Comfort Food Archives | National Dish https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/tag/comfort-food Recipes and Restaurant Reviews Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:29:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-National-Dish-Round-Logo-32x32.png Comfort Food Archives | National Dish https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/tag/comfort-food 32 32 Zimbabwean and African Oxtail Stew | National Dish Recipe https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/zimbabwean-african-oxtail-stew-recipe https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/zimbabwean-african-oxtail-stew-recipe#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:09:43 +0000 https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/?post_type=recipe&p=3505 Some people get a little weird about cooking with oxtail – which I sort of get, sort of (I’m being a little polite), but they wouldn’t have an issue with oxtail soup from a can, and it tastes way better when you make it fresh. …

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Oxtail Stew, especially when coming from Africa, is insane.

Some people get a little weird about cooking with oxtail – which I sort of get, sort of (I’m being a little polite), but they wouldn’t have an issue with oxtail soup from a can, and it tastes way better when you make it fresh.

Everyone knows, anything you cook low and slow, on the bone, is gonna be awesome, this African oxtail stew recipe is no different.

In terms of the country of origin for this oxtail stew recipe, I could have gone British, it’s very traditional. Oxtail is a fascinating ingredient, used all over the world and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular is a massive consumer and I love African cuisine, which is only going to get more popular, plus it has some spice, which = winner. I’ve tried a few and this one is from Zimbabwe.

I’ve said it’s really easy and it is. 30 mins prep and then let is sit in the oven for 3 hours. Before we get going, whack the oven on full and pop a cast iron casserole dish in there – do this first, put the kettle on too for beef stock.

Oxtail Stew Recipe
Oven is on and the casserole dish should be in there getting nice and hot - we'll roast of the oxtails for 20 minutes before adding the stew ingredients and then you can go to the pub for a couple of hours.
Servings4 people
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Ok, before we start chopping everything up, let's sort the oxtail out. The casserole dish should be in the oven and either getting very hot or already is. In this order, oil the oxtail and then season generously with Maldon Sea Salt and dust with the flour.
  2. Pull the hot casserole dish out of the oven and put on the hob, add a couple of tablespoons of oil and then add all the oxtail (or in batches). Put the lid on and place back into the oven for 20 minutes - no more though, lets not burn the oxtail. During this time you can prep the other ingredients - do the beef stock first. You can seal it on the hob too, but I found this way gives the Oxtail a better finish.
  3. Pull the casserole pot out of the oven and turn the heat down to 140 degrees. Remove the oxtail and put aside and place the casserole dish on hob, medium heat. The Oxtail should be gnarly leaving behind some tasty fat for the next step.
  4. Add all the onions and fry for 5 minutes and then add the garlic, chillies, green pepper, thyme, curry powder and tomato puree. Stir and fry for another few minutes, gently until soft. Then add all the beef stock and bayleaves.
  5. Give it a good stir and add the oxtail back in, push below the surface of the sauce (top up with water if you need to) and replace the lid. Place into the oven for 3 hours at 140 degrees. Check it hourly and prevent it drying out by adding more water.
  6. You'll then have a deep bath for the Oxtail, ready to go in the oven - you can then chill. Won't hurt to check it half way through, to make sure you haven't lost too much liquid.
  7. After three hours the meat should have been falling off the bones and you should have plenty of sauce - it serves wonderfully with white rice, but that's up to you - why not just grab a bowl and crusty bread?
  8. Thank you Zimbabwe, Africa

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]]> https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/zimbabwean-african-oxtail-stew-recipe/feed 0 Mamma P’s Jamaican Food | Fishponds Road, Bristol | Restaurant Review https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/jamaican-food-fishponds-bristol https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/jamaican-food-fishponds-bristol#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2019 12:16:16 +0000 https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/?p=3598 The fact that I am even reviewing Mamma P’s, especially as I found it after watching the rugger, full of beer and hungry, means it made an impression. People always talk about finding hidden gems, unassuming street food type places. Sadly these are a rarity …

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]]> The fact that I am even reviewing Mamma P’s, especially as I found it after watching the rugger, full of beer and hungry, means it made an impression.

People always talk about finding hidden gems, unassuming street food type places. Sadly these are a rarity in Britain, apart from those places that make it their business to ‘look’ that way. But I actually found one, on Fishponds Road in Bristol – nowhere near Clifton.

Keep an eye out to spot Mamma Ps sign if you want Jamaican Food in Fishponds, Bristol

It ticks the boxes:

  • Hidden – Fishponds is not trendy or fashionable and people don’t go out of their way to visit. Fishponds is a place where people live.
  • Unassuming – no wanky bollocks here, it is what is says it is and does what it says it does; and it does that superbly.
  • Streetfood – it serves the very heart of what you’d expect Jamaican food to be, it actually has ‘a jerk guy’, he’s the dude that makes the kick ass sauces.

Like I said, I was full of beer after watching the rugger and was heading back to play some post match Snooker and drink more beer. Obvs I needed to eat and obvs I was thinking Kebab, we all were. You don’t have to walk far to find a Kebab shop on Fishponds Road, so I thought don’t go into the first one you see, and then I found it, Mamma P’s Jamaican Food.

Rugby, Beer, Friends, Gambling and Jamaican Food = Heaven

I love spice, I love sweet heat and prefer rice and beans to flatbread (most of the time) ergo, love Caribbean Food (and Floribbean food actually). In there….alone, not caring about peer pressure, I didn’t need my mates, I felt I was about to find something great.

The chain, Turtle Bay is pretty good actually and I love West Indian food but I just knew that Mamma P’s was gonna be different.

Their menu is varied, from sit down to take away, I was doing a take away and went for a Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans, loaded with hot sauce. It’s insane, the rice and beans were fluffy and not stodgy, the Jerk was zingy and the chicken shredded, perfect. So much so I started throwing drunken compliments at them and demanded a selfie with Mamma P.

We were lining up and they shouted out for the Jerk Guy to join us, that’s what they said, this is the Jerk Guy – I love the Jerk guy. All the staff here are so friendly, it really is a cracker.

I wish I had more photos, I don’t, so go there and take your own – but you gotta go there – say hi to Jerk Guy for me, the Jerk Legend.

 

Atmosphere
Food
Drink
Staff
Value
Overall
Average

PRICE: £

Website: mamma-ps.co.uk

MENUS: Order online, but not great selection for some reason – take a look here

TELEPHONE: +44 (0) 117 239 6718

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]]> https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/jamaican-food-fishponds-bristol/feed 0 How do you make Vietnamese Pho? | National Dish of Vietnam https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/vietnamese-beef-pho https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/vietnamese-beef-pho#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2018 13:00:37 +0000 http://nationaldish.co.uk/?post_type=recipe&p=3126 There seems to be Vietnamese restaurants popping up all over the place – and for good reason, the food is the nuts. How do you make Vietnamese Pho (pronounced fur)? This is one National Dish we don’t mind posting, we did this as part of …

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Serve Vietnamese Pho will all the different elements ‘on the side’ and then build your bowl

There seems to be Vietnamese restaurants popping up all over the place – and for good reason, the food is the nuts. How do you make Vietnamese Pho (pronounced fur)?

This is one National Dish we don’t mind posting, we did this as part of a banquet, my good chum @fp_in_the_kitchen and I. I’ll focus on the Pho here though and post the other dishes separately.

Get ready for some good food from ‘The Nam‘, Cheltenham…that’s fucking terrible…

 

How do you make Vietnamese Pho? | National Dish of Vietnam
This is a single recipe that was part of an entire banquet - for 4-6. We’re focusing on Vietnamese Beef Phở Gỏi cuốn. The cooking times won't require you to be working non-stop - this is all about the prep. You need to prep ahead - OK?
Servings4-6 People
Prep Time30 Mins
Cook Time10 Hours
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Right, now the prep for this easy as hell, but after that there is a 10 hour wait - and it's worth it. If you want to make a real Vietnamese Pho, packed with flavour, you gotta do it this way. Nothing wrong with leaving it over night by the way, the longer the better.
  2. You're gonna need some beef bones, any decent butcher should be able to sort you out with these. My guy did good. Get the oven going, place the bone(s) into a roasting tray (only needs to be big enough to take it), chop up an onion or two and some lemongrass, oil it and pop in the oven for about 20 mins at 200.
  3. Whilst the beef bone is building up some colour, add some oil to a stock pot or saucepan on a medium high heat and then add the remaining white onion, garlic (hold a little back), two thirds of the chilli, ginger, coriander stalks and Chinese five spice - give a stir and let the onions soften before.
  4. Whip the beef bone out of the oven, it should be gnarly and brown, drop it (along with the onion and lemon grass) into the stock pot and then add enough beef stock to cover the bone. Add the fish sauce. Bring to the boil, turn it down to super super low simmer, lid on and leave it. For AT LEAST 10 HOURS.
  5. Whilst that's going on, use this time to marinate your sirloin steaks. In a dish that you can cover, add soy sauce, garlic and lime juice and drench the steaks in it - cover with cling film and refrigerate.
  6. Now you should have a deep broth which you'll add a load of goodies that we'll prep now. Everything will be separate, you and your guests will build their own. You'll need some Ramen or noodles bowls. Strain your stock and add it back to the pan. if you want it nice and clear, do it twice through clean muslin. Now keep it hot (do not boil).
  7. Ok, so we're gonna have some sirloin steak, some noodles, some mange tout, bean sprouts, spring onions, coriander leaves - you can totally go off piste here, char-grilled baby pak choy would be the nuts.
  8. To avoid running your ass off in the final moment, firstly prep the stuff that can be served cold, lay the table, put something down to take the hot stock pot - get everything ready, so as you cook and heat things up, you can just serve and sit with your guests and enjoy it. Just think it through for a mo - it's not hard - make life easy.
  9. The main event is the steak, for that you need a very hot pan (I prefer flat bottom not griddle - bring more of the meat into contact with the heat, resulting in more gnarlyness). Get some boiling water on for the mange tout, place a sieve over that and put the greens in, cover that with a lid. Only a few mins.
  10. Prep the noodles to time too. We're gonna cook this steak rare - hot pan, pop em in, season with some salt and LEAVE THEM THE HELL ALONE for a few mins. When you can't bear it any longer, lift and look for decent amount of charring and flip em. This will be for a 2 mins tops probably.
  11. On a piece of wood, whip the steaks out and slice them. Take to the table.
  12. Everything is done - build your bowl with noodles first, then stock (provide a ladle) and add what you want, finishing with a few strips of steak and sprinkle with sprint onions.

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]]> https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/vietnamese-beef-pho/feed 1 Sweet and Sour Chilli Mango Chicken | National Dish Recipe from South East Asia…maybe https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/sweet-and-sour-chilli-mango-chicken https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/sweet-and-sour-chilli-mango-chicken#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2017 14:05:11 +0000 http://nationaldish.co.uk/?post_type=recipe&p=2590 – we’re not 100% sure where this dish might originate. I accidentally made it up, but that’s not to say it doesn’t exist. So in actual fact this could be a South East Asian ‘influenced’ English dish – Changlo food! You saw it here first. …

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]]> Sweet and Sour Chicken and Mango with sesame seeds National Dish Recipe
The colour alone of Sweet and Sour Chicken with Mango is enough. All pictures copyright of nationaldish.co.uk

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland China Thailand – we’re not 100% sure where this dish might originate.

I accidentally made it up, but that’s not to say it doesn’t exist. So in actual fact this could be a South East Asian ‘influenced’ English dish – Changlo food! You saw it here first.

Anyway, I fancied sweet and sour chicken, but wanted to add lots of chilli and forgot to buy pineapple, so used some mango I had – hence…

It’s really good – I also knocked up a cheats Mushroom Chow Mein on the side.

Sweet and Sour Chilli Mango Chicken | National Dish Recipe from South East Asia
This recipe goes to show, that if you have some items in your fridge or pantry that don't quite fit the original recipe, you can make do and come up with something ace.
Servings2 People
Prep Time20 Minutes
Cook Time20 Minutes
Ingredients
Main bits
  • 2small skinless chickenbreasts, diced into large, as square as possible, bite sized chunks (big ones ok?)
  • 1/2 red peppercut the same size as the onion
  • 1large white onioncut in to 1 inch square pieces, look at the pic
Sauce
Marinade
Mushroom Chow Mein
Instructions
  1. First thing is to marinate the chicken. To do that, in a bowl add the diced chicken, soy, garlic powder and Chinese five spice - leave that whilst you do the rest - not long really.
  2. Chop everything up and get it ready - you want decent chunks. If you're doing a side, I did a cheats Mushroom Chow Mein, chop that stuff up too.
  3. In a hot wok, add a tiny dash of oil and seal the chicken on each side, don't cook it all the way through. When done, drain off any of the sauce you haven't cooked off and put the chicken aside and wipe clean the wok.
  4. Whilst you were doing that, in a separate non-stick pan, roast off the sesame seeds. Don't burn them, just add a little golden colour and then remove from the pan and set aside in a cold bowl.
  5. Back on the heat, add a little oil and add the onion, garlic, chopped coriander stalks, two thirds of the chilli and the salt. Gently fry until the onion starts to clarify (not completely though) - try to avoid any charring, you almost want things looking raw.
  6. Next add the chicken back in along with the red pepper, paprika, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, sugar and half the sesame seeds - heat and stir for a minute. Then pour in all of the mango juice (oh yeah) - bring to the boil and sprinkle the corn flour avoiding lumpage - stir. If you feel that a little more sauce is required, carefully add some water - it will reduce and thicken moving forward.
  7. After 10-15 minutes, you should be pretty much done, throw in the diced mango and gently stir in to the sauce, it's ready when the mango is hot.
  8. You can do the chow mein real quick. Fry off the mushrooms with the garlic and a good glug of dark soy sauce. After a few minutes add the noodles and toss and mix everything until it's a lovely soy sauce colour and hot.
  9. Serve it up in to something that you can keep it warm in.
  10. The chicken will now be ready. Serve it in a bowl and sprinkle with the remaining raw chilli, sesame seeds and coriander leaves.
  11. Thank you South East Asia stroke England...maybe... United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland China Thailand

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]]> https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/sweet-and-sour-chilli-mango-chicken/feed 0 Roasted flap of Lamb with rosemary and garlic | National Dish Recipe of a boned rolled shoulder of lamb https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/roasted-flap-of-lamb https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/roasted-flap-of-lamb#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2017 19:20:02 +0000 http://nationaldish.co.uk/?post_type=recipe&p=2559 Roasted flap of lamb doesn’t sound particularly appetising, but it is stunning. A shoulder of lamb is a fine cut, but when you buy it de-boned and rolled, it looks gross and would fool anyone in to thinking it’s a shit cut….wrong. Cooking it in …

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It might have a gross sounding name, but just look at it – Roasted Flap of Lamb
Photograph: Wayne Morgan – nationaldish.co.uk © 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Roasted flap of lamb doesn’t sound particularly appetising, but it is stunning. A shoulder of lamb is a fine cut, but when you buy it de-boned and rolled, it looks gross and would fool anyone in to thinking it’s a shit cut….wrong.

Cooking it in it’s rolled state is fine, but unroll it, turning it in to a flap and when you slow cook it, good things happen.

My baby bro loves this and asked me for the recipe, here it is buddy…

Roasted flap of Lamb with rosemary and garlic | National Dish Recipe of a boned rolled shoulder of lamb
This is super simple, but you need to be patient and cook it low and slow. The upside, you can spend more time on your PlayStation whilst it cooks - or if your partner is around, play with them instead. Whack the oven on 140 degrees - yup, loooooowwwwwww.
Servings4 people
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 1/2 hours
Passive Time3 hours
Ingredients
  • 1rolled shoulder of British lambunwrap it, cut the strings and unroll the lamb in to a flap
  • 1good glug rape seed oilget the good stuff, Cotswold Gold
  • 1massive pinch sea salt flakesMaldon and you know it
  • 8sprigs rosemarygot this from my garden, everyone needs a Rosemary bush
  • 1bulb of garliccut in half around the equator
  • 1pinch ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Grab a roasting tin and lob yer flap in.
  2. Get the oil and sprinkle liberally over the lamb, rub it all over.
  3. Grab a generous pinch of salt and throw it all over, rub it on both side.
  4. Get four of the eight sprigs of Rosemary and cover them in oil too and throw on top of the lamb
  5. Add garlic, sprinkle with a little oil - don't worry about the salt.
  6. Put it in the oven (140 degrees for a fan), it'll be in there for 3 and half hours - set a timer to enable you to check it every hour or so, just to check it's OK and nothing is catching.
  7. When done, remove the cooked rosemary and add the other 4 sprigs. Cover with tin foil and leave it for about 20 minutes to rest - it doesn't need to rest that much.
  8. Grab a nice wooden board and slice it up in to steak sized chunks, serve straight away.
  9. Thank you Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Recipe Notes

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]]> https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/roasted-flap-of-lamb/feed 2 How do you make a New England, USA Mixed Fish Chowder? | What is the national dish of New England, United States? https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/new-england-mixed-fish-chowder-national-dish-new-england-united-states https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/new-england-mixed-fish-chowder-national-dish-new-england-united-states#respond Sat, 12 Aug 2017 22:12:34 +0000 http://nationaldish.co.uk/?post_type=recipe&p=2136 You know how some things have names that sound exactly like they are? Well, a chowder is one of those things and what a wonderful thing it is. So much more than a soup and not a blitzer in sight. This chowder is based on …

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So much more than a soup New England Seafood Chowder
Photograph: Wayne Morgan – nationaldish.co.uk © 2017
United States of America

You know how some things have names that sound exactly like they are? Well, a chowder is one of those things and what a wonderful thing it is. So much more than a soup and not a blitzer in sight. This chowder is based on the New England recipe, but rather than just clams I’ve lobbed in loads more goodies.

New England Mixed Seafood Chowder | We got cockles, mussels, smoked haddock, prawns, scallops oh yah
You can add whatever seafood you like to this, I grabbed what I had, it's your preference, the shellfish shells do look good for presentation though. To help, I've added my ingredients below - I was very specific, which helps you manage the cost too.
Servings2 people
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Grab a soup pot, a small saucepan, small frying pan, garlic crusher and put the kettle on for the stock. Chop the onion, bacon and have the shellfish to hand. The early stages all happen quite quickly, after which you can chill out.
  2. Put the small saucepan on a high heat and have the white wine and live shellfish to hand - they should all close when you give them a shake, any that stay open, throw away.
  3. Whilst the pan is heating up make the stock in a good sized measuring jug and have a strainer on hand.
  4. When hot throw in the shellfish and then immediately the wine (in that order), it should generate lots of steam - cover and let it steam for no more than one minute, give it a couple of shakes. Then remove the lid and strain directly over the stock pot, capturing the liquor with the stock. They can sit there for a little while - they should all be open, throw away those that are closed.
  5. Put the soup pot on a medium high heat with a little oil and cook the bacon until browned, releasing the fat, remove and set aside. Add the onion to the pot with the cayenne, a pinch of sea salt flakes, crush the garlic and stir. Gently cook the onions until soft and translucent. Get the other ingredients ready in the meantime.
  6. This is what I meant with the corn by the way.
  7. Take your now slightly under cooked shell fish and remove most of the meat from the shells, leaving a few intact. Put the small frying pan on a high heat and get it really hot and add a little oil - have your sliced, dry scallops to hand and when almost smoking, add them all, so each slice touches the bottom of the pan. All we want he is fast colour, at which point, remove them from the heat (a minute is probably to long, don't move them much either) and set aside. You don't have to do this, but it gives you nicer bites of scallop rather than floppy shellfish.
  8. Onions should be done, move to the side in the pan and add the flour with a little oil or butter, cook it off so you have a bit of a roux and mix through the onions. Add the corn and whack up the heat.
  9. Add the stock/shellfish liquor, potatoes and bring to the boil and turn down to a good simmer, cook until the potatoes are just under cooked. Now add all the milk and tomatoes and bring to the boil and turn straight back down to simmer - add the haddock.
  10. This is now the final 5 minutes. Firstly, if you haven't already, taste your sauce and carefully season with salt and ground pepper - then add ALL of the remaining seafood (inc the shellfish you cooked at the start) and the bacon.
  11. Stir it all gently and add the single cream, again, gently stir. Taste it, season only if needed and you should have a creamy consistency - too runny and you didn't reduce your stock enough - but, you should be just fine. All you want to do here is get everything hot, don't cook it any more than you have to.
  12. Serve it up (pasta bowls are good for this), with the shells on top, covered in the parsley, maybe a grind of black pepper and if you must, chunks of sour dough bread and the rest of the Muscadet sat right next to it.
  13. Thank you New England, USA United States of America

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]]> https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/new-england-mixed-fish-chowder-national-dish-new-england-united-states/feed 0 Chinese Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice | 鸡炒饭 | What is the national dish of China? https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/chinese-chicken-fried-cauliflower-rice-%e9%b8%a1%e7%82%92%e9%a5%ad-what-is-the-national-dish-of-china https://www.nationaldish.co.uk/recipe/chinese-chicken-fried-cauliflower-rice-%e9%b8%a1%e7%82%92%e9%a5%ad-what-is-the-national-dish-of-china#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2017 13:29:13 +0000 http://nationaldish.co.uk/?post_type=recipe&p=1309 When you think of fried rice you think of China. There are dump loads of variations and that’s before you even get to ‘special fried rice’ on the take away menu. This uses cauliflower rice instead of the complex starchy carb, rocket fuel, real rice …

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Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice | What is the national dish of china?
Chicken Fried Rice, try it with cauliflower instead of all at that carb
China

When you think of fried rice you think of China. There are dump loads of variations and that’s before you even get to ‘special fried rice’ on the take away menu. This uses cauliflower rice instead of the complex starchy carb, rocket fuel, real rice version, much healthier for our rich western diets – and just as nice, no, nicer.

Firstly, you’ll need to sort the cauliflower rice, here’s the recipe, do the 3 minute version – see you back here soon.

鸡炒饭 | Chinese Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice
Just to really overload you with fresh healthy veggies, I even lobbed in some broccoli - your mother will lose her shit when she learns about how healthy you've been eating, she spent years trying to force this down your throat, finally, she's getting somewhere and it even tastes good.
Servings2 people
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Firstly, you should have sorted out the cauliflower rice to the three minute recipe, you'll finish it off here.
  2. In a pan, preferably a wok, heat the oil over a medium high heat and fry off the white onion, celery and carrot for a couple of minutes. the add the chicken,
  3. Mix and cook for a few minutes, adding colour to everything.
  4. Add all the peppers and coriander stalks and mix in, By now you should have loads of colour - cook that off for a couple of minutes.
  5. Add the broccoli and mix that in and then leave to simmer, stirring from time to time for 10 minutes, don't let it catch. If it dries out, add a little water just to keep it loose.
  6. Add all the cauliflower rice and mix,
  7. Next. move everything to the side, hold the pan up slightly and pour in the beaten egg.
  8. Scramble the egg over the heat before you mix through.
  9. Give it a taste and season very carefully with salt, don't forget you've use soy, so this is just to balance it up if you think you need it, but very likely, not.
  10. On a serving plate, build a pile and garnish with the coriander leaves and spring onions.
  11. Thank you China China

    谢谢

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Mexico

The original carb heavy dish originated in Mexico, but was cooked for Americans, who had visited a restaurant just across the border. The restaurant was closing and had few ingredients, so they made a nacho, cheese and jalapeño snack and the rest is history.

This version, with cauliflower, adds a few more flavours, is equally as social, tasty as hell and way healthier.

Coliflor Nacho Montaña | Mexican Cauliflower Nacho Mountain
You'll need guacamole, salsa and all that, you can buy it, but it's so much easier to make it and it tastes better. But if you must, don't beat yourself up, it'll do. Another thing to bear in mind, the
Servings4 people
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Ingredients
For the cauliflower nachos
Salsa
Guacamole
To dress it
Instructions
Prepping the cauliflower
  1. Put the oven on 220. Whilst that is heating up, in a mixing bowl add all the cauliflower and oil and coat, then add all the spices and toss it around, gently, you just want to coat it, not mash it.
  2. Get a serving platter or even baking tray (you'll serve it in this, so choose well and make it ovenproof, obvs) and spread the spiced cauliflower over it, not too crowded and bake in the oven for 10 minutes, until it starts to take on some charring - give it a little toss half way through. When done, remove and set aside - keep the oven on.
Make the salsa
  1. In bowl, add the chopped tomatoes, red onion, garlic, chilli, coriander stalks and the olive oil and mix - carefully season with salt to your liking - set aside. See how easy that is?
Make the Guacamole
  1. On a chopping board, place your de-stoned avocado halves and drizzle with the olive oil. Get a potato masher and mash. If you like it chunky then make it chunky, if you like it smooth...you get the picture.
  2. When happy, carefully season with salt and mix in the chilli. Leave aside.
Finally
  1. Arrange a layer of cauliflower on the serving platter, throw on a layer of cheese, dollop some teaspoons of salsa and sprinkle jalapeños. Add another layer of cauliflower on top and repeat until you've used it all up - try to pile it slightly, but you don't have to.
  2. When ready, put back in the oven until the cheese has melted and is starting to take colour, don't burn it.
  3. Remove from the oven and add teaspoon sized (or larger if you prefer) dollops of guacamole and sour cream - all over it. When you've run out, sprinkle another load of jalapeños and the coriander leaves (coriander leaves optional).
  4. Serve it up, give everyone a gluten free beer, a fork and tuck in - in that order.
  5. Thank you Mexico Mexico

    Gracias

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Ghanaian Jollof cauliflower rice with crayfish tails
Photograph: Wayne Morgan – nationaldish.co.uk © 2017
Ghana

Jollof Rice is a dish that features in may West African countries, Ghana being one of the foremost.

The beautiful red colour that this dish carries is all down to the palm oil, the oil of choice for the region.

It is often cooked with various meat, such as chicken and/or beer, this version contains crayfish tails and cauliflower rice. That makes this a side dish version, in this case, served with Nigerian Lamb Suya.

Jollof Shinkafa | Ghanaian Jollof cauliflower rice with crayfish tails
Take a look at the cauliflower rice recipe first, cook it for three minutes and then come back here - you'll be gone 5 minutes.

If you were to cook Jollof Rice with actual rice, you would follow the same method here but use more liquid as the rice would absorb it. In this case, we still use a good volume of liquid but let it reduce and concentrate to build the flavour and then mix the rice through it and logically thinking, this version should have a deeper flavour and it's totally healthier.

Servings2 people
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Ingredients
For the cauliflower rice
  • 1medium cauliflowergrated in to a microwaveable bowl mixed with a handful of finely chopped coriander stalks
  • 1bunch fresh corianderstalks finely chopped and added to cauliflower rice and leaves roughly chopped for garnish
For the sauce
All the spices (for the sauce)
Instructions
  1. Heat a chef's pan or wok over a medium heat and add all the Palm Oil, don't let it burn. Once it's hot enough, add the onion and enjoy the colour transformation, this should get you in the mood.
  2. When the onion has softened add all the spices and stir. Next add the tomato puree, stir and then add the tinned chopped tomatoes - stir, you should then have a good base.
  3. Pour in 200ml of the fish stock and you'll have a rather wet mixture. You need to make 500ml (or the maximum that the stock cube states, unless you make it yourself) but only use 200ml of it for the two people portion - you don't want it over concentrated. If you were cooking rice you would use more as the rice would absorb the stock, not so when using cauliflower, and do not worry about loss of flavour, we're about to go to town on flavour.
  4. Leave this mixture to simmer and reduce, halfway through (see pic) add the red peppers and okra and then reduce further until you get a wet paste - this process will concentrate the flavour. Now is the time to taste and season with salt, carefully!
  5. When happy, add your cauliflower rice, which should have been pre-made and cooked for 3 minutes, stir and then add the crayfish.
  6. From here, it's just a case of mixing everything together and heating it through - a few mins tops.
  7. Grab a warm serving plate, big pile in the middle and garnish with roughly chopped coriander leaves. If you can get it, serve with Hot Shito Sauce.
  8. Thank you Ghana Ghana


    Na gode

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Mexican ribeye beef Fajitas – that’s right RIB EYE steak
Photograph: Wayne Morgan – nationaldish.co.uk © 2017

Mexico United States of America

Fajitas isn’t necessarily the national dish of Mexico, but if you were to ask a group of people, it’d come up for sure.

This quick, easy and flavour packed recipe uses Beef Rib-eye as the main ingredient, and for good reason.

Fajitas | Mexican Beef Ribeye Fajitas with all the treats
This version isn't gluten free or low carb, you could replace the flour tortillas here with corn tortillas, which probably makes the dish more authentic as well as gluten free. Even better, drop the tortillas altogether and use a crispy lettuce leaf, like Romaine/Cos or Little Gem. So don't email me complaining that I've tagged it as GF and Low Carb - only you can make that choice. Me? I had a moment of weakness.
Servings2 people
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Ingredients
It's a Rib-eye, treat it with respect, here's what you need
For the base
Fresh tomato salsa
Fresh guacamole
  • 1large avocadogive it a gentle prod, you need a soft one
  • 1small fresh red chillifinely chopped and de-seeded
  • 1pinch sea salt flakes
  • 1/2fresh limethis is the other half of the one in the base
  • 1pinch garlicuse some of the stuff you chopped earlier
Fresh sour cream
Grate some mature cheddar
It's a wrap
Instructions
Rib-eye Marinade
  1. There are lots of little dishes in this recipe, but they are so quick and simple, you can do it whilst the main event cooks. But first, let's get the rib-eye marinating.
  2. In a bowl, throw all the marinade ingredients. Slice the rib-eye into bite sized strips and add to the bowl.
  3. Get your clean hands in there and coat all the meat. Set aside. You can marinate overnight in the fridge if you like, but for now, 10 to 15 minutes also works.
For the base
  1. Place a pan on a medium high heat, add a splash of olive oil. When hot, add the onions and a pinch of salt - cook until soft. Then add the coriander stalks, chilli, garlic and peppers and cook for a couple of minutes.
  2. Turn the heat down and add all the spices, stir and make sure everything get coated in the spice mix. Then add all the rib-eye, stir it all again. It will now stay on a low heat, slowly cooking - stir it from time to time, don't let it catch.
Tomato salsa
  1. Whilst you have the fajita mix on the hob you do the sides. Chop the tomatoes and add to the bowl you'll serve it in along with the red onion, garlic, salt, chilli and olive oil. Give it a stir with a teaspoon - done!
Guacamole
  1. Half the avo's and remove the stone. With a tablespoon, scoop out the avo from the skin and put into a mixing bowl (or straight on to a chopping board - the pic shows a bowl, but using a chopping board is easier).
  2. Add the chilli and salt and mash it with a fork, if using a chopping board get a potato masher and go at it with that. Once you have a slightly chunky mixture, transfer to a serving bowl. Add a little olive oil and squeeze of fresh lime and mix it all up - done!
Sour cream
  1. Get a serving bowl, pour in the cream. Get the olive oil (extra virgin remember) bottle, put your thumb over the top and sprinkle over the cream in lines - then from a height, sprinkle the sea salt flakes - done!
For the wraps
  1. If using tortillas, flour or corn, follow the instructions. If using lettuce leaves, remove them, wash them and pat them dry, gently, with kitchen towel - done!
Serve it up
  1. The main mix will now be ready, from here on in, your work is done, your guests do the rest. Not forgetting the coriander leaves and cheddar cheese, put it all within arms reach.
  2. Build your own Fajita!
  3. Thank you Mexico (and America actually) Mexico United States of America


    Gracias (and thank you)

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