23/04/2020

Delicious and low kcal goulash soup.


Ideal as a main course, prepared with a large amount of vegetables and beef. Seasoned with sweet paprika, garlic and onion.

Ingredients:


  • 500g lean beef
  • canned tomatoes (400g)
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 parsnip
  • 3 peppers (I used 2 red, one green)
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 600g potatoes
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • tablespoon of rapeseed oil
  • 3 bay leaves, salt, pepper, sweet paprica (3 tablespoons)


Method:

In a large pot, fry chopped onion, garlic and diced peppers. When they lightly soften, add meat and fry for a while. Pour water (about 1.5l), add bay leaves and cook for 1.5 hours. Then add the diced vegetables (potatoes, parsley and carrots. Season with salt, pepper and sweet pepper. Cook another hour. Enjoy. 




18/04/2020

Brown lentils with green vegetables, wholesome vegan meal




Lentils are the second largest source of protein that comes from vegetables (the first is soy) It is not surprising that it is used very often in the vegan diet. 100g of lentils provides 25g of protein. Besides high protein content, lentils are a source of many essential nutrients, including folic acid, B vitamins, phosphorus, iron and zinc.

Ingredients:
brown lentils (cup)
onion
4 garlic cloves
1cm ginger
broccoli
courgette
green asparagus (200g)
100ml coconut milk
2 tablespoons of rapeseed oil
salt, pepper, thyme

Method:
Cook the lentils, follow instructions on the package. While cooking lentils, prepare vegetables. In large pan fry finely chopped onion. When it softens, add grated or chopped garlic and ginger. Reduce heat and add diced courgette and mix from time to time. When the courgette softens, add coconut milk and spices. Mix with lentils. Prepare the rest of the vegetables while frying courgette. Separate broccoli florets from stalk. Cut the stalk into cubes. Cut the asparagus into 1cm pieces. Cook cubed stalk in salted water and add after 10 minutes broccoli florets and asparagus. Cook for another 5 minutes. Mix cooked vegetables and lentils together.

14/04/2020

One pot dinner idea - mushroom soup with meatballs.



Mushrooms needs fat and heat to become tasty. Very often I mix them with onion, garlic nd rosemary. This combination can be an used in many dishes, e.g. sauces, risotto, pasta.  This time I made a mushroom soup with beef meatballs and I used only one pot!

Ingredients:
  • 600g mushrooms
  • 3 small onions
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 3 potatoes
  • carrot
  • a tablespoon of olive oil
  • 100ml 30% cream
  • stale roll
  • 100ml milk
  • 300g of mince beef
  • salt, pepper, rosemary, nutmeg, 2 bay leaves, allspice


Method:
In a large oil pot fry finely chopped onion and garlic. Add rosemary and chopped mushrooms and fry until golden brown. During this time, peel the potatoes and carrots and cut them into cubes. Add vegetables and pour boiling water. Add bay leaf, allspice and pepper and cook for about 15 minutes. Soak the bread roll in milk, blend and mix with minced beef. Season to taste. Form small meatballs and gently put them into the boiling soup. Cook another 15 minutes. Finally, add the cream add salt, pepper and nutmeg.




07/04/2020

Sweet cinnamon bread. No eggs, no milk or sugar.



This sweet bread is a perfect vegan dessert. It can also be a great snack for children because it does not contain sugar. Sweetness comes from bananas and raisins.

Ingredients for the dough:

  • 200ml vegetable milk (I used almond)
  • 2 teaspoons dry yeast or 20g fresh
  • big ripe banana
  • tablespoon of linseed (ground)
  • a tablespoon of vegetable margarine or 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 250g wheat flour
  • a teaspoon of cinnamon


Ingredients for the filling:

  • big ripe banana
  • a handful of raisins
  • a teaspoon of cinnamon


Method:

Pour boiling water over the raisins  and let stand for 15 minutes.

Pour a little of boiling water over the ground linseed. Leave it for 10 minutes. Or mix it with cold water and heat it in the microwave. Set aside to cool.

Pour melted margarine (or oil) into milk. Add yeast and mix thoroughly. Mash one banana with a fork. Add to milk along with cinnamon, flour and soaked linseed. Mix. Let stand for 30 minutes to rise.

Filling: Blend soaked raisins. Mash the banana with a fork. Mix with raisins and cinnamon.

Put grease proof paper over the baking tray. You can spread it with extra fat. Roll the dough out (adding a little bit of flour) and spread the filling on top. Roll and then cut it into pieces and transfer to baking paper. Leave it for half an hour to rise and then bake in preheated oven (180C for 20-30 minutes)




03/04/2020

Roast chicken in a ginger carrot sauce


Juicy roast chicken in beautiful sensational carrot and ginger sauce with a hint of lemon. This is another idea for chicken dinner. You can use carrot sauce instead of gravy which can be also counted as one portion of vegetables.

Ingredients:

  • small chicken
  • 3 large carrots
  • ginger, salt, pepper
  • 500ml water
  • 2 teaspoons of peanut butter 
  • 2 teaspoons of olive oil
  • lemon


Method:

Marinate the chicken in ginger, lemon zest, salt pepper and a teaspoon of olive oil. Put in the oven and bake for 1.5 hours at 200ÂșC. Grate carrots and fry it in small pan using some oil.  Pour water and lemon juice. Cook for about 20 minutes. When the carrot is soft, add the juice made from roast chicken. Add peanut butter and spices (ginger, salt, pepper) Blend. Serve with rice.