plain flour
- ½ tsp fine salt
- 140g cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
- 2 medium egg yolks
- 2-3 tbsp cold water
Vindaloo
I used a red onion, left out the fenegreek seeds and add fenegreek leafs at the end [vidaloo]
Enchilada Sauce
- Tin Tomatoes
- Tin Water
- 1 tsp Coco Powder
- 2 flour
- 1 tbl Chillie
- 1 tbl Chipotle
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp coriander
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Juice Lime
Ceaser Sauce
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced (1 tsp)
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt, or to taste
- 1/8 tsp black pepper, plus more to serve
- Add 2 anchovy fillets
Bread
2 Dry Yeast 2 Tbsp Sugar 1/2 Cup Milk
2.5 Cups White Flour 0.5 Cups Brown Flour 1 tsp Kosher Salt
0.5 Cup Water room temperature 1 Tbsp Virgin Oil
Cook for 25-30 minutes (180)
Bread 2 TTIP
- 2 tsp yeast
- 315 mL lukewarm water
- 3 tbl honey
- 550 g Plain flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp citric acid
- 2 tbl olive oil
Shortcrust Pastry
- 1/2 cup (4 oz/113 g/125 ml) unsalted butter, chilled in freezer
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp (1 ml) kosher salt, or sea salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) ice water
Put in food processor, roll straight away.
Pizza Dough Overnight
210 mils lukewarm water
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon Olive Oil
Put in mixer, divide by two and put into bags overnight
Rise for 1/2-hour next day
Pizza Dough
Makes 2 10" pizzas
3/4 cup lukewarm water
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
Meatballs
Chef Fabio Viviani. Makes 16 balls. [[1]]
Pasta
Makes enough for 8 people. I use 00 flour. It comes out tougher than other recipes but good for spaghetti. Perhaps not for ravioli [Pasta Dough]
Pasta 2
▢ 115 grams 00 Flour or All-purpose flour ▢ 100 grams semolina flour ▢ 2 whole eggs ▢ 1 egg yolk ▢ 1/2 teaspoon sea salt finely ground
Sausage Rolls
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 tsp Fennel
1 tsp Cumin
Zest of a lemon
Fresh herbs
1/2 Apple chopped very very finely
450g Pork
500g bought flaky (I know)
1/2 Brown onion chopped very finely
1/2 Garlic glove
Zap the fennel, mustard seeds and cumin
Mix spices, zest, fresh herbs and apple with pork and season
fry onion and garlic in a blob of butter
Mix onion mixture in with ingredients
Assemble sausage rolls putting each batch in the fridge when done. I use milk to seal
Put foil in trays and spray lightly with oil
Put trays in oven for 2 mins
Take out and put sausage rolls on trays
Brush with egg
Cook for 30-35 mins at 200 degrees
Tomato Sauce
1 Bay Leaf
1 Yellow Onion
5g Garlic
1/2 Anchovy
1 tsp harissa paste
1x 400g Tin of tomatoes
Splash of worcester sauce
Salt and Pepper
Chicken Burger
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Corriander
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Dried Oregano
1/4 tsp Garlic powder
1/4 tsp Onion powder
1 tbl Olive Oil
Sliced Lettuce
Buttered Burger Bun
Sliced Tomato
Pickled Chilli
Cook on Griddle
Pasta for Lasagne
3 1/3 cups of flour (50% Semolina, 50% 00 flour)
4 eggs
2 Tablespoons Oil
Pinch of salt
Add an extra yoke if not happy with dough
Make sure pasta maker on last notch
Two on the bottom
Two each side of spinach layer
Two on top
Spag Bol
1 Glass Red Wine
450g Mince
2 Onions
1 Carrot diced
1 Tablespoon Oregano
2 Tablespoons of Garlic
12 Sundried Tomatoes
400g Tomatoes
400g Water + Beef Oxo
2 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 Anchovy
250g Mushrooms
Use oil from sundried tomatos
Cook mince until sizzling a bit
Turn down and add red wine and cook until brown
Put aside, I throw away the fat in the pan and start again with more oil from sundried toms
Add Onions and Garlic to the pan, wait for sizzle, turn down, add two turns of rock salt to dehydrate and put lid on
When you think they had enough lift lid, add carrots and try and extract the last of the moisture, do not burn either garlic or onions
When done add back mince
Blitz first the sundried tomatoes, then a bid of the tomatoes, then rest of tomatoes, anchovy, balsamic vinegar then Oxo and Water
Add tomatoes mixture to pan bring to a simmer and blip forever or 1/2 hour before needed
Add mushrooms
Spinach Layer
40g Parmesan
250g Ricotta Cheese
1/2 Egg
2 Bags of Spinach
Bit of Nutmeg
Dry Fry Spinach and cool
Mix all other ingredients
Cheese Sauce
1L of whole milk
60g Butter
1/3 cup flour
125g Chedder
20g Parmesan
Bit of Nutmeg
Melt flour and butter with a balloon whisk
Slowly add milk whisking constantly
At around halfway through milk you will be able to add the rest without getting lumpy sauce
When mixture bubbles remove from heat, add cheese and nutmeg
Apple Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 210 grams (1 and 1/2 cups) plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 150 grams (3/4 cup) caster sugar
- 1 cup (approximately 1 large) red apple, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) Greek yogurt
Cinnamon topping
- 50 grams (1/4 cup) caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Sugar glaze
- 30 grams (1/4 cup) icing or powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
Enchilada Sauce
- 1 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoons chopotle chilli powder
- 2 tablespoons flour or 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon unbleached cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 400g Can of water
- 400g Can of tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon lime juice, freshly squeezed
Sliders
- 1 (1/4-ounce) package/2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup water (warm, about 110 F)
- 2/3 cup milk (room temperature)
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons butter (melted and cooled slightly)
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups/15 ounces all-purpose flour (dip and sweep method)
Butter (or oil, for greasing the bowl)
- 1 large egg white
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds (or poppy seeds)
Maderia Cake
- 175g Sugar
- 175g Butter
- 200g flour
- 50g almond
- 3 eggs
- vanilla essence
- 1 Lemon zest
- Either 50g cherries, Sultana or something
Cook on 150 degrees, 55 mins (I do an hour)
Pasta for Spag bol
- 3 eggs + 1 egg yolk
- 2tbl Olive Oil
- 200g Blue Flour (00)
- 100g Red Flour (Pizza)
- Pinch of Salt
Mushroom Ravioli
This is a simple recipe. You the pasta recipe above. This will make 24 Ravioli. MUSHROOM & RICOTTA FILLING
60g Dried Porcini Mushrooms 140g Chestnut Mushrooms, diced 100g Ricotta 2 Shallots, finely diced 2 Garlic Cloves, minced 15ml White Wine Vinegar 1 Large Bunch of Basil, finely chopped 1 Large Bunch of Parsley, finely chopped A Generous Pinch of Salt and Pepper
BROWN BUTTER SAUCE
40g Butter, cubed 1 Shallot, minced A Clove of Garlic, minced 1 Small Bunch of Sage Juice of Half a Lemon
Onion Bhajees
Cook at 170 makes 25 onion bhajees
4 medium sized onions - sliced half a green pepper - sliced 2 green chillies - sliced 1 peeled red potato - any waxy potato will do, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons red split lentil - soak for 20 mins - remove water 1 heaped table spoon of combined garlic and ginger paste 1 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of fennel seeds 4 medium eggs 4 tsp of curry powder (mix powder) 2 cups of gram flour (chickpea flour) handful of fresh coriander plenty of vegetable oil to fry with
Fry for 3-4 minute first time, he stuck a knife in them to open them up and then another 1.5 minute second fry.
Red papadum Dip
1 small red onion roughly chopped (100g) 180g tomato ketchup 3 tablespoons Coleman mint sauce (45g) 2 bullet chillies 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 300ml water
CTM V2
For the Tikka usual Tika but with 1 spoon of mustard
For the Sauce
3 tomato 1 onion 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 2 green chilli 1 handful fresh coriander 3 tbsp tomato puree 1 handful unsalted cashews 1 tsp salt 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 2 tbsp cooking oil 3 mugfuls of boiling water
cook everything for 30 mins on medium heat | let cook after cooking then blend until smooth
To make the curry
2 tbsp ghee 1 tbsp ground almond powder 1 tbsp sugar 1 portion chicken tikka 500ml of the above gravy above 1/2 cup single cream 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
Simmer til thick
Mr Paul's Date and Walnut Cake
Ingredients
200g Chopped dates pinch of Bicarbonate of Soda 125mls Boiling Water 75g Butter/Margarine 75g Sugar 1 Large egg 200g self-raising flour (If using Plain Flour you need to add 1 rounded teaspoon of Baking Powder NOT baking SODA 75g Chopped walnuts
Add Bicarb to Dates
Cream butter and Sugar
Add Egg
Mix Dates into Mixture
Bake 160 Fan 1 hour 15 mins
Mr Paul's Jamaican Ginger Cake
175 g Unsalted Butter 175 g Black Treacle 250 g Plain Flour 175 g Muscovado Sugar or any brown sugar 1 1/2 tsps Bicarbonate of Soda Baking Soda NOT Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Mixed Spice 1 tbsp Ground Ginger Pinch of Salt Wet Ingredients 200 g Whole Milk 2 Large Eggs
Weigh Treacle + Butter + Sugar into the pan and melt
Add Milk and leave to cool
Bake in 2 loaf tin at 160 for 45-50 mins
Wrap in grease proof and cling film for 4 days
Dahl
YouTube here
I do it slightly different but the last bit is what makes it sooo goood
Base
1 tbl Oil A small onion 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp chilli 1 tsp coriander 2 tsp curry masala 1/2 cup of lentils (I have used orange, yellow and red) - washed 2 cups of stock 1/2 bag of spinash
Cook onions and spices in the usual way Add Stock and lentils Cook for 20-40 mins depending on lentils Add Spinach
And now the good bit
1 tbl Oil 2 tbl Ghee
20 slices of garlic maybe 3-4 cloves
2 dried chillies 2 bay leaf
Fry in oil til garlic is brown, not burnt Add to lentils
Hyderabad Biryani
YouTube here
INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Drumsticks: 1 kg boneless & skinless (or chicken thighs) Basmati Rice: 700 grams or 4 cups (preferred long grain & aged) Onions for frying (Birista): 4 medium red onions (you can use ready made fried onions)
BIRYANI MASALA:
1 tbsp coriander seeds 2 tsp sahi jeera (black cumin) 8 green cardamom 1 black cardamom 5 cloves 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp black pepper corns 2 mace flowers 1 inch stick cinnamon 1/2 of a nutmeg (roughly 1 tsp freshly grated) Green cardamom, Mace, black cumin and nutmeg are the key spices for H biryani so try not to skip on them.
This will make around 3 tbsp of Biryani Masala.
CHICKEN MARINATION:
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp turmeric 1 tbsp Kashmir chili powder (milder but will give a nice color ) 2 green chilies (make a paste) Salt as per taste (1 1/2 tbsp.) 1 tbsp of the biryani masala that we made. 1 1/2 cup of plain yoghurt pinch of saffron (if available) 80% of the fried onions 1 cup fresh coriander (add half to the marinade. save rest for layering and garnish) 1/2 cup fresh mint (add half to the marinade. save rest for layering & garnish) 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice 4 tbsp leftover oil from fried onions.
For rice,
3 Bay leaves 2 Green Chillies 1 Tbl lemon juice 1 Cinnamon stick Sprinkle of mint and coriander 3 Tbl salt 1 Tbl onion oil
- Boil water,
- Add rice until water boils again
- Boil for 3 mins
Mole Sauce
FOR THE CHILI PUREE
- 4 guajillo peppers
- 4 pasilla peppers
- 3 ancho peppers
- 3 mulato peppers
FOR THE SPICE BLEND
- 2 tablespoons Chilli
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds + more for serving, if desired
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon coriander seeds
- ½ teaspoon anise seeds
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon Mexican cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 3 bay leaves crushed
ADDITIONAL MOLE INGREDIENTS
- 500ml Chicken Broth
- 1 Tin tomatoes
- 1 Onion Chopped
- 3 tablespoons Garlic
- 50g ounces Mexican chocolate 100 grams
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup Peanut Butter
- Salt to taste
- Optional: Sugar for a sweeter mole sauce
Best Chow Mein
This turn out nice again - hahaha and I think the main reason was velveting the chick.
Chicken Velveting: 500g chicken breasts 1 1/4 t baking soda
Marinade 20 minutes Rinse
Chicken Marinade: 1/2 t sugar 1/2 t salt 1/2 t white pepper powder 3 garlic cloves 2 T RICE COOKING WINE: https://amzn.to/4onQczs 2 T soy sauce 1 T corn starch 1 T oil
Add to Chicken
Sauce: 1/4 cup salted chicken broth 4 T soy sauce 2 T dark soy sauce 3 T oyster sauce 1/2 t SWEET CHILI SAUCE: https://amzn.to/3SKRl6x 1/2 t white pepper powder 1 t sesame oil
Mix together
Noodles: 200g noodles Soak til soft Fry with some sesame oil
Stir Fry: 2 ginger/garlic cubes 1/2 large onion 2 green onions 2 Bok joy 1 carrot pinch of salt Enough neutral oil for frying 1 T rice cooking wine
Eat Well for Less
🫘 Baked Beans Variations
🍗 Chicken Dishes
- Chicken Bao Buns With Pineapple & Cucumber Salsa With Peanuts & Coriander
- Chicken Kebabs
- Crispy Chicken Burgers
- Fast Chicken Curry And Rice
- House Rubbed Spatchcock Chicken with Smashed Kumara
- One Tray Roasted Chicken & Veggies With Smoked Paprika Dressing
- One-Pot Hainanese Chicken Rice
- Quick Fire Chicken Enchiladas
- Tamil-Style Chicken Coconut Curry with Raita
🥩 Beef & Pork Recipes
- Chinese-Style Stir-Fried Beef with Ginger & Spring Onions
- Crispy Sweet & Sour Pork
- Fouries' House Rubbed Beef Slow Cook
- Meatballs In tomatoo Sauce
- Pork Sliders With Makrut Mayo And Red Slaw
- Slow Cooked Silverside with Green Potatoes
- Spanish Beef & Chorizo Ragu With Lemon Broccoli
- Wet Rubbed Beef Kebabs With Couscous and Cos
🐟 Seafood & Fish
🥬 Vegetarian & Dumplings
- Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter
- Pumkin Ravioli
- Vegetable loaded Dumplings
- Roasted Kumara dumpling Filling
- Savoury Potato and egg Lunchbox tucker
🍳 Breakfast & Oats
- Choco-Banana Blast Overnight Oats
- Date Jame Flapjacks
- Easy Vege Eggy Breakfast Muffins
- Orange Overnight Oats With Fruit From The Trees