Thursday, June 2, 2011

Oatbran Cookies

Ingreditents:
  • 3 tablespoons of oatbran
  • 2 tablespoons of sweetener
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon of ginger powder
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla yoghurt
  • 1/2 the egg white from 1 egg
  • 3 drops of vanilla essence
Method:
  1. Preheat your oven to 180C
  2. Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well with a spoon - it should not be too runny
  3. Spoon out 2 - 3 cookies on a baking tray
  4. Cook for 12-15 mins, eat hot for soft cookies or let cool for crunchy
Makes 2 cookies

Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients:
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 50ml warm skim milk
Method:
  1. Combine the egg yolk, mustard and lemon juice in a saucepan over low heat.
  2. Let the sauce thicken for a few minutes but not boil
  3. Slowly add the warm milk
  4. Keep stiring until sauce thickens

Monday, February 14, 2011

Brussel Sprouts with Bacon

Ingredients

  • 3 slices bacon, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan (I used PAM Olive oil, i spray once)
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed, small spouts left whole, larger spouts halved
  • Salt and pepper, to your taste

Directions

Brown bacon in a medium skillet over medium high heat. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Add extra-virgin olive oil to the pan, 1 turn. Add shallots to the pan and saute 1 to 2 minutes. Add Brussels spouts and coat in oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook Brussels sprouts 2 to 3 minutes to begin to soften, then add broth. Bring broth to a bubble, cover and reduce heat to medium low. Cook 10 minutes, until tender. Transfer sprouts to a serving dish with a slotted spoon and top with cooked bacon bits


 

Friday, February 11, 2011

Chicken Wrapped in Bacon

Ingredients
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, sliced
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch salt
Directions
1.     Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2.     Pound the chicken breasts until flat. Put a slice of cream cheese and 1 teaspoon chopped chives in the middle of each breast and roll up. Wrap each rolled breast with 1 slice of bacon and secure with toothpicks. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3.     In a medium bowl, combine condensed soup, mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, pepper and salt. Mix until smooth, then pour over chicken.
4.     Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until no longer pink and juices run clear


Thai Salmon Fishcakes

Ingredients
200g Salmon
1 red chilli, sliced
4 spring onions
Handful fresh coriander, chopped
1 egg
2 teaspoons finely chopped lemongrass
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

Direction
1.  Put everything but salmon in the blender until finely chopped
2.  add salmon, salt and pepper to taste, and blend again until similar to mince (it will be quite sloppy)
3.  spray some oil in hot frying pan
4.  Spoon tablespoons of the mixture into pan.  If it starts to spit, turn the heat down
5.  Let one side really seal before trying to turn over (like an omelette)
6.  When firm and golden brown, they are ready
7.  serve with squeeze of lime, & black pepper

Tandoori Chicken Escalopes

Ingredients
6 chicken breast fillets.
2 small pots non-fat yoghurt.
2 tbsp tandoori masala spice mix.
3 garlic cloves, crushed.
2cm piece ginger, crushed.
2 green chillies, crushed.
Lemon juice.
Salt and black pepper

Directions
Mix all the ingredients together, except the meat.
Make sure the garlic, ginger, chillies and spices are completely crushed to make a smooth blend.
Score the chicken so that the yoghurt-spice mixture gets inside the meat and marinate overnight in the fridge.
The next day cook in a moderate oven - 200c/400F/ Gas 6 - for 20 minutes then brown under the grill before serving.

Stuffed Eggs with Shrimp/Prawn

Ingredients
6 hard boiled eggs
240g shrimps/prawns, rinsed cleaned, cooked and chopped
Dukan recipe oil free mayo

Directions
Makes 12 egg halves.

Slice each cooled hard-boiled egg into two equal halves and remove the yolks.
Blend the yolks with the finely chopped cooked shrimp/prawns.
Add home made oil free mayo and mix.
Fill the egg white halves with the mixture.
Garnish with a dash of paprika or crushed red chilli for extra flavour.