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Garlic and Chilli Prawns Recipe

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This garlic and chilli prawns recipe is so quick and easy to make. It will make an impression without requiring much fuss and tastes absolutely delicious.
From fridge to table in under 20 minutes!

Garlic and Chilli Prawns Recipe

Serves 4
Ingredients
500g x green prawns (depending on how big your appetite is)
1x onion (diced)
3 tsp x chunky garlic
600ml x cream
2 tsp x chilli (adjust to how hot you want like it)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Rice

Method

1.    Cook rice.
2. Seal prawns and add in onion.
3. Add garlic and chilli and stir through.
4.  Mix in cream.
5.  Cook prawns in cream.
6.  Reduce cream.
7. Season to taste.
8. Serve on rice with lemon and enjoy!
  You can also add fresh dill as I have done however it’s not necessary.
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Thai Coconut Chicken Recipe

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This Thai coconut chicken recipe is very quick and easy to make. It is a fantastic dinner recipe for those that are time poor but still wanting to enjoy a meal that’s full of flavour. This recipe is perfect for all experience levels – from a kitchen wizz to those that are not very skilled in the kitchen or even just learning to cook. It is straightforward with very easy instructions and requires minimal effort.

 

I also realise that everyone is trying to save money where they can and it is often saved when purchasing groceries. My coconut chicken recipe is budget friendly and requires only 6 ingredients (you could even use less than that if you really wanted). Over the many years I have spent in the hospitality industry  as a chef I have learnt how to create meals that require the minimal effort, are cost effective and are full of flavour. I want to share some of these recipes with you, so you too can enjoy eating delicious restaurant quality foods at home, while sticking to your budget.
From fridge to table in under 20 minutes!

Thai Coconut Chicken on Rice

Serves 4

Ingredients
500g x chicken (sliced)
1x onion (diced)
½ tube x Gourmet Gardens Thai seasoning
(Lemon grass, ginger, coriander, chilli)
600ml x Coconut cream
2x tbs sweet chilli sauce
Salt and Pepper to taste
Rice
 Method
1.    Cook rice.
2. Brown chicken (so it stays juicy) and add in onion.
3. Add Thai seasoning and stir through.
4.  Mix in coconut cream.
5.  Cook chicken in coconut cream.
6.  Reduce cream.
7.  Add in sweet chilli sauce.
8. Season to taste.
9. Serve on rice and enjoy!
I serve this with fresh coriander and green beans or Asian greens on the side but it is not essential.
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Tomato, Bacon and Basil Soup Recipe

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This Tomato, Bacon and Basil Soup recipe is so quick and easy to make. Best of all it tastes delicious while being extremely budget friendly!
Let me just say that my youngest loathes tomato and I mean to the point of he will find/taste the tiniest piece hiding and pull/spit it out. He loved this soup!!

 

*It can be made with canned tomato (whole peeled, crushed, pureed, etc) or fresh peeled tomato. Both taste as good as each other!

Tomato, Bacon and Basil Soup Recipe with Garlic Ciabatta

 Serves 6
 Ingredients
*3x 400g canned tomato or 2kg fresh peeled tomato
1x onion roughly chopped
4x bacon rashers roughly chopped
1x tsp garlic
2x tsp Gourmet Gardens basil
1-1.5x cups of water
1x tsp sugar (prevents the tomato going bitter)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Ciabatta: butter, garlic, ciabatta bread

 

Method
 1.    Roughly chop bacon and garlic and fry.
2.    Preheat oven to 200 degrees (for ciabatta).
3.    Add garlic and basil, stir through. C
4.    Cook off until the aroma is strong.
5.    Add tomato and heat on low-medium. Stirring.
6.    Add sugar and season to taste.
7.    Let simmer on low for 10 mins.
8.    Mix garlic and butter and spread onto ciabatta bread.
9.    Place in oven, turn once when required.
10.Blend ingredients.
11.Serve with delicious ciabatta.

 

**This can be made creamy by adding approx. ¼ cup of cream during the simmer stage.
ENJOY this delicious winter warmer!!

 

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Thyme and Lemon Pork Belly {recipe}

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This Pork Belly recipe isn’t as quick as the others I have posted previously however it is delicious and tender. My Thyme and Lemon pork belly recipe is so worth waiting for! It is extremely mouth-watering and aromatic. It will become a regular on your menu at home. The juices are flavourful and the pork melts in your mouth!

Thyme and Lemon Pork Belly Recipe

   
 Ingredients
1kg x pork belly, boneless (score the skin)
2 x tsp chunky garlic
2 x tsp thyme
2 x tbs Lemon juice
1.5 tbs x oil
1x tsp salt
 Method
1.  Mix garlic, thyme, lemon juice and oil together.
2.  Rub over pork belly (both sides) and marinate for minimum 1 hour. The longer the better though, ideally overnight.
3.  Preheat oven to 180°c (160°c fan forced)
4.  Place pork skin side up in a shallow roasting tray and cook for 1.5 hours.
5.  Increase the temperature to 200°c (180°c fan forced) and cook for another 30 mins.
6.  If you want crackling put under grill but make sure you watch it!
7.  Place pork on alfoil and make a loose tent. Stand for 15 mins.
8.  Slice to desired thickness and serve.
I serve this with vegetables and Dijon mash but you can serve it with anything from salad, rice to mash.
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Chilli and Chorizo Fettuccine Recipe

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 We are all busy these days and it is always good to have some quick meals as a back up. My chilli and chorizo fettuccine recipe is quick, easy and budget friendly.
Prepared, cooked and on the table in under 20 minutes!

Chilli and Chorizo Fettuccine Recipe

Serves 4
Ingredients
3x chorizo sausages
1x small onion
1x tbs chunky garlic
1.5x tbs basil
1 tsp – 1 tbs x chilli (depending on how spicy you like it!)
400g fettuccine
1x jar of Dolmio pasta sauce (you can make the Nap sauce if you prefer)
1x tsp sugar (this prevents the sauce going bitter)

 

Method
1.  Boil water for pasta.
2.  Dice onion, slice chorizo and fry.
3.  Add fettuccine to water only when it is boiling.
4.  Add garlic, basil and chilli to chorizo and onion.
5.  Cook it off, you will smell amazing aromas as they entwine.
6.  Drain fettuccine when cooked.
7.  Add sauce to pan and stir gently until hot.
8.  Mix in sugar.
9.  Stir fettuccine through.
10. Serve to your grateful family with Parmesan cheese.
11. Leave the dishes for someone else!

 

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