Spinach with pine nuts and sultanas Heat a tiny bit of olive oil in a frypan and stir-fry a bunch of chopped spinach leaves over fairly high heat for a few minutes, until the spinach starts to wilt. Season with salt and pepper, then toss in a generous handful...
Moroccan mint tea This tea can be made in a pot, but my mate Antonio makes his in a coffee plunger, and it looks good. The trick is to use green tea as well as mint. This gives the tea real ‘body’. For each person, allow 1 green tea bag plus two mint leaves,...
Cumquat Recipes below – best recipe is for dark chocolate cake with cumquats and it’s in the August 2009 issue of the Burke’s Backyard magazine Tracy Rutherford’s Spiced Cumquats 1kg cumquats 1/2 cups (330g) caster sugar 1/2 cup (125mL) water 1 cinnamon...
Preparation time: 20 minutes + 1 hour refrigeration Cooking time: about 10 minutes Serves 4 • 500g lamb mince • 1/2 red onion, very finely chopped • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 2 tablespoons rosemary, finely chopped • 1 loaf Turkish bread • 150g feta cheese, sliced •...
Wombok is versatile. It can be cooked the following ways: Stir-fry Braise Salads – it makes great coleslaw In sandwiches (shredded) In soups (shredded) Benefits • You can substitute wombok for cabbage in most dishes, but not the other way round. Wombok has a milder...
Name: Wong bok, wong buck, wong nga bak, Chinese cabbage Appearance: An elongated,barrel-shaped cabbage, with long outer green leaves; the paler leaves inside are more crinkly, and the inner stems are white. Growing conditions: Full sun, well-drained and fertile soil,...
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Pineapple Layer: 1 x 450g can crushed pineapple 1/4 cup cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water 2 eggs (separated) Coconut Cream Layer: 1-1/2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water 1 cup coconut 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1...
2 kgs corned beef 2 carrots, sliced 1 onion, halved 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 1 tablespoon vinegar Method Place all ingredients in a large saucepan, cover with water and bring slowly to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours. Serve Serve with...
Geoff Jansz has prepared 262 recipes on Burke’s Backyard, but he has saved his best until last. Ingredients: 1/2 loaf day old white bread, crusts removed 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped 1 tsp black pepper 2 eggs, beaten with fork 1/2 cup plain flour garlic...