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Chicken Soup

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Ingredients:
* 1.2l/2 pint chicken stock
* 450g/1lb cooked chicken, skinned and shredded
* 2 onions, peeled and sliced
* 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
* 2 carrots, peeled and finely diced
* 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
* 55g/2oz butter
* 55g/2oz plain flour
* Salt and pepper

Instructions:
Melt the butter in a large saucepan and gently sweat the onions, celery and carrots until starting to soften.

Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock and bring to the boil, stirring as you do so. Season and simmer for 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

Add the cooked chicken and heat through. Stir in the parsley and serve.

Green Bean & Pepper Sandwich

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Ingredients:
* 1/2 yellow/red pepper
* 5 green beans
* grated cheese
* 2 slices of bread
* cajun spice

Instructions:
Pre-heat a frying pan at the highest heat for two minutes with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.

Lightly fry the cajun seasoned peppers with the green beans in the pan for about five minutes.

Add your fried mixture with cheese to the centre of two slices of bread (buttered on both sides). Fry the sandwich on both sides until golden brown.

Serve with a side of lettuce or potato sald for the perfect summer lunch.

Seafood Laksa

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Ingredients:
* 50g thick rice noodles
* 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
* 2cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated
* 75g laksa paste
* 4 small squid, sliced into rings(150g approx)
* 150g peeled prawns
* 16 fresh mussels, cleaned
* 4 small thai-style fishcakes, halved (optional)
* 500ml fish or vegetable or fish stock
* 200g can of coconut milk
* 50g beansprouts
* 1/8 cucumber, thinly sliced into strips
* 4 spring onions, shredded
* coriander or Vietnamese mint to garnish

Instructions:
Place the noodles into a large pan of boiling water. Turn off the heat and leave them for 3 minutes until they are soft.

Drain them, cool them in cold water and drain again. Set aside.

Heat the oil in a sauté pan and add the ginger. Fry for a minute and then add the laksa paste. Stir well and fry for a further minute until the paste starts to release its aromas.

Add the seafood and fishcakes. Cook for 2 minutes until the squid is opaque. Add the stock and coconut milk. Bring to the boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes until the mussels open out and the squid is tender.

Finally stir in the noodles and beansprouts. Top with the cucumber, spring onions and leaves to serve.

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