Rowena G's Recipes

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  • Sri Lankan Fish Curry

    1 hour 30 minutes
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    Lovely curry just need a little time to marinade the fish at the beginning. A sort of ceviche meets coconut curry event. Ingredients 1 lime juice of 1 tsp ground turmeric  A pinch of hot chili powder  400 – 600g skinless firm white fish fillet cut into large chunks   Spice mix 2 pods cardamom opened […]

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  • Alice’s chilli con carne Mark II

    3 hours
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    Great flavours and a good one to make if your planning ahead to feed a few people. Make the Meat sauce two days before and leave in the fridge to develop the flavours or put in the freezer for up to 6 months before adding the beans on the day you serve the dish and […]

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  • Melting Cheese and Onion Pie

    1hour 20 minutes
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    Great pie, hot out of the oven and served with braised leeks and spinach, but even better the next day cold with pickles and mustard. Onions 3-4 large Butter 50g Good Floury potatoes 400g, peeled, halved and cut into ½ cm slices Emmental cheese 220g, grated Mature cheddar or Queijo de Isla 50g, grated Thick […]

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  • Arroz de Pato (Braised Duck and Rice)

    3 hours
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    The best book of Portuguese recipes that I own is “The Food of Portugal” written by Jean Andersen and was first published in 1986. It is extremely well researched and the recipes work every time. Here is my version of her recipe for Arroz de Pato. It takes time, around 3 hours, but honestly it […]

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  • Breast of lamb baked with onions

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    Seems an odd way to cook lamb but it does work honestly ! Just a shame breast of lamb is not as cheap as it used to be. Ingredients 1.6 kg lamb breast, boned, rolled and tied with kitchen string fine salt and freshly ground white pepper 2 tbsp dripping or vegetable oil 6 kg onions, thinly […]

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  • Portuguese cheese potato cakes

    40 minutes
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    What’s not to like? Fried cheese, potato and leeks !! Makes around 15 potato cakes 1 Kg potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated 50g Queijo de Isla cheese (or a strong cheddar) coarsely grated 50g Parmesan cheese coarsely grated 1 small skinny leek split longways down the middle and finely sliced 1/2 tsp garlic powder 30g plain […]

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  • Leek and potato soup

    2 hours
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    Wanted to try this soup using baked potatoes for more flavour. Works very well ! 4 large baking potatoes 4 large tbsp butter 3 large washed and trimmed leeks 2 litres vegetable stock Salt and pepper to taste 4 tbsp sour cream, to serve 4 tbsp chopped chives or parsley, to serve Heat the oven […]

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  • Aubergine, Lentils, and Peppers cooked in Olive Oil

    1 hour 10 minutes
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    Great Vegetarian dish, another quick and easy supper dish. INGREDIENTS 150g green lentils 1 medium aubergine 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced 6 cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped 1 red pepper, cut in half and thinly sliced 14 ounces can diced tomatoes 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 cup water 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt 1 tsp granulated sugar 1 tsp fresh finely chopped rosemary freshly ground […]

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  • Buttered Tomatoes with ginger

    20 minutes
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    This is a flavour bomb and takes very little effort. Went down a storm at lunchtime today !! 1 small / medium red onion chopped finely 4 large Tbsp. butter Generous 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, and chopped finely 3 medium size tomatoes cut into 2 cm pieces or the equivalent in cherry tomatoes […]

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  • Cheese, onion and potato pie

    1 hour 10 minutes
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    Great pie, very filling and veggie to boot. What’s not to like !! For the filling 4 medium size onions 3 medium size potatoes 25g butter Salt and pepper 1 small bunch fresh chives 5 spring onions 600g grated / crumbled cheese (a mix of cheeses is best) For the pastry 150g butter 400g plain flour […]

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