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Braised Beef Skirt

Braised Beef Skirt recipe, eat well on universal credit

Perhaps not the most appealing looking cut of Beef, but it tastes really good if you cook it low and slow.

Ingredients:-

400g of Beef Skirt, cubed
Flour to coat the Beef (Gluten free for us)
1 Onion, Thickly sliced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Tbsp of Shaoxing Wine
200ml of Red Wine (It can to the most inexpensive / dreadful stuff!)
2 Bay Leaves
2 Star Anise
500ml of Beef Stock
1 Punnet of Mushrooms, chopped
2 Carrots, thickly batoned
2 Large Potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes
2 Tbsp of Margarine
Salt & Pepper to season
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Season the Beef with Salt & Pepper and coat in Flour.
(2) In a large pan or Dutch Oven add a little Oil and brown the meat on all sides over a high heat.
(3) Remove and set aside.
(4) Add the Margarine and reduce the heat.
(5) Fry the Onions until softened and add the Garlic cooking for a further minute.
(6) Add the Shaoxing Wine, Red Wine and Stock.
(7) Reduce the heat to simmer and add the Bay Leaves & Star Anise.
(8) Stir in the Beef and allow to simmer for 4 hours.
(9) At about 2 hours add the Potatoes, Carrots and Mushrooms.
(10) Leave partially covered for the remainder of the cooking time, stirring occasionally to prevent it sticking.

We served ours with home made toasted Olive Bread. This will easily feed 4 hungry people and was well within our self imposed budget. Also very tasty!
 

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Welsh Seafood Frittata, eat well on universal credit

OK so a Frittata isn’t really Welsh, but if you don’t tell them, we won’t…..

Ingredients:-

200g of pre-cooked Octopus Tentacles
200g of pre-cooked Prawns
1 Jar of Cockles, drained
½ an Onion, finely diced
1 Spring Onion, sliced
4 Mushrooms, sliced
2 Medium Potatoes, sliced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
100g of Laverbread
4 Eggs, beaten
200ml of Milk (Lactose free for us)
2 Tbsp of Ground Cashew Nuts
Oil to fry
Salt & Pepper to season
1 Tsp of Mixed Herbs
50g of Lactose free Cheese, grated
Bolito flakes to Garnish

Method:-

(1) Par Boil the Potatoes and set aside to cool.
(2) In a large frying pan on a medium heat add a little Oil and fry the Onions until softened.
(3) Add the Garlic and fry for a further minute.
(4) Add the Mushrooms and Spring Onion & season with Salt & Pepper.
(5) Add the cooled Potatoes and fry for a few minutes.
(6) Add the Ground Cashew Nuts to the Milk along with a little of the Mixed Herbs.
(7) Whisk until combined.
(8) Add the Egg and whisk until combined.
(9) Pour the mixture into the frying pan and cook for a few minutes until half set.
(10) Add the Octopus Tentacles, Cockles, Prawns and Laverbread.
(11) Continue to cook until set.
(12) Add the Cheese and place under the grill until the Cheese melts.
(13) Garnish with Bonito Flakes and serve.

For a totally made up recipe this was outstanding. Maybe not traditional, yet…..

 

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