Apr 14, 2016
Mushroom & Chicken Green Curry
Ingredients
400g chicken breast fillets, trimmed, thinly sliced
2 tbs vegetable oil
400g button mushrooms, sliced
1 red onion, cut into thin wedges
2-3 tbs green curry paste
400ml can coconut milk
200g snow peas, trimmed, shredded
2tbs lime juice
3 tsp fish sauce
1 tbs grated palm sugar
150g baby spinach leaves
50g bean sprouts, trimmed
Coriander leaves, thinly sliced red chilli & steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Directions
Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add 1 tsp oil and swirl to coat the wok. Add one-quarter of chicken. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until golden. Remove to a plate. Repeat in three batches using remaining oil and chicken.
Add 2 tsp oil and mushrooms to wok, stir-fry for 3 minutes until tender. Remove to a bowl. Reduce heat to medium-high. Add remaining oil and onions to wok, stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until onion softens slightly. Add curry paste and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until aromatic.
Add coconut milk and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low, return chicken and mushrooms and any juices to the wok. Simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Add snow peas. Combine lime juice, fish sauce and palm sugar and stir into curry. Remove from heat, stir in spinach until just wilted then toss through bean sprouts. Spoon rice into bowls, ladle over curry, top with coriander leaves and chilli, to serve.
Apr 14, 2016
Barbecued Mushroom, Asparagus & Prawn Salad
Ingredients
2 lemons
1/4 cup olive oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp caster sugar
400g cup mushrooms, sliced
1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed, cut into 3cm lengths
16 medium green prawns, peeled with tail intact and deveined
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
150g baby spinach leaves
Extra virgin olive oil and flat bread, to serve
Directions
To make marinade, juice 1 lemon and pour juice into a large bowl. Add oil, garlic and sugar. Season then whisk well. Transfer 1 tbs marinade to a small bowl. Set aside. Add mushrooms to remaining marinade, stir to coat. Cover and stand 15 minutes.
Preheat barbecue plate on medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and asparagus and barbecue 3-4 minutes, turning once, until light golden and just tender. Remove to a bowl. Add prawns to the hot barbecue plate, spoon over reserved marinade and barbecue 2-3 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Half remaining lemon and barbecue halves cut-side down 3-4 minutes, or until golden.
Add tomatoes and prawns to mushrooms and asparagus, toss gently to combine. Spoon onto a large platter, add spinach leaves and season. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and juice from barbecued lemons. Toss gently and serve with barbecue ?at bread.
Apr 14, 2016
Ginger Mushrooms & Fish Stir-fry
Ingredients
500g boneless skinless white fish fillets (we used Bream)
3 tbs Chinese rice wine
1½ tbs cornflour
3 tbs grapeseed oil
2cm piece ginger, grated
¼ tsp white pepper
250g button mushrooms, quartered
150g oyster mushrooms, halved
1 bunch baby bok choy, quartered lengthways
2 tsp sesame oil
6 green onions*, thinly sliced
Thinly sliced red chili & cooked brown rice, to serve
Directions
Cut fish crossways into thin slices. Place in a large shallow bowl with 1 tablespoon each of the rice wine, cornflour and oil. Stir to coat. Combine remaining rice wine and cornflour with 2 tablespoons water, ginger, white pepper and salt to taste. Set aside.
Heat a large wok over high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon remaining oil and half the fish mixture. Cook without stirring for 20 seconds. Stir-fry gently for 1 minute or until just cooked through. Transfer to a large plate. Repeat with remaining fish mixture.
Reheat the wok until hot. Add the remaining oil. Add mushrooms. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add bok choy and sesame oil and stir-fry for 1 minute. Return fish to wok, add ginger mixture and bring to the boil. Stir-fry to combine.
Spoon onto a serving plate, scatter with green onions. Serve with chili and rice.
Apr 14, 2016
Mushroom Chilli Con Carne
Ingredients
1 tbs olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cinnamon
400g lean beef mince
400g cup mushrooms, chopped
2 cups tomato passata sauce
400g can red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
Warm tortillas, diced avocado & low-fat yoghurt, to serve
Directions
Preheat oven to 130°C fan forced. Heat oil in a flameproof casserole dish over medium-low heat. Add the onion, garlic, chilli, cumin, coriander and cinnamon and cook, stirring often for 8 minutes or until onion is soft.
Increase the heat to high, add mince and cook, stirring to break up the lumps, for 10 minutes until brown. Add the mushrooms and cook a further 5 minutes.
Stir in the passata, season with a little salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Cover and place into the oven, cook for 11/2 hours. Stir in the beans, return to the oven and cook uncovered for further 20-30 minutes or until beans warmed through.
Serve with warm tortillas, avocado and yoghurt.
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