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Curried Chicken Pieces
1 whole chicken, joined 1 can coconut cream 1 pkt Taco seasoning 1 teas Garema marsala 1 teas crushed garlic 2 teas madras curry powder 1 teas lemon gras and chilli seasoning 1 onion, sliced 1 teas crushed ginger 1 teas ground turmeric 1 teas coriander powder 1 teas cumin powder
Brown onion and chicken pieces, place in a casserole dish. In a large jug, combine all other ingredients. Pour over chicken, cover and bake in a moderate oven until chicken is cooked. Serve with Boiled Rice and Pappadams.
Lemon Chicken Chicken pieces lemon honey garlic water butter
Sprinkle garlic into casserole dish. Put enough honey to cover bottom of the dish. Put about one and a half the amount of lemon as there is honey. Pour a half a cup of water over the mixture. Place chicken pieces in dish and put a few dabs of butter on chicken. Place a lid on the dish and cook in a moderate oven until tender. Remove chicken and thicken sauce with a little cornflower. Serve with rice and vegies.
Marinated Crisp Vegetable Salad
1 kg small new potatoes 500g baby green beans 500g carrots, thinly sliced 500g broccoli. chopped 250g yellow button squash, sliced 4 sticks celery, sliced 2 medium red Spanish onion, sliced 2 cups bottled Italian dressing freshly ground black pepper 250g punnet cherry tomatoes
Boil or steam potatoes until just tender, drain, refresh under cold water, drain, dry and cool. Cook whole beans in boiling water for 1 minute, drain, refresh under cold water, drain, dry and cool. Combine potatoes, beans and prepared vegetables in a large bowl, ad dressing and pepper, toss well to coat with dressing. Cover and refrigerate salad overnight. Serves 10
Pumpkin Soup
1 kg Queensland Blue or Butternut pumpkin 3/4 cups water 1 chicken stock cube 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 teas curry powder salt and pepper 2/3 cup thickened cream 1 tbls chopped chives
Peel pumpkin and remove seeds. Dice pumpkin into 3cm pieces. Place pumpkin into a 2 litre casserole dish, add water, stack cube, garlic and curry powder. Cover and cook on high for 12 to 14 mins. Cool slightly. Puree pumpkin and liquid in a blender or processor. Stir in salt, pepper and cream. Pour back into casserole dish and cook on high for 4 to 5 mins. Spoon into individual serving dishes and garnish with chives. Serves 2 to 4
Savoury Jacket Potatoes
4 x 225g baking potatoes 25g butter 1 - 2 tbls milk salt and ground black pepper flat - leaved parsley, to garnish Cheese and Onion filling 25g butter 2 spring onions, finely chopped 50g cheddar cheese, grated Bacon and Mushroom filling 25g butter 4 rashes bacon, chopped 50g mushrooms, thinly sliced 2 tomatoes. slices 2 eggs, beaten Salmon filling 60g tinned pink salmon 2 tbls mayonnaise 1 - 2 tomato sauce salt and ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 200c. Prick the potatoes all over with a fork then bake 1 hour, or until a skewer can be pushed easily into them. Cut the potatoes open, scoop out the centres, mash with the butter and milk and season with salt and pepper. For the cheese and onion filling, place the butter and onions in a pan and cook until onions are soft. Stir in the potato and half the cheese. Pile into skins. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and grill. For the bacon and mushroom filling, melt the butter and cook the bacon and mushrooms for 5 mins. Put half the potato mixture into the skins and add half the bacon and mushrooms and tomatoes. Put the remainder of the potato mixture into a piping bag and pipe a border around each potato. Fill the centre with remaining bacon, mushroom and tomatoes. Spoon the egg over the top and put potatoes back into the oven to heat through. For the salmon filling, drain the salmon and discard any skin and bones. Mash with the potato, mayonnaise, tomato sauce and seasoning. Pile into the skins, reheat in the oven, garnish and serve. Serves 4
Apricot Cheesecake
155g plain sweet biscuit crumbs 75g butter, melted Whipped cream and strawberries to decorate Filling. 1 cup apricot nectar 1 tbls gelatine 375g cream cheese 1/2 cup castor sugar 1 tbls lemon juice 1 x 300ml thickened cream Topping. 1 cup apricot nectar 1 tbls castor sugar 2 teas gelatine 2 teas orange - flavoured liqueur (optional)
Combine crumbs and butter in a bowl, mix well. Press mixture firmly over the base of 20cm spring - form tin, Refrigerate while preparing filling. Filling. Combine nectar and gelatine in a small bowl. stand bowl in pan of simmering water, stir until gelatine has dissolved. Allow to cool and thicken slightly. beat the softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in apricot mixture and lemon juice. Whip cream until soft peaks form, fold into cheese mixture. Pour mixture into crumb crust, refrigerate until set, several hours. Topping. Combine apricot nectar and gelatine in a small bowl. Stand bowl in simmering water, stir until dissolved. Add the sugar and liqueur, stir until dissolved, cool slightly. Pour topping over cheesecake layer, refrigerate until set. Decorate with strawberries and cream.
Strawberry Layered Cheesecake
2 cups plain, sweet biscuit crumbs 125g melted butter Cheese Filling. 250g cream cheese 440g can sweetened condensed milk 2 teas gelatine 1/3 cup lemon juice 1 tbls water 1/2 cup thickened cream Berry Layer. 425g can of berries in syrup 3 teas gelatine 1/4 cup water
Combine biscuit crumbs and butter, mix well. Press mixture firmly over base and sides of a spring form pan, refrigerate while preparing filling. Cheese Filling. Beat cream cheese in a bowl with electric mixer until creamy, gradually beat in condensed milk, beat until combined. Sprinkle gelatine over combined lemon juice and water in a small bowl, microwave for 30 sec on high, cool. Quickly stir gelatine mixture into cream cheese mixture, stir in cream, mix well. Pour half the cheese filling into biscuit crust, refrigerate 1 hour. Berry Layer. Blend undrained berries until smooth. Sprinkle gelatine over a small bowl of water. Microwave for 30 sec on high. Quickly stir into berry mixture, mix well. Carefully pour half berry mixture over cheese, refrigerate until set. Spread remaining cheese over berry layer, refrigerate 1 hour. Pour remaining berry mixture over cheese layer, refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Decorate with whipped cream and fresh berries.
Lobster Thermidor
Be careful not to overheat the lobster meat as it will toughen. This recipe is not suitable to freeze or microwave.
2 cooked lobsters 1 cup milk 1 small onion, thinly sliced 1 bay leaf 30g butter 2 tbls plain flour 300ml carton cream 3/4 cup grated tasty cheese 2 teas French mustard 30g butter extra 4 green shallots, finely chopped 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 tbls grated parmesan cheese 1 tbls chopped parsley
Place lobster on board, insert tip of large sharp knife between eyes, cut in half lengthwise. Remove and discard the greenish grey stomach sac, also the dark vein running the length of the tall. a female lobster will have some red "coral" along the outer side of the white tail meat; this is the roe or eggs. It can be used in sauces or garnish. The yellow brown liquid in the body of the lobster is called the "mustard" and can be used in the sauce if desires. Remove tail meat in 1 piece, chop into bite - sized pieces. Remove as much meat as possible from body and claws with skewers or fork, reserve with tail meat for sauce. Rinse shell under cold water, dry well. Combine milk, onion and bay leaf in saucepan, bring to the boil, strain, discard onion and bay leaf. Melt butter in saucepan, stir in flour, stir over heat for 1 min. Gradually stir in hot milk, stir constantly over heat until mixture boils and thickens. Remove mixture from heat, stir in the cream, cheese and mustard. Melt extra butter in frying pan, add shallots, cook for 1 min, stir in wine, bring to the boil, boil rapidly until quantity has reduced by half. Stir in white sauce mixture and lobster, heat through gently, stirring constantly. Spoon mixture into lobster shells, sprinkle with combined parmesan cheese and parsley. Place under hot griller, grill until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serves 4
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