Friday, January 26, 2007
Vegetarian Chili
2 cups Granule burger ------------------2 cups Boiling water 1/4 cup Salad oil 1 cup Chopped onions 1 1/2 medium Diced green pepper 20 milliliters Crushed garlic 1 can (28-oz) whole tomatos 2 cans (15-oz) cooked kidney beans 3 cans (8-oz) tomato paste/sauce 1 cup Water 1 tablespoon Chili powder 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder 4 tablespoons Sugar 2 teaspoons Salt 1 teaspoon Oregano leaves Good slow pot recipe. Longer cooking enhances the flavor. Soak granule burger in boiling water for 10 minutes or more. Place oil in heavy saucepan. Combine onions, green pepper, garlic and saute in oil. Add the granule burger to the sauteed vegetables, cook for 5 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer at least 1 hour. |
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Shortbread Biscuits
2 sticks butter -------------------1cup icingsugar 1cup cornflour 1 1/2cup allpurpose flour 1pinch salt Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add sifted flour and cornstarch, and salt. Mix well. Turn out onto lightly floured board, knead lightly. Divide in half, shape into 2 rolls 1 1/2“ wide, 6” long. Wrap in plastic wrap, refrigerate 1 hr or until firm. Cut into 1/4" slices. Place on oven trays. Bake 350F, 10-15 mins or until cooked. |
Damper
Yield: 1 damper 2 1/2 c Flour, self-raising 1 t Salt 1 t Butter 1 t Sugar 1 c Milk (or use about -1/2 C of powdered milk -and about 1 C water) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the dry ingredients and the butter. Add the liquid and mix well. Knead for about 5 minutes (if you don't know about kneading, look in a good cookery book with plenty of pictures, it's difficult to describe in words). Shape into a flattened ball and place on a greased and floured baking sheet or in a greased and floured round cake tin (I recommend the latter, about 7 or 8 inch diameter, as it gives a better shape). Bake for 30 minutes. Use a Dutch oven if you are cooking in an open fire, and use your experience as to cooking time. Serve in moderately thick slices while still fairly hot. I'm told that golden syrup (a treacle-like substance made as a by-product of cane sugar refining) is the traditional thing to spread on it, and that goes well. Jam is good, too. -------------- |
Coconut Ice
2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 6 oz dessicated coconut 1 pinch cream of tartar 1 drop red food coloring--optional Place sugar and milk in saucepan. Stir until dissolved, add cream of tartar. Bring to boil and boil 5 mins. Remove from heat and stir until mixture begins to thicken and turn white. Add coconut. Turn onto greased square pan. Cool and slice into squares. Optional: Pour a drop of red food coloring into 1/2 ot the mixture to achieve a pink color. Pour this mixture on top of the white mixture. ------------- |
AUSTRALIAN GRILLED FISH
Serving Size : 4 4 fishs steaks 1/4 limejuice 2tbs vegetabke oil 1tbs dijon mustard 2 tbs fresh ginger root--gratd 1/4tbs cayenne pepper 1/4tbs blackpepper * For the steaks: they should be 8-10 ounces and 1-inch thick each. Use Swordfish, Halibut or Salmon steaks. 1. In a bowl, combine the lime juice, 1 tablespoon oil, ginger, cayenne pepper and enough freshly ground black pepper to suit your taste. 2. Marinate the fish in the marinade for 45-60 minutes. Turn steaks 2-3 times. 3. Have the grill prepared with white coals and brush the cooking grill with the remaining one tablespoon oil. 4. Grill the fish, brushing several times with the marinade, until cooked through and opaque in the center. Turn fish after about 4-5 minutes. Total grilling time will dependon your grill and the heat of the coals. * To broil instead, use a broiler pan brushed with oil and broil until center is opaque. Will take about 10 minutes total in broiler. Turn steaks after 5 minutes, and baste often with marinade. ------------------- |
Australian Cheesecake
Yield: 10 servings 1 lb Cream Cheese 1/2 c Sugar; Granulated 3 Eggs; Large, Separated 1/4 c Unbleached Flour 1 ts Lemon Rind, Grated 2 ts Lemon Juice 1 ts Vanilla Extract 1/2 c Heavy Cream 2 tb Passion Fruit; * Use sweet cream butter and DO NOT substitute margarine. Make the passion fruit pulp from fresh passion fruits or substitute ~------------------------------------------------------ ~----------------- NOTE: Prebaked crusts are much crisper than the chilled ones and this can be important if you want a crisp crust. CRUST: If you are prebaking the shell, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the crumbs in a mixing bowl and add the butter and sugar blending well. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of an 8-inch springform pan. Smooth the mixture to form an even layer on the bottom and sides. Bake the crust in the oven for 10 minutes and let cool to room temperature before filling. NOTE: This crust can be chilled for 5 to 10 minutes in the freezer until it is set but is not recommended in this recipe. CHEESECAKE: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in the flour, lemon rind, lemon juice, and vanilla until just mixed. Whip the cream until stiff in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside. In another mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then fold them into the cheese mixture. Fold in the reserved whipped cream. Stir in the passion fruit pulp then pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake fro 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool, in the oven, to room temperature, then chill. ------------------ |
Anzac Biscuits
| Yield: 1 servings 3/4 c Fine sugar 1 ts Treacle (golden corn syrup) 1/4 lb Butter 1 ts Baking soda 3/4 c Coconut, flaked 1 c Oatmeal 3/4 c Plain flour 2 tb Boiling water In saucepan place butter, treacle, soda, sugar and mix with boiling water. Bring slowly to boil, remove and add dry ingredients. Mix well. Place spoonfuls about 3 inches apart on well greased cookie tray. Bake at 275F about 25 min. ------------------------ |