Month: January 2023

Food & Drink

Easy sausage and lentil stew
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Easy sausage and lentil stew

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 400g/14oz sausages, ideally spicy sausages such as Toulouse or Spanish-style pork 1 onion, thinly sliced 400g chopped tomatoes with herbs 160g/5¾oz Puy lentils 1 chicken or pork stock cube 75ml/2½fl oz oz red wine, or extra stock   Method Heat one tablespoon of the oil in a large, deep frying pan or shallow casserole…

Chickpea and chorizo stew
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Chickpea and chorizo stew

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 1 tbsp sunflower or mild olive oil 1 medium onion, finely sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced 75g/2½oz soft cooking chorizo 1 tsp hot smoked paprika 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes 200ml/7fl oz just-boiled water 2 tbsp tomato purée 1 x 400g tin chickpeas 75g/2½oz curly kale, rinsed, shredded, tough stalks removed salt and freshly ground black…

Creamy chicken and rice
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Creamy chicken and rice

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 150–200g/5½oz–7oz cooked skinless leftover chicken, cut into small pieces 250g/9oz long grain rice 700ml/1¼ pint hot chicken stock, made with 1 stock cube 200g/7oz frozen peas 50g/1¾oz cheddar, finely grated salt and ground black pepper Method Heat the oil in a large saucepan or deep sauté…

Chinese dumplings
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Chinese dumplings

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the wontons 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 3cm/1¼in fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 spring onion, finely chopped 5 fresh coriander sprigs, finely chopped 200g/7oz celery, finely chopped 50g/1¾oz dried shiitake mushrooms (dried weight), soaked overnight, drained and finely chopped 1–2 Chinese leaves, finely chopped 100g/3½oz pork mince 150g/5½oz raw tiger prawns, peeled and finely…

Caraway and lemon shortbread
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Caraway and lemon shortbread

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 250g/9oz plain flour 75g/2¾oz ground rice or fine semolina 200g/7oz butter, softened 100g/3½oz caster sugar, plus 2 tbsp for sprinkling 1½ tsp caraway seeds, lightly crushed 1 lemon, grated zest only salt Method Line a 20cm/8in square baking tin with baking paper. Put the flour and ground rice in the bowl of a…

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