http://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-15-minute-meals/episode-guide/series-1/episode-9
Have to watch it as Jamie has taken down the recipe again.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Results: Day 8
Wow! This tastes slow cooked and the serving size is huge (it will serve 4 easily). The chicken cooks really well, sauce adds lots of smokey flavours that match the wholewheat pasta perfectly.
And yes it cooks in 15 minutes!
Overall: 10/10
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Results: Day 7
It actually cooked in 15 minutes! Result!
Pork: Very nice indeed, juicy and soft inside, crisp on outside.
Rice: Straigh forward rice, nothing to say.
Hungarian Sauce: Taste 10/10, to look at 5/10 - sort of split on serving, left a wet plate.
Overall 9/10.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
The Final Results
Cost: £20 more but loads in fridge and next week should be cheaper.
Taste: Great, just one slightly dodgy recipe.
Time: All under 30 mins, some close to 15.
Repeat?: Yes, planned for next week!
I thought it would be a disaster, but it worked. Washing up is slightly increased, but that's the joy of food processor. The calories are great and I'm sure I've lost some weight (but that might be the return to walking to work). The amount of veg is insane - even though I'm used to 5 fruit and veg, this has (no delicate way to put it) changed my daily routine!
Give the recipes a go, they are fun and tasty.
Results: Day 6
Oddly nice but...
Fritters: very hard to hold shape, and only just enough for 2 let alone 4!
Tomato Sauce: Really nice but proportion to fritters ridiculous, will be eating it for lunch.
Courgette Salad: Strangely piddly, never enough for 4. Also wet when combined with sauce. Might stir fry it next time.
Overall 7/10: Tastes lovely but very wet. I mean very. All of it is so soft, needs some crunch.
Time taken: 20 mins
Friday, November 9, 2012
Results: Day 5
Chorizo Carbonara: Yummy… I mean Chorizo? Cheese? Pasta? How could it go wrong?
Salad: V tasty but enormous! The dressing is sweet and sharp… perfect with the carbonara.
Score: 10/10 due to the carbonara
Time: 22 mins - but 10 were waiting for pasta water as my instant boil kettle only puts out 350ml at a time! With boiling water I assume this fits well under 15 mins!
Chorizo Carbonara and Catalan Market Salad
https://www.yeovalley.co.uk/recipes/chorizo-carbonara-catalan-market-salad
Looks good:) As always, results later!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Results: Day 4
Salad: you think it is going to be way too minty until...
Dressing: WOW! Can I cover everything in it? It packs such a salty hot punch.
Chicken: Sticky, hot, nice. Was the drawback though as thigh and deffo needed 15 mins cooking time, pushing the whole lot back.
Score: 9/10 (due to waste and time!)
Time: 24 mins (chicken thigh needs cooking!) and any suggestions for 3/4 of a watermelon?
Sticky Kicking Chicken Watermelon Radish Salad & Crunchy Noodles
Jamie's pulled the recipe again… watch it here http://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-15-minute-meals/4od#3425185
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Results: Day 3
Pasta and Sauce: V nice indeed, hopefully nice cold (see below)
Salad: V nice indeed, sharp and tangy.
Recipe serves 4 (but hey, usually means 3). Actually had 2 servings left (looks like lunch sorted!).
Time Taken 20 mins.
Mushroom Farfalle, Blue Cheese, Hazelnut & Apple Salad
https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/mushroom-farfalle-blue-cheese-hazelnut-a
Results later!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Results: Day 2
Meatballs: Awesome!
Sauce: Fresh, spicy, full of flavour
Bulgur Wheat: Looks like it will be dry but add meatballs and sauce - wow!
Time taken: 18 minutes
Score 10/10
Chilli con Carne Meatballs
http://bigspud.co.uk/2012/10/21/15-minute-chilli-con-carne-meatballs/
Jamie seems to have taken the recipe off his site:( Will report later!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Results: Day 1
Time 25 mins*
Chicken - yummy
Veg - yummy
Gratin - gonna need more than 1/2 a stock cube to season! Bits still chewy*.
Value for Money - was like a roast dinner quick! 10/10
* mitigating factors - only 2 rings, couldn't find mandolin blade so potato a bit thick as hand cut.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
The Experiment
Delayed until tomorrow due to Skyfall:)
Did manage to get the shopping though - £102.44, so not as bad as I though and about £25 of that will be in the cupboard for future use. Only just managed to fit the veg in the fridge, so looking healthy too. Took 2 supermarkets to get everything, managed the last preserved lemons in Sainsbury's - I think the Jamie Oliver effect has lead to shortages of the oddest of ingredients - really no boneless skinless chicken thighs to be had? First cook tomorrow.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Extra Cheesy Leek and Bacon Lasagne
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 medium leeks, sliced
- 250 grams rashers streaky bacon or pancetta
- 1 knob butter
- 200 grams mushrooms, sliced
- 300 grams spinach
- 150 grams green beans, trimmed and cut into 3cm lengths
- 8 sheets dried egg lasagne
- 125 grams mozzarella, torn
- For the sauce
- 50 grams butter
- 50 grams plain flour
- 750 milliliters milk
- 2 teaspoons mustard (English)
- 100 grams cheddar, grated
Directions:
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1. Heat oven to Mark 3/170°C. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the leeks and fry on a medium heat for 5 mins, then add the bacon and fry for 3-4 mins until crispy and golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.
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2. Add a knob of butter to the pan and fry the mushrooms on a medium high heat for 2-3 mins until golden. Add the spinach and cook for2-3 mins until wilted. Return the leeks and bacon to the pan and toss together with the greenbeans to mix. Season with pepper and remove from heat.
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3. For the cheesesauce, melt the butter in a large pan, then stir in the flour and cook for 2-3 mins on a low heat stirring all the time. Gradually pour in the milk, stirring after each addition until smooth. Add the mustard and stir for 2-3 mins until it begins to thicken. Add the Cheddar, stir well and season.
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4. Spoon a third of the bacon and veg mix into a 1.5-litre ovenproof dish, top with a layer of lasagne sheets and pour over a third of the sauce. Repeat twice, finishing with a layer of sauce. Arrange the mozzarella on top and season with pepper. Put the dish on a baking tray and bake for 25-30 mins until bubbling and cooked through.
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(Serves 6)
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Low-fat Sweet & Sour Pork
Chinese takeaways are a real treat but this tasty low-fat version of an old favourite makes a great dinner any day of the week. Try Woman's Weekly's healthier sweet and sour pork.
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 350 grams pork fillet, cut into chunks
- 1 onion, peeled and cut into wedges, leaves pulled apart
- 1 red or green pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
- Thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and finely sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 can pineapple rings in natural syrup (140g drained weight - reserve the syrup), each ring cut into 8 pieces
- 1 can plum tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
- 1 tablespoon vinegar, or more, to taste
- 0.5 chicken stock cube
- 1 teaspoon flour or cornflour
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, to taste
- To serve:
- 200 grams dried egg noodles
- 2 small heads pak choi, leaves separated and large ones chopped
Directions:
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Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the pork for about 5 mins until browned on both sides. Take it out of the pan and set aside. Add the onion, pepper, ginger and cinnamon to the pan and fry for 5 minutes. Add the pineapple, 3tbsp of the pineapple's syrup, and the tomatoes, ketchup, vinegar, stock cube and 150ml (¼ pint) water. Bring to the boil, and then simmer for 10 mins to let the sauce thicken. Put the pork back in the pan and simmer for another 5 mins. Mix the flour, or cornflour, with the rest of the syrup to make a paste, add to the pan and stir until thickened. Add the soy sauce, and more vinegar if needed, to taste. Cook the noodles according to pack instructions, adding the pak choi to wilt. Serve with the sweet and sour pork. (Not suitable for freezing).
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(Serves --)
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