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Beef and Pumpkin Coconut Curry

April 28, 2024April 23, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

30m vegetable oil
80ml rogan josh curry paste
10ml ground ginger
15ml sugar
1,5kg beef chuck, cut into 3cm cubes
1 x 385g tin chopped tomato
250ml beef stock
600g pumpkin, cut into 3 cm cubes
15ml cornflour
1 x 385ml tin coconut milk

Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add the vegetable oil to it.
Add the curry paste, ground ginger and the sugar and cook while stirring for 2-3 minutes.
Add the cubed beef and stir to coat in the curry paste.
Pour in the chopped tomato and stock and bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down and simmer the beef for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Now add the pumpkin cubes and simmer for another 20 minutes or so.
Mix the cornflour with 3 spoonfuls of the coconut milk and drizzle this slurry back into the remaining coconut milk while whisking.
Pour the coconut milk mixture into the curry and simmer for 5 minutes.
Serve the beef and pumpkin curry on fragrant, steamed rice.

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Apple Cheesecake

April 27, 2024April 23, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

300g dry biscuits
100g butter, melted
500g cream cheese, room temperature
100g caster sugar
300g sour cream
10ml vanilla
3 eggs
1 x 385g tin unsweetened pie apple slices, drained
2,5ml ground cinnamon

Preheat your oven to 150℃ and spray a 17cm x 27cm (22cm round) baking tin with cooking spray. Set aside.
Break the biscuits into the bowl of a food processor and blitz to crumbs.
Drizzle in the butter while the engine is running – the mixture should resemble wet sand.
Spoon the mixture into the baking tin and evenly press into the base and up the sides.
Place in the refrigerator until needed.
Add the cream cheese, caster sugar, sour cream, vanilla and eggs to the bowl of your clean food processor.
Process until well combined and spoon into a mixing bowl.
Add the drained apple slices and fold the mixture through.
Bake the cheesecake for 45minutes. It should just be set and still be slightly wobbly in the centre.
Turn off your oven, open the oven door slightly and rest the cake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Remove the cheesecake from the oven, sprinkle over the ground cinnamon and cool to room temperature.
Now refrigerate the cheesecake overnight.

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Passionfruit Cream

April 25, 2024April 22, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

600ml milk
80ml caster sugar
3 eggs, separated
6 passionfruits
45ml gelatine powder

Syrup:
125ml caster sugar
pulp of 4 passionfruit

Pour the milk and caster sugar into a small saucepan and set it over medium-high heat.
Stir until the sugar has dissolved and bring the mixture to just under boiling point.
Remove from the heat and set aside.
Add the egg yolks to a heatproof bowl and whisk together.
Drizzle the hot milk mixture into the yolks while whisking continuously.
Place the bowl over a saucepan with simmering water and stir with a wooden spoon for about 7 minutes or so. The mixture is ready when it very lightly coats the back of the wooden spoon.
Remove the bowl from the heat and set aside for a few minutes.
Set a sieve over a bowl and scoop the passionfruit into it. Press down on the seeds to extract the juice.
Stir the juice into the custard mixture and set aside again.
Pour 100ml HOT water into a small bowl and sprinkle over the gelatine. Stir to dissolve.
Add the gelatine mixture to the custard and stir through. Set aside.
Add the egg whites to a clean mixing bowl and whisk to stiff peaks.
Add the whites to the custard and gently fold through.
Divide the mixture between 6 bowls/glasses and refrigerate for one hour, until set.

Syrup:
Pour 125ml water and the 125ml caster sugar into a small saucepan and place over a low heat.
Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Increase the heat to medium-high and simmer until syrupy – about 3 minutes or so.
Remove from the heat and stir in the passionfruit pulp.
Allow the syrup to cool and refrigerate until cold.

Pour the syrup on the passionfruit cream and serve.

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Caramel Pumpkin Tart

April 23, 2024April 22, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

250ml flour
250ml sugar
5ml salt
750ml cooked, drained pumpkin
60ml butter, melted
250ml cream
3 eggs, lightly beaten together
5ml ground cinnamon

Caramel Sauce:
250ml brown sugar
125ml butter, cubed
60ml milk
5ml vanilla

Preheat your oven to 180℃.
Add the flour, sugar and salt to a mixing bowl, stir to mix and set aside.
Add the pumpkin, butter, cream and eggs to another mixing bowl and beat together with a spatula.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.
Scoop the mixture into a 23cm diameter pie dish and level the surface.
Bake in the oven for one hour.
Sprinkle the pumpkin tart with the cinnamon as soon as you take it from the oven.
Set aside to cool somewhat – it is ideal to serve when warm.

Caramel Sauce:
Add the sugar, butter and milk to a small saucepan set over a low heat.
Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Turn the heat up, do not stir again and bring the mixture to a boil.
Turn the heat down slightly and cook the sauce until it thickens and has lost its wateriness. Keep in mind that the sauce will thicken more as it cools.

Drizzle the pumpkin tart with the caramel sauce and serve.

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Prawn Curry

April 21, 2024April 19, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

30ml olive oil
15ml turmeric
15ml ground coriander
15ml ground cumin
30ml curry powder
1 kg prawns, shelled and deveined

Curry sauce:
30ml vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 green chilli, chopped
10ml ground ginger
15ml curry powder
5ml ground cumin
5ml ground turmeric
15ml ground coriander
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
250ml coconut milk

Pour the olive oil into a large mixing bowl and add the turmeric, coriander, cumin and curry powder to it. Mix through.
Add the prawns and stir to cover with the spice paste. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Place a saucepan on medium heat, add the vegetable oil and onion and cook until translucent.
Add the garlic and stir-fry for one minute.
Add the green chilli, ginger, curry, cumin, coriander and turmeric and cook for 30 seconds.
Now blitz the two tins of tomatoes and add it to the saucepan.
Turn down the heat and simmer the mixture for 10 minutes.
Add the marinated prawns, pour in the coconut milk and simmer for another 10 – 15 minutes.
Serve the prawn curry with fresh coriander and steamed rice.

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Beetroot Hummus Salad

April 20, 2024April 16, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

1 x 400g tin chickpeas
30ml tahini
2 cloves garlic, minced
15ml lemon juice
5ml salt
150g beetroot, cooked and cubed
5 beets, cooked and sliced about 0.5cm thick
100g feta cheese
50g pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
balsamic vinegar

Drain the chickpeas and add it to a liquidiser.
Add the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, salt and cubed beetroot and blitz until smooth. Set aside.
Arrange the sliced beetroot on a serving plate.
Place dollops of the beetroot hummus on the slices, crumb the feta over and scatter over the pistachio.
Drizzle the salad with balsamic vinegar and serve.

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Milktart Muffins

April 18, 2024April 16, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

Filling:
250ml milk
30ml butter
1 egg
60ml sugar
30ml flour
30ml cornstarch
5ml vanilla

310ml flour
10ml baking powder
2,5ml bicarbonate of soda
90ml sugar
5ml cinnamon
2,5ml salt
1 egg
45ml butter, melted
250ml cultured buttermilk
cinnamon sugar for sprinkling over

For the filling:
Add the milk and butter to a small saucepan set over a low heat. Allow to warm to the point where small bubbles form around the edges of the saucepan, but do not bring to a boil. Take from the heat and keep aside.
Add the egg and sugar to a bowl and whisk together.
Add the flour and cornstarch and whisk again.
Drizzle the warm milk mixture into this while whisking continuously.
Pour the mixture back into the saucepan, place it back on a low heat and simmer for 2 minutes while stirring.
Take from the heat, add the vanilla, stir through and set aside to cool slightly.

Preheat your oven to 200℃ and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cups.

Add the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar, cinnamon and salt to a bowl and mix together.
Add the egg, melted butter and buttermilk to a jug and whisk until amalgamated.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and mix through.
Spoon a tablespoon of the batter into each of the paper cups.
Now spoon a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of each muffin and end off with another tablespoon of the batter on top.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
Take the hot muffins from the oven and immediately sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar.
Allow to cool one a cooling rack.

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Classic Basil Pesto

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

125ml pine kernels
500ml basil leaves
125ml grated parmesan cheese
3 cloves of garlic, minced
150ml olive oil plus extra
15ml lemon juice
2,5ml salt

Toast the pine kernels in a dry pan.
Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz until you have a rough paste.
Spoon the pesto into a glass container and pour some olive oil on top.
Keep in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.

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Lemon Ribs

April 14, 2024April 12, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

1.5kb lamb ribs
1 lemon, the zest grated finely
2 lemons, juiced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
15ml thyme leaves
15ml rosemary
50ml white wine
30ml olive oil
30ml honey
45ml wholegrain mustard
10ml salt

Preheat your oven to 180℃.
Cut 2 pieces of baking paper, large enough to cover an oven roasting dish. Scrunch the paper into a ball, open it up and run it under cold water. Line your roasting dish with one of the wet pieces of paper. Set aside.
Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, thyme, rosemary, wine, oil, honey, mustard and salt to a blender and blitz until smooth.
Place the ribs in the prepared dish, pour over half of the sauce and spread it evenly over the meat.
Flip the ribs over, pour the rest of the sauce over and spread it evenly.
Cover the ribs with the other piece of wet baking paper and bake in the oven for 90 minutes.
Remove the baking paper and bake for another 10 minutes or so until the ribs start to brown.
Flip them over and bake the other side until golden.
Serve immediately.

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Pomegranate Scones

April 13, 2024April 12, 2024by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

280g cake flour
8ml baking powder
2,5ml salt
100g butter, ice cold
25g sugar
62ml cream
62ml yoghurt
1 egg
45ml pomegranate seeds
egg wash: 1 egg + 15ml water whisked together

Preheat your oven to 180℃ and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
Grate the butter into the flour.
Now rub the butter into the flour with your fingers.
Add the sugar, cream, yoghurt, egg and pomegranate seeds to a mixing bowl and whisk together to blend.
Cut the mixture with a palette knife to mix together, i.e. cut straight down into the ingredients and turn the bowl. Keep on cutting and turning until the mixture comes together.
Lightly dust a work surface and turn the dough out onto it.
Push the dough together even if there are bits that look dry.
Shape the dough into a rectangle by rolling it out on the surface.
Now turn up a third of the length and then turn over a third of the top part.
Roll this out to a thickness of 3,5cm and then shape the dough into a circle with your hands.
Place the disc on the prepared baking sheet and cut it into 8 wedges.
Brush the top of the scones with the egg wash and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and cool on a cooling rack for another 15 minutes before serving.