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Thursday <strong>September</strong> 6 <strong>2018</strong> 35<br />
GREAT food<br />
BROUGHT TO YOU BY...<br />
Your fresh food people<br />
SLOW BRAISED BEEF<br />
CHEEK RAGU WITH<br />
PARPADELLE<br />
Ingredients<br />
1.3-5kg beef cheeks<br />
salt and pepper<br />
1 large onion, diced<br />
4 cloves garlic, minced<br />
1 cup diced carrot<br />
1 cup red wine<br />
2 cups beef stock<br />
800gm crushed tomatoes<br />
100-130gm tomato paste<br />
3 bay leaves<br />
1-2 teaspoons sugar, to taste<br />
parpadelle (depending on how<br />
many people you are serving)<br />
parmesan, finely grated to serve<br />
1/2 cup parsley, chopped<br />
Instructions<br />
Cut any large bits of fat off<br />
the beef cheeks. Pat dry with a<br />
paper towel and season generously<br />
with salt and pepper.<br />
Heat a large, heavy based pot<br />
over high heat with a tablespoon<br />
of olive oil. Add the beef<br />
cheeks (one by one if they don’t<br />
all fit on the bottom) and sear<br />
on each side to brown all the<br />
edges (a few minutes per side).<br />
Remove and set aside.<br />
In the same pot, turn down<br />
the heat to low and add the onion<br />
and garlic. Sautee for 5min,<br />
stirring to avoid it catching on<br />
the bottom.<br />
Add the diced carrot and<br />
cook gently for 10min until just<br />
softened.<br />
Add a splash of the red<br />
wine and cook for a couple of<br />
minutes. Add the rest of the red<br />
wine, the beef stock, crushed<br />
tomatoes, tomato paste and bay<br />
leaves and stir to combine.<br />
Add the seared beef back into<br />
the sauce. Bring back to a simmer,<br />
then cover and turn to a very low<br />
heat and keep at a low simmer for<br />
three hours. Remove the lid and<br />
At<br />
simmer for a further 30min or<br />
until the beef cheeks are almost<br />
falling apart.<br />
Remove the beef from the<br />
pot and set aside. Bring the<br />
sauce to a rapid simmer for a<br />
further 20min to thicken the<br />
sauce. Taste and adjust sugar<br />
for seasoning (this may depend<br />
on what brand of canned tomatoes<br />
you use as some have more<br />
sugar than others)<br />
Meanwhile, use two forks<br />
to shred the beef into bite-size<br />
pieces. Return to the sauce and<br />
stir to combine.<br />
At this point, you can either<br />
serve the sauce, refrigerate until<br />
the next day for even better<br />
flavour, or freeze half for future<br />
use.<br />
Boil the pasta according to<br />
packet instructions.<br />
Meanwhile, heat the sauce<br />
in a large frypan with a splash<br />
of the pasta water to loosen if<br />
it has been refrigerated or<br />
frozen.<br />
Add the cooked pasta to the<br />
sauce and toss with tongs and<br />
a serving spoon to thoroughly<br />
coat the pasta in the ragu sauce.<br />
Serve with grated parmesan<br />
and finely chopped parsley.<br />
Serve with fresh ciabatta and<br />
oven roasted broccollini.<br />
GRILLED CALIFORNIA<br />
AVOCADO AND CHICKEN<br />
Ingredients<br />
¾ cup balsamic vinegar<br />
¼ cup honey<br />
3 cloves garlic, minced<br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
2 teaspoons italian seasoning<br />
½ teaspoon salt<br />
¼ teaspoon pepper<br />
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts<br />
4 slices mozzarella cheese<br />
2 avocados, diced<br />
3 tomatoes, diced<br />
¼ cup fresh chopped basil<br />
salt and pepper<br />
balsamic vinegar for drizzling<br />
Instructions<br />
In a medium sized bowl whisk the<br />
balsamic vinegar, honey, garlic, olive oil,<br />
Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper.<br />
Add the chicken breasts and coat.<br />
Marinate for 30min.<br />
Meanwhile, in a small bowl add the<br />
avocado, tomato, basil and salt and<br />
pepper to taste. Set aside.<br />
Heat the grill to medium high heat.<br />
Grill the chicken on each side about<br />
6min or until cooked throughout and no<br />
longer pink.<br />
Top with mozzarella cheese and<br />
avocado, tomato basil mixture.<br />
Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.<br />
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Loose Tomatoes ........................................................................................................................................ 6<br />
Avocados ............................................................................................................................................................. 1<br />
3kg Washed Agria Potatoes ................................................................................................ 3<br />
Celery ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2<br />
Jazz Apples ...................................................................................................................................................... 2<br />
Afourer Mandarins (AUS)...................................................................................................... 3<br />
Gold Pineapples ..................................................................................................................................... 2<br />
Lamb Legs ......................................................................................................................................... 10<br />
Skinless Chicken Breast ............................................................................................... 8<br />
Angus Beef Short Ribs ......................................................................................................... 16<br />
Beef Cheeks ........................................................................................................................................... 14<br />
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