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  1. Thai Green Salmon Curry

    May 7, 2012 by ismepete

    Today’s guest recipe for a quick and easy dinner comes from Mat Bennet from BritNet, based on Hayling Island, where I lived from birth until I was 21.

    It might not be the most authentic Thai curry in the world, but this flavour packed meal can be ready in less than 20 minutes, making it a regular feature of our dinner table on nights when we both work late.

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    Thai Green Salmon Curry

    Rating: 51

    Prep Time: 3 minutes

    Cook Time: 15 minutes

    Yield: 2

    Serving Size: 2

    Thai Green Salmon Curry

    Ingredients

    • 2 Pieces of Salmon – fillets / tranche / whatever – just enough salmon for 2 people
    • 1 Jar Thai green curry paste
    • 1 can of coconut milk
    • Some veg. I used baby sweetcorn and sugarsnap peas, although green beans, mange tout, sprouting broccoli or even frozen peas work really well
    • 1 Green Chilli – optional
    • Basmati rice – about 60g per person

    Instructions

    1. 2 Pieces of Salmon – fillets / tranche / whatever – just enough salmon for 2 people
    2. 1 Jar Thai green curry paste
    3. 1 can of coconut milk
    4. Some veg. I used baby sweetcorn and sugarsnap peas, although green beans, mange tout, sprouting broccoli or even frozen peas work really well
    5. 1 Green Chilli – optional
    6. Basmati rice – about 60g per person
    http://quickeasydinners.co.uk/thai-green-salmon-curry/

    This is a really flexible meal. We frequently do variations with prawn or chicken (if you do chicken don’t bother microwaving the veg – just throw them in the pan. If you are on a health kick then it works perfectly well with low fat coconut milk, although the result is thinner. Whilst this recipe was just for two, its easily scaled up and down appropriately!

    ** Thanks a lot for this Mat, this sort of thing is right up my street – I can see myself having a go at making this! Knowing me, I’d add considerably more chilli though!

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  2. Chicken & Prawn Risotto

    May 22, 2010 by ismepete

    This is another of my sister, Genna Handley’s recipes, a really tasty Chicken and Prawn Risotto

    What you will need to make the Chicken & Prawn Risotto

    Red Onion
    Garlic
    Cherry Tomatoes
    Chicken
    Chicken Stock
    Prawns (shit sack removed!)
    peas
    Arborio rice
    fresh rosemary

    How to make the Chicken & Prawn Risotto

    Chop the onion & garlic, place in an oven proof dish
    Add the cherry toms, Salt & Pepper, olive oil & mix thoroughly
    Put in the oven for 20 mins at about 180
    Add the chicken, chicken stock (pref hot)
    Add the arborio rice & rosemary & put back in the oven for another 20 mins
    Add the prawns & peas, mix well & put back in oven for 20 mins

    And Serve!

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  3. Lamb, Mango & Sweet Potato Thai Red Curry

    March 21, 2010 by ismepete

    Last night to go with The Easiest Rice in the World, I made a really tasty Lamb Red Thai Curry, with Mango and Sweet Potato. I’ve eaten in a few Thai restaurants and I don’t think I’ve ever seen Lamb on the menu, and have always cooked this curry with Prawns before, so I may have committed a huge food sin here… but boy do it taste good.

    This is inspired by a Nigella Lawson recipe, although I have adapted it quite a bit to make it to my taste!

    What you will need to make Lamb, Mango & Sweet Potato Curry for 2
    (with maybe a bit leftover for nibbles)

    1) 2 small / 1 large Lamb Neck Fillet

    2) 1 large Red Onion (or a good handful of spring onions)

    3) Thumb sized piece of Ginger

    4) 8 Cloves of Chopped/Grated Garlic (ok, not everyone will want that much, but I love the stuff)

    5) 2-10 Chilli’s (depending on how hot you like your food)

    6) 3 or 4 tablespoons of Thai Red Curry Paste (you can buy this or make your own – I’ll likely do a recipe for that in the future)

    7) 200ml Coconut Milk

    8) 300ml Boiling Water (you can also add lamb stock if you have it)

    9) 2 Teaspoons of Nam Pla (it’s a really fishy sauce, it’s ok if you don’t have it)

    10) Large Sweet Potato (around 300-400g)

    11) 1/2 Mango (around 200g)

    12) 1/2 Lime

    13) Fresh Coriander

    14) Tablespoon of Vegetable Oil

    How to make the Lamb, Mango & Sweet Potato Thai Curry:

    1) Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, and fry the onions, ginger and chili

    2) Chop in the lamb (I’m pretty lazy and use a pair of scissors)

    3) When the meat has been browned on all sides, add the Red Thai Curry Paste and continue frying.

    4) Add the Coconut milk, water/stock and the fish sauce and bring up to the boil.

    5) Add the Sweet Potato and simmer for about 10 minutes. This is a good time to pop the rice in the oven, if you are cooking the Easiest Rice in the World.

    6) Throw in the mango, and simmer for another 5 minutes before squeezing in the juice of half a lime – it should start to look like this:

    Lamb, Mango & Sweet Potato Curry

    7) Throw in some chopped coriander for flavour here, and serve on top of rice – I like mine in a bowl like this:

    Lamb, mango & sweet potato curry in a bowl

    If you find that you have made it too spicy, serve with a dollop of creme fraiche or yoghurt to cool you down. It also goes really nicely with some naan bread too!


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  4. Easiest Way to Cook Rice

    March 20, 2010 by ismepete

    Despite being a pretty confident chef, cooking a large variety of food styles that I will be showcasing on the blog in the coming weeks, rice is something that I have often struggled to cook well. It would always come out a bit dry, too wet, or too sticky and whilst it was perfectly edible, I was never satisfied.

    Whilst watching a cooking channel on TV, I stumbled across a method of cooking rice that takes 20 minutes in a heated oven, with the absolute minimum of effort, that so far has come out absolutely perfectly every time, and is incredibly easy to flavour appropriately for the meal.

    What you will need to make rice for 2:

    Takeaway Foil Tray with Lid (I get these at either Robert Dyas, or the local specialist Indian shop Akrams near me)

    100g Rice

    2 smalls cloves of garlic

    Salt & Pepper

    150ml Boiling Water

    How to make the Easiest Rice in the World:

    1) Pre-heat oven to 200c

    2) Put the rice in the tin.

    3) Bash garlic slightly with a pestle or the back of a rolling pin – you want to split it, not completely crush it. Put this in the tray

    4) Add salt & pepper

    5) Add boiling water and give everything a stir

    6) Put on the lid and bake for 20 minutes.

    7) Remove the garlic cloves, fork through the rice and stir!

    This rice comes out absolutely perfect every time I do it

    You can do all sorts to flavour this rice – add lemon rind and juice, saffron, turmeric but with or without these extra flavours, this is really the easiest way that I’ve ever found to cook rice!

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