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Warming casseroles<br />
to fend off winter<br />
With a week or<br />
two of winter still<br />
with us, this tangy<br />
tomato and lamb<br />
casserole would<br />
be a welcome<br />
dish on a cold<br />
day<br />
Lamb and tomato<br />
casserole<br />
Serves 3<br />
Ingredients<br />
3 lamb leg fillet or shoulder<br />
chops (browned)<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 large onion<br />
1 400gm tomatoes (any<br />
flavour)<br />
1 lamb Oxo cube<br />
Cracked pepper to taste<br />
1 teaspoon sugar<br />
1 heaped teaspoon<br />
oregano<br />
40gm tasty cheese<br />
55gm breadcrumbs<br />
(wholemeal is best)<br />
27gm butter (melted)<br />
Directions<br />
Line ovenproof dish with<br />
2 thicknesses of non-stick<br />
tin foil.<br />
Place browned leg fillets/<br />
chops into dish, put onions<br />
over top of meat, then pour<br />
tomatoes/Oxo cube/peppercorns/sugar/oregano<br />
over onions, then<br />
cover with cheese/breadcrumbs/butter.<br />
Bake, uncovered, at 140<br />
deg C for 2½ hours.<br />
Steak stew<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
Stews and casseroles make a hearty mid-winter<br />
meal.<br />
1kg sirloin steak, diced<br />
Salt and freshly ground<br />
black pepper, to taste<br />
1 medium onion, diced<br />
2 large carrots, peeled and<br />
diced<br />
2 celery ribs, diced<br />
3 cloves garlic, minced<br />
250gm mushrooms,<br />
halved<br />
3 tablespoons all-purpose<br />
flour<br />
2 tablespoons tomato<br />
paste<br />
1/2 cup dry red wine<br />
2 1/2 cups beef stock<br />
4 sprigs fresh thyme<br />
2 bay leaves<br />
1 large potato, peeled and<br />
cut in 1cm chunks<br />
2 tablespoons chopped<br />
fresh parsley leaves<br />
Directions<br />
Heat olive oil in a large<br />
fry pan on medium heat.<br />
Season steak with 1 teaspoon<br />
salt and 1/2 teaspoon<br />
pepper.<br />
Working in batches, add<br />
steak to the fry pan and<br />
cook, stirring occasionally,<br />
until evenly browned, about<br />
6-8min; set aside.<br />
Add onion, carrots and<br />
celery. Cook, stirring occasionally,<br />
until tender, about<br />
3-4min.<br />
Add garlic and mushrooms,<br />
and cook, stirring<br />
occasionally, until tender<br />
and browned, about<br />
3-4min.<br />
Whisk in flour and<br />
tomato paste until lightly<br />
browned, about 1 minute.<br />
Stir in wine, scraping any<br />
browned bits from the bottom<br />
of the fry pan.<br />
Stir in beef stock, thyme,<br />
bay leaves and steak. Bring<br />
to a boil; reduce heat and<br />
simmer until beef is very<br />
tender, about 30min.<br />
Stir in potato; simmer<br />
until potatoes are just tender<br />
and stew has thickened,<br />
about 20min.<br />
Remove and discard<br />
thyme sprigs and bay<br />
leaves. Stir in parsley;<br />
season with salt and pepper,<br />
to taste.<br />
HOME & HEATING<br />
Keep cosy with<br />
RD Petroleum<br />
this winter<br />
RD Petroleum (RDP) is a familiar sight<br />
for farm and rural residents around the<br />
Canterbury region, however now days urban<br />
residents also enjoy the same excellent<br />
customer service for which RDP is known for<br />
in rural communities, through their home<br />
heating diesel.<br />
RDP began its home heating diesel delivery<br />
service to the lower South Island’s main urban<br />
centres of Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin<br />
and Invercargill a number of years ago.<br />
Customer demand has continued to increase<br />
year upon year, and RDP has responded<br />
with specialised improvements to its delivery<br />
equipment.<br />
The trucks that deliver RDP’s home heating<br />
diesel in each urban centre are drawn from<br />
the company’s extensive vehicle fleet. This<br />
WESTERN NEWS<br />
means they have the latest communication<br />
and GPS tracking technology on board, so<br />
the operations team always know where they<br />
are and how far away they are from their next<br />
delivery stop.<br />
RDP’s home heating diesel trucks come<br />
equipped with a specially-designed hose,<br />
through which the diesel is pumped from<br />
the truck into house tanks. The length of<br />
the hose allows the trucks to access tanks<br />
without having to enter the property, avoiding<br />
damaging the driveway. RDP is the place to<br />
go if you require diesel conveniently delivered<br />
to your home and as a loyal RDP customer<br />
you’re offered discounted pricing and can<br />
become eligible for value-added benefits.<br />
For all enquiries please phone<br />
0800 44 00 14, or visit the RDP website at<br />
https://www.rdp.co.nz/home-heating or<br />
signup at apply.rdp.co.nz/home-heating<br />
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