CRISPY CHICKEN, OVEN BAKED CHIPS WITH TURMERIC, APPLE & GINGER SLAW
Recipe by Harry Mosley @thepaddlecafe
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1kg chicken thighs (boned and skinned)
300ml yoghurt
Tbsp smoked paprika
Tbsp ground cumin
1tsp cayenne pepper
1 lemon zest and juice
Half loaf of sourdough blended into bread crumbs
1kg Maris piper potatoes washed
4 garlic cloves smashed
1/2 green cabbage
1 carrot (yellow if possible)
1 Apple peeled and Grated
1 thumb ginger finely grated
1/4 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp turmeric
100ml cider vinegar
2 tsp honey
Method:
In a bowl place the chicken, yoghurt, lemon zest and juice, Smoked paprika, ground cumin and a good pinch of salt. Leave to marinade in the fridge for 2 hours
Blend the bread into crumbs and set aside
Heat your oven to 200 degree Celsius
Cut the potatoes into chunky chips leaving the skin on.
In a tray place the chips, smashed garlic cloves a glug of oil and salt and pepper. Bake until crispy
For the slaw finely shred the cabbage. Grate the Apple and carrot and add to the cabbage. Mix well.
Combine the rest of the ingredients into one jug and dress the slaw. Place in the fridge till needed.
Next grab your breadcrumbs and coat the chicken.
Place onto a tray lined with baking paper. Place in the over for 15 minutes
Remove and serve.
TURKEY CHILLI and SMASHED BEANS
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients:
600 g Turkey Mince
1 small onion
2 red peppers
1 chilli 2 cloves garlic
400g chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
3 tins Cannelini Beans
2 limes
1 handful Coriander, chopped
Salt and pepper
Olive Oil
Method:
Put a saucepan on the heat, add you turkey mince and cook through.
Finely chop the onions, peppers, chillis, and garlic
Remove the meat from the saucepan into a bowl.
Add a glug of oil to into the same pan, add the chopped vegetables and cook until soft
Once the veg is soft add your spices and cook for 40 seconds
Add the cooked mince back into the pan with the chopped tomatoes and cook on a medium low heat for 40-50 minutes stirring regularly.
While the chilli is cooking place your Cannelini Beans into a mixing bowl with the zest of 2 limes, chopped coriander and 2 tbsp olive oil
Grab a mashed and mash the beans till they resemble mashed potato, season to taste
After 40 minutes remove the chilli from the heat and season with salt and pepper.
Heat the smashed beans in the microwave and serve along side the chilli.
SAUSAGE CASSEROLE
Recipe by Renee McGregor
Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
8 lean (or veggie) sausages
400g canned chopped tomatoes
400g canned baked beans
1 large courgette, cut into chunks
2 large carrots, cut into chunks
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
4cm piece of root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
150g fine green beans, halved
1 tsp paprika
1 handful of rosemary leaves
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
Put all the ingredients except the toast in a casserole dish and stir well. Cover and cook for about 1 hour until the sausages and vegetables are cooked.
Serve with wholegrain toast or medium baked sweet/potato
QUICK Veggie-bean Chilli
Ingredients:
1 clove of garlic, peel and crushed
1/2 400g tin of red kidney beans or black beans (or both)
1 carrot (grated)
1 small-medium red onion or 1/2 a large onion
1 jalapeno pepper (chopped)
1 tin of tomatoes or 300g passata
100g frozen or tinned sweetcorn (optional)
1tbsp of tomato puree
1 tsp of chill flakes (add more to your own taste if you like it spicy)
1 tsp of cumin
1 tsp of paprika (smoked if you can get it)
Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Add everything to a saucepan and cook for around 10 minutes - stirring well
Enjoy with brown rice or quinoa or cornbread or wrap it into a wrap to make into burritos with rice
Add guacamole or avocado