Category: Vegan Recipes

July 24, 2016 Accompaniments, Cocktail Snacks, Garnishes, Snack Food, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Mushroom Jerky – How to Make Mushroom Biltong – Vegan and Vegetarian Mushroom Jerky

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How to Make Mushroom Jerky - How to Make Mushroom Biltong - Vegan and Vegetarian Mushroom Jerky
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Recipe type: Mushroom / Jerky / Biltong
 
Mushroom jerky makes a great tasty snack, and works brilliantly chopped and sprinkled over salads and soups. With the exception of the drying time, mushroom jerky is quick and really simple to make.
Ingredients
  • 4 Large brown mushrooms (or Porcini)
  • 45ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 45ml Light soy sauce
  • 60ml Maple syrup (can substitute regular golden syrup)
  • 60ml Cider vinegar
  • 10ml Chilli powder
  • 2.5ml Smoked paprika
Instructions
  1. Combine the Worcestershire sauce, light soy sauce, maple syrup, cider vinegar, chilli powder and smoked paprika in a jug and stir this until well combined.
  2. You will need large brown mushrooms, or porcini mushrooms as the have a well defined, robust flavor.
  3. Cut the mushrooms into slices 12mm or a half inch thick.
  4. Place the mushroom slices in a large non-reactive pan and pour the marinade mixture over the mushrooms.
  5. Use a basting brush to pick up marinade from the pan and brush this over any spots you may have missed.
  6. Cover the pan with cling-wrap and place this in your refrigerator overnight.
  7. The following day, transfer the mushroom slices to a rack in another pan.
  8. Set the temperature of your oven to 50c or 122f and place the tray in the oven.
  9. Leave the oven door slightly open.
  10. It will take around 10 hours for the mushrooms to dry. You want to be pliable and chewy, not bone dry.
  11. And there we have it, a tasty, chewy wonderful batch of mushroom jerky.

 

July 11, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Instructional Techniques, Potato Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Fake Roast Potatoes – The Quickest Roast Potatoes Ever!

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How to Make Fake Roast Potatoes - The Quickest Roast Potatoes Ever!
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Recipe type: Potatoes
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Serves: 4-8
 
A few episodes back when we quick roasted a sugar chilli pork neck, I mentioned that I'd share the secret to quick roast, or fake roast potatoes. The question is why would you do this? Firtsly, when your main roast is big, you may not have space in the roasting pan for roast potatoes. Secondly, if your roasting time is shorter than normal, it is not practical to roast potatoes.... this solves the problem. Thirdly, some potatoes are just not meant for roasting, whether it be that they are glassy, or too wet. And finally, these potatoes are just simply awesome.
Ingredients
  • 8 x Medium potatoes (any variety)
  • 15ml Kosher or Himalayan rock salt
  • 15ml Dried garlic granules
  • 15ml Dried chilli flakes
  • Oil for frying
Instructions
  1. To start, peel and cut your potatoes into chunks. I've used medium size potatoes and cut them into quarters.
  2. Place the potatoes in a pot and add 15ml of kosher salt, 15ml of dried garlic granules, and 15ml of dried chilli flakes.
  3. Pour in enough boiling kettle water to cover the potatoes.
  4. Place the pot over high heat and boil the potatoes until very tender. This can take anything from 15 to 25 minutes.
  5. Test the tenderness with a toothpick. When the toothpick slides easily through past the center of a potato chunk you're ready.
  6. Place the lid on the pot slightly offset and pour off the liquid.
  7. Place the lid back on the pot and shake the potatoes back and forth in the pot to rough them up.
  8. From this point you can finish your potatoes off in 2 ways. If your doing a short roast, place the potatoes in your roasting tin with your main ingredient and roast in a preheated oven at 250c or 480f for 60 minutes until crisp and golden. You can see an example of this in our salt and vinegar roast potatoes video.
  9. For true fake roast potatoes, heat a half filled wok of oil to 180c or 350f.
  10. Carefully scoop the potatoes into the oil and allow them to fry for 15 to 20 minutes until super-crispy and golden. Give the potatoes a gentle stir just after adding them to the oil, to separate the pieces, then simply let them fry away, stirring gently every 5 minutes.
  11. And there it is... the most amazing fake roast potatoes with a super crispy outside and a beautifully smooth, soft and silky inside.
  12. All that remains is to serve.

 

June 1, 2016 Baking, Finger Foods, Snack Food, Sweets, Valentine's Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Oat Crunchies – Delicious Oat & Coconut Crunchies at Home

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How to Make Oat Crunchies - Delicious Oat & Coconut Crunchies at Home
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Recipe type: Cookies
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These super-crispy crunchy oat cookies are a healthier way to feed your cravings, and make a great snack at any time of the day. This recipe is super easy and really quick, and because of the dry mix, cleanup is a breeze.
Ingredients
  • 200g Rolled oats
  • 85g Desiccated coconut
  • Pinch salt
  • 175g All-purpose flour
  • 230g Brown sugar
  • 45g Golden syrup
  • 125g Butter
  • 5ml Bicarbonate of soda
  • 5ml Milk
Instructions
  1. Place the rolled oats, dessicated coconut, salt, all purpose flour and brown sugar in your mixer bowl.
  2. In a tumbler, combine the baking soda with a teaspoon of milk.
  3. In a bowl, melt the butter and syrup together.
  4. Pour the butter and syrup mixture into the mixer bowl, followed by the bicarb milk solution.
  5. Place the bowl on your mixer with the beater paddle attached.
  6. Mix this for 3 to 4 minutes until everything is well combined. This mixture will be dry and crumbly.
  7. Line a baking sheet with parchment and pour the mixture onto the parchment.
  8. Spread the mixture out evenly over the sheet and smooth off the surface with your sparula.
  9. Bake the crunchies in a preheated oven at 180c or 350f for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
  10. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and cut the crunchies immediately using a knife or a dough scraper.
  11. Allow the crunchies to cool completely, then remove them from the tray.
  12. The cookies can be stored indefinitely in an air-tight container.

 

May 11, 2016 Paleo Recipes, Soups, Starters, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Carrot & Ginger Soup – The Perfect Soup for Winter or Summer.

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Carrot & Ginger Soup - The Perfect Soup for Winter or Summer.
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Recipe type: Soup
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Serves: 4-6
 
This soup is smooth, creamy and thick and can be served hot or cold. This makes it perfect for warming winter nights or cooling summer days.
Ingredients
  • 30g Coconut oil
  • 1 Large onion finely chopped
  • 10cm (4 inches) Ginger peeled and thinly sliced
  • 3 Cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1kg Carrots, roughly chopped
  • 1lt (4 cups) Chicken stock (or vegetable stock if you're vegetarian or vegan)
  • 500ml (2 cups) Water
  • Sour cream and fresh dill to garnish
Instructions
  1. Finely chop the onion and thinly slice the garlic and fresh ginger.
  2. Roughly chop the carrots and measure out the chicken stock and coconut oil.
  3. Melt the coconut oil over medium high heat and add the onion, garlic and ginger. Reduce the heat to medium low and sauté the vegetables for 8 to 10 minutes until the onion is absolutely tender.
  4. Add the carrots, stock and 2 cups of water to the wok.
  5. Increase the heat to bring this to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer the mixture for 35 to 40 minutes until the carrot is absolutely tender.
  6. Turn off the gas, or remove the wok from the heat.
  7. Use your stick blender to machine the soup until it is very smooth. You can also do this in a stand blender, however you will need to cool the mixture substantially before doing this, and then reheat it after blending.
  8. Serve the soup hot or chilled topped with sour cream and sprigs of fresh dill.

 

April 28, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make TVP Vegetarian Burger Patties – Textured Vegetable Protein Burger Patties

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How to Make TVP Vegetarian Burger Patties - Textured Vegetable Protein Burger Patties
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Recipe type: Vegetarian / Vegan
Serves: 6
 
TVP or textured vegetable protein has become an important source of protein for vegetarians and vegans. It is also used in sausages and other meat products as a moisture retainer, as well as in powdered form in many breads. Today we're making TVP burger patties.
Ingredients
  • 2⅔ Cup TVP
  • 500ml Vegetable stock
  • 60ml Tomato sauce / ketchup
  • 20ml Marmite / Vegamite (Yeast extract spread)
  • 10ml Garlic granules
  • 10ml Chilli flakes
  • 30ml Light soy sauce
  • 10ml Salt
  • ½ Cup Strong white bread flour
Instructions
  1. Combine the tomato sauce, Marmite or Vegamite, garlic granules, chilli flakes, salt and light soy sauce with the vegetable stock.
  2. Pour the mixture into the TVP, stir to combine, cover the mixing bowl and allow this to stand for 30 minutes.
  3. After 30 minutes all of the liquid will have been completely absorbed by the TVP.
  4. Start adding the flour bit by bit, stirring it in thoroughly after each addition.
  5. Once all the flour is added you will notice that the TVP is quite sticky, and looks and behaves almost like real minced meat.
  6. Use your burger press to press out patties a half inch thick by 4 inches in diameter. You can also form the patties by hand but this will take far longer and is quite messy.
  7. Drop the patties onto squares of foil or baking parchment and transfer them to a platter.
  8. Cover the platter with cling-wrap and transfer this to your freezer.
  9. Once the patties are totally frozen, you can fry them over medium heat in a little butter for 4 to 5 minutes per side and they are nicely browned.
  10. Transfer the fried patties to buns and serve immediately.

 

April 22, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Breakfast, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Potato Recipes, Snack Food, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Super Crispy McDonald’s Style Hash Browns – Golden Crispy Hash Browns at Home!!!

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Super Crispy McDonald's Style Hash Browns - Golden Crispy Hash Browns at Home!!!
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Recipe type: Potatoes / Fast Food
Cuisine: American
 
Hash browns make an amazing snack, accompaniment or garnish while adding a delicious crunch to any meal. These hash browns are particularly crispy and crunchy and unlike most hash browns the crispiness lasts for ages.
Ingredients
  • 4 Medium potatoes
  • 60ml White vinegar
  • 60ml Corn starch
  • 60ml Rice flour
  • 5ml Ground white pepper
  • 5ml Garlic flakes
  • 5ml Salt
  • Oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Peel the potatoes and grate them using the coarse side of the grater.
  2. Place the grated potato in a mixing bowl and add the vinegar. Mix this in briefly and allow the potato to stand for a couple of minutes.
  3. Pour in enough boiling kettle water to cover the potato and allow this to stand for 5 minutes. The vinegar liberates the starch from the potato while the hot water dissolves the separated starch. You will actually see the milky starch in the water.
  4. Drain the shredded potato and rinse it thoroughly under cold running water. Squeeze most of the excess water from the potato and return it to the mixing bowl.
  5. Pour in the cornstarch and rice flour a little at a time, mixing it in thoroughly after each addition.
  6. Pour in the ground white pepper, garlic flakes and salt and mix these in thoroughly.
  7. Pour the potato out into an 8 inch or 20cm square baking tin.
  8. Spread the mixture out evenly compressing it and flattening it as you go.
  9. Use the back of a spoon to smooth out the surface.
  10. Transfer the pan to your refrigerator for 60 minutes. This chills the mixture while the flour autolyses.
  11. After 60 minutes transfer the pan to your freezer for 30 minutes.
  12. Remove the pan from the freezer and turn the potato out onto a chopping board.
  13. Use a sharp knife to cut the potato into 9 equal squares. You can leave them as squares, or cut each one in half diagonally to make triangles.
  14. Fill a large pan with oil to a depth of a half inch and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  15. Carefully drop the hash browns into oil and fry them for 15 to 20 minutes turning every few minutes to ensure even coloring.
  16. Remove the hash browns from the oil using a slotted spoon and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  17. Season the hash browns with fine salt and serve immediately.

 

April 15, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Garnishes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Super-Crispy Deep-Fried Onion Rings. How to Make Perfect Fried Onion Rings!!!

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Super-Crispy Deep-Fried Onion Rings. How to Make Perfect Fried Onion Rings!!!
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Recipe type: Vegetables / Deep-fried
 
Onion rings can be the best or worst accompaniment for burgers or grills. Unfortunately more often than not battered onion rings turn out as oil soaked UFO's that repeat on you for days afterwards. This recipe gives the foolproof solution, and the perfectly crispy, tasty and aromatic onion rings ever.... with much less oil residue.
Ingredients
  • 1 Large onion
  • 250ml Full-cream milk
  • 45ml Cornflour
  • Oil for frying
For the Coating
  • 250ml All purpose flour
  • 10ml Garlic powder
  • 5ml Hot smoked paprika
  • 5ml Salt
  • 2.5ml Hot English Mustard powder
  • 2.5ml Ground white pepper
Instructions
  1. Top and tail and peel the onions and slice them into half inch thick rings. Carefully remove the first three rings from each round. You can use the inner rings for salads or soups.
  2. For the coating, combine the all purpose flour, garlic powder, hot smoked paprika, salt, hot English mustard powder and ground white pepper.
  3. In a jug, whisk together the cornflour and milk and pour this into a dish.
  4. Dip each onion ring into the milk solution then dredge it in the flour mixture. Transfer the rings to a platter.
  5. Once the first coating is complete, sprinkle some of the flour mixture over a large platter. This is where the coated onions will set, and the layer of flour prevents the coating from sticking to the platter and getting damaged.
  6. Dip each ring in the milk solution again, then into the flour to get a good solid coating. Transfer the coated rings to the platter. Allow the coated onions to set for 20 minutes.
  7. Fill a large pan with oil to a depth of 1 inch and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  8. Carefully drop the rings into the oil and fry them for 5 to 6 minutes turning halfway through.
  9. Remove the rings from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  10. Serve the onion rings immediately, or keep them warm in your oven at 70c or 158f until required.

 

March 18, 2016 Accompaniments, Garnishes, Mexican Recipes, Pickling Recipes, Sauce Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Jalapeno Tabasco Sauce – Making Green Tabasco Sauce at Home!!!

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How to Make Jalapeno Tabasco Sauce - Making Green Tabasco Sauce at Home!!!
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Recipe type: Sauce / Hot Pepper Sauce / Tabasco
Cuisine: American
 
Tabasco sauce is legendary and has become a household name in just about every country across the world. Today we're going to make the Jalapeño version of Tabasco, but if you have access to Tabaso chillis, you can use these if you prefer. This recipe does not take 3 years like the original Tabasco recipe does, but will yield a sauce that tastes almost exactly the same as the legend.
Ingredients
  • 375g Jalapeno peppers
  • 7g Prague powder #2
  • 190ml White grape vinegar
  • 30ml White grape vinegar
  • 15ml Tapioca flour (if you use xanthum gum, follow the package instructions)
  • Extra vinegar for the relish (to use the pulp)
Instructions
  1. Weigh out the peppers and the Prague powder. The Prague powder will inhibit and growth of unfriendly bacteria and preserve the color of the chillis during fermentation.
  2. Cut the stems away from the peppers and slice them into rings. If you have sensitive skin, you may want to wear gloves. Whatever you do, don't rub your eyes or nose.
  3. Place the chopped peppers and the Prague powder in your food processor and process until fine.
  4. Transfer the processed chillis to a large mouth glass jar. Using a canning funnel really helps when doing this.
  5. Place a double layer of kitchen paper over the top of the jar and tie this securely in place with a length of butcher's twine. And elastic band will also do fine.
  6. Place this in a dark place at a temperature of around 22 - 25c or 72 - 77f for 4 weeks to ferment.
  7. After fermenting, you will notice that the flesh of the peppers is quite mushy. You may also have a little white fungus growing on the surface of the chilli. This is friendly bacteria and can simply be stirred into the chilli.
  8. Pour in 190ml of white grape vinegar, put the lid on and give it a good shake from a minute or two. Place the jar back in its dark home and allow this to stand for 2 weeks. Give it good shake every day or two as this helps the vinegar to break down the solids.
  9. After 2 weeks, transfer the peppers to a tall jug and use your stick blender to liquidize any solids that remain. Place the smooth liquid back into its jar, put the lid on and allow this to stand for a further 2 weeks in a dark place, giving it shake-up every day or two.
  10. After 2 weeks, strain the pulp through a fine filter and gently press the pulp down to extract as much of the liquid as possible. From this quantity you will get about 250ml of liquid.
  11. Transfer the pulp to another sterilized jar and add just enough white grape vinegar to cover the pulp along with 10ml of white sugar. Stir this together, put the lid on, and in 2 weeks you will have an amazing pickled jalapeño relish.
  12. Now on the the sauce.... you will notice that it is still quite thin and if allowed to stand, the solids in the liquid, as fine as they are, will settle to the bottom of the liquid.
  13. To stabilize this and to make the sauce syrupy like the original calls for a very special thickening agent. Tapioca flour does the job perfectly. Xanthum gum also does a great job as it has the same properties as tapioca. You cannot use flour or cornflour.
  14. Mix the tapioca flour with 30ml of white grape vinegar and stir this into the pepper sauce. You will notice a color change. This is temporary as when the tapioca cooks it turns transparent and will not affect the color of the sauce at all.
  15. Pour the sauce into a small pot and bring this to a boil over medium heat, stirring continuously.
  16. You will notice as it comes to a boil how it suddenly turns syrupy and the sauce will coat the back of the spoon.
  17. Remove from the heat and allow this to cool for 15 minutes.
  18. Use a funnel to transfer the sauce to suitable miniature bottles, pop the corks or caps on and you're done.

 

March 15, 2016 Accompaniments, Barbecue, Mexican Recipes, Smoking, Spice Mixes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Smoke Peppers – How to Make Smoked Chilli Flakes at Home

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How to Smoke Peppers - How to Make Smoked Chilli Flakes at Home
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Recipe type: Smoking / Drying
 
Smoked chilli flakes add a whole new flavor to your food while also adding the heat. I am using Jalapeños, but you can use and peppers of your choice. To Provide the smoke, I am using the Smoke Daddy Vortex.
Ingredients
  • Jalapeño peppers
  • 20ml Bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 lt Water
Instructions
  1. Dissolve 20ml of bicarbonate of soda in a liter of cold water. The chillis will be soaked in this solution the preserve their color. Green and red chillis will darken as they smoke and dry, but will retain their characteristic color instead of turning an unsightly black.
  2. To prepare the peppers, cut of the stems and quarter them length-ways. Transfer the peppers to the bicarb solution and allow them to soak for 5 minutes.
  3. Drain the chillis and transfer them to stainless steel mesh sieves or spatter screens.
  4. A while back, I unboxed and introduced the Vortex passive smoke generator. This is what we're using today.
  5. Place the peppers on the right hand side of your barbecue, and the Vortex smoker near the center. Use your blow torch or a heat gun to set the Vortex smoking. In addition ignite the left hand side burner.
  6. Aldo note the probe thermometer on the right hand side. This helps to monitor the target temperature of 67c or 153f.
  7. Let the peppers smoke for a total of 4 hours.
  8. Remove the peppers from the barbecue. You will notice that they have shriveled significantly, but are not totally dried.
  9. At this stage, you can store the chillis in oil, or continue with the drying process by placing the peppers in an oven at 67c or 153f until totally dried. This can take anything from 4 to 10 hours.
  10. Once totally desiccated, chop the chillis into flakes and store indefinitely in an airtight container.

 

March 13, 2016 Baking, Bread, Irish Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Irish Guinness Bread – St Patrick’s Day Special Recipe!!!

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Irish Guinness Bread - St Patrick's Day Special Recipe!!!
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Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: Irish
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Irish Guinness bread is without a doubt one of the nicest breads I have ever tasted. In addition, it is also one of the simplest breads to make. In fact, even if you have never boiled an egg, you will be able to make Guinness bread.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
  • 250ml Rolled oats
  • 500ml Whole wheat flour
  • 125ml Brown sugar
  • 10ml Baking soda (bicarb)
  • 5ml Baking powder
  • 2.5ml Salt
Wet Ingredients
  • 60ml Melted butter
  • 10ml Vanilla extract
  • 250ml Cultured butter milk
  • 360ml Guinness Draught
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir these together until well combined.
  2. In a second mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, vanilla extract, cultured buttermilk and Guinness draught beer.
  3. Use a ball whisk to mix this until well combined, then add the dry ingredients. Mix this together until you have a batter that resembles porridge.
  4. Pour the batter into an 8 inch square non-stick pan. If your pan is not non-stick, give it a good rub-down with butter.
  5. Bake the bread in a preheated oven at 220c or 425f for 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to 200c or 400f and continue yo bake for a further 30 minutes.
  6. Let the loaf cool in the oven for 30 minutes before turning it out onto a cooling rack.
  7. And there we have it, Irish Guinness bread... with a super-crispy and caramelized crust and a soft airy crumb.
  8. This bread is best served warm with a generous dose of butter and honey.

 

March 5, 2016 Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Mediterranean Recipes, Middle East, Snack Food, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Authentic Falafel – Crispy Fried Garbanzo Bean/Chickpea Fritter Recipe!!!

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How to Make Authentic Falafel - Crispy Fried Garbanzo Bean/Chickpea Fritter Recipe!!!
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Recipe type: Vegan / Vegetarian
Cuisine: Middle Eastern / Mediterranean
 
In our previous 2 episodes we covered tahini paste and hummus. Today we're making falafel with tahini sauce and hummus.
Ingredients
  • 450g Dry chickpeas / garbanzo beans
  • 1 Onion, chopped
  • 60ml Parsley
  • 5 Cloves garlic, chopped
  • 25ml All-purpose flour
  • 7.5ml Salt
  • 10ml Ground cumin
  • 5ml Ground coriander
  • 2.5ml Fine black pepper
  • 2.5ml Cayenne pepper
  • 1.25ml Ground cardamom
  • Oil for frying
  • Tahini paste and olive oil to thin
  • Hummus
Instructions
  1. Place the chickpeas in a large bowl and cover with twice the depth of water. You cannot use canned chickpeas, the recipe will fail. This recipe can be challenging and as a result, I have included a troubleshooting addendum below. Be sure to read this before starting.
  2. Cover the bowl with cling-wrap and allow this to stand overnight.
  3. The following day, drain the chickpeas and rinse them thoroughly.
  4. Transfer the chickpeas to your food processor along with the chopped onion, parsley, garlic, flour, salt, ground cumin, ground coriander, pepper, cayenne and cardamom.
  5. Process the mixture until it resembles couscous. Place it in a bowl, cover with cling-wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  6. To form the falafel, use a 30ml measuring scoop. Compress the mixture into the scoop and shake the molded shape out into your hand. Gently shape it into a ball and transfer this to a platter.
  7. To make sesame coated falafel, roll the formed ball in sesame seeds scattered across a platter.
  8. Continue until all of the balls are formed.
  9. Half fill a large pan with oil and heat this over medium heat to 160c or 320f.
  10. Carefully drop the falafel into the oil and fry for 2 to 3 minutes per side until crispy and golden.
  11. Remove the falafel from the oil and drain and drain on kitchen paper.
  12. Serve the falafel on a bed of hummus. Thin the sesame paste with extra olive oil and pour this over the falafel. Garnish the plate with fresh coriander and serve immediately.
Troubleshooting
  1. If the balls will not hold together:
  2. ) Your chickpeas are too old
  3. ) The mixture has not been processed fine enough
To fix this
  1. ) Return the mixture to your processor and process until it resemble couscous
  2. ) If it still does not hold together, add 2-3 tablespoons of flour and 1-2 eggs and mix this into the mixture thoroughly

 

 

March 4, 2016 Accompaniments, Finger Foods, Garnishes, Mediterranean Recipes, Middle East, Sauce Recipes, Snack Food, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Authentic Hummus – Middle Eastern Chickpea Dip – Homemade Hummus Recipe!!!

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How to Make Authentic Hummus - Middle Eastern Chickpea Dip - Homemade Hummus Recipe!!!
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Recipe type: Dipping Sauce
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
 
In our previous episode we made authentic tahini paste. Today we're going to use this to make authentic hummus.
Ingredients
  • 400g Can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 30ml Tahini paste
  • 1 Clove garlic
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 45ml Olive oil
  • 25ml Lemon juice
  • Chopped coriander leaf and lemon zest to garnish
Instructions
  1. Thoroughly rinse the canned chickpeas and measure out the tahini paste, salt, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Peal and roughly chop 1 clove of garlic.
  2. Place all of these ingredients into a tall jug and process until smooth using your stick blender. You can also do this in your food processor. If you're using stick blender lift the head of the blender to clear the blades after each pulse to avoid damaging the unit.
  3. Once you're happy with the texture, transfer the thick paste to a bowl. Drizzle this with a little extra olive oil and mix this in. Continue adding oil until you achieve your desired consistency.
  4. Serve dressed with a little chopped coriander, fresh lemon zest and a drizzle of olive oil.
  5. Stay tuned for our next episode where we're making authentic falafel, accompanied with sesame sauce and hummus.

 

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