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Prawn Layer Salad

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Prawn Layer Salad

Ingredients:

egg, prawns, lettuce, tinned sweetcorn, carrot, cucumber, mayonnaise, tomato ketchup

1)

Prawn Layer Salad

Measure half a mug of frozen prawns and leave to defrost.

2)

Prawn Layer Salad

Boil water in a small saucepan and add one egg. Boil for 10mins.

3)

Prawn Layer Salad

Chop the lettuce.

4)

Prawn Layer Salad

Add sweetcorn straight from the tin.

5)

Prawn Layer Salad

Add grated carrot.

6)

Prawn Layer Salad

Add chopped up cucumber.

7)

Prawn Layer Salad

When the egg is boiled, tip the water out and add cold water to cool it down. When it's ready to handle tap the egg to brake the shell and take it off.

8)

Prawn Layer Salad

Rince the egg under the tap to get all the shell off, slice the egg and add to the bowl.

9)

Prawn Layer Salad

Add the prawns. If they are not yet thawed out, put them in the microwave on a low heat (180) for a minute until they are ready to eat.

10)

Prawn Layer Salad

In a bowl add 2 big spoons (tablespoons) of mayonnaise and 1 big spoon of tomato ketchup. Mix it up to make a light pink sauce.

11)

Prawn Layer Salad

Add the sauce to the salad.

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Cooking, Quick & Easy
Hot Dog

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Hot Dog

Ingredients:

frozen sausages, hot dog roll, ketchup, mustard

1)

Hot Dog

Switch air fryer on. Select Air fry (top left) and change time to 15mins & 200°C. Preheat only, no need to have a turn reminder.

2)

Hot Dog

Once the air fryer is ready put two frozen sausages in the tray and just spray with a little oil.

3)

Hot Dog

Take out a frozen hot dog roll, place on a plate and microwave on 360 for 1 minute.

4)

Hot Dog

Every so often just open the air fryer and shake the drawer, this will turn the sausages. Do this about twice.

5)

Hot Dog

Once done place the sausages in the roll and top with ketchup or mustard.

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Quick & Easy
Pizza

Ingredients:

Cheese, Pineapple, Sweetcorn, Feta cheese, Sun-dried tomatoes, Pesto, Olives

1)

Pizza

Turn the main oven to 180Ôäâ.

2)

Pizza

Chop or grate your toppings.

3)

Pizza

Place the frozen pizza base on a pizza mesh.

4)

Pizza

Put your your toppings on the pizza.

5)

Pizza

Place in the oven once the light has gone off for 10mins.

6)

Pizza

Once the pizza is cooked go round the base with a flat slice to loosen it off the mesh.

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Basics, Cooking
Rice

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Rice

Ingredients:

rice -  1/3 of a mug per person

1)

Rice

Measure 1/3 of a mug of rice per person.

2)

Rice

Boil the water in a saucepan.

3)

Rice

Add the rice to the water and cook for 12 minutes.

4)

Rice

Stir the rice once a few minutes in to stop it sticking to the bottom.

5)

Rice

When the rice is cooked drain the rice.

6)

Rice

Sit the colander in the saucepan and place a plate on top to steam the rice. It will separate the grains.

7)

Rice

Fluff the rice with a fork to serve.

Stir Fried Rice

Ingredients:
Rice, Optional: Frozen peas, cooked chicken, ham, sweetcorn, onions

1)

Cook the rice as above.

2)

Chop spring onions or onions if using and fry in a hot frying pan or wok with a bit of oil.

3)

Add the cooked rice and fry for 4 to 5 minutes stirring all the time.

4)

Add anything else you would like. Frozen peas, cooked chicken, ham or sweetcorn. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes more.

How should I store rice leftovers?

Cooked rice should be put in the fridge in an airtight container as soon as it's cooled, within an hour. Make sure you eat it within 24 hours.

Can I warm up cooked rice?

Yes, you can warm up cooked rice from your leftovers. You can reheat it in the microwave but not more than once and ensure the chicken is warm throughout.

Can I freeze rice?

Yes. Put the rice in airtight containers and freeze. Defrost the rice in the fridge then reheat (only once) until it's steaming hot before eating.

 

Meals using rice

     

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    Quiche
    Cooking, Quick & Easy
    Quiche

    Ingredients

    Shortcrust pastry
    2 eggs
    200ml milk

    Filling (choose any combination)
    grated cheese
    tomatoes
    sliced leeks
    chopped spring onions
    cooked peppers
    cooked onions

    Quiche

    Method

    1. Heat the oven on 180Ôäâ.
    2. Roll out the pastry and line the blue rubber flan case.
    3. Mix the eggs and the milk together.
    4. Fry the onions, chop the peppers and grate the cheese.
    5. Pour the egg mix into the flan. Add the fillings.
    6. Bake for 40 mins.
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    Lemon Traybake
    Baking, Cooking
    Lemon Traybake

    Ingredients

    225g margarine or butter
    140g caster sugar
    275g self-raising flour
    2 level teaspoons baking powder
    4 eggs
    4 tbs milk
    grated rind of 2 lemons

    Topping
    3 tbsp lemon juice
    225g sifted icing sugar

    Lemon Traybake

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 180┬║C.
    2. Grease or line a 30 x 23cm traybake or roasting tin.
    3. Mix all the ingredients into a bowl and turn the mixture into the tin.
    4. Bake for 35-40 minutes.
    5. Mix the lemon juice and icing sugar and spread over the cake once it comes out of the oven.
    6. Leave to cool before cutting.
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    Mini Carrot Cakes

    Ingredients

    100g margarine
    150g carrots
    100g caster sugar
    100g self-rasing flour
    5ml cinnamon
    5ml baking powder
    1 egg
    75g sultanas

    mini-carrot-cakes

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 200┬║C
    2. Melt the margarine in the microwave
    3. Top and tail, and then peel and grate the carrots.
    4. Mix with 
    Quick & Easy
    Cheesy Pasta

    Ingredients:

    • 100g Pasta (per person)
    • White Sauce granules
    • Cheese

    1)

    Cheesy pasta

    In a saucepan of boiling water (water is bubbling) add the pasta. Give it a stir to stop it sticking to the bottom.

    2)

    Cheesy pasta

    Grate a hand full of cheese.

    3)

    Cheesy pasta

    In a small saucepan put one big ladle of water from the boiling pasta.

    4)

    Cheesy pasta

    Add a heaped tablespoon of white sauce granules.

    5)

    Cheesy pasta

    Light the hob to a warm heat and keep stirring until the sauce is smooth.

    6)

    Cheesy pasta

    Mix the cheese in until it has disappeared.

    7)

    Cheesy Pasta

    When the pasta is cooked (test by tasting) drain and mix into the sauce.

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    Victoria Sponge

    Ingredients:
    Makes a cake 7cm high, 19cm wide (7› in), 18 good portions or 24 small portions.

    8oz flour
    8oz caster sugar
    8oz margarine
    4 eggs
    Baking Powder

    Method:

    1. Turn the oven on to 180┬║.
    2. Line the baking tins with grease-proof paper.
    3. Mix the margarine and sugar together.
    4. Add the eggs.
    5. Then mix in the flour and baking powder.
    6. Add one teaspoon of hot water and mix well.
    7. Separate the mixture into the cake tins and bake for 30 minutes.

    Chocolate Butter Icing

    Ingredients:

    Makes enough for the middle filling and topping.
    100g (2oz) soft butter
    215g (7› oz) icing sugar
    2 tablespoons cocoa powder

    Method:

    Whisk the soft butter, icing sugar and cocoa powder together to make the butter icing.

    Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Ingredients:
    Makes 24 cookies.

    75g (3oz) butter, softened
    75g (3oz) caster sugar
    75g (3oz) soft light brown sugar
    1 medium egg
    1 teaspoon vanilla essence
    175g (6oz) plain flour
    › teaspoon baking powder
    100g (4oz) milk or plain chocolate drops

    Method:

    1. Heat the oven to 180┬║C, 350┬║F, gas mark 4. Use a paper towel to wipe a little oil over two baking trays. Put the butter and both types of sugar into a large mixing bowl.
    2. Stir the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Break the egg into a small bowl and beat it well with a fork.
    3. Add the vanilla essence to the egg and mix it in. Then, add the eggy mixture to the large bowl, a little at a time, stirring it well between each addition.
    4. Sift the flour and baking powder through a sieve into the bowl. Stir the mixture until it is smooth.
    5. Add 50g (2oz) of the chocolate drops to the mixture and stir them in well. Then, put a heaped teaspoon* of the mixture onto one of the baking trays.
    6. Us the rest of the mixture to make more cookies. Flatten each cookie with the back of a fork and sprinkle them with the remaining chocolate drops.
    7. Bake the cookies in the oven for 10 minutes. Use spatula to lift them onto a wire rack to cool.

    *Use tablespoon instead. I thought they looked too small so made them bigger. They come out really big and chewy in the middle ÔÇô yum! Makes about 13-14 cookies this way.