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Vegan Chilli.





























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Herbed Lamb Chop

























Bacon Wrapped Chicken with a Spinach and Ricotta filling












































Onion Rings without Spring Water or Beer.



























Crispy and crunchy Onion Rings made with Beer or Spring Water







       Spicy Fisherman's Pie. 
"A hearty meal in one casserole with cod fillets and vegetables in a creamy sauce, topped with mashed potatoes and cheese."


PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 40 Min
READY IN 55 Min


Serves 6.

Ingredients.
30 ml olive oil
110 g onion, chopped
61 g carrot, chopped
235 ml heavy cream or single cream
1360 g potatoes, peeled and chopped
224 g Cheddar cheese, shredded
15 g chopped fresh parsley
2 (6 ounce) fillets cod or other white fish fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
0.7 g hot chili powder
45 ml milk
15 g butter

Method.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Place potatoes into a pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and mash with milk and butter until smooth.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry onion and carrots in the oil until starting to soften. Season with salt, pepper and chili powder. Stir in the cream and parsley, and remove from the heat.
Place fish in an even layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour the cream and vegetable mixture over the fish, then cover with a layer of mashed potatoes. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top.
Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until piping hot throughout.


           Easy Roast Pork.
"Delicious, easy pork roast that everyone raves about."

PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 1 Hr
READY IN 1 Hr 15 Min

Serves 6.

Ingredients.
145 g packed light brown sugar
65 g cinnamon applesauce
3 g ground ginger
905 g boneless pork loin roast

Method.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly flour an oven bag.
In a small bowl, blend brown sugar, applesauce, and ginger.
Place pork roast in the prepared oven bag. Pour the brown sugar mixture over the roast. Seal bag, and cut several small slits in the top.
Cook the roast 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the internal temperature has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
          Pab's Prawn Bake.

"Easy version of this classic with the wonderful Tang of Dijon-style mustard.

Serves 6.

PREP TIME 30 Min
COOK TIME 15 Min
READY IN 45 Min

Ingredients.
225 g butter
30 ml prepared Dijon-style mustard
15 ml fresh lemon juice
8 g chopped garlic
4 g chopped fresh parsley
910 g medium raw Prawns, shelled, deveined, with tails attached

Method.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, mustard, lemon juice, garlic, and parsley. When the butter melts completely, remove from heat.
Arrange shrimp in a shallow baking dish. Pour the butter mixture over the Prawns.
Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until the prawns are pink and opaque.

                 Vegan Chilli.

"So bold, even a meat eater wont care that it's meatless!"

Serves 8.

PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 4 Hrs
READY IN 4 Hrs 20 Min

Ingredients.
336 g vegetarian burger crumbles
3 (15.25 ounce) cans kidney beans
1 large red onion, chopped
4 stalks celery, diced
2 red bell peppers, chopped
4 bay leaves
15 g hot chili powder
45 ml molasses
1 cube vegetable bouillon
3 g chopped fresh cilantro
5 ml hot pepper sauce
salt and pepper to taste
235 ml water
25 g all-purpose flour
235 ml hot water

Method.
In a slow cooker combine vegetarian crumbles, kidney beans, onion, celery, bell pepper, bay leaves, chili powder, molasses, bouillon, cilantro, hot sauce, salt, pepper and 1 cup water. Cook on high for 3 hours.
Dissolve flour in 1 cup hot water. Pour into chili and cook 1 more hour.

  Pab's Pasta with Pesto Chicken.
"A spicy chicken and pesto pasta dish that's easy to adjust to any heat level. I created it after eating a similar dish at a Santa Monica restaurant, and it's one of my favorites. Serve with additional grated Parmesan, if desired. As an option, it's delicious with creamy goat cheese stirred in at the end."

Serves 8.

PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 25 Min
READY IN 40 Min

Ingredients.
448 g uncooked farfalle (bow tie) pasta
45 ml olive oil
15 g hot chile paste
455 g skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch pieces
85 g prepared basil pesto
50 g grated Parmesan cheese
25 g chopped cilantro

Method.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place farfalle pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Mix in the chile paste and chicken. Cook and stir chicken 10 minutes, or until evenly browned and juices run clear.
Toss the cooked farfalle, pesto, Parmesan cheese, and cilantro into the skillet, and continue cooking just until heated through.

         Herbed Lamb Chop's.
"Get those lamb chops ready for grilling with a tangy tarragon marinade!"

Serves 4.

PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 10 Min
READY IN 2 Hrs 30 Min

Ingredients.
120 ml olive oil
120 ml red wine vinegar
60 ml white wine
30 ml lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
40 g minced onion
2 g dried tarragon
1 g chopped fresh parsley
2 g black pepper
380 g lamb chops

Method.
In a large, nonreactive container, blend the olive oil, red wine vinegar, white wine, lemon juice, garlic, and onion. Season with tarragon, parsley, and pepper. Place lamb chops in the mixture. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator about 2 hours.
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil grate.
Grill lamb chops on the prepared grill 5 minutes per side.
Can be served on a bed of rice for a lighter taste and texture.
      Bacon Wrapped Chicken,
    With Spinach & Ricotta filling.
"These chicken breasts stuffed with ricotta cheese, spinach, and wrapped with bacon are a sure-fire way to impress! Makes a beautiful plate!"

Serves 4.

PREP TIME 30 Min
COOK TIME 50 Min
READY IN 1 Hr 25 Min
Original recipe yield 4 stuffed chicken breasts

Ingredients.
30 ml extra-virgin olive oil
6 g minced garlic
1 (10 ounce) bag washed fresh spinach
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
213 g ricotta cheese
65 g grated Parmesan cheese
3 g garlic salt
1 g onion powder
3 g Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
8 slices thick sliced bacon

Method.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until it begins to brown, about 30 seconds. Quickly stir in spinach, and continue cooking until the spinach has wilted. Transfer the mixture into a bowl, and set aside to cool.
Slice through the chicken breast horizontally to within 1/2 inch of one long edge, then open the meat like a book. Place each opened chicken breast in between two pieces of plastic wrap, and pound with a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
Stir the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, and onion powder into the cooked spinach until blended. Evenly divide this mixture among the chicken breasts, then roll each into an oblong shape, like a burrito, tucking in the ends. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Wrap each breast with 2 strips of bacon, and secure with toothpicks. Place into the prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven until the bacon is brown and crispy, and the chicken is no longer pink, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven, and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before removing toothpicks and serving.

               Perfect Batter
       
For John Langs Uncle.


Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 cup Cornstarch
1 cup Luke Warm Water Or Spring Water.
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Oil ie: olive/walnut/corn but not sesame oil.


Directions:

Mix all of the ingredients together and blend until there are no lumps and of a Single Cream of Consistancy. Preheat the oil in your deep fat fryer to the proper temperature for the food you are cooking. Dry the fish with a paper towel and dip into fllour, shake off and dip in the batter. Place in the hot oil one piece at a time. Try to keep the pieces from colliding until the batter has had a chance to set (which it does almost instantly). Cook until the batter has turned a golden brown, remove to a paper towel to drain and serve at once.

Serving size: Enough for about 2 llb of fish
.

NB:

If your want a really crispy & crunchy Batter that is very light as well, then add spring water instead of the luke warm water.


                  Pab's
   Crispy & Crunchy Onion Rings



Here is my way for a fail safe recipe for making great onion rings at home that wont go soft and squidgy.

Pab's Crunchy Onion Rings

1 Onion
1/4 cup Self-rising flour
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
Cold beer
Wooden skewer

Heat oil in deep fryer or other vessel to 350°.

Peel onion and slice crossways so it will form rings once separated. The slices should be about 1/2" thick. Carefully separate into rings.

Place 1/4 coup of flour into a plastic or brown paper bag. Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
Add the separated onion rings and shake well to coat each ring. Set aside.

Use the Perfect Batter Recipe above from here on in.
Add cold beer - usually 4-6 ounces. You want the batter to be thin but not watery. Slightly thicker than soup is good. The beer must be cold so that the batter is cold - warm batter will not yield the desired results.

Remove onion rings from flour one at a time and dip into batter. With a wooden skewer remove the onion ring from batter and slowly drop into deep fryer. Do not crowd the fryer. I only had six rings max in mine while I was cooking them. As the onion rings start to brown you will want to use the wooden skewer to flip it over so the other side may cook. When rings are golden brown remove them from the oil with the wooden skewer and place on metal rack (inside a baking pan) so that any excess oil may drip away.

Add salt to taste and enjoy!

Great to dip in Tomato Sauce

Remember when you use cold beer Dont use Luke warm water or Spring Water in the recipe for Perfect Batter.