Recipes

I have a few recipes that i scribbled onto post-its and stuck on the fridge. For the longest time i've been meaning to write them down properly somewhere. And since i won't be at home that much anymore, i figured now was a good time to do it.



Liquid to put on Sushi Rice
3-4 tablespoons rice vinegar
2-3 teaspoons sugar
2 (spare) teaspoons salt (the salt will take over if you put in too much)

Water : Rice
sushi rice: 1:1
basmati rice: 1.5:1
long grain rice: 2:1

To Make Yummy Pancakes
(you need a graduated cylinder - one from a science lab will do if you don't have any normal cooking implements)
put in flour to 200 (mls)
then 2 eggs (probably medium - it's not an exact science)
then milk to 500
mix and cook - don't burn.
To cook in a small frying pan, put in a bit (small) of oil. Heat at 3 (on halogen a hob). When oil is moveable pour in mix - it should not cook immediately. Leave 'til all mix has dried up and flip over.

Tuna Sweetcorn
one can of tuna with sunflower oil
one (smallish) can of sweetcorn
mix the two
cook some pasta
when pasta is cooked throw in the tuna and sweetcorn and mix it until it is warm
(if you are cooking for one, you may just want to use half the mix, and keep the rest for later)

Almond Chicken (not mine - comes from the back of Yeo Valley yoghurt)
ingredients:
150g pot yeo valley organic natural yoghurt
(skip) 1 medium onion
(skip) 1 clove of garlic
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon olive oil (don't use olive oil - it tastes rotten, use soya oil or something instead)
2 tablespoons ground almonds
2 organic chicken breasts (it doesn't really matter if they aren't organic)
150g basmati rice
2 teaspoons fresh coriander

heat oil in a frying pan (definitely don't use olive oil in this case - when i gets hot it releases toxins). (onion and garlic go here) add curry powder. cook on medium for 5 minutes. chop the chicken into 2cm thick strips and add to the pan (if you are me, you may want to do this bit at the start. it takes me about 15 minutes to cut chicken, which in this case, would lead to very burnt oil and curry powder). Brown for 5-6 minutes. Turn the heat down low and add the almonds, stirring gently. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the yoghurt. As this is cooking boil the rice until fluffy (this should take about 13 minutes if you have a rice cooker. if you don't you should get one, you will be amazed at the amazing job it does to rice. it's amazing.) Serve the chicken with the rice and garnish with fresh coriander (if you are just going to set the coriander aside, you may want to consider not buying it in the first place).

Chicken Tikka (i never managed to get this recipe right; it always came out too lemony or something)
6x180g chicken fillets
140ml natural yoghurt (i find using sweetened yoghurt lifts the flavour a lot)
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 chilli powder (i presume this means powder of 1 chilli? i figure you can just add whatever amount of chilli you like)
(skip) 1 clove of garlic
1 lemon, for juice (you actually only need a tiny bit - i would even say leave it out, but if you like sour food, then you may want to use a lot)
(skip) 80g finely chopped onion
60g tomato purée
80ml oil (does anyone actually measure out oil? i just fire in as much as i feel looks good on the bottom of the pan)
salt and pepper (what a cop out. if you get your spices right, you shouldn't need these)
6 lemon wedges for garnish

Cut the chicken into strips. Put them into a bowl. Mix together the yoghurt, seasoning, spices, (garlic), lemon juice and the tomato purée (it's mad that firefox automatically fixes this with the fada-thing). Pour this mixture over the chicken and mix it in very well. Cover with cling film and leave to marinate for at least four hours (i'm bad. i never marinate things).
Take a grilling tray and lightly coat it with a little oil, sprinkle with the chopped onion. Lay the chicken strips on the chopped onions. Place the chicken under a hot grill and gently let them cook. Turn them every few minutes to make sure that they are fully cooked. You can also cook them in a hot oven at 180C for about 20 minutes.
Serve with rice flavoured with turmeric (i never knew there was two Rs in this word), or with a salad of iceberg lettuce and yoghurt dressing.

woah - i cut the cooking instructions off a pizza box one day! wierd.

Macaroni Cheese (awh. i can't eat this anymore.)
water
pasta (if you eat as much pasta as i used, you just know how much pasta goes in)
2 tablespoons butter (half melt, then add)
200g cheese
1/4 cup milk (stir in)
pepper / herbs
serves 3-4

Pesto (i also can't eat this anymore)
1 cup parsley (i never used parsley)
1 cup basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil (i used soya oil)
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons boiling water
3/4 cup parmesan cheese
i think this serves 2-3... i don't remember ever adding in this much of everything

If you want the not-so-haphazard recipe for pancakes:
100g flower
2 eggs
300ml milk
i think it came out too runny, which is why i use more flower and less milk

Butterscotch Sauce (i made this once and it burned horribly - good luck if you decide to try it)
equal spoonfuls
butter
golder syrup
brown sugar
melt slowly
boil for 7 minutes (be really, really careful)

Pizza Tomato Sauce
Put
1/2 cup canned tomatoes (why does the plural get an E?)
1 teaspoon tomato paste
herbs (schwartz pizza seasoning, basil and herb pepper
into a small saucepan. Bring to the boil and reduce to thicken (aka simmer until all the liquid has evaporated)

Cornbread
1 cup flour
6 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter (some recipes call for oil, but it makes the bread really crumbly, which i don't really like)
1+1/2 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
9x9 pan, oiled
oven - 200C 30 mins
mix dry (and butter)
mix wet
"just" mix both (i wish i wrote clearer instructions to myself)

right. that is all my recipes. i remember making minestrone a few times - that must have been from a book. and french toast - bread fried with demerara sugar and possibly something else: it was interesting. and there was this kind of french egg soup one time, which was from a book. yea. i may have to bring the soups and sauces book with me.