Rowena G's Recipes

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  • Chinese double pancakes for duck

    1 hour 10 minutes
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    Had to make these as we have no easy way to buy them ready made. Delighted with the pancakes, both taste and pliability spot on ! Ingredients Serves: 6 people (5 pancakes each) 450 grams ordinary plain flour 310 millilitres boiling water 1 teaspoon vegetable oil Sesame seed oil Method Put the flour into a […]

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  • Chinese slow cooked duck for pancakes

    4 hours
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    Chinese slow cooked duck for pancakes I had to find a way to use some great free range duck meat that we have in the freezer knowing that it needs long slow cooking because it’s as tough as old boots if roasted as I usually would.   2 Legs of duck, 2 wings of duck […]

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  • Lasaka

    12 hours
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    A Lasagne/Moussaka inspired dish for my family of Aubergine haters (I am not one of them !!!). Meat sauce is cooked the day before eating.   Meat sauce 240ml Tomato Passata (or poached pureed/strained fresh tomatoes) 450 ml Lamb Stock 120ml Red Wine 2 heaped tbsp Tomato Paste (Tomato Puree in UK) 1 tbsp dried Thyme Leaves 2 Bay Leaves 1 stick of […]

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  • Ben´s Granola

    60 minutes
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    Granola delivers so much more flavour than a simple muesli. There are loads of Granola recipes online. This is Ben’s version, developed for maximum simplicity and taste. Serve with Greek yoghurt (at room temperature) and honey. Ingredients: Granola base: 1 kg oats (rolled, flakes) 100ml neutral cooking oil (e.g. corn oil but you can use […]

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  • Sweet and Sour Fish

    1 hour
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    Probably the best sweet and sour sauce I have ever made, and the easiest !!! Sauce 5 tbsp Tomato Ketchup 3 tbsp plum jam (or sauce) 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce Juice of 1 small lemon 2 tbsp brown sugar ½ tsp salt Fried Fish 400 g John Dory fillets (or another firm but not […]

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  • British Bangers

    60 minutes
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    Excellent sausages for those of us out of easy reach of a good British Banger. You will need a sausage stuffing machine for this, not that expensive we have a hand operated one, very difficult to do by hand. INGREDIENTS Dried Sausage casings 1 Tablespoon Normal Salt 2 Teaspoons White Pepper ½ Teaspoon Mace ½ […]

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  • Bacon Egg and Leek Pie

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    Great Pie for a family gathering, looks and tastes very good. Shortcrust pastry 300 g plain flour 150g hard (cooking) margarine cut into small cubes Cold water Filling 2 tablespoons butter 500g of good bacon reserve 5 whole slices, finely chop the remaining bacon 2 leeks large leeks, washed and finely sliced ½ teaspoon ground […]

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  • Mock Crab

    20 minutes
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    Used to eat this for Sunday tea at Nana’s back in the 1960’s. Originally a World War II recipe. Tried it again for tea last night and it is a great quick dish. Just not at all like crab !!! 2 medium tomatoes 1 small onion 50g butter 100g mild grated cheese 2 large eggs […]

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  • Lemon and Onion Chutney

    2 and a half hours
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    Trying to find as many uses for the lemon crop as possible. 3 Very large lemons well washed. 500 g onions peeled and roughly chopped 1 cup raisins or currants (no pips in them)   5/8 cardamon pods remove the seeds and keep them, throw away the husks. 2 cups of granulated sugar 1 cup […]

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  • Special Chicken & Dumplings

    1 hour and a half - 2 hours
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    American Style Dumplings (no suet) in this delicious casserole. Ingredients 90g plain flour, divided into 60g and 30g 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 chicken (about 2 and ½ Kg), cut into 10 – 12 pieces 2 tablespoons corn oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 medium carrots, chopped 2 celery sticks, chopped […]

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