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February 27, 2014 Accompaniments, Potato Recipes, Sauce Recipes, Vegetable

Hasselback Potatoes with Sweet Pepper Salsa

How to cook hasselback potatoes with sweet pepper salsa


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Hasselback Potatoes with Sweet Pepper Salsa
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Recipe type: Potatoes / Vegetarian
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Serves: 4
 
Hasselback potatoes are the creamiest potatoes you can possibly imagine. This quick and simple hasselback potato recipe will give you a winning dish every time.
Ingredients
  • ¼ Red pepper, chopped finely
  • ¼ Yellow pepper, chopped finely
  • 1 small pickled gherkin, chopped finely
  • 50g Butter
  • 1 Tsp Garlic powder
  • 12 Baby potatoes
Instructions
  1. Chop the peppers and gherkin finely, just a bit bigger than match-heads
  2. Weigh out the butter, and measure the garlic powder
  3. To slice the potatoes, hold your knife with the tip pointing downward towards the chopping board
  4. Slice into the potato until the tip of the knife meets the chopping board
  5. Draw the blade towards yourself, allowing the tip of the knife to "bounce" over the bottom of the potato, leaving it intact
  6. Make the slices 1-2mm apart, until the entire potato is sliced. Repeat with the remaining potatoes
  7. Heat your oil to 190c / 360f and deep-fry the potatoes for 20 minutes until the skin has visibly taken on a golden color, and the potatoes have started to fan out slightly
  8. Drain the potatoes on kitchen towel, place them in a bowl and keep them warm
  9. Melt the butter in a pot or pan over medium heat. Add the peppers and sauté for 3 minutes
  10. Add the gherkins to the pan and sauté for further 3 minutes
  11. Ad the garlic powder, stir it in until it dissolves into the butter. Remove from the heat and pour over the potatoes
  12. Serve immediately

 

February 12, 2014 Italian Recipes, Pasta, Pizzas, Sauce Recipes

No-Cook Pizza Sauce

Learn how to make pizza sauce with this no-cook pizza sauce recipe and demonstration


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No-Cook Pizza Sauce
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Cuisine: Italian
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This no-cook pizza sauce is super-easy and quick to make. This recipe makes enough sauce for 4 x 30cm (12inch) pizzas.
Ingredients
  • 1 Can Italian tomatoes 800g (400g nett)
  • 15ml Garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 Tsp dried basil
  • 1 Tsp dried oregano
  • 1 Tsp sugar
  • 1 Tsp salt
  • 1 Tsp black pepper
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
Instructions
  1. Pour the tin of tomatoes into a sieve
  2. Gently but firmly squeeze the excess juice from the tomatoes and allow the juice to run through the sieve
  3. Discard the juice
  4. Put the tomatoes into a bowl
  5. Add all of the dry ingredients, the garlic and the olive oil
  6. Use a masher or stick-blender to blend all of the ingredients together

 

January 21, 2014 Chicken Recipes, Main Courses, Middle East, Poutry, Sauce Recipes

Onion Jam Chicken

Learn how to cook succulent and tender onion jam chicken


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Onion Jam Chicken
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Cuisine: Middle Eastern
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Serves: 4
 
Beautifully succulent and tender chicken pieces baked in a sweet and sour balsamic onion jam.
Ingredients
  • 3 Tbsp. oil
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup red wine
  • ½ cup treacle sugar (or brown sugar)
  • 2 cloves garlic finely sliced
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 chicken, jointed
Instructions
  1. Sauté onions and garlic in oil until they are soft and brown, about half an hour. Add vinegar, wine, salt and pepper. Allow the vinegar to cook out for about 5 minutes. Add brown sugar and stir until sauce thickens.
  2. Arrange the chicken pieces in a roasting pan
  3. Spread jam sauce over chicken and bake for 1½ hours uncovered, or, for softer chicken, bake for 1 hour covered and 30 minutes uncovered.

 

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