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The best beef rendang according to national geography
I got this recipe from my great great grandma
Ingredients
2 liters coconut cream
2 bruist lemon grass
2 lime leaves
2 cmts tamarind
Ground spices :
5 candle nuts
6 cloves of garlic
100 grms big red chillies
12 cloves of shallots
100 grms curly red chillies
2 ctmrs fresh ginger
2 ctmrs fresh galangal
3 ctmrs turmeric
1/2 spoons of coriander
2 teaspoons of salt
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon of cumin
Powdered beef stock ( optional )
Directions
Cook them until the gravy is very thick ( for about 3 hours , slow cooking )
Enjoy the best cuisine in the world
Notes
You could find the ingredients at asian markets
The time you spend for cooking this meal will be worth it
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 4 hours
Number of Servings: 6
Yield:
Style: Asian
Best Malva pudding for the festive season
Try this Malva pudding recipe originated in South Africa. You will love it....enjoy.
Ingredients
30 ml butter
250 ml sugar
2 eggs
30 ml vinegar
10 ml bicarbonate of soda
60 ml apricot jam
500 ml cake flour
250 ml milk
pinch of salt
SAUCE
500 ml milk
375 ml boiling water
375 ml sugar
60 ml butter
45 ml vanilla essence
Directions
2. Cream the butter, sugar and eggs together.
3. Mix the vinegar and bicarbonate of soda and to the jam.
4. Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the creamed butter and jam mixtures and mix while pouring in the milk and salt to form a batter. Pour the batter into the prepared dish and bake for 55 minutes or until golden brown.
5. SAUCE Bring the ingredients to the boil in a small saucepan, stirring frequently.
6. Pour the sauce over the pudding as it comes out of the oven.
Serve hot with ice cream or custard.
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours, 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 10
Yield:
Style: African
Family recipe for turkey on the braai.
A braai is similar to what is called a barbeque and in South Africa, we love our braais.
I would like to share a recipe for a turkey braai. So you can enjoy a relaxing day in the outdoors yet still retain the turkey tradition.
Merry Christmas from a proudly South african woman.
Ingredients
Directions
Let the turkey brown (the juice will change colour). Watch the pop-up thermostat to see if the bird is ready. Don’t let it get too dry. In about an hour and a half, you will be enjoying a lovely turkey braai with the family on Christmas Day.
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 12
Yield:
Style: African
Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast with Parmesan Crust
This recipe is easy to prepare quick reasonably lo-cal and tasty. Great to serve to guest and with little effort you've got a dish that you can impress with.
Ingredients
3 wheels of feta (any flavour) or 30 grams crumbed
1 1/2 cup of dried bread crumbs
Italian herbs
Parmesan cheese
Directions
2. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Halve the Chicken breasts but do not cut them right through.
4. Fill them with the crumbed Feta and some Italian herbs.
5. Mixed some Parmesan cheese with 1/2 of the breadcrumbs.
6. Spread a thin layer of the prepared mixed breadcrumbs and Parmesan in the prepared baking dish.
7. Secure the chicken stuffed chicken breasts with toothpicks and arrange in the dish and top with the remainder of breadcrumb mix and topping with a little bit more Parmesan.
8. Drizzle with a bit of melted butter.
9. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated oven or until chicken is no longer pink.
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield:
Style: European, Italian
Creamy Lemon Pasta
This is quick creamy hearty food but not low cal.
It will make you feel loved in every bite.
Ingredients
Pasta of your choice 500 g
Salt
4 tbsp of unsalted butter
For the sauce:
2 egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup Parmesan
1 Lemon zest
Juice of one Lemon
Salt
Black Pepper
chopped parsley
Directions
Cook the pasta in a large pot of generously salted boiling water (1 tablespoon of salt for every 6 cups of water) until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally.
Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water. Return drained spaghetti to the pot.
Stir in the 2 tbsp of butter making sure all pasta is well covered. Add pasta cooking water if more liquid is needed.
Sauce :
While pasta is boiling make the sauce.
In a bowl, add the yolks, cream, Parmesan, zest of the whole lemon and juice , the salt and good grind of pepper, and beat with a fork. You don't want it fluffy, just combined. Taste.
Final steps :
Mix sauce into the warm pasta making sure all pasta is covered.
Garnish with chopped parsley.
Add more Parmesan.
Enjoy
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield:
Style: European, Italian
The BEST Peanut Butter Cookies
I found this recipe online, and fell in love with it! It is grain free, but you can't tell the difference! It is Soooooooooooooooooo yummy! It's also incredibly easy to memorize!
Ingredients
2 cups Sugar
2 Large Eggs
2 tsp Baking Soda
Optional:
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1-2 tsp Heavy Cream ( Makes a softer cookie)
1-2 cups chocolate chips
Directions
2. Add peanut butter one cup at a time, and mix until cookie dough texture has formed.I
3. Scoop on to a cookie sheet, allowing about 1 inch between. ( if you are heavy cream, they will spread more)
4. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-14 minutes.
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 32 minutes
Number of Servings: 30
Yield: Depending on your scoop size, it makes 24-48 cookies
Style: American
Karaage Fried Chicken
My delicious recipe which is very common in my country , japan
Ingredients
5 tablespoons of sake
1 tablespoon of sugar
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of grated fresh ginger
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 beaten egg
40 grms of potato starch
Cooking oil for frying
Directions
Deep fry them in the heated cooking oil , medium heat
Notes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Yield: 4 serving
Style: Asian
Spanokapita
I got this recipe from the restaurant i used to work
Ingredients
1 bunch of Spinach , boiled , chopped
250 grams of minced chicken , sautèed , seasoned with salt and pepper
1 packet of Filo pastry
Melted butter
Directions
- stack the filo pasrry into 4 sheets , brush each sheet with melted butter
- put the chicken mix in the corner of the filo pastry , cover it with the filo pastry by folding it into half , fold it into triangle shape
- brush the surface of the triangles and sprinkle with sesame seeds
- bake them for 20 minutes 180 degrees of celcius or until golden brown
Ready to served
Notes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours, 20 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Yield: 4 serving
Style: European, Greek
The fluffiest pancake in the world
I got the recipe from gordon ramsay , the best chef in the world
Ingredients
1/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup pancake mix
4 egg whites
1/2 lemon juice
Vanilla extract
Directions
- mix the other ingredients in a different bowl
- fold both mixture together, no overstirring as we need the air in the eggwhites to get the fluffy pancakes
-cook 1 laddle of the mixture on a frypan with a little butter
-flip it over , cook both sides until golden brown
-serve it with maple syrup and bacon or fresh fruit
Notes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Yield: 4 serving
Style: American
Pumpkin and bacon soup
I got this recipe from charlie trotter , he passed away , but he was a chef with michelin star
Ingredients
- 250 grms Fried bacon , diced
- 500 ml Cream or milk ( for the obese people , be careful with your cholesterol , you had better use skimmed milk , or you' ll be in danger )
- salt and pepper
- diced onion
- 1 litre water
Directions
- add the other ingredients
-you can add some more water or cream or milk, depends on what consistency you want for the soup
- bring it to boil until you can smell the delicious smoked bacon in your beautiful kitchen
- serve it with croutons or garlic bread
- you can sprinkle a little bit minced parsley on the top of the soup ( optional )
Notes
And it won' t make a hole in your pocket
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Number of Servings: 5
Yield:
Style: American, Mountain
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