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 Frittata

Ingredients
Onions Meat /Veg
Eggs Salt & Pepper
Milk Mixed Herbs
Cheese

Method
-Using a non-stick pan, fry chopped onions until soft. Add what-
ever leftover meat and veg you have in your fridge. A basic Frit-
tata can just have onions, bacon, and tomatoes. Chopped left-
over Braai meat is also nice to add. Mince works well and
chicken is also great. You could even add leftover potatoes or
pasta to a Frittata.
-Season the fried mix with salt, pepper and mixed herbs
-Beat eggs in a bowl. A basic guide is 2 eggs per person. Add a little
milk
-Pour the eggs into the pan over the fried goods. Turn the heat
down to low and cover the pan with a lid.
-Leave to cook for about 10 minutes, or until the egg have set.
-Sprinkle some grated cheese on top and Voila!
 Flapjacks
Ingredients
Flour 250ml
Milk 150ml
Baking Powder 10ml
Sugar 40ml
Egg 1
Pinch of salt

Method
-Mix flour, sugar and salt in a
bowl. Beat eggs and milk to-
gether.
-Mix eggs into dry ingredients
with a whisk until smooth.
-This batter is much thicker than
pancake batter.
- Put big spoonfuls into a medium
hot, greased pan, they are
ready to turn when you see
the little bubbles on top start
popping
 Shakshuka

Ingredients
Tomato pasta sauce 1 1/2 cups Spring onion, chopped 100ml
Eggs 2 Salt & pepper to taste
Cheese, grated 1/4 cup Bread 2 slices

Method
-Pour your sauce into a frying pan, Get it hot over medium heat. Break
each egg into the hot sauce keeping them whole.
-Sprinkle with grated cheese and spring onion.
-Season with salt and pepper
-Lower the heat and place a lid on your pan. Cook until the eggs are
set to your liking. Serve with bread
This recipes serves 1, you can adjust quantities
accordingly.
You could add strips of fried beef or pieces of
boerewors into your dish and serve it as dinner in-
stead
 Quesadilla
Ingredients
Wrap 1 Garlic & Mixed Herbs
Cheese, grated 1 cup Salt & Pepper

Method
-Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
-Cut the wrap in half. Sprinkle the cheese on one half. Season to
taste.
-Cover with the second half of the wrap. Bake in the oven for 10
minutes or until crispy.
-Serve with mayo / guacamole on the side.
***You can add any fillings: options are endless. Fillings like meat
and vegetables must be cooked beforehand.

Fillings:
Bacon bits - chopped ham - shredded chicken - pesto & feta
Mince - thinly sliced beef - shredded pork - chili - tomato

Guacamole
Mash avo with a fork, add a little bit of
finely chopped onion and tomato. Add a
splash of lemon juice and season to taste.
Red pepper flakes are a great addition if
you like it a bit more spicy
 Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
Whole corn kernels 1 Can Chicken stock cube 1
Or Frozen corn 1 Cup Soy sauce 1 tbsp
Water 2 Cups 2 minute noodles chicken 1 pkt
Chicken Breast 1

Method
-Bring water and stock cube to a boil on the stove. Add the chicken
breast and poach until cooked. Remove the chicken from the
stock, then slice or shred.
-Add noodles, spice packet, corn and soy sauce to the stock, Then
add the chicken back. Stir until all warmed through and noo-
dles are cooked.
-Season to taste.
** For an Asian twist, beat an egg in a bowl and then pour a thin
stream
of beaten egg into the soup while stirring the whole time.
 Method
-Boil 2 Potatoes, or pierce and cook in Micro until soft but not break-
ing apart. You can also bake them in the oven for 30 minutes. Just
rub with oil and salt. Medium heat.

-When spuds are cooked, slice in half. Hollow out the centre of the po-
tato, leaving just the shell, and half a centimeter of flesh.

-Mix the scooped out potato into either of the below fillings:
Filling Ideas:

-Fried bacon & onions. Mix with potatoes with lots of pepper.
-Fry some onions in butter, add a tin of Tuna. Season and mix
with potatoes.
-Use mince leftover from spaghetti bolognaise.
-Baked Beans mixed with potatoes.
-The filling options are endless!

Add fillings back into shells. Sprinkle grated cheese over and melt in
Microwave or under a grill.

Talk about potatoes……….

Which potatoes work best for which dishes?
Waxy Potatoes - high moisture low starch content . They hold their
shape well when cooked so these are best for dishes like potato salad.
They are most commonly sold as Mondial.
Waxy/Floury - somewhat moist and slightly floury. They can be used
for all cooking methods. Most commonly sold as Sifra
Floury- Low moisture and high starch content. These potatoes make
the best chips, roast potatoes and mash. They are most commonly
sold as Avalanche
Peri Peri Chicken Livers
Ingredients
Chicken Livers 500g Peri peri sauce to taste
Chakalaka mild 1 Can Tomato Sauce to taste
Onion- chopped 1 Salt & pepper to taste

-Fry up onion in a little oil, in a pot. While onions are frying chop livers
into smaller pieces. It will break down while cooking too. Cut off
any excess sinew.

-Add livers to cooked onions and fry on medium to high heat to brown
livers. Once livers are all browned, add chakalaka mix and season
to taste.

-Turn heat down and simmer gently for about half an hour, stirring oc-
casionally. If preferred, only half a tin of chakalaka can be added,
and then also tinned tomatoes. Half a can of beer or a glass of
wine in the sauce also adds nice flavor. If you do not drink it all.
 Meatloaf Lasagna
I don't really have any quantities for this recipe as it is very easy to just
add a bit more or less of the ingredients depending on how much you
want to make. We make use of basic mince and white sauce recipes
that you will find in the next section of this book
Ingredients
Basic Fried Mince 1 batch Cheese - grated +- 1/2 cup
Basic White Sauce 1 batch Salt, pepper to taste
Lasagne sheets 1 box

Method
- First you will need to get your basic mince and white sauce prepared

Ingredients - In an oven proof dish start layering your ingredients as follows

Mince 500g Eggs 2 1st - White sauce
Pork Sausage 6 Salt & pepper
2nd - Lasagne sheets
Onion - Finely chopped 1 Herbs & Spices
Carrot - grated 2 Bread - crumbled 1slice 3rd - Mince
- Keep layering until your ingredients are finished ending with a final
Method layer of white sauce.
- Sprinkle with grated and bake in the oven at 180°C until lasagna is
-Fry the onions and carrots in a little oil or butter until soft (a little ba-
soft and the top is golden brown .
con is also delicious if added and fried now).
-Squeeze the sausage meat out of the skins and add to the mince. Add - Any leftovers will freeze really well.
bread, eggs and a little milk. Mix well then add the fried onions and
I like to add some peas, corn and even grated carrots to my
carrots. Season with some spices, salt & pepper, herbs etc. lasagne mince. It’s a good way to bulk it out and also sneak
-Press mixture into a greased loaf tin and press down well. some veggies in. You could use just about any veggies. You
-Bake for 1 hour at 180 - 200˚C. can swop out the basic mince for some saucy pulled chicken
 Fried Rice
Ingredients
Cooked Rice Garlic - Not essential
Selection of chopped vegetables ( Any- Salt & Pepepr
thing goes)

Method
-Fry the onions in a non-stick frying pan until soft. Add finely chopped
or grated veg. Fry gently to soften all veg. I like to fry in a bit of
butter for more flavour. Season with salt &pepper. The rice will
soak up a lot of flavour.
-When all veg is soft and cooked, add the rice and stir fry until all
mixed and warmed through.
*** For an Asian twist, beat an egg and add to the rice mix, stir-frying
for a few minutes.
*** You can add leftover meat ,cut into strips for extra flavour and
turn your fried rice into a balanced, all in one meal