Main Courses

 

Baked Leg of Lamb
Sea Bass
Lamb Tagine
Lemon Chicken
Fruity Chicken
Tuna in tomato sauce
Lamb's liver
Baked Potatoes
Fish Tagine

 

 

 

 

 

 Baked Leg of Lamb

 Ingredients:

2-3 lbs leg of lamb
2 lemons, sliced
1 lb new potatoes, par-boiled
Pinch of rosemary, thyme and oregano.
2 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp tomato puree
125 g butter
1 pint of water
 

 

 Method:

Make incisions into the lamb and place slivers of garlic in them. Brown the meat for about 15 minutes in a frying pan with a little olive oil and then place it in a roasting tin. 

Add all the ingredients except the potatoes, season and cover. Roast in a preheated oven (200oC) for an hour.

Add the  potatoes and roast further until cooked. Uncover for the last 15 minutes to brown meat and potatoes.

Serve with green beans sautéed in garlic butter and lemon juice.       back

 

Sea Bass with Rosemary and Garlic

 Ingredients:

4 fillets of sea bass

2 cloves of garlic, chopped

A sprig of fresh rosemary

1 lemon

Olive oil

2tbsp of plain flour

Salt and pepper

Chopped parsley

 

 Method:

Marinate the fish for around 1 to 2 hours in 2tbsp of olive oil, the juice of half a lemon, the chopped garlic and half the rosemary.

Place the flour in a shallow dish. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.

Heat a frying pan for 2 minutes then add 2 tbsp of olive oil. (Heating the pan will help the oil spread easily and you won't need too much fat.)

Dry the fish with kitchen roll, coat with seasoned flour and fry skin side first for 3 minutes. Turn over and fry for a further 2 minutes.

Decorate with chopped parsley and slices of lemon.

Serve immediately with a green salad or sautéed potatoes.

Enjoy!

Note: The sea bass may also, ideally be bought whole, if one is not squeamish. Make sure to add 4 minutes to cooking time. back

 

Lamb Tagine (Lamb stew with chickpeas)

 Ingredients:

1 lb diced leg of lamb

1 lb lamb mince

1 small chopped onion

1 tbsp tomato puree

1tsp chilli

1 tsp paprika

2 cloves of garlic finely chopped

4 tbsp chopped coriander

2 tbsp cumin powder

2 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs

1 egg

1 tin drained chickpeas

 Method:

Lightly fry half the onion and 1 clove garlic add the diced lamb and brown on a medium heat.
 

Add 1tbsp cumin, the chilli and paprika, 2 pints of water, season and cook on a low heat for an hour or until tender.
 

In the meantime place the mince in a large bowl and add ½ onion, egg, 1tsp cumin, 2 tbsp coriander and shape into small cocktail sausages.

Shallow fry them until they are nice and firm.
 

When the lamb is cooked turn to simmer and add the sausages and chickpeas.
 

Cook for 10 minutes, sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve with lemon- flavoured couscous.

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Lemon Chicken

 Ingredients:

2 whole chickens cut into quarters
4 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons fresh minced parsley
3 tablespoons fresh minced cilantro
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground ginger
pinch of saffron threads
freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon red chili flakes
juice and zest of 2 lemons
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
 

 Method:

Mince the herbs and the lemon zest. Combine chicken with all remaining ingredients making sure each piece of chicken is evenly covered with the seasoning mixture. Let sit over night in refrigerator.

Clean the grill off with a grill brush and a towel. Heat grill on a high setting for 5 minutes. Place chicken on grill, reduce heat to medium and turn the chicken over every 2 minutes. This will insure even cooking.

Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook the chicken for another 10 - 15 minutes. Chicken should reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees.
 

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Fruity Chicken

 Ingredients:

1½ Tbsp Olive Oil
6 skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper to taste
3 onions, chopped
¾ tsp cinnamon
¾ tsp ground ginger
¾ tsp ground cumin
1 can (14.5 oz) fat-free, reduced sodium chicken broth
6 oz kumquats, quartered and seeded
6 oz diced pitted prunes
2 Tbsp honey
1½ lb peeled, cubed, butternut squash
3 Tbsp minced fresh Coriander
 

 Method:

Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a large oven-proof skillet with cooking spray, add olive oil and place over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and brown in skillet, about 6 minutes per side.

Add onions to skillet and sauté over medium heat until tender and beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Add cinnamon, ginger and cumin. Stir about 30–45 seconds.

Add chicken broth and bring to a boil, scraping bottom of skillet in the process. Stir in kumquats, prunes, honey and squash. Lay chicken on top of fruit and liquid. Cover skillet and place in oven. Braise until chicken is cooked through, about 25–30 minutes. Remove chicken and cover to keep warm.

Uncover skillet and return it to oven until the liquid thickens to a sauce consistency, about 20 minutes. Garnish with Coriander.

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Tuna Steak in tomato sauce.

 Ingredients:

2 Tuna steaks

1 onion finely chopped

1 tin of chopped tomatoes.
 

Marinade:

1 clove of garlic

2 tbsp of lemon juice

1 fresh chilli

1 tbsp fresh coriander.

 Method:

Place the fish in the marinade for 1 hour.

Drain and pat dry. Keep the marinade.
 

Sauce: Fry the onion until soft then add the tomatoes and the marinade. Cook for 30 minutes. Sieve the sauce and keep warm.

Brush a ribbed grill pan with a little olive oil and heat until it starts smoking.

Sear the tuna for 1 minute on each side.

Serve on a bed of tomato sauce either with new potatoes or a dressed salad.

Note: Tuna should ideally be served undercooked because the longer it is cooked, the tougher it gets.

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Lamb's liver with garlic and lemon.

 Ingredients:

½  lamb's liver

2 cloves of garlic

Olive oil

2 oz butter

Lemon juice or ½ glass of white wine

Chopped parsley

Salt and pepper

 Method:

Order the liver whole and place it in the freezer for 15 minutes. This will make the membrane easy to remove. Lay on a damp cloth and cut horizontally into thin slices. Heat 2 tbsp of oil, sprinkle a little seasoned flour on the liver and shallow fry the liver for about 20 seconds on each side. Leave in a warm place.

Rinse the pan and add two knobs of butter a minced clove of garlic and a pinch of parsley. Once the butter has melted add a squeeze of lemon or dry white wine and bring to the boil. Season, return the cooked liver to the pan. Swirl in the butter and served immediately. Serve with a nice buttery mash with the liver juices poured over it.       back

 

 

 

 

Baked Potatoes

 Ingredients:

2 lbs Potatoes cut into wedges

 2 large onions finely sliced

2 cloves of garlic

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp coriander

1 tsp mild chilli

1 tin chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato puree.

 Method:

Fry the onions in 2 tbsp olive oil until well coated and transparent.

Place all the ingredients in a large baking tray, add 1 pint of water and cover.
 

Bake at 180o C for 1 hour. When the potatoes are cooked, uncover and brown for 10 minutes.

Garnish with freshly chopped coriander.

 

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Fish Tagine 

 Ingredients:

1lb of Cod, Mullet, Sea bass, Monkfish, Prawns...any combination but no oily fish)

4tbsp olive oil

1 onion

1tsp paprika

Juice of one lemon. Keep the zest.

1tbsp Cumin and Coriander, tomato puree and chopped coriander

Saffron or Turmeric

2 cloves of garlic

2 skinless red peppers

1 fresh fennel

¼ lb potatoes

 

 Method:

Marinate the fish cut into 1" chunks overnight or for a couple of hours in olive oil, lemon juice, fresh coriander, saffron or turmeric, garlic and cumin.

Finely chop the onion. Soften it in olive oil. Add some sliced fresh fennel, 2 diced skinless sweet peppers (Refer to Meshwia in the starters for method of skinning peppers), chopped garlic, pinch of saffron, pinch of cumin, 1tbsp chopped coriander, 1tsp of blanched lemon zest or pickled lemon, 1tbsp tomato puree, a tsp of paprika, 2 potatoes cut into wedges.

Cover with water, add a fish stock cube and simmer until potatoes are nearly ready.

Add the fish to the Tagine and poach until cooked (5min).

Serve with chopped coriander.

You can add a little chilli if you wish. back