Recipes
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Fish in batter
Ingredients:
1 pack of Isabel’s batter mix
Vegetable oil for frying
2 boneless fish steaks
To prepare:
- Preheat a deep fryer to 190 º (375º F), or prepare oil in a large saucepan.
- Prepare a quantity of Isabel’s batter mix as directed in the pack (half a pack will be sufficient for two pieces of fish).
- Dust the fish stakes in a little extra cornflour then dip into the batter.
- Fry the fish for 6 to 8 minutes depending on the size of the piece , until golden brown and cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper - to garnish: lemon quarters, potato chips and tartar sauce.
- Serve immediately.
Brazilian Rice
Ingredients:
2 cups of rice washed and the water drained well.
(I love basmati rice, but any rice will do)
1 medium garlic clove chopped up finely
2 Tbs of vegetable oil
Salt to taste
Hot water just enough to cover the rice up
How to make it:
- Wash the rice well to remove most of the starch and the drained rice.
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the garlic.
- Gently fry the rice with the garlic stirring with a wooden spoon until the rice
is quite dry and has some golden parts. This takes about 5 – 10 minutes in a medium
to low fire; it gives the rice a lovely flavour.
- Lower the fire again and start to put in the hot water slowly, be careful at this
stage as the hot water can spatter out of the pan as it hit the hot metal.
- Cover the rice with the water, stir, place the lid on the pan and bring to the boil.
Then reduce the heat to very low and cook for about 20 until the water has evaporated.
- After the water has evaporated, froth the rice with a fork and taste to see if it’s
cooked, if not add a few drops of water and cover again and let cook for a further
5 minutes or until cooked.
Carrotilicious salad
Simple to prepare, I have friends who were not really fond of carrots, but love
this salad. This carrot salad has been my children’s favourite since they were toddlers.
Nutritious, refreshing and delicious served with rice or used as sandwich filling.
Ingredients:
500g of raw carrots, peeled and grated
1 tsp of grated onions
Juice of ½ small lemon
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1tbs sunflower oil
How to make it:
- Place the grated carrots in a salad bowl and add the onions, lemon juice, sunflower
oil, salt and pepper.
- Mix all the ingredients well and serve.
Facts: Carrots are about 87% water, rich in mineral salts, vitamins
B, C, D and E. Raw carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A and potassium; they
contain vitamin C, vitamin B6, thiamine, folic acid, and magnesium.
Tropical Cheesecake
Ingredients:
160g plain sweet almond or hazelnut biscuits
(use normal digestive biscuits if you do not have any special dietary
needs)
60g butter, melted
250g of cream cheese, softened
300ml thickened cream
75g caster sugar
1 Tbs of lemon juice
3 tsp gelatine
100ml water
228g of Isabel’s Cuisine Guava or Cashew fruit jam
How to make it:
- Process biscuits until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add butter; process until
just combined. Using a spoon, press the crumb mixture evenly over a base of 21cm
spring form tin, cover and place in the fridge for about 30 minutes or until firm.
- Beat the cheese, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Sprinkle the gelatine over the water in heatproof bowl, stand over a sauce pan of
simmering water. Stir until the gelatine has dissolved, let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Whip the cream until soft peak; fold in the cheese mixture and the gelatine.
- Spoon the cheesecake mixture evenly into the tin and refrigerate for about 3 hours.
Spread the Isabel’s Cuisine Guava or Cashew fruit jam over the top and refrigerate
over night.
Caipirinha
Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail made with cachaça, sugar and lime and
lots of crushed ice. This cocktail is celebrated and enjoyed both inside Brazil
and around the world. Cachaça is Brazil's most common distilled alcoholic drink
and it is made from sugarcane juice. This delicious cocktail is meant to be enjoyed slowly.
Ingredients:
50ml Cachaça
½ Fresh lime cut into 4 wedges
1 Tbs of sugar
Crushed ice
How to make it:
- Place lime and sugar into an old fashion glass mash the two ingredients together
using a pestle or wooden spoon.
- Add the crushed ice and cachaça mix well and served.
- Decorated the glass with a slice of lime
Note: In the absence of cachaça, vodka can be used instead.