Magic Meat Basic Recipe What you need: Ingredients: 1 x cup/glass porridge oats 1 x cup/glass mince 1 x cup/glass Vital Wheat Gluten (VWG from now on) 1 x cup mushroom stock (actually you can use whatever stock you want, just make sure you use the same throughout) The key principle is therefore to stick…
Author: Big Ant
Magic Meat
Over the last two years we have been eating a lot less meat, in fact about 99% less. This has been driven by disconnected things – we were loitering with intent on a Greek Island in May 2015, and I managed to drop at least a belt size in trousers just by eating a plant-based…
The Secret of a Quick and Simple Curry
The secret of curry is all about getting the basics right. You need to cook whole spices first to release their essential oils, then ground spices, add fish, meat or vegetables, then stock, then simmer, then eat. Eats well with long grain or Basmati rice, or even tortilla wraps. What you need: Whole spices: Cumin…
Mushrooms in Miso Soup with Noodles and Broccoli (quick and simple Umami comfort food)
What you need: Head of broccoli Portobello mushrooms, one per person Chinese egg noodles Miso soup Soy sauce (low salt) Sea salt Small saucepan for the mushrooms Saucepan for noodles Sieve Wok What you do: Wash the broccoli and divide into stems Peel the mushrooms, if they have thick stalks, remove them Slice the mushrooms…
Autumn Portobello Mushroom Bake
What you need: One Portobello mushroom per person Our own fabulous, healthy home-made tomato sauce Extra red peppers Parsley (flat leaf or other, up to you) Bread crumbs Parmesan cheese – grated Preheated oven to 200C Casserole or other ovenproof dish What you do: Wash the mushrooms – carefully take out the stalk if you…
Summer Smoked Mackerel Salad
What you need: Two or three fillets of cooked smoked mackerel (grill them) Sweet tomatoes – washed Handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley – washed Pickled gherkins or cornichons Two large spring onions, washed and chopped finely Balsamic vinegar Olive oil Arty serving bowl What you do: Chop the tomatoes into quarters Slice the gherkins Roughly…
Asparagus with Parmesan Cheese and New Potatoes
What you need: Good handful of asparagus – work on at least 12 spears per person for a man meal New potatoes (or earlies) peeled, cooked (about 10-15 minutes in boiling water) and sliced Grated Parmesan cheese (try to buy a block and grate it each time rather than the plastic bags of pre-grated, over-priced,…
Bulgur Wheat Stuffed Sweet Pepper Salad
What you need: Half a dozen or so small sweet peppers, washed, tops cut off and seeds carefully removed Sweet tomatoes, washed, Fresh rocket, about a handful, washed Bulgur wheat – about a cup full, uncooked Hot chicken stock – about a pint Halloumi Olive oil – preferably Greek Balsamic vinegar – the best you…
Lazy Baked Spicy One Pot Mince and Chickpea Stew
What you need: Cooked chickpeas Beef mince for two Five big tomatoes, sliced into quarters, reserve all the liquid Whole garlic bulb – sliced in half across the middle Olive oil Onions – chopped Green and red peppers – chopped Mushrooms – sliced Chilli flakes Runny honey Sea salt Black pepper Tomato paste – one…
Chinese Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup
What you need: 1 tablespoon olive oil Small handful of chopped chicken 1 clove garlic, finely chopped Thumb of ginger, finely chopped 1 tbsp cornflour 600ml hot chicken stock Sweetcorn (canned is fine) 1 egg – beaten Shredded Spring onions Light Soy sauce (low salt) Saucepan or wok What you do: Heat the oil in…
Groovy Green Pasta with Parmesan
What you need: 1 large leek – chunked 6 peeled garlic cloves 2 big handfuls of dark curly kale or savoy cabbage (make sure you chop out the stalk) 100ml olive oil 500g dried pasta – we use Penne Grated Parmesan – plus extra for serving Sea salt Black pepper Large saucepan, slotted spoon, blitzer….
Nivik (Persian chickpeas)
An Iranian/Persian dish, and one of our favourites. Incredibly quick easy, filling and good for you, too. We use beetroot leaves in this version for a change. They are very good for lowering blood pressure. What you need: Enough cooked chick peas for two Big, BIG handful of spinach, either baby stuff from the supermarket,…
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