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Thai Beef Salad
By sarah_carroll
Mix marinade ingredients in a blender until combined
- Marinade
- 1 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 6 tablespoons fish sauce (found in Asian markets)
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon cilantro
- 1 tablespoon mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 Thai (or serrano) chile
- 2 1/2 cloves garlic
- 1 (1/2-inch) piece ginger, peeled and sliced
- Salad
- 6 ounces flank steak
- 2 cups Asian vermicelli noodles
- 1/4 cup diced tomato
- 2 tablespoons enoki mushrooms (found in Asian markets)
- 1/8 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 10-12 grapefruit segments
- 8 cilantro sprigs
- 4 mint sprigs
- Dressing
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
- 2 1/4 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 Thai (or serrano) chile, seeded and minced
- 1 1/2 cloves garlic
- 1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and chopped
Banana Bread
By sarah_carroll
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 (9- by 5- by 3-inch) metal loaf pans, then dust with flour, knocking out excess
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs at room temperature for 30 minutes
- 2 1/3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups coarsely mashed very ripe bananas (6 large)
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/3 cups walnuts (4 ounces), toasted and chopped
Baked Apple Creams
By sarah_carroll
1 Preheat oven to 160C. Combine dessert wine, 330gm sugar, vanilla bean and seeds, lemon rind, half the cardamom a...
- 375 ml dessert wine
- 400 gm caster sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- 4 pieces lemon rind, removed with a peeler
- 6 cardamom pods, bruised
- 4 pink lady apples, unpeeled, each cut into 8 wedges, core removed
- 600 ml thick cream (35% fat)
- 8 egg yolks
- For dusting: freshly grated nutmeg and icing sugar
Scampi and spinach tart
By sarah_carroll
tarts Line 4 small flan rings with the short crush pastry, allow to rest in a fridge, blind bake & brush with a li...
- tarts
- 4 small flan rings
- short crust pastry
- 2 Whole organic Eggs
- 3 organic egg yolks
- 400 ml King Island Cream
- 10 Scampi blanched, peeled and roughly chopped
- 250 g baby spinach cooked in a little butter, seasoned, chopped and drained
- a little grated Parmesan
- tomato beurre blanc
- 400 ml Dry White Wine
- 3 shallots finely sliced
- 1 Clove Garlic crushed
- bouquet garni
- 3 tablespoons Cream
- 250 g French unsalted Butter
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
- of 1 Lemon
- 3 organic Tomatoes blanched, deseeded and diced
- Salt & Pepper
Tarte fine aux pomme
By sarah_carroll
Preheat the oven to 180C and line 2 baking trays with parchment
- 4 Golden Delicious Apples
- a squeeze of lemon juice
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg, beaten
- Unsalted melted buuter, to brush
- 3 T caster sugar
- Ice Cream to Serve
New York deli reuben
By sarah_carroll
To make the potato salad, add potatoes, capers, parsley, mayonnaise and lemon juice to a bowl, season and toss to c...
- 1 1/2 cups sauerkraut
- 1 tsp caraway seeds
- 8 slices rye sourdough
- To spread: American-style mustard
- 250 g Gruyere cheese, sliced
- 12 slices corned beef or pastrami
- 50 g butter for frying
- 4 pickled cucumbers, sliced
- Potato salad
- 400 g chat potatoes, boiled and sliced
- 3 tbsp capers, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
Pineapple Mustard Glaze
By sarah_carroll
Combine sugar and remaining 2 1/4 cups pineapple juice in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan and gently boil, stirr...
- 2 1/4 c unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 cup Dijon mustard (7 ounces)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
Prawn, cashew and mint salad with sweet chili dressing
By sarah_carroll
Combine the sugar, vinegar and carrot in a bowl
- Dressing:
- 2 T caster sugar
- 2 T rice vinegar
- 1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
- 200 g dried vermicelli rice noodles
- 1 t sunflower oil
- 24 large cooked king prawns, pelled, deveined, halved lenthways
- 1/4 small red cabbage, shredded
- Large handful of mint leaves
- 1/3 c cashews, lightly toasted, chopped
- 1 long red chili, seeds removed, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 t finely grated ginger
- 1/4 c caster sugar
- 1/4 c rice vinegar
- 2 T lime juice
- 1 T fish sauce
Romaine and Fennel Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette
By sarah_carroll
Whisk vinegar, lemon juice and oregano in small bowl to blend
- 5 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 large head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 large fresh fennel bulb, trimmed, cored, thinly sliced
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
Mozzarella Sald with Prosciutto
By sarah_carroll
Preheat oven to 100C, and line baking tray with baking paper
- 250 g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
- Pinch of caster sugar
- 1 T thyme leaves
- 2 125 g balls mozzarella, torn
- 12 thin slices prosciutto
- 8 basil leaves, torn
- EVOO, to drizzle