I need a 3 course meal?!
I need help creating this, needs to be romantic, cant use no fish except prawns, no sauces/dressings, only fruit allowed is apples or pears, only veg allowed is peas and carrots and of course potatoes.
No salad can be used except lettuce, spring onions and sweetcorn.
How can i do this?
Also would you add a side dish on??
Answers: Starter, Main and Dessert.
I need help creating this, needs to be romantic, cant use no fish except prawns, no sauces/dressings, only fruit allowed is apples or pears, only veg allowed is peas and carrots and of course potatoes.
No salad can be used except lettuce, spring onions and sweetcorn.
How can i do this?
Also would you add a side dish on??
Fiery King Prawn Kebabs
300g (10 1/2 oz) frozen king prawns without heads (about 12) defrosted
3 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 red chilli, de-seeded and chopped finely
juice of 1 large lemon
a small bunch of fresh parsley or coriander, chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
To Cook
1) Soak for wooden skewers in water for 10 minutes. Thread the prawns on to the skewers, about three on each, and then lay the skewers on a plate. Preheat the grill or barbecue to high and scatter all the other ingridients over the prawns.
2) Reserving the cooking juices, grill or barbecue the prawns for 2-3 minutes on each side, until cooked through and pink.
Meanwhile, heat a non stick frying pan and tip in the reserved juices. Fry until sizzling hot!.
3) Slide the prawns off their skewers with a fork on to two serving plates, then pour over the hot sauce and enjoy!.
Serve this dish with crusty French bread, to mop up the juices :)
Rosemary Lamb Fillets
2 x 90g (3 oz) lamb fillets
8 rosemary sprigs, tough stems removed, leaves chopped finely
1 teaspoon olive oil
low fat cooking spray
2 red onions, cut into thin wedges
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon of ground cumin
To Cook
1) Mix the cumin, rosemary and seasoning together on a plate.
Rub the olive oil into the lamb fillets and roll in the seasoned mix until covered.
2) Heat a frying pan and then gently fry the fillets for 12-15 minutes, turning occasionally, or until cooked through. Remove from the pan to a carving board, cover with foil and leave to rest for a few minutes.
3) Meanwhile, spray the pan with the low fat cooking spray and add the onions. Stir fry for 10 minutes, adding a little water if they stick, until softened. Then add the balsamic vinegar and seasoning and stir fry for a further 3-5 minutes. Serve the onions as an accompaniment to the lamb.
Serve with minted peas and whole steamed carrots!.
Hope you enjoy this dish!.
Easy Chocolate Souffle
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon polyunsaturated margerine
25g (1oz) good quality plain chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur/Tia Maria/Rum/Brandy (Your choice)
2 eggs, seperated
40g (1 1/2 oz) caster sugar
1 heaped teaspoon plain flour
1/2 teaspoon icing sugar, to serve
To Cook
1) Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5/190/fan oven 170. Grease two large ramekins (200ml/7fl oz) with the margarine.
2) In a small microwave proof bowl, melt the chocolate in the microwave by heating on high for a few seconds. (If you don't have a microwave, you can melt the chocolate in a small heat proof bowl placed in a small saucepan of boiling water.) Briskly stir in the liqueur until you have a smooth consistency, then add the egg yolks, caster sugar and flour.
3) Using an electric beater, whip the egg whites in a clean, dry, grease free bowl until they are stiff.
4) Fold the chocolate mixture into the egg whites with a metal spoon and divide between the prepared ramekin dishes. Bake for 10-12 minutes until just starting to set and then remove from the oven and put on the side to cool.
5) About 10 minutes before you want to serve the souffles, preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6/200/fan oven 180. Pop the souffles back into the oven and bake for a further 10 minutes until they puff up.
6) To serve, place the ramekins on two small plates and lightly dust with the icing sugar.
omg, sack him and get a lad that actually eats!
Are you cooking for Rain Man?
Starter (you can loose some of the ingredients)
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl...
Main (with the veg u said)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...
Dessert (add ice cream- Swedish Glace if lactose intolerant)
http://thefoody.com/pudding/applepie.htm...
Good luck!
Starter.....prawns (No sauce)..........main course boiled potatoes.& carrots with sweetcorn, .......Afters apple and pear slices Side dish spring onions,........................Before serving bung the lot in the waste bin Yuck.
Sounds easy...Just push the easy button.Just joking..I'll heat them spuds and prawns up on my manifold and through in the peas and carrots in the radiator for a 15 min and drive til Spring onions bloom...how sweet.Never forget the strawberries and fluffy whipped cream lover.
Starter course, Lovely prawn & potato soup
Main course, Giant grilled Prawns on skewers with butter(it's not a sauce) to dip them,
accompaniment of Corn cut from the cob and augratined
Lettuce & spring onion salad
For dessert, Apple & pear compote
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Prawn And Potato Soup
2 green onion trimmed and washed,
2 cloves garlic; peeled and crushed
1 c dry white wine
1 1/2 c water
1/4 ts dried turmeric
1/2 ts dried oregano
1 tsp fennel seeds; (optional)
3 medium-sized potatoes in medium to small chunks
1 raw king prawns; peeled and de-veined
2 tb chopped fresh parsley
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Slice green onions. Cook gently in olive oil in a large saucepan until soft . Add the garlic, wine, water, turmeric, oregano, and fennel seeds (if used).
Simmer
15 minutes. Peel potatoes and cut each into 6 or 8 chunks, add to soup, and cook for about 10 minutes. Now add the peeled prawns
and simmer until cooked, about 5 minutes, adding more water if necessary.
Season with salt and pepper and serve sprinkled generously with chopped fresh parsley.
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Giant king or regular prawn
Butter
Olive Oil
Fresh chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
Salt and ground black pepper
Lime zest
Lime juice
Mix butter, oil, chilli, lime zest, salt and pepper in a bowl
Cut the prawn in half lengthwise and remove the crap. Try to keep the coral (the gunky bits in the head) cos it tastes good
Brush the butter mix on the prawn and grill until done
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Creamed Corn Au Gratin
1 pound frozen corn kernels
12 ounces whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch white pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Adjust oven rack 6 to 8 inches below broiler element. Preheat broiler.
Combine corn, cream, salt, sugar and white pepper in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Add flour and stir for 1 minute. Add butter-flour mixture to corn, mix well and remove from heat.
Transfer corn mixture to casserole. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and brown under broiler.
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slice lettuce thin with plastic knife, top wioth chipped green onions
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Apple and Pear Compote
1 tsp honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground ginger
3 apples, peeled, pared and chopped
3 l water
3 pears, pared and chopped
1. In large saucepan, combine water, honey, vanilla and spices.
2. Cook over high heat until mixture boils.
3. Add apples.
4. Reduce heat and cook about ten minutes.
5. Add pears.
6. Cook until fruit is tender.
7. Serve hot or cold. Truly delicious.
Go out to eat..woud be soo much easier...then you could drive home and continue...
Starter: Baked goats cheese served with mixed salad.
Cut a round of bread. Fry it in a a veg oil with a dap of butter on both sides. (Like fried bread). Slice the cheese in half and grill until bubbling a bit. When done lift onto drained crouton and serve with salad. Maybe with cranberry relish for you. Use a brie style goats cheese rather than a cream cheese style one.
Or a warm meat (venision, duck, chicken, chicken and bacon) salad. Adding croutons and seeds to the undressed salad will make it more interesting.
Buy a good fillet steak. Waitrose Aberdeen Angus is the best. About 2" is best about ￡7 for 2. We do Gordon Ramseys Beef fillet with a gratin of mushrooms but you're kinda stuck with the topping but mabye do if for yourself and the partner might try it, or change the mushrooms to the spring onions? It's easy as you only brown the steak for a flash before in a pan and then pop it in the oven for 7 mins. Loads can be done in advance so there is no faffing on the night.
Do it with roasted small baby pots with rosemary. To help with timing boil them till just tender before. Let to cool. Slice in half and roll in olive oil. Then they can go in the oven 20 mins before you need them. Probably when you start cooking the starter. Also perhaps steam until just cooked the veg earlier in the day and refresh in iced water. Then pop in the microwave or covered dish in the oven for 10 mins till hot.
If this isn't an allergy of food that's making the veg difficult. Do different veg, like roasted onions, peppers, squash and serve on the table and they may be tempted to try something.
For dessert how about a Creme Brulee. Served with sugared and grilled fruit slices. Or a poached pear with chocolate sauce.
SOUP...........MULLAGATORNY..........A NICE CASSEROLE.........BAKED APPLE TOP CHEF