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Italian Fish Fillets with Green Beans

Italian Fish Fillets with Green Beans

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces Cod Fish Fillets
  • 1 bulb Garlic (Sliced)
  • HandfulDried Chillis
  • 1 teaspoon Capers (Italian (if you can))
  • HandfulPitted Black Olives
  • 2 cans Cherry Tomatoes
  • Fresh Parsley
  • Fresh Basil
  • 200g French Green Beans (topped and tailed)
  • Olive Oil

Directions

Step 1
Heat olive oil in pan and coat fish in flour and fry fish till brown on both sides
Step 2
Take out the fish and put to one side
Step 3
Now add half of the sliced garlic, chilli, capers, black olives. tinned cherry tomatoes, and fresh parsley and stir and cook for about 3 mins
Step 4
Then put the fish back in for 2-3 mins and add a little extra salt and keep warm whilst the sauce is cooking
Step 5
Now for the sauce, in a separate pan, add olive oil and heat till hot
Step 6
Add the rest of the sliced garlic, the other tinned cherry tomatoes, fresh basil then the French green beans
Step 7
Add a shot of water, pinch of salt
Step 8
Stir and then put the lid on and cook for 15mins
Step 9
Then serve the fish with the sauce and crunchy bread

Chilli Con Carne

Chilli Con Carne

Serves 4
Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 1 hour
Total time 1 hour, 20 minutes
Meal type Main Dish
Misc Serve Hot

Ingredients

  • 1/2lb Minced Beef
  • 1 Medium Onion (chopped)
  • 1 bulb Garlic (crushed)
  • 1 Medium Green Pepper (chopped)
  • 1 can Red Kidney Beans (drained)
  • 1 can Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato Puree
  • 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sugar (Optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt (Optional)

Directions

Step 1
Fry onion and garlic and cook until soft
Step 2
Then add green pepper and cook until soft
Step 3
Add mince and fry until browned
Step 4
Add contents of the cans. tomato puree. powders and tobacco sauce. Sugar and salt can be added at this stage if pepper is bland.
Step 5
Bring to the boil and lower the heat and simmer for 1 hour.
Step 6
Serve with rice.

Super Cheeseburger with a “Twist”

Super Cheeseburger with a “Twist”

Serves 2
Meal type Main Dish
Misc Pre-preparable, Serve Hot

Ingredients

  • 1 Small onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 Rashers Unsmoked Bacon (Finely Chopped)
  • 250g Minced Beef
  • Salt and Black Pepper (to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
  • 2 Burger Buns
  • 2 sheets Cheese
  • Sliced Pickled Gherkins

Directions

Step 1
First of all for the "twist" - add the chopped onions and bacon to a pan and fly until caramalised then turn off the heat put aside until later (this is the "jam twist")
Step 2
Now with the minced beef, put into a bowl and season with freshly ground salt and pepper and mix in then shape the beef into two reasonably sized patties
Step 3
One this is done then take the patties out of the bowl and put on board and smear one side of the burgers with the Dijon mustard
Step 4
Heat a fry pan with a small amount of oil and let it come to a high heat and then put the two burgers in the pan Dijon side up
Step 5
Cook for a few mins or until you like them cooked then flip over and fry the other side and when nearly cooked add the slices of cheese on top to slowly melt
Step 6
Whilst the burgers are cooking toast the burger buns and once the burgers have cooked just let them rest for a min whilst you prep the rest of the dish
Step 7
To make the "secret" sauce - mix 2 tablespoons of mayo and ketchup and add just a little pint of chilli powder to give it a "kick"
Step 8
Take the toasted buns and on the bottom bun of each spoon over some "secret sauce" and some caramalised onion and bacon "jam twist" 😎
Step 9
Then add some sliced pickled gherkins on top of the bottom bun and "jam twist".
Step 10
Add the burger on top and then the top bun then voila!
Step 11
Either eat on its own for with a salad and chunky chips! Enjoy!