Ingredients :
1 1/4 litre vegetable stock or water
1/2 cup cabbage very finely chopped
1/2 cup carrot very finely chopped
1 spring onion with greens, very finely chopped
1 tbsp. fresh ginger very finely chopped
1 clove garlic very finely chopped
1 tbsp. fresh lemongrass shoots very finely chopped
1 green chilli very finely chopped
1 tsp. soya sauce
1 tsp. brown vinegar
1 tbsp. cornflour
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp. oil
Method :
Dissolve cornflour in 1 cup cooled stock, keep aside.Heat oil in a saucepan, add ginger, chilli, garlic, lemongrass.Add all chopped veggies, stir fry for 2 minutes on high flame.Add hot stock or water, bring back to a boil.Add dissolved cornflour, sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper to taste.Serve hot and fresh with light garlic buttered rolls or breads.
Making time: 20 minutes
Makes: 5 servings
Posted by Vipul
October 23, 2008
Ingredients :
2 medium-sized onions
2 large carrots
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
(jarred garlic is fine)1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tablespoon butter
8 oz. chicken broth
(or substitute vegetable broth to make this vegetarian)water
1 bouillon cube
3 cans black beans
3 bay leaves
1 dried whole chipotle chile
(not canned!)1 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon chile de arbol
1/4 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
salt
Method :Put the olive oil & butter into a large soup pan over medium to
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Posted by Vipul
October 18, 2008
Ingredients :500g strawberries
1 small Vanilla pod
450ml apple/cranberry juice
1-2 tablespoons clear honey or to taste
mint sprigs to serve
Method :Hull the strawberries and roughly chop the berries.Cut the vanilla pod
in half length ways and scrape out the seeds with the tip of the knife
Put the strawberries and vanilla seeds and pod into a bowl.add 150ml
of juice,cover and leave to stand for an hour for the flavours to
infuse.
Remove and discard the vanilla pod.Put the strawberries ,marinad...
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