Cranberry Muffins

INGREDIENTS:
 
30ml                  coconut oil (2T)
2                         extra large eggs, separated
250ml                low fat yoghurt, vanilla flavoured (1C)
250ml                fat free milk (1C)
5ml                    vanilla essence (1t) optional
250ml                cake flour (1c)
20ml                  baking powder (4t)
Pinch                 ground cinnamon
500ml                oat bran (2c)
125ml                whole wheat pronutro original or apple bake (1/2 c)
125ml                sugar or xylitol (1/2 C)
250ml                cranberries, dried not tinned (1c
 
METHOD:

 

  1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius. Line three Prestige deep 12-whole muffin pans with paper cups or spray with non-stick cooking spray
  2. In a large mixing bowl, mix the oil, egg yolks, yoghurt, milk and vanilla essence together
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon over the yoghurt- egg mixture
  4. Sprinkle the oat bran, Pronutro and sugar on top of mix as well
  5. Chop up the dried cranberries with a Prestige multi chopper and spoon them on top of the batter. Gently fold them into the batter
  6. Whisk the egg whites to soft peak stage and fold them into the batter
  7. Spoon the mixture into the muffin pans or cups, to three quarters full
  8. Bake immediately for 20 minutes until risen and golden brown
  9. Take the muffins out of the oven and leave them to cool on a Prestige cooling rack for a few minutes before removing them from the baking pans. Then place them on a cooling rack to cool completely
  10. Store them in the fridge for up to 3 days and freeze for up to 3 months.

 

Variations
  • Use 500ml (2 cups) of fresh or frozen blueberries instead
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Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS:
 
450g                 Cake flour
18ml                 Baking powder
                          Pinch salt
4                        Eggs
250g                 Butter
300g                Castor sugar
5ml                   Vanilla essence
250ml              Milk
METHOD:
 
  1. Sift dry ingredients together at least 3 times
  2. Beat eggs slightly
  3. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until white and fluffy, gradually beat in the egg
  4. Fold in dry ingredients and milk alternately
  5. Fill Prestige muffin cases ¾ full
  6. Bake for approx. 15 minutes (still pale)
  7. Cool on a Prestige cooling rack.

 

SERVING SUGGESTION:
 
Ice with either butter or meringue icing and decorate with sweets or silver balls
 
 
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Kingklip and Prawn Paella

INGREDIENTS:
 
1 kg                 rice, long grain uncooked
1 kg                 kingklip fillet, cut into small pieces
1 kg                 prawns, cut and deveined
3                      onions, thinly sliced
                        sunflower oil
1                      green pepper, seeded and chopped
1                      red pepper, seeded and chopped
200 g             button mushrooms, sliced
                       tobasco sauce
                       butter

 

Marinade:

 

60ml                chilli sauce
4                       cloves garlic, crushed
10ml                masala
5ml                  salt
5ml                  tobasco sauce
METHOD:
 
  1. Cook the rice in salted boiling water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  2. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a Prestige mixing bowl and marinate the kingklip and prawns for about 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, fry the onions in a Prestige deep non-stick frying pan in a little oil until golden brown.
  4. Add the peppers and fry for a further 10 minutes; add mushrooms and fry for a further 5 minutes.
  5. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  6. Add about 15 ml oil to the Prestige frying pan and transfer the marinated kingklip and prawn mixture to the frying pan and stir fry for 10 minutes, or until the prawns turn pink.
  7. Layer the ingredients in a large saucepan as follows, first, about one-third rice then half onion and mushroom mixture, then half kingklip and prawn mixture and sprinkle each layer with a few drops of tabasco sauce, season with salt and dot with butter.
  8. Continue this way until all ingredients have been used up.
  9. Steam the paella in a Prestige combi steamer, covered, over a medium heat for 30 minutes.

 

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Traditional White Bread

EQUIPMENT:              25cm x 10cm Prestige Bread Tin
OVEN TEMP:              220°C
PREP TIME:                 15 minutes + proving time
COOKING TIME:         30 – 40 minutes
 
INGREDIENTS:
750g                cake flour
10g                  dry yeast
15g                  sugar / 15ml honey
15g                  salt
Approx 600ml luke warm water
 

 

METHOD:
 
  1. Place all dry ingredients in a bowl
  2. add enough water to form a soft – NOT tight dough
  3. knead the dough on a flat surface until completely smooth
  4. Place into an oiled bowl and cover with a damp tea towel, place in  warm place and allow to prove (double in size)
  5. Knock back dough and shape – place in a Prestige Bread Tin , cover and allow to double in size
  6. Bake at 220°C until well risen, browned and sounds hollow when tapped.
  7. Allow to cool on a Prestige Cooling Rack
  8. Slice the bread with the Prestige Bread Knife and serve warm with butter
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Poached salmon with vegetable couscous

INGREDIENTS:
 
125ml              Red bell pepper, finely diced
4                       Salmon fillets
125ml              Frozen peas
250ml              Couscous
125ml               Sour cream
500ml              Reduced, fat free vegetable broth
125ml               Onion, finely diced
2.5ml               Dried parsley
2.5ml               Dried dill
METHOD:
 
  1. Place the broth, onion, bell pepper, and parsley in a Prestige medium deep pot, and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the salmon fillets, cover, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the fish can be easily flaked with a fork.
  2. Transfer the fish to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
  3. Bring the poaching liquid to a second boil over high heat, and stir in the peas and couscous. Cover and remove from the heat. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  4. Place the sour cream and dill in a small Prestige bowl, and stir to mix well. Set aside.
  5. Divide the cooked couscous among individual plates. Top each portion with a salmon fillet and a dollop of dill dressing, and serve immediately.
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Chicken Enchiladas

 
INGREDIENTS:
 
10                    Wraps
2                      Trays of chicken
                         Dried chilli flakes
                         Seasoning
250g               Cheese, grated
5                      Tomatoes, roughly chopped
2                      Onions roughly chopped
1                       Punnet coriander
METHOD:
 
  1. Fry the chicken in a Prestige fry pan until golden and cooked through, sprinkle with chilli spice and set aside season well.
  2. Chop the tomatoes and onions with a Prestige multi chopper and mix together, then chop the coriander and fold through.
  3. Assemble the enchilada, lay the chicken in the centre on the wrap, sprinkle the cheese over the chicken then add the salsa. Roll up and place under the grill just long enough for the cheese to begin to melt and the wrap to warm up.
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Chicken and corn chowder

INGREDIENTS:
 
1                        Chicken carcass
1                        Bay leaf
30ml                Butter
1                        Onion, chopped
3                       Shallots, diced
2                       Cubes chicken bouillon, crumbled
30ml                Dried parsley
                          Salt and pepper to taste
250g                Potato cubes
375ml              Frozen corn kernels
30ml                Heavy cream
METHOD:
 
  1. Place chicken carcass (and any leftover skin and meat and other bones) in a large pot and cover with cold water. Add bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 60 to 90 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and strain. Remove chicken meat from carcass, and chop into bite-size pieces.
  3. In a large Prestige saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion      and shallots in butter until translucent. Pour in strained broth and chicken meat and stir in bouillon, parsley, salt, pepper, potatoes and corn. Simmer 15 minutes, until potatoes are cooked and corn is tender. Remove from heat and stir in cream.
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Butternut, olive & cherry tomato open phyllo pies

INGREDIENTS:
 
500g                 butternut flesh, peeled and diced
5g                      sage, chopped
80ml                 Maggi liquid seasoning
30ml                 vegetable oil
500g                 ripe, cherry tomatoes
50g                   black olives, de-pitted
6                        sheets phyllo pastry, defrosted
50g                   butter, melted
3                        large eggs, beaten
250ml              buttermilk
METHOD:
 
  1. Preheat an oven to 180°C
  2. Place the butternut and sage in a Prestige roasting tin and toss with half      the liquid seasoning and the oil. Roast for 15 minutes and then add the cherry tomatoes to the tin and continue to roast until the butternut caramelises and the tomatoes soften
  3. Meanwhile, brush each sheet of phyllo pastry with melted butter and then lay them on top of one another
  4. Cut them appropriately to line Prestige deep large muffin tins, folding in the edges to ensure that the pastry is in an even layer around each mould
  5. Mix the eggs, cream and remaining Liquid seasoning together
  6. Spoon the vegetables into the pastry shells and pour the egg mixture evenly over it
  7. Bake for 25 minutes or until the egg mixture sets.
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GRILLED SEASONAL FISH WITH MORROCAN LENTILS AND GRILLED ASPARAGUS

 
INGREDIENTS:
Lentils:

 

1              onion, finely chopped
2             cloves garlic, crushed
1              bottle Nando’s Morrocan curry cooking sauce
250ml    water or vegetable stock
                seasoning
10g         parsley, chopped

 

Butternut fondant:

 

4             rounds of butternut, 2cm thick, peeled
250ml   orange juice
100ml   melted butter

 

Asparagus:

 

160g     fresh asparagus, trimmed
50g       butter

 

Fish:

 

800g     seasonal fish, cut into 4x200g portions
5g          ground cumin
1             lemon, cut into wedges
50ml     olive oil
80ml     olive tapenade
METHOD:
 
Lentils:

 

  1. Sauté the onions and garlic in a Prestige covered sauté pan in a little olive oil until glossy.
  2. Add the lentils and stir fry for 2 minutes
  3. Add the Moroccan curry cooking sauce and water and stir
  4. Simmer gently until completely tender
  5. Season with salt, pepper and parsley

 

Butternut Fondant:

 

  1. Place the orange juice and butter into a Prestige sauce pot and bring to a gently boil.
  2. Place the butternut rounds into the juice and simmer gently until all the juice is absorbed
  3. Allow the rounds to brown gently on both sides.
  4. Season well.
Asparagus:

 

  1. Melt the butter in a Prestige fry pan and add the trimmed asparagus
  2. Fry gently until tender and slightly golden
  3. Season well

 

Fish:

 

  1. Rub the cumin into the fish
  2. Heat a little oil in a Prestige fry pan. Once hot fry the fish on both sides – do not overcook. Using a Prestige fish turner to turn the fish.
  3. Finish off with a squeeze of lemon juice.

 

PLATING:

 

  1. Spoon lentils into the centre of a plate, top with asparagus spears and finish      with the portion of fish
  2. Garnish with fresh herbs and olive tapenade
 
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Smoked Salmon & Potato Quiche

INGREDIENTS:
 225g                ready-made shortcrust pastry
1                        free-range egg, beaten

 

For the filling
175g                  smoked salmon, chopped
100g                 smoked bacon lardons, cooked
100g                 new potatoes, cooked and cut into cubes
3                        free-range eggs
15ml                 finely chopped fresh dill
200ml              crème fraîche
5ml                   grated nutmeg
                          salt and freshly ground black pepper
                          green salad leaves, to serve

 

METHOD:
 
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
  2. Roll out the short crust pastry until it is slightly larger than a 25cm loose-bottomed Prestige cake tin.
  3. Prick the pastry all over with a fork, line the pastry case with greaseproof paper and fill it with rice or dried beans. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove the greaseproof paper and rice or beans. Brush the pastry with the beaten egg, then return the tart to the oven and bake for a further five minutes, or until golden-brown.
  5. For the filling, arrange the smoked salmon, lardons and new potatoes evenly in the bottom of the pastry case.
  6. In a Prestige bowl, beat together the eggs, dill, crème fraîche and nutmeg until well combined. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pour the mixture into the pastry case.
  7. Transfer the quiche to the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the egg mixture has set.
  8. Set the quiche aside to cool.
  9. To serve, place a wedge of quiche onto a serving plate, then place the salad leaves alongside.
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