Serves ~4
Cover sausages with water, add curry powder and bring to a simmer for 6-7 minutes. Remove sausages from pan, remove their skin and cut into 1 1/2 cm pieces. Meanwhile, place all vegetables in sausage stock and bring to the boil. Simmer until cooked, then add the sausages and coconut milk, bring back to simmer and thicken with cornflour.
Makes one large meat pie.
Preheat oven 375°F.
In a frying pan, brown mince, add onion and cook until transparent, stirring occasionally. Add gravy mix and cook until thickened. Allow to cool and prepare the pie dish by lining with pastry. Fill pie dish with mixture and cover with pastry. Pierce a few holes in top and brush with egg or milk. Bake until pastry is golden, about 15 - 20 minutes. (Can be frozen.)
Serves 4
Optional extras:
Saute onion, bacon and mushrooms. Add garlic, careful not to burn. Make a hole in the middle of the saucepan to ad flour followed by white wine. Mix into a thick paste. Add cream over gentle heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Boil pasta for 4, toss through sauce and serve.
Makes a large main course size for 4 people. (> 8 ladels)
Boil vegetables and chicken cubes in water until vegetables are soft. Let cool and blend or mash. (Add additional water if a thinner soup is preferred).
Place blended soup back in saucepan and heat until bubbling. Take off heat and add cream. Do not boil the soup after addition of cream, heat only.
Preheat oven 200°C.
In frying pan, heat oil and cook onion until transparent. Add sweet potato, salt, pepper and heat through for 1 minute stirring occasionally. Add milk, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Thicken with cornflour mixture.
Meanwhile, pour boiling water over the spinach to slightly wilt and cook. Squeeze out excess water and chop finely. Add add sweet potato mixture and cool. Spoon into pastry triangles (or squares) and brush edges to stick together. Lightly brush tops and bake 15 - 20 minutes.
Cut tomatoes into chunks and place in bowl. Smash garlic with a small pinch of salt. Add to the tomatoes along with the oil, vinegar, basil, pepper. Set aside.
Cook the pasta, drain and return to saucepan. Add tomato mixture off heat (to avoid tomatoes weeping) and mix well. Serve immediately.
Serves about 8 (can freeze)
Dice all the vegetable into about 1-2cm cubes (or equivalent). Cube steak.
In a large saucepan, braise the onion and steak. Once sealed, remove and set aside. Add all vegetables and liquid and bring to the boil. Add steak and onion mixture and simmer until vegetables are soft (about 45 minutes).