Mushrooms Wraps

Mushrooms mmmmm....., I love mushrooms cooked, grilled, braai or just plain raw.

Here's one recipe I know many of you will enjoy especially if you enjoy them.

1 Punnet large brown mushrooms (Portabella)
Garlic Butter
Mozarella
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Streaky bacon
Skewers (soaked in hot water)

Put in about a teaspoon of the garlic butter and a piece of your cheese in each mushroom, add your black pepper and a little salt.
Then, take a piece of the bacon and neatly wrap around the mushroom, putting them in the skewer as
you go.

You can throw them onto the grill on into your oven. Remove once the bacon changes into a golden crisp colour.

Fish Braai

Fresh, simple and bloody delicious.

What I love about this recipe is the smoky flavour the wood fire and ingredients give the fish....

Get your wood fire started...

1 Large filleted or butterflied hake, or you can use the I&J hake fillets (Defrosted)
Sprinkle Robertsons Fish Spice on to the hake before you get your ingredients for the toppings together.

For your toppings:

1 chopped tomato (Large) or 2 medium
1 chopped onion (Medium) or 1/2 large
1 chopped bell pepper
1T of crushed chilli/chilli flakes
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1T Crushed Garlic
1T Fish Sauce
1T Lemon juice
2T Oil
1t dried parsley

Place your hake on a large peice of heavy foil, large enough to make a parcel. Ladel the toppings covering the hake pieces in full. Wrap up the fish making a parcel and sealing all the ends.
Throw this on your braai.

Braai for at least 40 minutes without turning.

Oven Grilled Lemon Pork Chops

There's nothing better than scrumptious pork chops with caramalized onion mash on the side.
Its a perfect combination, I must add.

Let's begin by marinating the porkies :

4 Pork Chops
1 - lemon rind and juice
Hot Whole Mustard - 1 T
Salt and peper
Pepperdew  - 1t
Honey - 1T
Brown Sugar - 1t
Oil - 2T
Rosemary - 1/2 t
Breadcrumbs
1 egg

Mix all the ingredients togethers and rub onto your chops. Leave to marinate in the fridge for at least an hour.

In the meantime, boil up some potatoes for your mash. When nearly ready, add 1/2 cup of water to 1/2 cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Let this reduce down until transparent.
Mush up your potatoes, add a little salt and pepper to taste and throw in your reduced caramalised onion.

Lets get those chops grilled...

Beat you egg on place on one plate and have ready your breadcrumbs in another.

Dip both sides of chops on egg and then breadcrumbs and place on a greased baking tray.

Bake/grill for about 20 minutes on medium heat, flip and bake for another 20.

Absolutely devine!!!

Mince Kebabs

Who doesn't love kebabs?....

If you dont like it....you really dont know what you are missing.

Shop bought kebabs is never good enough, its either too spicy or tasteless....so, I make my own...always!

Here's a recipe of mine, everyone will enjoy:

Ingredients

500g - Ground Mince (Beef/Lamb/Chicken)
1T - vegetable oil
1/2 t - Ground Cumin
1/4 - Onion, finely chopped
1 T - crushed garlic
1/2 t - crushed ginger
1/4 t - tumeric powder
1t - crushed chilli
1 t - freshly chopped coriander
1t  - cayenne pepper
1t - garam masala
Freshly ground pepper
Sea Salt

Miss all your ingredients properly in a bowl and form into little balls. If you like a little more spice in your food, add in 1 teaspoon of chilli powder. Fry the meatballs/kebabs in 2 Tablespoons of oil, on medium heat until golden brown on all sides.

Once done, you can have them with some dipping sauce, perfect for a game night.

I usually add them into a tomato chutney:

1 tin - tomatoes and onion mix
1 fresh chilli
curry leaf
1/2 t - sugar
salt
1/2 t - cumin seeds
1t - crushed garlic
1t - chilli powder

Using the same oil after frying your kebabs, add your cumin seeds, tomato and onion mix, chilli and curry leaf. Let this cook for about 10 minutes. Add your chilli powder and alow to cook further. Add in your sugar, garlic and salt and let it simmer. You can now add in your meatballs. Leave on the heat on low for a further 10 minutes allowing all those flavours from the chutneys get into the kebabs.

Serve with rice or Roti.

Baked Haddock

This recipe is super yum, especially if you enjoy fish.

You can use hake and kingklip as well. It brings out such a unique flavour to the fish.

It easy to make and done in 30 minutes.

Here is what you will need:

Olive oil - 1T
Course Salt - 1/4 t
Oyster Sauce - 1t
Soy Sauce - 1t
Chilli flakes - 1/2 t
Dry White Wine - 2 T
Butter - 2T
Garlic
Origanum - 1t
Lemon Pepper - 1/2 t

Add all your ingredients to an ovenproof dish, including your fish of choice. Bake for 30 minutes at 180 degree celcius.

Serve with baby potatoes or fries and a drizzle of lemon juice.

Perfect Lamb Roast

This is an easy recipe for those days you really don't want to stand in your kitchen for hours.

I'm no health freak, and the only veg I eat is cooked or baked. For this roast, I usually cut up some butternut, bell peppers and baby marrow of which I add to my baking tray.

This is what you will need for the roast:

Lamb pieces
Olive Oil - 1T
Sea Salt - 1t
Lemon Pepper - half t
Crushed garlic - 1T
Rosemary - 1t
Freshly ground pepper

Simply add you ingredients onto your roasting tray and place your lamb on top. Add your veg if you are having any and cover with foil.

Roast for about 1 hour, at 150 degrees celcius, turning the meat and veg occasionally.

Serve with mint sauce or any gravy you enjoy!

Leftover Chicken Bake

In my house, I often have a large piece of roast chicken leftover. Instead of throwing it out, I created a yum recipe as a whole new meal for another day.

The great thing about this one, is that you dont have to do much work and its ready in 20 minutes...just the way I like it!!!


This is what you will need:

Olive Oil - 1T
Tomato and Onion Mix - 1 Tin
Sea Salt - 1 pinch
Freshly ground pepper
Origanum - 1t
Sweet Basil - half t
Crushed Chilli - half t
Lemon Juice from half a lemon or 1T of shop bought juice
Crushed Garlic - 1t
Leftover chicken frayed in small pieces


Lets cook...or shall I say bake....

Add all your ingredients into a shallow oven proof dish, including your chicken pieces and place into your preheated oven of 180 degrees celcius for about 20 minutes.

That's it! Literally a 5 minute prep time. Add your bake to a wrap, tortilla or you can make delicious enchiladas.

Simple, easy and fresh!