Sweet Chilli Cod with Tomatoes

Put a handful each of chopped spring onion, small cauliflower & broccoli florets, sliced green beans & yellow pepper in a microwavable dish with 1 tsp oil. Cover & microwave for 4 mins.  Stir in 1 tbsp plain flour, microwave 1 min. Add 1 tsp each lazy garlic & lazy chillies, a quarter can of chopped tomatoes, 1 tbsp tomato puree, 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce, 2 tbsp fish sauce, quarter cup of chicken stock & microwave 1 min.  Add skinned & 2” cubed cod fillet & 1 quartered salad tomato then microwave 8 mins.  If you want a more filling meal stir in a handful of Tildas microwavable Sun Dried Tomato rice & cook 1 min before cooking end time.  Add parsley to serve. This dish can be varied with any white fish or use left-over meat.

Chinese Turkey Strips with Noodles

Cut the following into fine strips to ensure even cooking: 1 turkey or chicken breast fillet, 1 red pepper, 1 large flat mushroom, handful green beans.  Put into microwaveable dish.  Add 4 cherry tomatoes, 1tbsp each of  soy sauce, vegetable oil & dry sherry. Season with white pepper. Cover with lid or cling film & microwave for 4 mins.  Leave to stand for 5 mins whilst you make noodles -  place a handful of noodles in boiling water, bring back to boil, lower heat to simmer for 4 mins, drain.  Add 1tbsp crème fraiche, natural yoghurt or soured cream along with the drained cooked noodles to the turkey mixture & coat well before serving.

Trout with Orange Butter Sauce

Place 25g(1oz) butter in bowl & microwave for 30 seconds to melt. Add 1 small chopped onion, cover & microwave for 2 mins. Stir in a handful of chopped mushrooms, cover & microwave 1 min. Stir in fresh breadcrumbs made from 2 slices bread (6 tbsp approx), 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or dried, salt & pepper. Bind together by adding 1 beaten egg.

Place one trout fillet into a shallow dish & a good layer of the above mixture, then another trout fillet on top of this (serves 2 people). Cover & cook for 5 mins, turn the dish & cook 4 mins. Leave to stand covered whilst preparing orange butter sauce:

In jug melt 25g(1oz) butter & a pinch of castor sugar by microwaving 1 min. Add 3 tbsp of tinned mandarin oranges or 1 orange thinly sliced, 8 tbsp orange juice & 1.5tbsp lemon juice then microwave 2 mins. Spoon over trout & serve with fresh dill or parsley.

I serve with curly kale & tinned new potatoes:

whilst fish is cooking by using a steaming dish on top place a handful of curly kale in steaming bowl, arrange tinned new potatoes on top of kale in the middle; then cover the potatoes with more kale.

Mexican Beef

Place 1 sliced onion & carrot, 1 green & red chopped pepper & 1 diced potato in a microwave bowl & cook 6 minutes. Stir in 25g butter until it melts. Stir in 1tsp dried mixed herbs & dried parsley, half tsp chilli powder & worcestershire sauce, 1 crushed garlic clove, 100g per person topside beef cut into strips & salt/pepper to taste. Cover & cook 4 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking time. Stir in 2tbsp plain flour, 1 400g can chopped tomatoes & quarter pt hot beef stock. Cover & cook 5 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking time. Leave to stand covered for 5 minutes before serving.

Spaghetti Bolognese in rich tomato sauce

In micro bowl add bacon pieces, 1 diced onion, 1tsp crushed garlic, 2 sticks diced celery & 1 grated carrot.  Cover & cook 7 mins.  Stir in 1tbsp wholemeal plain flour, 8oz minced beef, 4tbsp passata, 1 quartered beef tomato, 1tbsp tomato puree, cover & cook 3 mins.
Add half pt beef stock, handful diced mushrooms salt & pepper to taste & 2 tsp mixed herbs & a handful of washed baby spinach.  Cover & cook 10 mins stirring half way through.

Cook spaghetti separately - 8oz in microwave bowl, pour on 1&half pts boiling water & 1 tbsp oil.  Cook 10 mins. Drain.  Reheat sauce if necessary. Spaghetti into the tomato sauce not sauce into spaghetti & mix well to coat.  Sprinkle with parmesan cheese & top with paarsley.

Liver & Bean Casserole

Cut 350g lambs liver into half inch strips & coat with plain flour. Place 1tbsp oil into a microwavable dish and add 1 finely chopped onion.  Shake off any excess flour & add the liver also.  Microwave for 3 minutes.  Add quarter pint of beef stock, 3 fl oz milk, 2tbsp tomato puree, 1 tsp mixed herbs.  Microwave for 10 minutes.  Add 4oz slice mushrooms & a can of kidney or corlotteli beans.  Microwave 7 minutes.  Serve with BOILED  RICE (click to see my  easy white rice recipe) or serve with mash potatoes& broccoli (also rich in iron).

Lambs liver, beans & broccoli are rich in the essential mineral iron.  Check out why iron is good for you by clicking the info link to my blog Just herbs...
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Creamy Chicken Korma

Cut chicken breasts into 2inch cubes & place them in a bowl with 10tbsp natural yoghurt, 1tbsp crushed garlic, 1oz creamed coconut & 2tsp turmeric. Cover & refrigerate for 1 hour at least.

Place 1oz butter in a microwavable bowl & cook for 1 minute.  Add 1 sliced onion & mirowave 1 minute, add 1tbsp grated ginger, half tsp chilli powder, 1tbsp coriander & microwave 1 minute.

Add chicken cubes & marinade & mix well.  Add 5 whole cloves & 1tbsp cinnamon.  Cover & microwave on high  for 4 & a half minutes.  Stir well, microwave on medium for 3 mins.

Blend 2tsp cornflour & 4oz single cream then stir into the chicken mixture.  Microwave on high for 3 minutes.

Serve with white rice (click title link to view method via my Just Quick Snacks blog)

INDEX: Links to my established blogs

Ozzy Spaniel Quotes for Life
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A guide on what herbs to use & why; & vitamins & minerals for health:

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Just puddings, cakes & treats:

http://rosesblog5justpuddingscakesandtreats.blogspot.com/

Just Snacks

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English springer spaniel dog training blog & worth a look articles I rate as interesting

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