The Start Menu » Lunch http://thestartmenu.com One recipe a week, make it and give us your feedback Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:54:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Peach Chicken Curry on Rice http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/evening-meals/208/peach-chicken-curry-on-rice/ http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/evening-meals/208/peach-chicken-curry-on-rice/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:51:28 +0000 admin http://thestartmenu.com/?p=208

Ingredients

  1. 2 * 440gm tins Peaches (or one large one)
  2. 10-12 chicken thighs boneless and skinless (feel free to use other parts of chicken)
  3. 2T Curry powder
  4. 1t Salt
  5. 1 pinch Pepper
  6. 1/2t Garam Masala
  7. 2Cups peas
  8. 2T cornflour
  9. 1/4 cup water
  10. Cooked Rice

Instructions

  1. Puree the peaches in a kitchen mixer (or use eggbeaters)
  2. Mix Peach puree, Curry powder, Salt, Pepper, Garam Masala into a large deep frypan.
  3. Bring the mixture to a simmer, and add the chicken pieces in.
  4. After 10 minutes simmering, add in the peas.
  5. Leave the chicken to simmer for about 30 minutes total.
  6. Once its fully cooked through, you may need to thicken it with cornflour.
  7. To thicken, mix the cornflour with the water, then slowly mix it in. Once its thicker but still fairly running its done.
  8. Serve over rice , this will feed 5-6 people.
]]> http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/evening-meals/208/peach-chicken-curry-on-rice/feed/ 0 Winter Durchfall (my own recipe of vegetable stir fry) http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/evening-meals/197/winter-durchfall-my-own-recipe-of-vegetable-stir-fry/ http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/evening-meals/197/winter-durchfall-my-own-recipe-of-vegetable-stir-fry/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:15:34 +0000 admin http://thestartmenu.com/?p=197 Ingredients

  • 1/2 pumpkin (I used Crown/Grey Pumpkin)
  • 3 Onions Sliced
  • 3 Capsicum
  • 2T Garam Masala
  • 1t Cumin
  • 1t Salt
  • 1/2t Pepper
  • 1 1/2t Garlic (crushed, fresh, however you like it)
  • 700gms Beef Schnitzel

Preperation

  1. Roast pumpkin in oven, or cook in microwave, either whole or in large chunks
  2. Whilst pumpkin is cooking, slice Onions and Capsicum
  3. Lightly fry the Onions and Capsicum together , feel free to sprinkle salt to flavour
  4. Once pumpkin is cooked, remove skin and dice into bite sized cubes
  5. Put pumpkin cubes into large bowl or bag, add Garam masala, Cumin, Salt, Pepper and carefully mix together
  6. Dice the meat into bite sized squares, fry quickly in the frypan with the Garlic and a little salt.
  7. Put the pumpkin into an serving tray and mix Capsicum & Onion mixture gently into it, then sprinkle meat over it.

Notes: Feel free to drop the meat out of this one for a vegetarian option.

PS. Sorry for anyone speaking German, my daughter named it after asking what was in it, and i replied ‘lots of shit from the fridge’

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Ingredients

  • large packet frozen veges (or up to 1kg fresh chopped veg)
  • 1 Table spoon ground ginger
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic crushed
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 500gms sliced meat of your choice (optional)
  • 1-2 Tablespoon Cornflour.
  • 1 Cup of water

Instructions

  1. Put the Vegs, water, meat, everything but the cornflour into a pan with a lid and let it simmer.
  2. Once they have cooked for about 5-10 mins, mix the cornflour with a bit of water till disolved and slowly mix it until it thickens to desired amount.
  3. Cook rice or noodles to go with it as required.
  4. Serve!
]]> http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/evening-meals/168/european-chinese-takeaway-style-with-noodles-or-rice/feed/ 0 Spicy Lemon Pepper Pasta with Broccoli http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/evening-meals/104/spicy-lemon-pepper-pasta-with-broccoli/ http://thestartmenu.com/recipe/evening-meals/104/spicy-lemon-pepper-pasta-with-broccoli/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:29:22 +0000 admin http://thestartmenu.com/?p=104 Found at this lovely website with wonderful creations http://veganyumyum.com/2008/01/spicy-lemon-pepper-pasta-with-broccoli/ . Worth checking out if you ever get the time.

Ingredients

  • Dried Fettucini, enough for one
  • 2 tsp Olive Oil
  • 1 1/2 Cups Fresh Broccoli Florets
  • 1/4 Cup Sliced Sundried Tomatoes (oil packed)
  • 1/2 tsp Hot Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice, or more to taste
  • 1-2 Pinches Kosher Salt
  • Black Pepper, Lemon Zest to taste

Instructions

  1. Cook the Pasta in well-salted water
  2. Chop the broccoli florets in to small pieces (about the size of a nickel).
  3. Slice the sundried tomatoes.
  4. When pasta is nearly finished cooking, heat a wok over medium-high heat until it’s quite hot.
  5. Add oil and broccoli and toss to coat, adding more oil a little at a time if needed.
  6. After 1-2 minutes, add tomatoes and pepper flakes.
  7. Let cook undisturbed for another two minutes, then toss.
  8. Repeat this process until broccoli and tomatoes have some color on them, and the broccoli is bright green and becoming tender.
  9. Drain pasta very well and add to the wok, adding just enough oil to coat the pasta (if needed).
  10. Add lemon juice and salt and taste, adjusting if necessary.
  11. Plate and grind fresh black pepper over the top, adding lemon zest if desired.
  12. Serve immediately

This also makes a nice room-temperature pasta salad, so it’d be great for picnics, work lunches, or potlucks.

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  • 2 cups button Mushrooms (feel free to try others)
  • 1 T Soy Sauce
  • 1T Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1/4 cup Cream

Instructions

  1. slice mushrooms
  2. Lightly sauté mushrooms in tiny bit of butter
  3. squirt equal amounts of soy and balsamic vinegar (i use approx 1T of each)
  4. Let it simmer and reduce (to get rid of some water)
  5. Add in cream and again let it reduce until thick, then serve.

Alter the amounts of soy and balsamic to taste.

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  • Mushrooms
  • Onions
  • Zucchini
  • Capsicum
  • Carrot
  • Garlic
  • Chunky Sweet Potato
  • Diced Pineapple (can)
  • Sweet Chilli Sauce

Instructions:

  1. Pre-cook anything requiring longer cooking time (ie Sweet Potato)
  2. Chop all items chunky sizes
  3. Put them onto the kebab stick.
  4. Keep the juice from the pineapple chunks, mix in a good portion of the sweet chilli sauce (depending how you like it).
  5. Put kebabs in a bowl or similar then pour sauce over the kebabs.

You can also add lime in here or any other flavours you may want to the sauce, even a few herbs and spices would go down well. As for the ingredients they are just an idea, you can add as many as you want however you want.

Cook on BBQ or in the oven for about 15 minutes at a medium heat.

Cooking time (duration): 10min

Diet type: Vegetarian

Diet (other): Reduced fat

Number of servings: As many as you need

Meal type: lunch, dinner,BBQ

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Summary: This recipe originates as something derived from my boss ‘jono’ who used to bring in pasta for lunch most days. This is a quick easy recipe the kids love to eat both hot and cold. It goes along side most other dishes, and is easily customizable.

Ingredients

  • 1 Packet of Pasta (500gm packet)
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes (440gm)
  • 1 Tablespoon of sugar (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1/2 cup Grated cheese/Parmesan

Instructions

  1. Cook the packet of pasta boiling it.
  2. When cooked, mix in the can of chopped tomatoes, sugar, and cumin.
  3. Sprinkle cheese over the top.
  4. Microwave for 3-5 minutes until heated through, and cheese is melted.
This meal is primarily pasta with a vague tomato/cheese/herb taste.
Also tastes great with Chilli if you like it hot, and/or Meatballs or chunks of meat,
The sugar isn’t needed if you use pre-flavoured tomatoes of any kind.

Cooking time (duration): 2

Diet type: Vegetarian

Diet (other): Reduced fat

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: lunch

My rating: 4.0 stars
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