COUNTRY STYLE BAKED BEANS

Drain and  2 tins of beans ( 1x cannellini , 1x kidney beans ).
Place beans in a large bowl .
Peel and chop 2 onions slice and chop 3 rashers of bacon and mix these through the beans .
Add 1 cup of water .
3 tbs of passata
1dsp of sriracha
1 tbs of Worcestershire sauce
1 tin of condense tomato soup
2 tbs of brown sugar
1tbs of minced garlic
Mix all ingredients together well.
Pour into your slow cooker and cover with a lid .
Place on high and cook for 1 and 3/4 hours .
Half an hour before ready to serve and the beans are bubbling crack 4 eggs into  mixture cover and continue to simmer until the eggs are set. You have now turned your country baked beans into a shakshuka

Spoon over toasted crusty ciabatta .
Enjoy.

GELATINES

Gelatine is a setting agent , a soluble protein obtained by boiling bones and connective tissues in water and purifying it.
Gelatine is produced in a powder form and as a purer sheet or leaf .
5 gelatine leaves =3 tsp of gelatine powder , enough to set 2 cups of liquid .
Gelatine is used for gelling and setting jellies , aspic and mousses and adding body to sauces and soups .
A vegatarian  alternative to gelatine is Agar agar ( sea weed based ) , carrageenan  ( Irish moss),
Xanthum gum ( vegetable based ) 

SUGAR

The sweet tasting water soluble monosaccharides and disaccharides crystallised from plant juices ( sucrose, fructose ) or obtained usually as syrups, by breaking down starch ( glucose, maltose )
1 tsp sugar ( any type of sugar regardless of colour or name  ) = 68kj ( 16 cal ).
There are very few benefits of sugar other than to sweeten .
Raw sugar , white sugar  , rapadura sugar lump sugar and coconut sugar are all suitable to sweeten tea and coffee or as a sweetener as required in recipes .
The difference between brown and white sugar is the amount of molasses retained during processing which gives it the colour and flavour
Brown sugars , Jaggery and palm sugar are suitable for baking and desserts where a richer flavour and darker colour are required , such as brownies , fruit cakes , chocolate cakes and caramel based desserts .
Fortunately there many healthy alternate options to sugar .
We have made sugar the enemy by our over use of it .

COOKING CLASS TUESDAY 8TH MAY 2018

In class tomorrow  will be preparing Country Style Baked Beans and a Lemon Delicious Pudding
Please bring along to class 2 x 400gm of haricot beans......... ( 1 x can for each person you are cooking for, if you are cooking for 4 you will need 4 tins .)
1x 420gm of condensed tomato soup............. ( if you are cooking for 4 you will need 2 tins of condensed  tomato soup
3 rashers of bacon ( 1 and 1/2 rashers per person )
2 onions  ( 1 onion per person )
2 lemons
2 eggs
You will need to bring along your slow cooker or an oven proof casserole for the beans and your electric hand beater .
See you tomorrow at 10am
Noelene Marchwicki
 

BEER SOUP

This German beer soup is unusual and creamy an is best served with fried croutons or French bread .
Place 4 cups of lager  or light beer into a large saucepan ver a medium heat .Using a wooden spoon stir in 2 tbs of sugar until dissolved nd then slowly bring to the boil .
Then remove the saucepan from the heat .
Place 4 egg yolks in a small bowl and beat them lightly with a fork now add 4 tbs of sour cream ( one tbs at a time ) stirring continuously .
Add 4 tbs of hot beer to the egg and sour cream mix and stir well .
Beating continuously add the contents of the bowl to the beer the saucepan .
Sprinkle in 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2tsp of cracked black pepper ...stir to mix .
Return the saucepan to a very low heat and cook till the soup thickens
Do not allow to boil .
When ready to serve warm the  soup bowls and serve hot .

BOBOTIE

Bobotie is a South African dish of baked minced meat , seasoned with herbs and curry .
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C
Grease a large , deep dish with cooking spray and a tbs of ghee.
In a frying pan , melt 1 tbs of ghee
Add 2 peeled and sliced onions and 2 tbs of minced garlic ..fry until the onions are lightly browned.
Remove the onions and garlic from the pan and place them a large bowl .
Sprinkle 2 tbs of curry over the onion and garlic
Add 1/2 cup of slivered almonds
2/3 cup of sultanas,m
1dsp of all spice
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp of salt
1 tbs of sugar
1/4 cup of white wine vinegar
1 dsp of cracked black pepper
1 kg of ground beef mince
Mix well with a wooden spoon .
In a separate bowl soak 3 slices of whole meal bread in 1and 1/4cups of milk, squeeze the milk from the bread and mash the bread with 1 egg ..( retaining excess milk )
Combine the bread and meat mixture together .
Turn the mixture into the prepared dish and press down with the back of the wooden spoon .
Beat 1 egg into the excess milk and then pour over the mince mix in the tray .
Bake for 1 hour or until the top of the bobotie is golden brown and set .this is a quick and easy meal to prepare with heaps of flavour ..
Enjoy with a steamed grain , a simple green salad or sweet  potato mash .