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Showing posts with label Yeast Free. Show all posts

Monday, May 19, 2014

Allergy free chunky or creamy celery soup recipe


Ingredients
  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • ½ white onion, chopped
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1L hot chicken stock made from a vegetarian chicken Massel ultracube
  • Approx. ½ cup lactose free milk
  • Pepper, to taste

Method
  • Heat the olive oil in a saucepan.
  • Saute the garlic, onion and celery over a low heat for five minutes until softened.
  • Pour in the chicken stock and simmer for 10-12 minutes.
  • Either transfer the soup to a blender and liquidize or leave chunky.
  • Just before serving, pour a dash of milk into each bowl and stir through.
  • Season to taste with pepper.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Allergy free hearty chicken soup recipe


Ingredients
Soup stock base
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2cm fresh ginger, peeled, finely grated
  • Tips of 5 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
  • 1 celery stick, chopped
  • 8 cups cold water
  • ¾ tsp chilli powder, to taste (optional)
  • 1 double chicken breast, trimmed
Extras
  • 2 potatoes, cubed
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 corn, kernels removed
  • 1 leek, halved and sliced
  • 1-2 cups water (optional)
  • 2 tsps allergy free soy sauce replacer
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Method
  • Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium-low heat.
  • Cook the onion, garlic, ginger and rosemary until the onion is soft.
  • Add the celery, water and chilli powder, stirring to combine.
  • Then carefully drop in the chicken.
  • Bring the mixture to the boil.
  • Then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer the mixture for 1 hour.
  • Allow the mixture to cool and remove and discard any unwanted fat from surface.
  • Remove the chicken, shred and return it to the pot.
  • Bring the stock to the boil over a high heat.
  • Reduce the heat to medium.
  • Stir in the potato, corn, carrot and leek.
  • If there isn’t enough stock to cook the vegetables, add 1-2 cups water.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
  • Stir in the soy sauce replacer.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Allergy free Malaysian spicy honey chicken recipe


Ingredients
  • 2-3 potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 double chicken breast, cut into large chunks

  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1-2 tsps curry powder 
  • ¾ tsp salt

  • 5 tsps water

  • Up to 1 cup live oil for frying
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 
2½ cms fresh ginger, finely grated

  • ½ tsp curry powder

  • 1 tsp chilli paste
  • 
3 tbsps tomato sauce or paste

  • 1¼ tbsps honey
  • 
4-5 tbsps water

  • 3 tbsps lime juice (optional)

  • 1 large onion, sliced into rings

Method
  • Pre-cook the potatoes until almost tender then drain and reserve them, keeping them hot.
  • Combine the turmeric, curry powder and salt with the water to mix into thick slurry.
  • Evenly coat the chicken pieces with the spice. 
  • Over a medium to high heat, fry the chicken pieces in a wok until cooked through and golden brown.
  • Remove the chicken and allow it to rest on a plate.
  • Discard all but 2-3 tablespoons of oil from the wok or pan.
  • Sauté the garlic and ginger in the remaining oil until fragrant.
  • Stir through the tomato sauce, chilli paste, curry powder and honey.
  • Add the water to loosen up the mixture.
  • Season to taste with salt.
  • Return the chicken and stir so that the chicken is well coated with the sauce.
  • Add the onion rings and reserved potatoes.
  • Let the sauce simmer for about 5-10 minutes or until the onion rings soften and the chicken pieces have absorbed some of the sauce.
  • Stir through the lime juice.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Allergy free chicken sausage stew recipe


Ingredients
  • 6 chicken sausages, herbed or plain
  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 sticks celery, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2-3 heaped tbsps Orgran all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp white wine (optional)
  • 5 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 750ml chicken stock made from 2 Massel vegetarian chicken ultracubes
  • 400g chopped tomatoes
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 2 potatoes, chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method
  • Pour the olive oil into a large saucepan and heat over a medium-high heat.
  • Add the sausages and cook them until they are brown on all sides.
  • Remove the sausages and carefully cut them into bite-sized chunks.
  • Add the onion and celery to the remaining oil and cook on a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened.
  • Stir in the garlic and fry for another minute or two.
  • Stir in the flour, white wine, thyme and oregano.
  • After a couple of minutes return the sausages to the saucepan and stir through.
  • Add the chicken stock and tomatoes.
  • Add the carrot and potatoes and stir to cover them with tomato.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Bring to the boil then reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Simmer the stew for 15 minutes, stirring to prevent burning, or until thick gravy forms and the potatoes are cooked through.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Allergy free banana puddings with passionfruit cream recipe


Ingredients
  • Melted Nuttlex, to grease
  • 2 over-ripe bananas, mashed
  • ¾ cup boiling water
  • ¼ tsp bicarb soda
  • 1 cup Orgran self-raising flour
  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • 60g Nuttlex, melted
  • 2 tsps Orgran No Egg whisked with 120mls water until thick
  • ½ cup coconut flour (quantity may vary)
Passionfruit cream
  • 250mls Liddells lactose free thickened cream
  • cup passionfruit pulp (seeds included or removed as desired)
  • 2 tbsps caster sugar

Method
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • Brush four 250ml ramekins or dishes with melted Nuttlex and place the ramekins on a baking tray.
  • Mash the bananas in a large heatproof bowl.
  • Add the boiling water and bicarb soda to the bananas and stir to combine.
  • Set the bowl aside for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the flour, sugar, melted Nuttlex and No Egg into the banana mixture until just combined.
  • Add coconut flour a bit at a time until a cake mixture consistency has formed.
  • Divide the banana pudding mixture evenly among the ramekins and level the tops with the back of a spoon.
  • Bake the puddings in the oven for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean.
  • Once cooked, allow the puddings to cool for 5 minutes.
Passionfruit cream
  • To make the passionfruit cream, combine the lactose free cream, passionfruit pulp and sugar in a saucepan over a medium heat.
  • Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly.
  • To serve, turn the banana puddings out and drizzle with passionfruit cream.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Allergy free lemon chicken lovely legs with roast vegetables recipe


Ingredients
  • 4 chicken lovely legs
  • ½ cup Orgran all purpose flour, to coat
  • 1 tsps paprika
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup allergy free soy sauce replacer
  • Desiree potatoes, cut into 1cm pieces
  • 1 carrot, sliced thick
  • 1 red onion, sliced into wedges
  • 2 tbsps oil
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Method
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • Toss the vegetables with oil and season to taste.
  • Spread the vegetables over a baking tray and place in the oven while preparing the chicken.
  • In a bowl, combine the flour and paprika.
  • Coat chicken lovely legs in the flour mixture and place them in a greased baking tray.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the lemon juice and soy sauce replacer.
  • Pour the lemon mixture over the chicken.
  • Cover the tray with aluminium foil and cook in the oven for 10 minutes.
  • Turn the chicken over, baste and remove the foil.
  • Turn over the vegetables.
  • Cook for a further 20-30 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Serve the chicken and roast vegetables with any remaining juice poured over the top.

Allergy free apple cream tart recipe recipe

Mmm, caramelised sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cream and apples...

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups Orgran all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup Orgran gluten free gluten
  • 2 tbsps sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup Nuttlex
Filling
  • 5 apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (red or green apples optional)
  • ¼ cup caster sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1½ cups Liddells lactose free thickened cream
  • 3 tsps gelatine

Method

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, gluten free gluten, sugar and salt
  • Rub in the Nuttlex until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Press the mixture onto the bottom and 2cm up the sides of a greased 22cm spring-form pan or shallow pie dish.
  • Arrange the sliced apples over the crust.
  • Combine the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl and sprinkle the mixture over the apples.
  • Place the pan or dish on a baking tray.
  • Bake the pie and apple at 200°C for 15 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the cream and gelatine until evenly mixed.
  • Pour the cream over the apples.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes longer or until the apples are tender.
  • Cool on a wire rack or refrigerate until set.
  • Store in the refrigerator.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Allergy free chicken diane with roast potatoes recipe


Ingredients
  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • Pontiac or desiree potatoes, peeled, cut into 1.5cm cubes
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 30g Nuttlex
  • 700g chicken breast fillets, preferably with skin
  • 3 shallots, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • ½ cup chicken stock made from a Massel vegetarian chicken ultracube
  • 2 tsps dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp tamarind paste
  • 1 tsp molasses
  • ½ tsp vinegar
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • Pinch of ground cloves
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ¼ cup brandy
  • ½ cup Liddells lactose free thickened cream
  • 2 tbsps flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 2 tsps lemon juice

Method
  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Spread the potato on a baking tray, drizzle with 1 tbsp of olive oil and toss with salt and pepper.
  • Roast the potatoes while cooking the chicken.
  • Heat the Nuttlex and remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
  • Season the chicken and then cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden.
  • Place the chicken skin-side up on an oven tray, turn the potatoes, and roast both for a further 5 minutes, or until cooked and golden.
  • Return the chicken to the frying pan over a medium heat.
  • Add the shallots and soften for 1 minute while stirring.
  • Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Stir in the chicken stock, mustard, salt, tamarind paste, molasses, vinegar, garlic powder, chilli powder and ground cloves, brandy and cream.
  • Bring the mixture to the boil then simmer on medium heat for 2-3 minutes until the sauce has reduced by half.
  • Stir in the parsley and lemon juice.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Serve the chicken with the sauce and baked potato.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Allergy free Mexican fried rice with chicken recipe


Ingredients
  • 500g chicken breast, diced
  • 1 Massel vegetable ultracube mixed with 3 cups boiling water
  • 2 cups long grain rice 
  • 4 tbsps olive oil
  • 2 cobs of fresh corn, kernels removed
  • 1 red or green capsicum, diced
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 1 red chilli, chopped
  • 2 tsps ground coriander
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper 
  • 400g red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 fresh tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cup green peas or sliced beans
  • 1-3 tbsps lime juice, to taste
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Method
  • Rinse the rice under running water.
  • Cook the rice with the vegetable stock for 12-15 minutes.
  • Once the rice is ready, heat a frying pan or wok and add a further 2 tbsps of olive oil.
  • Add the chicken and cook until beginning to brown.
  • Add the capsicum, corn, onion, chilli, coriander and cayenne pepper and sauté until fragrant and the vegetables are starting to soften.
  • Add the cooked rice, kidney beans, fresh tomato and peas or beans.
  • Toss everything together and cook for two minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and pour over the lime juice and toss to combine.
  • Serve with salt and pepper to taste.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Allergy free mini pumpkin dampers recipe


Ingredients
  • 2½ -3 cups mashed butternut pumpkin
  • ⅓ cup goat's milk
  • Basil, sage or thyme, to taste (optional)
  • 2 tsps Orgran No Egg whisked with 60mls water until thick
  • 400g Orgran self-raising flour, more or less may be required

Method
  • Pour the pumpkin mash into a large bowl and fold in the goat's milk and Orgran No Egg mixture.
  • If you’d like, add some basil, sage or thyme.
  • Slowly add the self-raising flour and combine with a spoon to make soft dough.
  • Once the dough closely resembles standard dough, though more sticky, dust your hands and the dough with flour.
  • Take large portions, to make approximately 6 damper rolls, and pat into shape with dusted hands.
  • Gently drop each dough ball onto a greased and floured baking tray.
  • Top with a light drizzle of olive oil. Don't drizzle too much oil over the top as it will pool on the pan and burn the bottom of your damper.
  • Cook at 180°C for 35-45 minutes or until a skewer comes away clean.
  • Cook on the highest possible shelf in the oven to prevent burning.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Allergy free black pepper chicken with honey stir-fry recipe


Ingredients
  • 1 double chicken breast, sliced
  • 2 tbsps cornflour
  • ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 6 tbsps olive oil, for frying
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and minced or finely grated
  • 2-5 dried chillies, to taste
  • ½ cinnamon stick
  • 2 shallots, sliced
  • ½ red capsicum, sliced or diced
  • 100g snow peas, sliced
Sauce
  • 3 tbsps honey
  • 1 tbsp allergy free soy sauce replacer
  • 1 cup chicken stock made from a Massel vegetarian chicken ultracube
  • 3 shallots, minced
  • 1 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp black pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Method
  • Combine the chicken, cornflour, pepper, turmeric and salt in a bowl and set aside for half an hour.
  • In a wok, heat the oil on medium-high.
  • Flash fry the chicken until white yellow, for about 30 seconds a batch.
  • Remove chicken from hot oil with a slotted spoon and set aside on a paper towel.
  • Heat the leftover oil and add the garlic, garlic, chillies and cinnamon and stir fry until fragrant.
  • Return the chicken to the wok along with the shallots, capsicum and snow peas.
  • Pour over the sauce ingredients, cover and bring to a boil.
  • Cook until the chicken pieces are cooked through and the sauce has thickened.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Allergy free Malaysian chicken curry recipe


Ingredients

  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • 1 onion, cut into wedges
  • 800g chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces
  • 2 large potatoes, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 star anise
  • 400ml coconut milk
  • ½ cup chicken stock made from a Massel vegetarian chicken ultracube
  • 2 tsps palm sugar, grated or 2 tsps brown sugar
  • 2 tbsps fish sauce
Curry paste
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 long fresh red chillies, seeded, finely chopped
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
  • 4 purple Asian shallots, finely chopped
  • 1½ tsps turmeric
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Method

  • Place all the curry paste ingredients in a food processor and process until a smooth paste forms.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the oil in a wok over medium-low heat.
  • Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens.
  • Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until aromatic.
  • Add the chicken, potato, lime leaves, cinnamon, star anise, coconut milk and stock.
  • Bring the curry to a simmer.
  • Reduce the heat to low and cook, covered and stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
  • Uncover the wok and simmer for another 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens and the chicken is tender.
  • Remove the wok from heat.
  • Add the sugar and fish sauce, stirring to combine.
  • Taste and season with sugar and fish sauce.

Allergy free sweet potato and pear pie recipe



Ingredients
Pastry
  • 1 cup Orgran all purpose flour
  • ½ cup Orgran self-raising flour
  • ½ cup cornflour
  • ⅓ cup Orgran gluten free gluten
  • 125g Nuttlex
  • ¼ cup caster sugar (optional)
  • 1 tsp Orgran No Egg whisked with 40mls water until thick
  • ¼ cup cold water
Filling
  • 1 extra large or 2 sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed or processed
  • 3-4 pears, peeled, cored and sliced
  • ½ cup goat’s milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp coconut essence
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 6 tsp Orgran No Egg whisked with 120mls goat’s milk until thick

Method
  • Grease a large pie dish.
  • Prepare the sweet potato and set aside to cool.
  • Combine the flours, gluten free gluten, Nuttlex and ¼ cup sugar in a large bowl and rub the Nuttlex through until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  • Add the No egg mixture and ¼ cup cold water.
  • Combine until the pastry just comes together.
  • Roll and press the pastry together until smooth.
  • Wrap in plastic wrap.
  • Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.
  • Place remaining pastry between 2 sheets of cling wrap or baking paper.
  • Roll out until large enough to fit the pie dish.
  • Peel away one piece of cling wrap, flip the pastry into the pie dish, shape and cut away any excess.
  • Set aside to rest.
  • Place the pears and 1 cup cold water in a baking classics saucepan.
  • Bring to the boil then reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes or until the pears are tender.
  • Drain, return to the saucepan and set aside.
  • In a separate large bowl, combine the sweet potato mash, sugar, coconut essence, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Fold in the cooked pear.
  • Once evenly combined, gently fold in the No Egg mixture until just combined.
  • Pour the mixture into the pie pastry and gently smooth the top, pushing down any pear where needed.
  • Cook until the top begins to crack. This may take approx. ¾-1 hour at 180°C.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Allergy free chicken, leek and carrot stew recipe


Ingredients
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped thickly
  • 1 large leek, halved and sliced
  • 700g chicken breast or thighs, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tbsps Orgran all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme, leaves stripped
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • ½ cup chicken stock made from a Massel vegetarian chicken ultracube
  • ¼ cup goat’s milk (optional)
  • 1 tbsp yellow mustard powder
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • ¼ cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped
  • Thyme sprigs, to garnish

Method
  • Cook the carrots in a large saucepan of boiling salted water 3 minutes.
  • Add the sliced leek to the saucepan and cook until carrots are tender, about 3 minutes longer.
  • Drain the carrots and leek and set aside.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Whisk the flour, thyme and paprika in a medium bowl.
  • Toss the chicken pieces in the flour mixture.
  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok over a medium- high heat.
  • Cook the chicken and until browned, about 2 minutes per side.
  • Add the wine and allow it to boil until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Scatter the carrot and leek over the chicken.
  • Add the stock, cover, and simmer on low until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
  • Add the goat’s milk, vinegar and mustard powder.
  • Stir until the sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes.
  • Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Transfer to a large shallow bowl.
  • Scatter parsley over and garnish with thyme sprigs.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Allergy free spicy pineapple and coconut muffins recipe


Ingredients
  • 2 cups Orgran self-raising flour
  • ½ cup toasted shredded coconut
  • 1 cup sultanas
  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp mixed spice
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tsps Orgran No Egg whisked with 80mls water until thick
  • 100g Nuttlex, melted
  • 440g crushed pineapple pieces
  • ¾ cup pineapple juice

Method
  • Preheat oven to 200°C.
  • Line a large muffin pan with patties.
  • Combine the flour, coconut, sultanas, sugar, mixed spice and salt in a large bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the No Egg, Nuttlex, crushed pineapple pieces and pineapple juice.
  • Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and fold to combine.
  • Spoon the batter evenly among the patties.
  • If desired, smooth down the tops with damp fingers.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Allergy free Singaporean nonya chicken curry recipe


Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 700g chicken breast, cut into large pieces
  • 1 onion, sliced into rings
  • 2 curry leaves
  • 1 cinnamon stick, 3cm long 
  • 1 pod star anise
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 400ml water
  • 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into big pieces
  • 1 tbsp allergy free soy sauce replacer
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
Spice paste
  • 1 tsp corn flour
  • 2 tbsps chilli paste or thick chilli sauce
  • 2 tsps turmeric powder
  • 2 tsps cumin seeds, toasted
  • 1½ tsps fennel seeds, toasted
  • 2 tbsps coriander seeds, toasted

Method
  • In a food processor or with a mortar and pestle, blend the spice paste ingredients together. 
  • In a wok, heat the olive oil.
  • Fry the onions until fragrant and beginning to soften.
  • Add the spice paste.
  • Fry until the paste is fragrant and turns a few shades darker.
  • Add the curry leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise and cloves.
  • Fry for a few minutes before adding the chicken.
  • Coat the chicken pieces with the spice paste.
  • Cook the chicken until lightly browned to seal in the juices.
  • Add the water and potatoes and stir to combine.
  • Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to low and cover.
  • Simmer the curry until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender.
  • Add the soy sauce replacer and tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes.