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Happy New Year from Sue & Tony

Happy New Year from Sue & Tony

We probably blew our budget well and truly yesterday. But it was New Years Eve and we don’t go out so we treated ourselves.

The DIY Beef Wellington was actually based around a piece of Rump Steak I found in the yellow sticker fridge which we trimmed. The remainder is destined for a stir-fry this evening.

The star of the show was Sue’s Red Wine Sauce.

Ingredients:-

3 Shallots, finely diced
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
175ml of Red Wine (B&Ms - £1)
300ml of Beef Stock
1 Tbsp of Hendersons Relish
2 Tbsp of Margarine
Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:-

(1) Add the Margarine to a pan over a low heat and add the Shallots.
(2) Season with Salt & Pepper and fry until softened
(3) Add the Garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
(4) Add the Red Wine, turn up the heat and bring to the boil.
(5) Turn the heat down and allow to simmer until it has reduced by a third.
(6) Add the Beef Stock and Hendersons.
(7) Continue to simmer until the sauce thickens.
(8) Strain the sauce.
(9) Return to the heat and stir in a little more Margarine to give the sauce a glaze.
(10) You can use the Shallots & Garlic as a side.
(11) Cut the Beef Wellington in have and serve with the sauce drizzled over.

Looks a bit ‘Chefy’ we know, but it tasted really good!

 

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We’ve learned our lesson with these Jewish recipes. I’m not sure if something is lost in the translation, or if some of the recipe authors are maybe relying on know-how which is not familiar to us? Either way. If the recipe looks and feels wrong to us, it most probably won’t work. So we freestyled this a little……

Ingredients:-

2 Chicken Breasts, cut into cubes
4 slices of Preserved Lemon, DIY from last year for ours
3 Red Onions, quartered
1 Large Onion, chopped
3 large gloves of Garlic, chopped
1 tsp of Paprika
1 tsp of Cumin
Juice of a Lemon
Salt & Pepper to season
Oil to fry and for the marinade
Parsley to garnish

Method:-

(1) Mix the Oil, Chopped Onion, Garlic, Paprika, Cumin, Lemon Juice, Salt & Pepper, to make the Marinade.
(2) Add the cubed Chicken, mix well and pop in the fridge for at least an hour.
(3) If using wooden skewers, soak in water at this stage.
(4) Load the skewers with Chicken alternated with Red Onion and a slice of Preserved Lemon in the middle.
(5) Pour the remain Marinade into a saucepan and reduce over a low heat.
(6) Grill the skewers turning occasionally until the Chicken is cooked.
(7) Pour the reduced Marinade over the Skewers as a sauce.

We served ours with crispy Potato Wedges, Salad and home made Coleslaw.

 

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