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Summer Chicken & Mango Package

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:49:28 +0000

This Recipe Is amazing taste of summer wrap up in pastry package .
The sweet mango & pecan nuts & the marinade chicken wrap up in a flaky pastry , when you cut into the pastry & open the package you just know that your taste buds are going to love this Summer Chicken & Mango Package .
I made this Recipe when I was working at Avoca Beach Restaurant ,was one of the favorite meal at the restaurant .
125gm Chicken thighs diced
125gm Chicken breast diced
6 shallots, cut
2 ripe mango , peeled an diced or
1 tin Mango
80gm dice pecan nuts
Sweet chill sauce
2 tblp cornflour
filo pastry or you can use 3 puff pastry sheets
Method:

Marinade the chicken in cornflour & sweet chill sauce , the sweet chill just coating the chicken .
Marinade over night or 1 hour. Then cook the chicken until cooked in an oil fry pan .
In an large mixing bowl add cool chicken , shallots , nuts & mix together .
Lay out 3 sheets of filo pastry with melt butter on each sheets ( cut the pastry sheets in half ) add the chicken mixture & place some mango on top & roll into an package & seal with butter & brush some butter on top & sprinkling with sesame seeds. Do this 2 more times or until you have no chicken mixture left .
Puff Pastry 3 sheets pastry cut into half , add the chicken mixture then mango & butter on top & sesame seeds on top .
Place in hot oven 185 *C for 15 to 20 mins or until pastry is golden in colour.

One Meal in a Lamb & Mash Pie

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:50:48 +0000

This recipe I created for my family using left over Roasted lamb & gravy, turning it into whole new meal .Like said ” One meal in a pie” Lamb & Scrumptious Mash you have ever tasty !!! Old Family Favourite.
500g Roasted lamb,sliced in bit size
500ml gravy
6 to 8 mushroom, sliced
MASHED :
6 med potatoes, peeled & sliced
200gm pumpkin,peeled & sliced
4 to5 med Spinach leaves,cut & washed
2 to 3 cloves garlic,mince
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 tblsp butter
milk
1pkt puff pastry
METHOD :

You can do this 2 ways make a family pie /pie dish or individual pie can use a pie maker. If pie dish oven 180*c / 350*f pasties
Mix together roast lamb , gravy & mushroom. Put aside
Place prepare potatoes ,pumpkin in Saucepan with Lid & season with salt & pepper,place a steamer on top & add the prepare spinach & onion .Cook the spinach about 5 mins rinse under cold water & put aside
When potatoes & pumpkin are cooked mashed the potatoes mixture & add the butter , milk , season , cheese & garlic.Fold in spinach & onion.
To make the family pie add the puff pastry in a oil pie dish you need about 2 sheets. Bake blind about 10 mins or until light golden colour.
Add the lamb mixture ,then potatoes mixture on top the lamb.
Grated cheese to the potatoes mixture & sprinkle paprika on top , bake for 20 to 30 mins or until the meat is warm & cheese has melted
To make the individual pie Puff pastry on bottom then lamb,then potatoes mixture. Grated cheese & pastry on top .Let the pie cook the pie for you. Enjoy your fast & easy meal !!!
Note: Blind baking is when you cook just the pastry so that when you place the pie mixture into the dish it doesn’t go all soggy, it creates that crusty pie texture before the pie contents go into the pastry.
How to Blind Bake. Grease the pie dish, add the puff sheets.Place some oven bake paper on the pastry . Then on oven bake paper add dry rice then cook for about 10 minutes When remove from oven remove the rice & paper, now you are really for the filling.

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Delicious Traditional Home made Sausage Rolls

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:02:50 +0000

This recipe is a family traditional, ever celebration My mum cooks her home made Sausage rolls now I cook them for my children & celebrations too, many of my guest ask for this recipe so I love share Classic Recipe with you.
Tasty so fresh with puff pasty & Wow look at how many vegetables are in these sausage rolls !!!
Some nights children we have a inside picket in the lounge room with a picket blanket & served these most Healthy delicious home made sausage rolls you have ever tasted

1 kilo sausage mince or chicken mince/ turkey
1 large brown onion2 medium carrots
1 large sweet potato or pumpkin

2 large celery stick

1 capsicum

1 small broccoli head

1/4 cup cauliflower

6 to 8 mushrooms

2 cup freshly breadcrumbs

2 cloves garlic [optional ]

1 red chill or dash sweet chill sauce [optional ]dash tomato sauce

1 egg / Canola Cooking spray
1 pkt 6 sheets Puff pastry [ makes 72]
Method : Preheat oven 180*C (350*F) Cooking time 20 mins each tray or until cooked pastry is golden in colour.In the food processor Food Processor blend the bread to make breadcrumbs .[ if I have white bread I add 1/4 cup flax seeds] Place the breadcrumbs in a Large Mixing Bowl, ,now add the minces & put aside . Go back to the food processor add all prepared vegetables, garlic & chill and blend,add to large mixing bowl . Add pepper & salt & tomato sauce .If you have not add the fresh chill add the sweet chill sauce.All the ingredients in the mixing bowl mix well until combine.
Pastry sheets : On the pastry sheets cut using a Paring Knife 2 times horizontal ,so you should have 3 rolls. Place on pastry sheets the sausage roll mixture in the center of each row ,then roll the pastry ,cut each roll into 4 times so should have 4 sausage rolls on each row & 16 sausage rolls each pastry sheet.Spray with cooking spray Baking trays place sausage rolls with the seam down on the tray ,these help to keep them seal when cooking.
Tips: You would have about 250g of sausage roll mixture left , Now you can make some rissoles or meatballs add some chicken mince or Chicken meatloaf > check out Chicken & sundried meat loaf. When I’m entertain I sprinkle with poppy seeds or seam seeds before cooking. As well saved with home made Spice tomato sauce [ I have write this recipe out too] I pack the sausage rolls for there lunch box for school .