Friday 6 July 2018

Aniseed Pancakes with Orange


Masterchef Australia Season 10 - the pancake challenge. 
My inspiration for this dish. 
I loooovvvveeee Masterchef Australia! And since South Africa doesn't have a Masterchef competition, I am thinking of moving to Australia just to be able to enlist... Isn't it just super sad and actually so disappointing that there isn't any such a big cooking competition left in South Africa? 
Well, while I am planning my move to Australia, I am working on my cookbook. Who knows... maybe I can be guest chef on Masterchef!! Hahaha!!




Ingredients
1cup cream
2cups milk
3 eggs, separated
2cups flour
2t baking powder
1t whole aniseed
½ t salt
1 cup sugar
½ orange zest
Orange slices
Extra cream for whipping


Method
1. Mix the cream, milk, egg yolk, salt and aniseed.
2. Mix the flour and baking powder.
3. Add the flour to the milk mixture one by one, mixing well every time.
4. Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
5. Fold into the flour mixture.
6. Bake in a warm pan, and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
7. Put the sugar and water in a pot on low heat, and dissolve the sugar.
8. Add the orange zest and let it cook for a couple of minutes.
9. Remove from heat and let it cool a little.
10. Add the juice from one orange, mix well and let it cook again on low heat, till soft ball stage, stirring continuously.
11. Remove from heat.
12. Beat the extra cream till it forms stiff peaks.
13. Dish up with generous portions, and enjoy!


Your is oil and veggies… and pancakes!
Risch

Chicken Broccoli Pasta


No story today. Just recipes.




Ingredients
5x chicken breast fillets
100g margarine
1 ½ tbs soya sauce
2t Cajun spice
1t coriander
½ t all spice
2 onions, sliced lengthwise
½ - 1 cup cream
lemon zest
1 broccoli head


Method
1. Melt the margarine in the frying pan. Add the chicken fillets and fry for a couple of minutes.
2. Add the soya sauce, Cajun spice, coriander and all spice, and fry for another couple of minutes.
3. Put the pot for the pasta on with some salt, and let it cook. Then add the pasta and cook till soft, but firm. Add some margarine and mix through. Set aside.
4. When the fillets are just cooked through, take it out of the frying pan and make it fine in a blender.
5. Put the onion in the chicken’s sauce in the frying pan and fry the onion till soft.
6. Add the chicken to the onion, along with the cream and lemon zest.
7. Cook the broccoli head in a little water in a pot, with a little salt, till just soft, but still stiff.
8. Remove the broccoli from the pot and dunk it in in ice water to stop the cooking process.
9. Break the broccoli into little trees and add to the chicken in the frying pan.
10. Mix the pasta and the chicken and dish up.


Garnish with extra lemon zest, and some chilli for a little bite. And enjoy!

Yours in oil and veggies
Risch