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A family favorite in my house, a simple easy and cheap meal packed with hearty vegetables

  • 1tin of quality corned beef
  • 2 stock cubes (meat)
  • 2/3 carrots cubed
  • 2large baking potatoes cubed
  • 1large onion chopped
  • Pinch of pepper
2.6/5 (99 Votes)

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Enjoy all of your dinner baked inside a pie crust like a lasagne with layers of beef cheese and chips with gravy

  • Chips
  • Bacon
  • Ground beef
  • Ground pork
  • Concentrated Tomato paste
  • Onion
  • Cloves
  • Gravy
  • Shortcrust Pastry
  • Cheese
  • 1 clove garlic,
  • carrots
2.6/5 (94 Votes)

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Preheat the oven to 150C

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • knob of butter
  • 700g good quality beef sausages, chopped
  • 300g spicy chorizo sausage, chopped
  • 2 onions, finely sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 red chillies, finely chopped
  • 1 red pepper, finely sliced
  • 200ml beef stock
  • 175ml soured cream
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2.5/5 (90 Votes)

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Boil egg

  • egg
2.7/5 (34 Votes)

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An easy Winter warmer - great for all the family, especially fun with very long spaghetti in our house!!

  • 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • olive oil
  • 1 pound minced beef
  • ½ cup bread crumbs
  • ½ cup grated parmesan
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ tsp. dried oregano
  • ½ tsp. dried basil
  • 1 ½ tsp. salt
  • Tomato Sauce:
  • 1 can plum tomatoe tomatoes
  • 1 medium onions, finely chopped
  • 2garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbs. dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 3 tbs. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan
2.9/5 (18 Votes)

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This recipe is great for using up leftovers, so it's very economical

  • Pizza Sauce
  • 175g Tomato Puree
  • 5 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 1 Tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1 Tsp Dried Basil
  • 0.5 Tsp Dried Rosemary
  • 300 ml Water
  • Simply stir thoroughly and you're ready to create your perfect pizza!
2.5/5 (87 Votes)

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A delicious charred roasted beef joint soaked in gravy for additional moisture and an extra delicious sunday roast

  • Braising Beef Joint
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Oil
  • Veg for the roasting dish
2.8/5 (16 Votes)

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An easy and quick chicken curry which can be made within forty five minutes and the ingredient list is also not as ...

  • ngredients:
  • For the marination:
  • 1. 500 grams of chicken, either with bone or boneless. I prefer using the thigh pieces. If using boneless pieces the cooking time is further reduced
  • 2. 1 heaped table spoon of ginger and garlic paste each
  • 3. Half a cup of yogurt. I use Greek Yogurt
  • For the curry:
  • 1. Whole garam masala: 2 cloves, half an inch of cinnamon, 4 peppercorns, 2 green cardamoms, 2 dried bay leaves. Crush these lightly before adding.
  • 2. 1 tea spoon of sahi jeera or cumin seeds
  • 3. 1 tea spoon of kasuri meethi or dried fenugreek leaves
  • 4. 1 large onion finely chopped
  • 5. Half a tea spoon of sugar
  • 6. Salt to taste
  • 7. 1 table spoon of sunflower/vegetable oil
  • 8. Half a cup to a cup of milk
2.8/5 (6 Votes)

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This is a lovely, wholesome & hearty soup is a warming meal and perfect for the long, dark winter nights ahead

  • 10 ml olive oil
  • 1 onion, peeled & chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 chopped red pepper,
  • 2 chopped celery sticks
  • 150g Chorizo sausages, cut into small chunks
  • 15 ml tomato puree
  • 300ml vegetable stock
  • 1 x can of Borlotti Beans or Black Eyed Beans
  • pinch of sugar (optional)
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • Crusty white bread to serve
2.7/5 (14 Votes)

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Leftover sunday roast pork with sweet potato in a creamy korma sauce

  • 1 onion
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 250 gms chopped pork leftovers
  • half jar Korma paste
  • 200 ml water
  • 100 ml single cream
2.8/5 (10 Votes)

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Easy-to-do and a perfect accompaniment for other little food items and BBQ! Shared from the blog http://whiskandkn...

  • For sauce mixture (A):
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sweet soy sauce (or a pinch of sugar)
  • half tsp white pepper powder
  • For frying:
  • 2 portions dried beehoon
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 small shallots, thinly sliced
  • half cup beansprouts
  • quarter cup carrot, julienned
2/5 (67 Votes)

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Lovely, quick, tasty and filling!

  • Block of feta, cubed
  • Lemon zest and juice
  • a mug of frozen peas
  • chopped olives
  • 200g dried pasta (me and hubby get v hungry!)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
3/5 (30 Votes)

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