Showing posts with label peas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peas. Show all posts

Thursday 5 February 2009

Eggs with Peas "My Way" (portuguese traditional)



This is a very well known traditional Portuguese recipe, at least I remember eating this since I was a little boy, there are some differences like, it used to take also chorizo slices (cooked in at the same time as the bacon, you can do this if you want).

Recipe Ingredients:
  • 1 Onion (finely sliced)
  • 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • 1 red chilli (finely chopped)
  • 4 soup spoons of olive oil
  • 300grs potatoes (thick sliced)
  • 300grs peas (or Petit Pois)
  • 2 large carrots (thinly sliced)
  • 2 eggs per person (as each egg is equivalent to 100grs of beef)
  • 2 tins of chopped tomatoes (good quality don't skimp on this)
  • 2 soup spoons of tomato paste
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Paprika

Again another very easy to prepare and very healthy meal. Put a large pan on the stove high heat, put the oil the garlic and the onion inside + the salt and pepper to taste and the chilli. Let these cook until the onion is nearly caramelized, at this stage add the carrot, let it cook stirring frequently for about 5 minutes adding little bits of water when needed, then add the peas and let it cook for a further 5 minutes, again stirring and adding little bits of water when needed.

Now add the potato and the tomato + one glass of water and the paprika let it cook until the potatoes are done about 15 minutes (with the pan lid on, and on a med heat) take the lid of the pan and add the eggs gently on the top of the veg so that they poach. leave it for another 3 minutes with the lid on....and it is done serve this with a side of fresh bread to dip in the sauce, it is lovely full of protein and vitamins and virtually fat free apart from the oil and being olive oil , very good for you.


I submitted this recipe to be shared on the foodie virtual tour ran by Joan of Foodalogue in February the stop is in Portugal my place of birth, and this dish reminds me of when I was a kid around 9 years old and my mum used to call me from playing outside to come in for dinner at winter time, and this dish always brought me comfort, my mum used to make it with chorico too, but currently I opt not to make it like that as my wife is vegetarian, and she loves this dish too. The Culinary Tour Around the World event is design to raise awareness with regards World Food Hunger, and see what you can contribute to prevent it. Please visit BloggerAid for more details.


Tuesday 16 December 2008

Chicken Curry Risotto




Fantastic risotto I wanted to combine two different types of foods and managed to successfully do just that with this dish.

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 400grs chicken thighs (de-boned and skinned, diced)
  • 1 cup of frozen peas (you can use fresh ones too)
  • 1 red pepper (other colours will do like orange or yellow, not green though| diced)
  • 1 garlic clove (minced)
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 1 large carrot (thinly sliced)
  • 400grs basmati rice (long grain will also do, but be aware is likely to cook faster)
  • 1 bunch of coriander
  • 1 soup spoon of premixed curry powder medium hot (choose your preference, so mild or hot or very hot will do too)
  • 1 soup spoon of turmeric
  • 1 tea spoon of cumin powder
  • 1 pint of vegetable stock or chicken stock
  • 1 tomato can (chopped)
  • 1 soup spoon of tomato paste
  • Salt and pepper to taste.
  • 3 soup spoons of olive oil
You start by putting the onion; garlic; pepper; cumin; turmeric; curry powder and salt & pepper, in a pan where you heated till very hot the olive oil. Cook all of his until the onion is semitransparent, at this stage add the carrot and the chicken (you can add a little more olive oil if to dry and a few drops of water) cook until the chicken is sealed.

At this stage add the rice always stirring cook for a further 2 minutes at this stage add the tomato tin, peas and the tomato paste, keep cooking and stirring occasionally so it doesn't get stuck, as it get dry add a little stock, keep cooking and stirring and repeat the process until all stock is gone the whole thing should last about 15-18 minutes never let the mixture get to dry as risotto is supposed to be slightly sloppy, also remember if not enough the stock to keep all with the right consistency add water (the reason why I say this, is because there are many varieties of rice even within the basmati range, some rices soak more liquid that others, never do this with precooked rice as this is rubbery).

Once all is cooked add the coriander (chopped) give it a stirr, turn the cooker off, put a cloth over the top of the pan and the lid over the cloth and let it rest for about 3 minutes, then serve.

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