Saturday, December 4, 2010

Turkey Time!

Ahhh, Christmas...  this is usually when I panic at the thought of cooking, and then hacking the Christmas turkey to pieces that resemble gnawed pieces of meat.

It looks like I'm not the only one having Christmas entertaining nightmares of struggling to chop up the bird, as Tesco have very helpfully produced this video of to help with the high pressure situation of carving the turkey!

Oh, and is it just me, or did anyone else notice how sharp her knife seems to be? It cut through the bone with no trouble at all!




The website also has lots of turkey recipes to suit all budgets and tastes. My personal favourite is this roast turkey with sausage, chestnut, sage and lemon stuffing. Let the festivities begin!

Thank you Tesco!

Friday, December 3, 2010

Fried prawns with chinese wine, garlic and flavored salt


Ingredients

8 large prawns

1 tablespoon mince garlic
1 tablespoon extra mince garlic
1 red chili- sliced
Oil for frying
1 tablespoon chinese cooking oil
3/4 teaspoon flavored salt (instructions below)

Method

1. Deep fry 1 tps garlic till brown
2. Drain excess oil on paper towel/set aside
3. Dust corn flour on prawns
4. Deep fry the prawns till cook - set aside
5. Heat some oil, fry remaining garlic & chili till fragrant
6. Add wine, salt and prawns
7. Stir fry till dry and then add the fried garlic and mix

Instruction for Flavoured salt

1tsp 5 spice powder, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp salt

stir-fry on low heat for 10 mins (without oil)
 
Enjoy!!!!!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Aaron Craze Cooks Up Delicious Beef Recipes

Aaron Craze creates amazing beef and lamb dishes, all ready in minutes.




It's sooo simple and fast! Here's the recipe.

Ingredients - Serves 2

2 lean sirloins or rump steaks (marinate with some salt, pepper and oil)
1 tbs oil
1/2 red onions- peeles and thinly sliced
50g stilton cheese
2tps soft cream cheese
1tbsp semi-skimmed milk
1tbs English mustard

If you don't know who this guy is, Aaron Craze he came into the scene as Jamie Oliver's protégé on TV show 15. He's now an established chef and presenter in his own right, and brings his unique style to Meals in Minutes, a series of short recipes for beef and lamb, a carnivore's dream come true.

A vegetarian's nightmare, his main aim to inspire people to think of beef and lamb as tasty, easy meats to use in weekly meals. It was for this reason that he created the concept of 'Meals in Minutes' - delicious recipes that anyone can make in under half an hour at home after a hard day’s work.