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Apple Sauce

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Apple Sauce

for roast pork, 15 min, makes a bowl

Ingredients

bramley apples 500g
water 2 tbsp
sugar 1 tbsp
butter knob
lemon 1/2

Bramleys are the proper apple, they collapse to a fluffy purée. Eating apples work but stay firmer and sweeter, so use less sugar.
Made for roast pork.

Bowser's Big Bean Burrito

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Bowser's Big Bean Burrito

25 min, makes 6

Ingredients

Filling
black beans 2 tins
cooked rice 250g
onion 1
garlic 2 cloves
ground cumin 1 tsp
smoked paprika 1 tsp
chipotle paste 1 tbsp
tomato puree 1 tbsp
cheddar 150g
salt to taste

To assemble
flour tortillas 6
soured cream to serve
lime to serve

Use the flour tortilla recipe.
Any cooked rice works, plain or leftover. Pinto beans instead of black beans are just as good.

Breakfast Burritos

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Breakfast Burritos

Roll breakfast fillings into flour tortillas, wrap and freeze. No fixed recipe, pick whatever works from the list.

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

crispy bites, 30 min plus marinating, serves 4

Ingredients

diced chicken 600g

Coating
plain flour 150g
salt 1 tsp
smoked paprika 1 tsp
garlic powder 1 tsp
baking powder 1 tsp

To fry
oil for frying

Marinate first in the buttermilk chicken marinade.
Neutral oil to fry: sunflower, vegetable or rapeseed, not olive.

Buttermilk Pancakes

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Buttermilk Pancakes

fluffy, makes 10, 20 min

Ingredients

plain flour 220g
sugar 2 tbsp
baking powder 2 tsp
bicarbonate of soda 1/2 tsp
salt 1/2 tsp
buttermilk 400ml
eggs 2
melted butter 45g

The bicarb reacts with the buttermilk for lift, the baking powder adds extra. Don’t skip either.
A good use for the buttermilk from making butter.

Quick Mash

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Quick Mash

Microwave mash, no peeling or draining, 20 min, serves 4

Ingredients

potatoes 1kg, Maris Piper
butter 100g, cubed
salt to season

Maris Piper is the right call. Avoid waxy potatoes like Charlotte or new potatoes.
Loosen with a splash of hot water if it is too stiff. Milk is optional, butter is what matters.

Rice

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Rice

Dutch oven, 25 min, serves 4

Ingredients

Serves 4

long grain rice 300g
water 450ml
salt 1/2 tsp
butter knob

The ratio is the whole trick: 1.5 parts water to 1 part rice for basmati or long grain. Brown rice needs more water and longer.