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Dodgy Spring Rolls!

Dodgy Spring Rolls recipe

We bought these Rice Wafers from the local Chinese Supermarket. They’ve sat in the draw for months. The main problem is that we thought we could use them as replacements for Wanton Wraps which are Wheat based (Not good for Sue) and the basis of your more traditional Spring Roll. WRONG!

As soon as you soak them in warm water they curl up and weld together in an very annoying clump! So as an experiment I whisked a couple of eggs, dunked the Rice paper disks in tepid water and then egg washed them. Yay it worked!!!! They don’t stick together but the parcels remain intact when you fry them.

I stuffed ours with some shredded left over cooked Chicken, Soy Sauce (Too much actually) grated Carrot, Lettuce etc. They were quite convincing to be fair. Served with the left over Welsh Potato Cake and a thrown together Coleslaw it was a bit of a mongrel dinner, but quite good.

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Pork Pandi Curry recipe, eat well on universal credit

This was actually a bit of Pork Loin which was intended for a different recipe, but knives are good when the are sharp!

Ingredients:-

500g of Pork loin, cut into cubes
¼ Tsp of Turmeric
½ Tsp of Chilli Powder
5 Cloves of Garlic, minced
3 Green Chillies, finely chopped
A Thumbnail of Ginger, grated
Juice of 1 Lime
200ml of Stock
1 Onion, finely diced
5 Curry Leaves
Salt to season
1 Tbsp of Punjabi Spice Mix (See Below)
4 Cloves
A handful of Coriander Leaves to garnish
10 Peppercorns
A sprinkle of Black Lime Powder
Oil to fry

Punjabi Spice Mix Ingredients:-

Cumin Seeds
Mustard Seeds
Fenugreek Seeds
Nigella Seeds
Fennel Seeds

Method:-

(1) Toast the Punjadi Spice Mix until it is aromatic and set aside.
(2) When cool add the Cloves and Peppercorns and grind to a fine powder.
(3) Heal Oil in an ovenproof dish or Dutch Oven.
(4) Add the Onions, Garlic, Ginger, Curry Leaves and Chillies.
(5) Fry until softened.
(6) Add the Turmeric & Chilli Powder and stir for a further minute.
(7) Add the Pork and stir to coat with the Onion mixture.
(8) Add the Punjadi Spice Mix and astir well.
(9) Add the Vegetable Stock and allow to simmer.
(10) Add the Coriander Leaves.
(11) Cover with a lid and place in the oven at 160C for 2 to 2 ½ hours.
(12) Return to the hob on a medium heat and allow the sauce to reduce.
(13) Add the Lime juice and sprinkle of Black Lime powder and garnish with Coriander leaves.

We served ours over boiled rice. This was a rich and well spiced dish without excessive heat. Very tasty indeed.

 

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