Monday 20 December 2010

You are what you eat: Recipes fit for royalty in minutes


King prawn Tagliatelle

This is a meal that will fill you up, good for your health and tastes fantastic. Here’s the best bit, it only takes 20mins to prepare!! Its basically a pasta with king prawns in a creamy sauce.

  • Take tagliatelle slightly seasoned with salt in boiling water for about 5 minutes till it has an aldente texture
  • Leave in the water for about 5 minutes while preparing the prawns
  • Get a red onion, a clove of garlic and a finely chopped mushroom
  • Chop the garlic and some sweet chillies (red and green)
  • Squeeze lime over the mixture
  • Then drizzle with extra virgin oil
  • Heat a pan with olive oil and cumen seeds
  • Fry the red onion with the prawns till they are relatively cooked
  • Immediately add coconut milk
  • Close the pan and allow to simmer for about  5 minutes
  • Turn off the pan then add a table spoon of soft cheese (Philadelphia)
  • Mix in well in the with finely chopped coriander and chives
  • Finally SERVE!!

Potato and leek soup

This is a soup that I personally recomend especially for the festive season to help stablise all that partying!! Its excellent for you and yes you guessed it, its  a simple and quick meal.

  • boil potatoes until they are mashy
  • in a different pot season olive oil with ground black pepper and add chopped onion and leek and fry until golden brown
  • pour in chicken stock and bring to the boil.... Add some chopped garlic and thyme
  • pour in the mashed potato with cream and milk and water blend the mixture
  • sprinkle some dried mixed seasoning add water for a semi thick consistancy
  • your hearty healthy soup is ready for serving!!

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