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A hearty Casserole

A hearty Casserole, eat well on universal credit

We had some Casserole stock in the freezer from a previous meal and also some giant Yorkshire Pudding. Waste not Want not etc! This is an ideal slow cooker dish, but it will work just as well in a covered casserole dish in the oven on a low heat.
 
Ingredients-
 
Casserole gravy
A Handful of Kale
1 Onion, sliced
1 Stick of Celery, chopped
¼ or a Celeriac, chopped
1 Carrot, chopped
3 small Potatoes, cubed
Handful of Baby Sweetcorn,chopped
5 Mushrooms, chopped
2 cooked sausages, sliced
400g Kidney, chopped and coated in seasoned flour
Red and Green Lentils
Mixed dried Beans & Peas
 
Seasoning-
 
Salt & Pepper
Onion Salt
Garlic Salt
Paprika
Mixed Herbs
Dried Rosemary
Chilli Flakes
 
Method-
 
(1) Soak the Lentils, Beans and Peas in salted water with 1tsp of Bicarbonate of Soda and a little Cider / White Wine vinegar to release the starch.
(2)  In a large pot add the Onion, Celery, Carrot, Potatoes, Celeriac, Sweetcorn to enough water to cover. Add the seasonings and simmer for 20 minutes.
(3) Add the Casserole gravy, stir to combine and cook on a low heat.
(4) In a frying pan cook the Kidney in a little oil until the oil has absorbs the flour.
(5) Add to the casserole and stir in.
(6) Transfer everything to a casserole dish or Slow Cooker.
(7) Drain the Lentils, Beans and Peas and rinse. Add to the casserole.
(8) Cook for a further 20 minutes.
(9) Finally add the Mushrooms and Sausage and cook until the Mushrooms have softened and combined into the casserole.
 
We served ours with blanched Kale on Yorkshire Pudding. Although we enjoy a bit of meat in our meals this casserole with all the legumes in it would have worked perfectly well without.
 

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That’s 2 x £2.49 Rump Steaks from B&M given a really good beating and seasoned! Although they are supposedly 21 day aged, we’ve found them to be very variable in the past. Sometimes cut alone the grain of the meat and sometimes banded with what I used to call ‘Trim’ in the butchers, gristle! But on this occasion we struck gold!

Ingredients:-

2 Rump Steaks. Cut into two, trimmed and hammered with a meat hammer
2 Tsp of Peri-Peri seasoning Rub
3 Tbsp of Tomato Puree
1 Lemon, juiced
2 Tbsp of White Wine Vinegar
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
1 Tsp of Sugar
1 Tsp of Salt
1 Bay Leaf
4 Bread Rolls (Gluten free for us)
1 Large Tomato, sliced
1 Red Chilli, finely chopped
3 Tbsp of Margarine
4 Tsp of Chilli Chutney (Sue’s creation)
4 Tsp of Mayonnaise
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) That you frustration out of the Steak. Beat it to death with a meat hammer!
(2) Cut into suitable sized pieces to fit in your bun.
(3) Rub the Steak with a little Oil on all sides and then rub with the Peri-Peri seasoning Rub.
(4) Make up the marinade with the Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Tomato Puree, Bay Leaf and White Wine Vinegar.
(5) Pour over the Steak and place in the fridge, covered, for 2 hours.
(6) Remove the Bat Leaf.
(7) Heat Oil in a frying pan to a high heat and flash fry the Steak for 2 minutes on each side. Ours was still rare in the middle.
(8) Remove and allow to rest.
(9) Toast the buns lightly on the cut sides.
(10) Combine the Margarine and chopped Chilli, spreading over the toasted buns.
(11) Return to the grill cut side up so the the Margarine melts into the Buns.
(12) Assemble the ‘Burger’ with Mayonnaise, Steak, Red Onions, Tomato slices and Chilli Chutney.

We simply served ours with hand cut chips. This flavour combination really packs a punch! Enjoy….


 

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