Meatball Soup

                                              Meatball Soup


Hi guys, today instead of giving you a traditional dish of pasta with meatball sauce, I will be giving you an alternative dish. Today it is Meatball Soup. So below find the ingredients required and enjoy this tasty dish!


Ingredients:

• 750g beef bones
  
• 500g minced steak
  
• 2 sticks celery
  
• 2 carrots
  
• 1 lightly beaten egg
  
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
  
• 1 tablespoon oil
  
• 400g can peeled tomatoes
  
• 1/2 cup small pasta
  
• Salt
  
• Pepper
  
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  
• Herbs (optional)

Directions:

• Place beef bones,the chopped carrots, and celery in a large saucepan.
  
• Cover with cold water and bring to boil. Reduce Heat and leave to simmer covered for 1 hour stirring occasionally
  
• In a bowl, combine the minced steak, the egg, the breadcrumbs and season with salt and pepper. I usually add some herbs for more taste.
  
• Take heaped teaspoonfuls of the mixture and form into small balls
  
• Place oil in a small baking dish and add the meatballs in one layer and bake them in moderate pre-heated oven for 45 minutes turning occasionally
  
• Remove the celery and carrots from the stock and leave aside to cool
  
• Remove the bones from the stock and strain the liquid into a large bowl
  
• Return to saucepan and add the carrots, celery, the tomatoes and bring to boil
  
• When boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes
  
• Place pasta in saucepan of salted boiling water, cook for 10 minutes, strain and rinse under cold water
  
• Add the pasta to the soup with the meatballs and cook for a further 10 minutes
  
• Season with salt and pepper and stir in the chopped parsley
  
• Serve while hot!
  

Pepper Relish

                                             Pepper Relish

Hi guys, this recipe is suitable for vegetarians and can be used either as a starter dish or an contour dish.

Enjoy this easy vegetarian recipe ! :]


Ingredients:

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• 3 Green peppers
• 3 Onions
• 3 Red Tomatoes
• 2 Tablespoons oil
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 Cup White Vinegar

Directions:

• Remove Seeds from peppers and slice the peppers lengthwise
• Peel and slice the onions and tomatoes
• Place the Peppers, Onions and Tomatoes in a large saucepan
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring constantly and put some salt and pepper according to your own tastes.
  
• Add the vinegar and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Place mixture in a bowl or jar and refrigerate

Enjoy it :)!

C.Armeni

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Marinated Mushrooms

                               Marinated Mushrooms


Ingredients:

• 250g button mushrooms
  
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  
• 1/2 cup olive oil
  
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/4 teaspoon tarragon
  
• pepper

Directions:

• Wash mushrooms, remove the stalks and slice thinly
  
• In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, olive oil,  salt, pepper, the terragon and the parsley
  
• Add the mushrooms and mix well
  
• Cover with some strech 'n' seal and marinate the mixture in the fridge for about 4 hours or leave overnight

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Enjoy :)!

C.Armeni

                                               

Chicken Fingers

                                        Chicken Fingers

Hi guys sorry its been a while but I really got caught up with work matters and it was quite impossible to post! But I still didn't forget that I have a blog to attend to!

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So I am going to give you an easy mid week dish which can either be fried to achieve its utmost taste or do it the healthy version like I did: Oven Baked them! 

Ingredients:

• 1 Whole Chicken Breast
• Breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons Lemon Pepper
• 1 tablespoon Basil
• 1 tablespoon Thyme
• 1 teaspoon Curry
• Ground Black Pepper
• 3 teaspoons Parmeggiano Cheese
• Half a glass of Milk

Method:

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• In a bowl, put some breadcrumbs about one cup (adjust accordingly)
• Put the Lemon Pepper, the basil, thyme, pepper, curry and the parmeggiano cheese in the bowl of breadcrumbs and mix everything well
• Heat Oven to 200°C
• In another small bowl, pour the milk.
• Cut the breast lengthwise into 5cm long strips, dip them in the milk and immediately after dip them into the bowl of breadcrumbs and coat them well
• Put the strips on a baking tray and bake them for about 20 minutes until golden brown
• Serve with some salad and fries or simply just a started with some sauce!

You can view my 2 ingredient curry Sauce for a tangy taste here!

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Enjoy it Guys :)

C.Armeni

2 Ingredient Curry Tomato Sauce!

                                               Curry Ketchup Sauce

Ever Been in a  hurry and forgot to prepare some sauce?! No worries...here is the answer to your panic self! 

This Easy 2 ingredient sauce will be perfect to any chicken dish or dips especially if put over some Nachos or any other dippers!

Ingredients:

• Ketchup  
• Curry

Method:

• In a bowl, put 4 tablespoons of tomato Ketchup
• Mix 1 tablespoon of curry
• Mix Everything until well combined

See Easy Peasy :)!

C.Armeni