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Delicious Fish Curry

Delicious Fish Curry

Ingredients

  • 2 Medium Cod Loin Fillets (cubed)
  • 2 teaspoons Chilli powder
  • 6 Small Shallot Onions (Chopped)
  • 4 Small Green Chillies (De-seeded)
  • handful Curry Leaves
  • 1 carton Tomato Passata
  • 2 tablespoons Tamarind Paste
  • 1 bulb Garlic (crushed)
  • Olive Oil

Directions

Step 1
Cube the cod and set aside
Step 2
Blitz the shallots garlic. and de-seeded chillies together
Step 3
Heat olive oil in a wok or large pan and add the shallots, garlic and chilli and fry until golden brown then add chill powder and make sure the powder is cooked out but don't burn
Step 4
Then add the tomato passata to the pan and stir then mix the tamarind paste with one cup of water and pour into the pan and bring to the boil and add the curry leaves
Step 5
Add a couple of whole chillis and stir in
Step 6
Now add the fish and cook for approx. 10mins then serve with rice or crunchy bread

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.