Sunday, July 29, 2012

Golden potato-ham soup

Ingredients:
4 potatoes
2 celery
1 onion
1 stock cube
3 dl water (300 ml)
salt, pepper
2 tsp plain flour
350 ml of milk
200 gr grated cheese ( red cheddar)
200 gr ham

Method:
Peel and dice the potatoes. Wash and dice celery the same size as potatoes. Chop the onion. Put all of them in a pot with water and boil until potato is tender. In a separate bowl mix the flour and milk and add to the soup gradually , mixing the soup at the same time. Keep mixing 'til soup is nice and thick. Add in the diced ham and grated cheese.
Sit back and enjoy :)

*For Coeliacs substitute flour with cornflour, but then you can just add the milk to the soup. Mix the cornflour with a little bit of cold water and then mix in the soup.
** For a creamy soup substitute milk with single  cream.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Szechuan stir-fried prawns

ingredients:
200 gr prawns
1 egg white
pinch of salt
1 tbsp cornflour

Sauce: 
1 tsp chopped ginger
2 spring onions- chopped
1 garlic clove- diced
3-4 small red chillies- chopped
1 tbsp soy sauve
1 tsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2-3 tbsp vegetable stock
2-3 drops of sesame oil

Method:
peel the prawns and sprinkle with salt. Whisk the egg white until nice and fluffy. Then toss the prawns in cornflour and then in egg whites. Fry the prawns on a hot wok pan for 2 minutes and then drain them on a kitchen paper.Use the sesame oil for frying.
Heat up the wok again and add all the ingredients for the sauce, bring to the boil and stir until  smooth and well blended.
Add the prawns back to the pan and mix. Garnish however you like and enjoy.
 :)

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Egg fried rice

Ingredients: 

350 ml water
pinch of salt
150 gr long grain rice
1 egg + 1 tbsp water
vegetable oil
2 spring onions
1/2 red pepper or any other colour pepper
50 gr frozen peas
100 gr bean sprouts
1 tbsp soy sauce
3 bacon slices

Method:  Cook the rice in the water and refresh ( rinse under running cold water). Mix the egg with the water and seasoning and cook like an omelette and roll together when ready. Then cut the roll into strips. Thinly slice the spring onions, red pepper and bacon. Stir-fry them , add frozen peas,bean sprouts and soy sauce. Then add the rice and last add the egg strips.

Enjoy :)