Roast Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4-5 pieces of chicken (skin removed) 
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tspn salt
• Dash or two black pepper 
• 1 tablespoon of cooking oil 
• Water
• Home made french fries 

Add the oil to the chicken into a heavy pot over medium to high heat and fry for about 5 minutes turning the chicken to cook all sides.
Add the tomato paste to the chicken and saute for one minute.
Add salt, pepper and enough water to cover the chicken.
Bring the combination to a boil.
Let simmer over medium to low heat until the chicken is cooked and the water is reduced to thick sauce.

Scope your chicken to a serving plate add the cooked fries to the chicken sauce and mix over medium to high heat for few minutes or until the fries are coated with the sauce. Add more water if needed.

Pour the fries and sauce over the chicken and serve with white rice.

Crème Caramel

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 ½ cups cream
• 2 ½ cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 eggs
• 6 egg yolks

Heat ¾ cup sugar in a heavy mold or pot until the sugar starts to dissolve and turn golden. Swirl pot over heat until caramel changes to desired color. Remove from heat and plunge bottom of mold into cold water for a few seconds, keep on swirling the caramel on the side of the mold until it cools.
Preheat oven to 325.
Beat the remaining sugar with the eggs & egg yolks; continue beating until the mixture is light and frothy. Gradually add the milk, cream and vanilla extract, beating continually.
Strain the mixture into the prepared mold.
Put the mold into a pan and pour boiling water into the pan to come halfway up the mold.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until custard is firm.
Refrigerate after it cools down.
To unmold run a sharp knife around the edge for the custard
Put the serving dish over the mold and quickly turn upside down
Pour the remaining caramel around the custard.

White Beans Stew

This dish is good for those cold winter nights and can be eaten with rice or crusty bread

• 1 ½ cup dried white beans (soaked in water for at least 4 hrs)
• 1 large onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 juice of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon salt

Heat the oil in a pot, add the chopped onion and garlic, sauté for 5 minutes or until tender and transparent. Add tomato paste and sauté for 2 minutes. Add lemon and salt.

Add the soaked white beans and enough water to a level 2 inches above the beans.

Bring to a boil, then turn heat down and let simmer. Add more water if necessary until the beans are tender and the gravy thickens.

Green Beans Stew with Meat

This healthy comfort dish can be cooked up to 2 days ahead and reheated over low heat. This can be served with rice.

• 1 lb stewing meat chunks (Beef or Lamb)
• 2 lb Green Beans cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 tablespoon corn oil
• 2 tablspoon tomato paste
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 2 litre chicken stock – or water

In a large pot heat the oil, add the meat, sauté for a few minutes on each side.

 

Add the tomato paste and garlic, sauté for 2 minutes to release its aroma, add enough chicken stock to cover half the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let simmer for 1 hr. Add the cut beans, salt & pepper and add more stock or water. Let simmer until the beans and meat are tender and the sauce is reduced.

The finished dish should have little sauce.

Thanksgiving Turkey Leftover Casserole Bake

Turn your Thanksgiving turkey feast leftovers into a delicious dish

• 1 ½ cups Left over Turkey meat (white and dark) cut into pieces
• 1 ½ cups Mashed potatoes
• 1 cup Leftover vegetables side dishes
• 1 ½ cups Leftover stuffing
• ½ cup Leftover gravy

In a deep oven proof dish start with ½ cup layer of mashed potatoes, followed by a layer of stuffing, turkey and vegetables.

Pour the gravy evenly on top and finish with the rest of the mashed potatoes.

Preheat oven to 350 and bake until potatoes are golden.

This can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Meatball Stew

A favorite dish of many. This stew combines delicious meatballs with chunks of potato in a succulent rich sauce.






The meatballs can be made ahead of time and freeze for up to 6 months and used when needed

Serve with white rice.

Meatballs:

• 3 cups minced beef
• ¼ cup bread crumbs
• 1 tspn Salt
• 1 tspn spices
• ½ tspn garlic powder or 2 cloves crushed garlic.

Makes about 35 balls; Average of 5 meatballs per person.

Stew:

• 1 Large onion chopped
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 2 tblspn Tomato Paste
• 2 tblspn red vinegar
• 1 tspn salt
• ½ tspn spices
• 2 cups of water
• 3 large potatoes cut into 1” cubes
• 1 tblspn oil

Prepare the meatballs: Mix all ingredients together and shape into little 1” balls. Heat the oil in a pot; add meatballs and sauté on high heat for a few minutes until browned. Set the meatballs aside.

The stew: Using the same pot add the chopped onion and garlic, sauté until soft. Then add tomato paste and vinegar and sauté for a minute or two.

Add the water, salt, spices and potato cubes and meatballs bring to boil and reduce heat to medium low and let simmer until potatoes are cooked and tender and the sauce is relatively thick. Add more water if necessary.

Turnips Stew

A luscious combination of turnips and meat that is filling and healthy. Guaranteed to warm you up in the cold days of winter.

Serve with plain white rice.

 

Ingredients:

• 1 ½lb Lamb cut in chunks or Stewing Beef chunks
• 5 Large fresh Turnips peeled and cut into ½ “slices
• 3 - 4 Cups water
• 1 14oz Can crushed Tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
• 5 Cloves garlic whole or minced
• ¼ cup Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Dried mint leaves crumbled
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp Oil

Heat oil in a heavy pot add meat chunks and sauté until lightly browned all over. Add tomato paste and sauté for 1 minute add garlic, salt and water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer until meat is cooked. Add the turnips, crushed tomatoes and mint leaves, simmer until turnips are soft. Add lemon juice and more water if needed; simmer to blend in the flavors.

The finished dish should have a sauce that is of medium to light thickness.