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Prawns in Chilli Garlic Oil

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Prawns in chilli garlic oil

Sometimes you really don’t feel like cooking, but that doesn’t mean that you want to eat boring. Or at least we don’t. We had a bag of frozen prawns in the freezer, enough in the fridge to make a salad, and sweet potatoes. 

The garlic, chilli oil that the prawns are cooked in takes a fragrance from the chilli and garlic, but does not become spicy. Using large sized chillies also makes sure that it is not hot from the chilli either. 

Ingredients

  • 20-25 large prawns, shelled, de-veined, but with tails still on
  • 3 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 large red chillies, cut into small rounds
  • 5 large garlic cloves, peeled but left whole
  • large handful of fresh coriander, chopped
  • pinch of sea salt
  • a few grinds of freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in the frying pan over a moderate heat. Add the garlic and fry until they start to brown
  2. Add the chilli and fry for a couple of minutes more.
  3. Scoop out the garlic and discard it. Add the prawns to the pan.
  4. Season with a pinch of sea salt and a few grinds of freshly ground black pepper.
  5. Fry the prawns until they have changed colour from grey to red, and have started to gain a golden colour.
  6. Add the coriander to the pan and stir quickly before removing the pan from the oven.
  7. Transfer to a bowl and serve.
  8. Makes a good meat dish alongside a meal salad and sweet potato chips

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Neil Young, Promise of the Real – A Rock Star Bucks a Coffee Shop

Fried Spinach with Garlic and Pine Nuts

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Fried spinach with garlic and pine nuts

An easy to prepare side dish, that goes well with Lebanese Lamb burgers and sweet potato fries with aioli to create a meal. Pine nuts are available in most supermarkets these days, try the nuts aisle or a middle eastern goods section.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. First toast the pine nuts in 1 tsp of coconut oil with a good pinch of sea salt.
  2. When the pine nuts are ready, set them aside and wash the spinach.
  3. Transfer the spinach to a large pan and cook with the lid on for 10 minutes until done.
  4. Drain the spinach but do not squeeze it.
  5. Heat 3 tbsp of coconut oil in a large frying pan and fry the garlic until they turn brown.
  6. Discard the garlic
  7. Add the cooked spinach. Fry for about two minutes, transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with the toasted pine nuts.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Woods – With light and love

Garlic Aioli Mayonnaise

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Garlic Aioli

Mayonnaise is something I though that we had left behind when we changed our diet, but it does not need to be the case. Mayonnaise (of which Aioli is a variation) is a simple mix of eggs and oil. This Garlic Aioli recipe is delicious with sweet potato fries or used as a spread.

Ingredients

  • 3 garlic cloves (less if you like it less garlicky)
  • 1 large egg (preferably organic)
  • 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 150ml olive oil

Directions

  1. Place the garlic, egg, lemon juice, sea salt, and pepper in a blender
  2. Blend all of the ingredients, starting on a slow speed while you add the olive oil to avoid spattering it all around your .kitchen
  3. Add the olive oil while the blender is running in a slow stream. You will need to leave off  the cap of the blender in order to be able to do this while the blender is running.
  4. Put the cap back on the blender and turn up the speed. Blend the aioli until it has formed into thick emulsion.
  5. Serve the sweet potato fries, with the Garlic Aioli.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Jose Gonzalez – Vestiges and Claws

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roast Chicken with Lemon and Garlic

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roast chicken with lemon and garlic

Roast chicken is a classic Sunday favorite. This variation has a delicious summery taste to it as a result of the lemon juice in which it is basted. As a variation, try sprinkling with a little pimenton along with the salt and pepper.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole roast chicken (approximately 1.5kg)
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 tsp ghee
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • fresh oregano and thyme
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 lemon halved
  • juice of 1 lemon

Directions

  1. Heat the oven to 180 degrees celcius
  2. Place the chicken in an oven proof baking tray.
  3. Rub the cavity of the chicken gently with one half of the lemon.
  4. Slice the other half of the lemon and place it into the cavity of the chicken.
  5. Add the garlic cloves, thyme and oregano into the cavity as a stuffing
  6. Insert your hand under the skin of the chicken and rub with 1 tsp of the ghee
  7. Rub the top of the skin of the chicken with the other 1 tsp of the ghee.
  8. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the top of the chicken.
  9. Sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  10. Put into the oven to cook for 20 minutes
  11. Remove from the oven and squeeze the juice of the other half of the lemon over the chicken. Return to the oven.
  12. Bake for 40 minutes more or until the juice of the chicken runs clear when you separate the leg of the chicken from the body of the chicken.
  13. Serve with sweet potato fries, and broccoli with fried garlic, or grilled courgettes with pomegranate and pesto.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Oscar and the Wolf – Entity

 

Garlic Aioli with Sweet Potato Fries

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Garlic Aioli with sweet potato fries

Sweet potato chips (fries) cooked in our Air Fryer has become a regular feature of our meals. This weekend we were looking for something different to spice them up, and decided to make Garlic Aioli at home using all natural ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 3 garlic cloves (less if you like it less garlicky)
  • 1 large egg (preferably organic)
  • 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 150ml extra virgin olive oil
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Coconut Oil
  • Pinch of Sea Salt

Directions

  1. Cut the Sweet Potatoes into chips (fries) shapes and put into a bowl.
  2. Sprinkle 1 tsp of coconut oil over the bowl of fries and toss them to coat in the coconut oil.
  3. Add to the Air Fryer basket and cook at 200 degrees C for 15 minutes until golden and cooked through.
  4. Meanwhile, place the garlic, egg, lemon juice, sea salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender
  5. Using the metal blade of the foodprocessor (rather than the plastic one) blend all of the ingredients
  6. Add the olive oil while the blender or foodprocessor is running in a slow stream. You will probably need to take the shoot out of the foodprocessor, or leave the cap off the blender in order to be able to add the oil while the foodprocessor is running.
  7. Blend the aioli until it has formed into thickened emulsion.
  8. Serve the sweet potato fries, with the Garlic Aioli.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Intergalactic Lovers – Little Heavy Burdens

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broccoli with Fried Garlic

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Broccoli with fried garlic

Some nights it is nice to have a few recipes that you can throw together quickly for a healthy meal. This is one of my favorites. Served together with sweet potato chips cooked in our Air Fryer and a pan fried lamb tenderloins with basil mint pesto sauce it is a delicious after work meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 Broccoli head
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil for frying
  • Splash of olive oil

Directions

  1. Cut the broccoli into bite sized florets. Make sure to use the stem as well as this is the most nutritious part of the broccoli.
  2. Steam the broccoli for 7 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, heat the coconut oil in a frying pan and fry the garlic until crispy.
  4. When the broccoli is done, transfer to a bowl, add a splash of good quality olive oil and sprinkle with the garlic, sea salt and black pepper.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Paolo Nutini – Caustic Love