Selwyn Times: April 28, 2021

Selwyn Times Wednesday April 28 2021
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FOOD
With cold nights fast
approaching here are
some traditional winter
warmers that will feed
all the family
Roast chicken with
tarragon gravy
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Family favourites for those cold evenings
Slice beef and arrange with the
salad.
Smoked fish and kumara
hash cakes
Serves 8
Ingredients
Ingredients
1 tbsp butter
2kg chicken
1 garlic bulb
2 leeks
20 shiitake mushrooms
2 carrots
2 tbsp olive oil
375ml dry white wine
500ml chicken stock
1 bunch tarragon
Directions
Preheat the oven to 220 deg C.
Turn the wings under the chicken
and truss for roasting. Rub the
chicken with the butter and garlic
bulb, halved, then season.
Place leeks (chopped into 3cm
pieces), carrots (chopped into
3cm pieces), mushrooms (or
another kind of mushroom if
you prefer) and more garlic in
a casserole dish. Place chicken
on top of vegetables, drizzle
with olive oil and pour the wine
around the chicken.
Roast for 30min, then pour
the hot chicken stock around the
chicken. Reduce the oven to 180
deg C, cover with a lid and roast
for another 30 to 45min.
Lift out the chicken and
vegetables (keep covered and
warm) and strain the pan juices
into a saucepan. Simmer over
medium heat until thick. Add
tarragon leaves before serving
with the chicken and vegetables.
Seared beef and couscous
salad
Serves 4
Ingredients
500gm beef fillet
1 tsp ginger
2 cloves crushed garlic
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp oil
200gm couscous
500ml chicken stock
1 red onion, sliced
½ red pepper, sliced
200gm pumpkin, sliced
½tsp turmeric
1 tsp coriander
½ tsp cumin
2 tbsp olive oil
100gm beans, blanched
1 cup fresh herbs, chopped
roughly
Dressing
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
Directions
Place the beef in a small bowl.
Tarragon gravy
makes a tasty
change for
roast chicken.
Add ginger, garlic, brown sugar
and one tablespoon oil. Combine
well and set aside for 20min or
until ready to cook.
Cook couscous in the
chicken stock following packet
instructions.
Heat oven to 180 deg C. Place
red onion, pepper, pumpkin,
turmeric, coriander, cumin and
paprika on an oven tray.
Toss in the two tablespoons
of oil and bake for 20min until
slightly brown and cooked
through.
Heat a pan to a high heat and
sear beef on all sides and place in
the middle of the vegetables. This
will also take 20min. Remove
and rest for 10min.
In a large bowl, mix couscous
with dressing and gently add
vegetables. Place on a platter.
2 tbsp butter
700gm kumara
2 lemons
400gm smoked fish
4 spring onions
¼ cup fresh parsley
1 to dust flour
2cm oil
Directions
Peel and cut kumara into chunks
and cook in boiling salted water
until tender. Drain well and
coarsely mash with melted butter
and the juice of one lemon. Set
aside to cool.
Combine flaked fish with
kumara, finely chopped spring
onions and parsley. Season well
with salt and pepper. Form
mixture into eight patties. Dust
patties with flour.
Heat a nonstick frying pan
with a little oil and gently fry fish
cakes over a medium heat for
3-4min on each side until
golden brown. Serve with lemon
wedges.
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