ENGLISH COTTAGE PIE

Wholesome & nutritious comfort food that you will always return to.

Serves: 4

Prep & cook time: 1 hour

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients for mince:

• 1 Onion, peeled & diced

• 2 T Oil

• 2 Bay leaf

• 1 t Thyme

• 1 Carrot, peeled, finely diced

• 1 C Green beans, washed, finely chopped

• 1 C Soy mince

• 3 C Kettle boiled water

 

• 1/2 C Lentils

• 8 Tomato, diced

• 1 t Oregano

• 2 T Balsamico

• 1 T Salt (PHRS or Sea)

• 3 Garlic cloves crushed

• 1 C Kettle boiled water

Method:

• Add to large pot in that order, sweat onion for a couple of minutes with oil, bay leaf, thyme.  Add carrot and beans, then add mince, toss to add flavour, then water so that it doesn’t burn. Add the rest of the ingredients in that order. Whilst cooking on low, prepare potatoes.

For the Swedish Potatoes:

• 4 Large Potatoes, peeled, quartered

• Good quality salt

• White pepper

• 1 t Nutmeg ground

• 1 T Coconut oil

• 1/4 C Coconut milk

• 1 C Swedish peas

• 2 T Flaxseed ground

• 2 T Nutritional Yeast

• Vegan cheese, grated

Method:

• Cover potatoes with kettle boiled water, add salt to taste, boil for 20 minutes or until ready/almost soft

• Mash, add spices to taste accordingly, add coconut oil, mash some more, add coconut milk, mash again, adjust spices, add peas, gently toss with spoon. Add/spoon to ‘meat’ base. Smooth over, sprinkle finishing touches. Then bake until satisfied (half hour should do it).

Thank you so much Penny for inspiring me to recipe this one for you and everyone else, much love. Forever your Chef.

 

DIM SUM BEEF

Bite sized morsels, filled with savoury soy mince, leek & ginger. Served with dipping sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds & chilli flakes.

Serves 36 pieces

Prep & cook time: 45 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 36 Pieces of gyoza dough

• 1 C Soy mince, soaked in 2 C water

• 2 T Smoke liquid

• 1 Leek, finely chopped

• 1 Ginger thumb, finely chopped

• Oil, to cover pan

• Water, 1 c

• Soy sauce

• Sesame seeds

• Chilli flakes

Method:

• Defrost gyoza dough, so take those out the freezer at least 2 hours before commencing.

• To make the filling, add soy mince to bowl, add water, smoke liquid, leeks, and ginger. Allow to soak for 15 minutes, then heat on low to reduce moisture. The mix should be as dry as possible prior to filling dough circles. Set aside.

• Lightly dust counter, separate gyoza dough, fill each circle with 1 T of filling. Fold over and holding with both hands, begin to fold the ends, creating 4 – 5 pleats. Complete all, cover with slightly damp cloth as you proceed.

• Drizzle oil to a large hot pan, adding 10 gyoza at a time, flash fry, tossing to turn. When slightly browned and crisp, carefully throw in quarter cup water to steam, then remove, and repeat with the rest.

• Plate, serve with separate soy with either fresh chopped chilli or chilli flakes. Sprinkle dish with sesame seeds.

Note: Gyoza dough can be found at most Asian stores, Pick n Pay, Checkers.

好胃口    !

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