Red/Green and Yellow Thai curry paste ~ James@ The Nude Food Hero

Making Thai-style red, yellow or green curry pastes has never been so easier than with this "one size fits all" recipe

Author: James
Recipe type: Spice Paste
Cuisine: Thai
Serves: 1½ Cups

Ingredients
300g Bell Pepper (Red for red curry, Yellow for yellow curry and Green for green curry)
50g Garlic, minced
20g Ginger, minced
1 to 10 chilli peppers (depending on your liking, see the post above)
2 Tbsp Minced lemongrass (either fresh or from a tube)
⅓ Cup of tightly packed cilantro leaves and stems (if you have the roots, too, this is a bonus)
1 Tbsp ground coriander
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground black pepper

FOR THE RED AND GREEN CURRY PASTES:
½ tsp ground turmeric

FOR THE YELLOW PASTE
1½ Tbsp ground Turmeric


Instructions
Place all the ingredients in a food processor/ blender and pulse/ blend until a paste is formed
Place a pan or skillet over medium heat. Pour the spice blend into the pan and heat until it begins to bubble. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook until all moisture has evaporated, leaving a thick, fragrant paste - about 20 minutes.
Store in a jar in the fridge for up to two months. Can be frozen.

Homemade Alfredo Sauce ~ allrecipes.com

Ingredients
½ cup butter
1 (8 ounce) pkg cream cheese
2 tsp garlic powder
2 cups milk
6 ounces grated Parmesan Cheese
⅛ tsp black pepper

Instructions
Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat.
Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth.
Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps.
Stir in Parmesan and pepper.
Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency.
Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long.
Toss with zucchini pasta to serve


Source: All Recipes
Recipe type: Sauce
Prep time:  5 mins Cook time:  5 mins Total time:  10 mins
Serves: 4 servings

Home made roasted tomato sauce ~ kimshealthyeats.com

Ingredients
18-20 large Roma tomatoes, cut in half
1/4 cup olive oil
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Handful of fresh basil leaves, chopped
4 sprigs of fresh rosemary, stems removed
Salt and pepper to taste
About 1 1/2 cups of water
1 tablespoon of erythritol or xylitol

Directions
Line baking sheets with parchment paper. This makes for easy clean up. Set aside.
Pre heat oven to 300 degrees.
In a large bowl mix olive oil, garlic, onion, erythritol and Italian seasoning.
Place cut tomatoes in the bowl and gently coat the tomatoes with olive oil mixture using a spoon or your hands.   Place tomatoes cut side up on baking sheet and top with fresh herbs, salt, and pepper. Roast for approximately 2 hours.
After 2 hours increase the heat of the oven to 400 degrees. Roast approximately for another 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove roasted tomatoes from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Place tomatoes in a food processor or blender and puree to desired consistency. Add water to thin out if you like a thinner sauce.

Keema - Hille Pervaiz

1 big brown onion
2-3 cloves of garlic
abt 2cm ginger
900g of mince beef of lamb
tomato passata around 100g
pinch of coriander
black pepper grounded
0.5-1teaspoon of red chillie powder
1 teaspoon on turmenic
pinch of coriander powder
pinch of cumin powder
put olive oil or best ghee to the big pan
heat it up
add chopped onions fry till golden brown
add shredded garlic and ginger , fry bit
add spices
add passata or any tomato thing you have at home
fry them good
add mince, fry till pinkiness is gone
add half a cup of water
put lid on and cook till ready about 15-20 min
Extra good would be add now fresh coriander
Eat with whatever you like ;)

Crunchy Beef Stir Fry with Baby Marrows

Crunchy Beef Stir Fry with Baby Marrows

1 sliced onion
2 tbls olive oil butter or coconut oil
3 crushed garlic
1 tbls ginger grated
500g beef fillet cut in stripes
1 tbls Corriander
1 tbls peri peri
1tbls cumin
1 tbls cloves
Pink salt
Black pepper
3 marrows
1 sliced bell pepper
8 baby corn
Handful shredded spinach

Saute the onion garlic ginger until just done add the beef stripes and brown. Add the dry ingredients and sliced bell pepper and baby corn.
Cook until desired.

Place baby marrows on plate and put your stir fry mixture on top. Optional you can add sliced almonds on top

Spiral baby marrows and place in a pan add a tsp butter and saute for 3 to 5 minutes.

Zucchini ricotta fritters - by Daniela ~ foodrecipes.com

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Zucchini Ricotta Fritters

Yield: 7-8 fritters

Ingredients

• 2 medium zucchini, washed and thinly cut into sticks
• 80 g ricotta
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup breadcrumb (or more to get the desired firm consistency)
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• lemon zest from a lemon

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine the zucchini (cut into sticks), ricotta, egg, lemon zest and 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Stir well, then stir in the breadcrumbs just until incorporated. Let the batter rest for 20 min in the fridge.
2. In a large skillet, heat 1/4 inch of olive oil until shimmering.
3. Shape spoonfuls of the zucchini batter into 3-in. (diameter) patties with your hands (careful, if you make them too thin they will break apart). Working in batches, add the patties in the pan with 1-2 tablespoons of oil. It is easier to flatten the patties with a spoon while in the pan, so you can try to flatten a little more at this point.
4. Fry over moderately high heat, adding more oil when necessary, turning the patties once, until browned and crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Drain the fritters on the paper towels and serve right away, with lemon wedges

Lamb salad with dressing

Lamb salad and dressing

500 gMince lamb chops
1 tbls ginger15g fresh Corriander
Natural curry spices
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup double cream yogurt
1 green chilli
2/3 cucumber diced
300 g green beans
350g cherry tomatoes
1/2 onion diced
1 1/2 handful of baby spinach leaves

Toss the lamb with the spices and olive oil and put aside to marinate.
Liquidise the Corriander ginger lemon double cream yogurt and chilli and put aside.
Heat a pan over high heat and fry the lamb in batches until all done.
Layer on a serving dish the baby spinach leaves the cherry tomatoes onion green beans and cucumber and mix togeather.
Add the lamb on top and drizzle with the fresh sauce.