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Flaky Cod with Ginger and Quinoa

Published by Angelee

Love ‘one pot cooking…no mess, no stress and tastes great! There are times when pottering around your kitchen with a glass of vino and your favourite play list is just what you need and there are times you want minimum fuss and maximum pleasure! For the times you don’t want to potter around in the kitchen. This one is ready in 20min :))) INGREDIENTS Cooking time 20min Serves 3-4 1 cup of quinoa to two cups water 400g cod (4 medium fillets) 1 inch of ginger grated 1 heaped tsp of salt ½ tin of plum tomatoes 1-2 green chilies (finely chopped, to taste) ½ tsp garam masala ½ a lemon large handful of spinach Method Add a cup of quinoa to a saucepan and double the amount of cold water. Add the salt, garam masala, chilies and finely grated ginger and bring to the boil then simmer on a low heat with the lid on. The quinoa should take about 15-20 minutes to cook. If you have frozen cod fillets then add after 5 minutes, if …

Cauliflower mash with pesto cod

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INGREDIENTS Feeds 4 Cooking time – 25-30min Cauliflower mash 1 head of cauliflower 1 clove garlic 50g grated parmesan 1 tblsp olive oil Salt pepper Pesto Cod 250g or 4 fillets of cod Pesto (see recipe filed under ‘for sharing’) 1 lemon METHOD First get the cauliflower on then while they are steaming/boiling start on the cod. Add boiling water to a pan till half way, meanwhile cut the cauliflower into florets. When the water is boiling add the cauliflower. Cover and steam or boil for about 10 munutes until tender. In a small frying pan fry of 1 crushed garlic for a few minutes. Drain and add the cauliflower to the food processor along with the crushed garlic and all the other ingreidents. Wizz until smooth. This should be ready just in time for when the fish. For the cod Place the cod fillets onto individual sheets of foil smear pesto paste over the fish and add a slice of lemon. Parcel the foil leaving some height so it cooks in the steam. Place …

Prawn Curry

Published by Angelee

OMG I just love a good prawn curry. This is a great Friday night curry. If you get some poppadoms you can cook them individually in the microwave for about 30 seconds…team up with an ice cold beer some Talvin Singh…and you have yourself a perfect Friday night! INGREDIENTS Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4 1 tblsp coconut oil 1 tin of coconut milk 1 medium sized onion, 450g of prawn (I use uncooked from frozen) 1 tsp cumin seeds ½ turmeric powder 1 tblsp tomato puree 1 level tsp of salt ½ garam masala 1 inch of ginger 4 cloves of garlic 2 green chilies de-seeded (according to taste) Handful of coriander 1 lemon METHOD Whizz up the onion in a food processor. Meanwhile to a large frying pan add the oil and cumin seeds for about a minute then add the onion, cook until slightly golden. While the onions are cooking blitz (in the food processor) up the green chillies, garlic and ginger and add to the onions once they are golden in …

Zingy cod parcels with hand cut sweet potato chips

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INGREDIENTS Prep time 15 min Cook time 45min Serves 4 4 cod fillets (or other white fish) 3-4 sweet potatoes Coconut oil Salt and pepper Chives, handful Smoked paprika, sprinkle ½ lemon, sliced Long stem broccoli, about 2 per portion Spinach, small handful per portion Cherry tomatoes, halved about 2 per portion METHOD Wash and roughly cut 3/4 sweet potatoes with skin on grease a dish and massage in the coconut oil over chips. Add salt, cracked pepper, rosemary and smoked paprika. Place in a pre heated oven at 200c for 45 minutes. For fish place the assortment of veg on a piece of foil that’s big enough to wrap each individual fillet, allowing extra foil so you can leave some height in the parcels. Season with salt, pepper and paprika. Place the fish on top of the veg and add a sprinkle of salt and a sliced lemon. Create a parcel leaving some height so the steam will cook the contents. Place in the oven about 8 minutes before the chips will be …