zucchini pasta spirals with creamy corn sauce

zucchini pasta spirals with creamy corn sauce

Course Entree, Main Dish
Cuisine Modern Australian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 3 zucchini spiralized
  • 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
  • tablespoons a fewof chopped onion minced garlic, or a combo
  • 4 ears fresh sweet corn kernels cut off the cob
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock milk & water
  • pinch of salt to taste
  • Parmesan pepitas & fresh basil

Instructions
 

  • Heat the butter or olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion or garlic and saute until soft and fragrant. Add the corn kernels and saute for another 5-10 minutes until very soft and roasty-looking. Transfer to a blender and add the liquid. Puree until very smooth.
  • In the same pan, add a swish of olive oil and saute the ‘zoodles for 2-3 minutes until they begin to soften. Add the corn sauce and toss to combine, adding extra liquid as needed to loosen the sauce. Top with something fresh, cheesy, crunchy, whatever you like
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spicy cider beer braised chicken tacos w. sweet chili apple-pomegranate salsa

spicy cider beer braised chicken tacos w. sweet chili apple-pomegranate salsa

Course Entree, Main Dish
Cuisine Sth American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced or grated
  • 2 in chipotle chiliesadobo minced
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne or more or less to taste
  • salt and peper
  • 1 beer 8 ounce
  • 1/2 cup apple cider plus more if needed
  • 1/2 -3/4 cup enchilada sauce
  • 8 warmed flour or corn tortillas for serving
  • grated cheddar + parmesan cheese for serving

SWEET CHILI APPLE-POMEGRANATE SALSA.

  • 2 granny smith apples finely chopped
  • seeds from one small pomegranate
  • 1 jalapeño seeded + chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh corriander chopped
  • juice from 1 lime
  • 2-4 tablespoons sweet thai chili sauce

Instructions
 

  • Add the chicken to a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil. Add the garlic, minced chipotle chilies in adobo, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, brown sugar and a pinch of both salt and pepper. Toss well to combine, making sure all the chicken gets coated in seasonings.
  • Heat a large thick based pan over medium high heat. Once hot, add the chicken and sear on both sides, about 2-4 minutes per side. Reduce the heat slightly and pour in the beer + apple cider. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, make the salsa. Add the chopped apple, pomegranate arils, jalapeño, corriander, lime juice and sweet thai chili sauce to a bowl. Toss well to combine, taste and adjust if needed. Cover and store in the fridge until ready to serve.
  • Once the chicken is done cooking, remove it from the pot and shred with two forks. Meanwhile reduce the sauce that is left in the pot down to about 3/4 of a cup. Add the shredded chicken back to the sauce in the pot and toss. Now add the enchilada sauce and continue to cook about 2 minutes or until warmed through. If the sauce gets too thick, add a splash of apple cider.
  • To serve, add the shredded chicken to a warmed tortilla. Top with cheddar, avocado and then the apple salsa. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and chopped corrainder.
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Grilled haloumi burger with onion & mushroom mix topped with fresh thyme

Grilled haloumi burger with onion & mushroom mix topped with fresh thyme

Course Main Dish
Cuisine Modern Australian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 3 200 g packets haloumi halved horizontally, cut into 1cm-thick slices
  • 1 tbs sunflower oil
  • 50 g unsalted butter softened
  • 6 burger buns halved crossways
  • Thyme leaves to serve

Onion & mushroom mix

  • 1 tsp ⁄2each coriander seeds and Sichuan peppercorns
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 40 g unsalted butter
  • 1 tbs balsamic vinegar
  • 250 g field or portobello mushrooms
  • 1 tbs sunflower oil
  • 2 egg yolks

Instructions
 

  • For the onion and mushroom mix, heat a frypan over high heat. Add coriander seeds, Sichuan peppercorns and a pinch of whole black peppercorns, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 minutes or until toasted. Using a mortar and pestle, pound spice mixture to a fine powder and set aside until needed.
  • Place onion and butter in a saucepan over medium heat and cook, covered, stirring every 5 minutes, for 30-40 minutes or until soft and translucent. Add vinegar and cook, uncovered, stirring regularly, for 15 minutes or until caramelised, then keep warm (if onions start to dry out during first stage of cooking, add vinegar earlier).
  • Heat a large frypan over high heat. Toss mushrooms with oil in a bowl and season. Add mushrooms to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes each side or until starting to caramelise. Transfer to a cutting board and, when cool enough to handle, coarsely chop. Transfer chopped mushroom to a bowl and toss through onion mixture, egg yolks and spice mix.
  • When ready to serve, heat a barbecue or chargrill pan to high heat. Brush haloumi with oil and grill for 2 minutes each side or until grill marks appear. Spread butter on faces of buns and grill, butter-side down, for 1-2 minutes or until grill marks appear.
  • Place a few haloumi slices on base of each bun. Spoon over a generous amount of onion and mushroom mix, and scatter with thyme leaves. Top with bun lids and serve immediately.
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BBQ Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Lemon Potatoes and Olives

BBQ Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Lemon Potatoes and Olives

Course Main Dish, Platter
Cuisine Modern Australian
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 1.6 kg butterflied leg of lamb

Marinade and baste

  • 1/2 cup of white wine
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed oregano or mix or mint parsley or rosemary

Potatoes

  • 1 kg potatoes peeled
  • 2 lemons cut into wedges
  • 2 cups black olives
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • flaked rock salt
  • 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley chopped Parsley, oregano, mint or rosemary leaves to serve

Instructions
 

  • Lay the butterflied leg of lamb out on a large board, taking a sharp knife score the surface of the meat and fat on a diagonal. In a large lidded plastic container combine all the marinade ingredients and mix well. Place the lamb into the marinade, cover with lid and put in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. Shake the container and turn the piece of lamb over half way through marinating time.
  • Heat barbecue grill plate to high add lamb and cook for a few minutes until lightly golden, turn over baste and cook for a further 3 minutes. Turn the heat to low and cook basting occasionally for 15 –20 minutes on each side. The lamb will be ready when it is firm to touch and not springy. Remove from the heat and place on a platter. Cover loosely with foil and leave to rest for about 15 minutes in a warm place.
  • Meanwhile cut potatoes into long wedges and place directly onto a roasting tray. Add lemon wedges and scatter olives through the tray. Dot with butter and drizzle with oil then sprinkle over a little salt. Toss well to coat with your fingers and place into a hot oven to roast for 50-60 minutes until golden.
  • Once the potatoes are cooked place onto a serving platter season to taste and scatter with freshly chopped parsley.
  • Carve the lamb to serve and place back onto a platter. Scatter fresh herbs over the meat to serve. Accompany with a simple green salad.

Notes

If you don't have a hooded BBQ, cook in a 180C oven for 45 min - 1 hour, then char in a frypan or griddle pan for 5 mins on each side then rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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Posted on Categories BBQ, Lamb