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Thai stir-fried minced Beef with Basil and Chilli

Thai stir-fried minced Beef with Basil and ChilliThis recipe IS NOT for the faint hearted!
 
Ingredients:-
 
For the sauce
 
35ml fish sauce
2 bird’s-eye chillies, finely sliced
1 garlic clove, very finely sliced
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp coriander, finely chopped
 
For the beef
 
6 red or green bird’s eye chillies (fewer if you want it less hot)
4 small garlic cloves
3 tbsp vegetable oil, plus more for deep-frying the eggs
200g good-quality, coarsely minced beef
good pinch of caster sugar
about 2 tbsp fish sauce
big handful of Thai basil  (or holy basil from specialist Asian shops)
2 large eggs
 
Method:-
 
(1) For the serving sauce, mix together the fish sauce, chillies and garlic and set aside for the flavours to meld.
(2) Meanwhile, for the beef, coarsely chop the chillies with the garlic and a pinch of salt.
(3) Heat about 10cm of oil in a saucepan (for the deep-fried eggs) while you cook the beef. 
(4) Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a wok then fry the garlic and chilli mixture, but don’t let it colour. Add the beef and stir-fry for a minute, until only just cooked. 
(5) Season to taste with the sugar and fish sauce but be careful not to make it too salty. Add 50ml water and gently simmer for a minute, but don’t let it boil or the meat will become tough. There should be enough liquid to make a bit of a sauce.
(6) Stir in the basil and remove from the heat.
(7) Fry your eggs. To deep-fry, have the oil really hot and crack in an egg so it’s submerged. Fry until the white is crispy and the yolk still runny. Drain well. 
(8) Add the lime and coriander  to the sauce and serve alongside the beef with Rice noodles and a fried egg on top of each dish.

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Breaded Fish Chip & Peas

We had some Cod fillets a few days ago and decided do something a bit special for us. Breaded Fish is a given for most folk, but for Sue it’s a ‘Forbidden fruit’. The bread coating is clearly loaded with Gluten and would make her very ill. So we made our own version with a DIY ‘Tartar’ sauce to boot!

Ingredients:-

2 Eggs, beaten
4 slices of Gluten free Bread, wuzzed in the food processor
Gluten free flour
Salt and Petter

Method:-

(1) Season the Bread crumbs with Salt and Pepper and mix well.
(2) Dunk the fish in the Egg wash.
(3) Dredge in Flour.
(4) Re-coat with Egg wash.
(5) Dredge in the Bread crumbs to coat evenly.
(6) Place on a foiled tray in the Oven at 180c and cook until the coating is golden brown.

‘Tartat’ style Sauce.

Ingredients:-

Gherkins, finely chopped
Capers, halved
Mayonnaise
A squeeze of Lemon juice

Method:-

(1) Mix in a bowl and transfer to a ramekin. Simple as that!

We dressed the Fish with sliced Spring Onions, Parsley from the planter and a slice on Lemon. Served with hand cut chips and peas this was a bit of a ‘Pub Classic’ treat!
 

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