STUFFED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Usually eaten with rice to make a very nutricious meal.

Ingredients

10 artichoke hearts

400gm of minced chicken/meat/fish

2 medium grated onions

6 cloves of garlic

pinch of ginger

pinch of salt/black pepper

chicken stock

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

pinch of sugar

Method

Add the grated onions to the mince, together with all the ingredients and mix well. Stuff the mixture into the artichoke. Dip the artichoke, stuffing side down, into a mixture of flour, egg and breadcrumbs, and fry only the latter part of the artichoke until brown.

Place in a saucepan, add water, garlic, chicken stock, salt and black pepper to taste and cook for around 45 minutes. Add lemon juice and sugar and cook for a further 5 minutes.

TCHATERNY

Something a little different, the onions take a little while to fry, but it is very worth it. You will see!

Ingredients

2 Kilos chopped onions

2 or 3 tablespoons of curry powder (if too much use teaspoons)

100g of tomato puree

1/4 teaspoon of ginger

1/2 teaspoon of coriander

1/2 half teaspoon of 'all spice'

3 tablespoons of lemon juice or white vinegar

pinch salt /black pepper

pinch sugar

Chicken/meat/fish pieces to suit

Method

Fry the onions until brown, but be patient and enjoy. Add the meat/chicken/fish together with the spices, mix together and cook until done. Add the tomato puree, lemon juice, sugar, and cook for another 10 minutes or so.

Add to a bed of rice or potatoes, add vegetables to taste, and bingo!

FISH AND VEGETABLE CUTLETS

Similar to the Arook but very tasty in its own right

Ingredients

2 finely chopped red peppers (or orange or yellow or..)

4 chopped tomatoes

Chopped bunch of spring onions

Pinch of salt/black pepper

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon of cumin

minced fish to choice

flour and water

Method

Add all the ingredients together and mix well. Add flour and water to firm the mixture, just enough to shape into cutlets which you should then fry on both sides until brown.

This can then be served with rice or potatoes or vegetables to suit your taste.

AROOK - Fish and Rice Cutlets

This is such a lovely tasty dish, my mouth waters when I think about it. The only problem with it is the tendency to eat too much. This is just a simple dish, but ......

Ingredients

1 kilo of minced, fatty white fish eg cod

2 cups of rice

3 chopped spring onions

1 teaspoon of dried coriander

1 and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice

pinch of salt and black pepper

pinch of sugar

Method

Soak the rice in water for an hour. Mix the other ingredients together, and then add the rice when ready and mix everything together well. Leave in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours.

Boil water with a little salt. Make flat pancakes from the rice/fish mixture (or round ones or whatever shape you choose), add to the boiled water, and cook for around 20 minutes or so until the rice is cooked.

Remove the cutlets and place on a kitchen towel or towels to allow the water to drain away. Then fry the cutlets on high heat until brown on both sides, and then you can fight over who gets the first one