Recipes
These are just my own notes, and probably not a useful resource for others at this stage. Most are taken from existing recipes on the web, and I'm too lazy to attribute them properly.
- Bolognese sauce
- Semolina
- Bulgogi
- Juicy Chocolate Cake
- Ceasar Salad
- Avocado Salsa
- Broccoli Indian Style
- Lemon Tart
Bolognese Sauce
- 500g beef mince
- 650g onions
- 4 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
- 200g tomato concentrate
- 1 teaspoon each: salt, pepper, paprika, sambal oelek (hot chilli)
- 2 tablespoons oregano
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 glass (125ml) red wine
- splash of worcester sauce
Fry onions in olive oil. Add mince and fry until crumbly. Add all the rest and simmer for an hour or so without lid until it reduces.
Semolina
- 1 cup semolina
- 3 cups soy milk
- 3 cups water
- Currents, butter, nutmeg
Heat liquid until almost boiling. Turn down heat and pour in semolia slowly while mixing with a whisk. Now mix with a wooden spoon until thick. Put in bowls. Top with currents (and almond flakes if you have them) fried in butter, nutmeg.
Bulgogi
- 750g sirloin or rib eye, thin sliced
- 1 onion
- 1 negi/leek
- 8 shiitake mushrooms
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marinade
- minced garlic
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 large nashi pear
- 2 spring onions, sliced fine
Marinade beef for 2 hours plus. Fry marinaded beef and other ingredients on high heat for about 4 minutes. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.
Optional: Serve with samujan and lettuce leaves
Juicy Chocolate Cake
Thanks to Mum for this one ; )
- 125 g Self raising flour or ground hazelnuts ( I often use both together 125 g of each)
- 125g sugar
- 125 g butter or margarine
- 125 g drinking chocolate
- 4 eggs
- 1 large grated apple
Cream sugar and butter. Beat egg whites till stiff. Add egg yolks to butter/sugar mixture. Fold in flour and/or nuts and drinking chocolate (pref mixed together) alternately with whipped egg whites. Lastly add grated apple. Bake in medium oven. I use a pan with removable base as the cake can stick. Otherwise you can line the cake tin.
Ceasar Salad
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Dressing
- 1 cup mayo
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
- Bit of salt, pepper
- Plenty of grated parmisan
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
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Other
- Lettuce, couple of poached eggs, croutons
Avocado Salsa
- 1 lime, grated peel and juice
- 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded, finely chopped
- 1/2 small red/white onion, chopped
- 1/4 avocado, peeled and cut into small slices
- fresh parsley leaves
- red wine vinegar
- cumin
- sliced cucumber
Put in a bowl and it's done. Don't be shy with the cumin.
Broccoli Indian Style
- broccoli
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 onion
- 1 teaspoon each: turmeric, garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
Steam broccoli for a few minutes. Fry mustard seeds, turn heat down and add onion. Fry for a while. Add all remaining ingredients except broccoli. Bring to a boil, and then add broccoli. Simmer a few minutes.
Lemon Tart
Note: This recipe is heavy on lemon and light on sugar.
For the base:
- 185g plain biscuits (you know, like the ones you have with tea)
- 90g butter, melted
- cinnamon, nutmeg
Crumb the biscuits in a food processor, combine remaining goodies, press into base and sides of greased pan. Stick it in the fridge for an hour. Meanwhile,
Lemon curd:
- juice of 3 lemons
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cup caster sugar
- 125g butter, chopped
Grate rind of 2 lemons. Juice all lemons. Mix eggs and sugar together in heatproof bowl, add lemon rind and lemon juice, stir well. Place bowl in a saucepan above simmering water (not touching). Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until thick (about 20 minutes). Don't boil. Remove from heat and mix in butter. Pour onto base, cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight.