Family Mess Hall - whole food meals dinners recipes

Ethiopian Berbere spice mix is a complex combination of herbs and spices.  It's perfect for spicing up a basic roast chicken.  Serve with a refreshing cold salad or with hot roasted vegetables and cous cous. Ingredients: 1 whole chicken 2 tblsp olive oil 1-2 tsp salt Berbere Spice Mix 3 tblsp paprika 2 tblsp red pepper flakes / chilli powder 2 tsp ground cumin 4 cardamom pods (seeds removed and crushed) 2 tsp dried basil 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground fenugreek 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp allspice 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground ginger Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180C. 2. Combine spices to create spice mix. 3. Rub 2 - 3 tblsp of spice mix onto chicken. 4. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. 5. Roast chicken for 1 hour or until chicken is cooked to 75C in the thigh. 6. Rest for 15 - 30 minutes then carve and serve.    

  San choy bao is a delicious Chinese entree or main meal that you can make with any leftover meat you have on hand.  Simply finely dice the meat and stirfry with a mix of fresh crunchy vegetables.  Add condiments and spices and wrap and fresh crunchy lettuce leaf. San Choy Bao Ingredients: 2 baby cos lettuce 1 small onion (finely chopped) 3 dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked in hot water) 1 medium carrot (finely diced) 1 cup leftover cooked meat (pork, beef or chicken all work) 1 tblsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine 2 tsp soy sauce 0.5 tsp Chinese five spice 1 tsp sesame oil 0.25 cup of toasted peanuts / cashews (coarsely crushed) 1/4 cup of fresh coriander including stalks (finely chopped) Method: 1. Wash lettuce and separate into individual leaves.  Set aside. 2. Heat one tablespoon oil in a fry pan and stir fry onion, carrot and mushrooms until softened and fragrant. 3. Add the meat and flavourings and continue to cook until vegetables are cooked through an...

  Ingredients: 500g ground beef 0.5 tsp salt  0.5 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp dried oregano 1 cup orzo / risoni 1 cup vegetable / chicken stock 1 tin crushed tomatoes 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp basil 1 small onion (finely diced) 1 tblsp olive oil 2 cloves crushed garlic 1 carrot (1cm dice) 1 medium zucchini (sliced) 0.5 eggplant (1cm dice) 1 punnet cherry tomatoes (halved) 0.5 - 1 cup grated cheese Method: Make the meatballs 1. Combine ground meat, salt, pepper and oregano. 2. Form small teaspoon sized balls.  Set aside.  Assemble the orzo bake 1. Pour dried orzo into a baking dish and top with vegetables.   2.  Combine stock and crushed tomatoes with oregano, basil and garlic and gently pour over the orzo. 3.  Top with raw meatballs and cheese. Cover with foil. 4. Bake in 180C oven for 30 minutes then a further 15 minutes un covered.

Use your sourdough starter to create a quick and easy sandwich loaf which cuts like a dream. This sliceable grainy sourdough includes tasty seeds and grains to increase our intake of healthy fats and protein.   Grainy sourdough sandwich bread loaf Ingredients: Sponge: 2 tbsp fed sourdough starter 132g water 132g plain flour Bread dough: All sponge 304g water 2 tbsp oil & sugar 2.5 tsp salt 408g flour 40g wheat germ 86g potato flour 4 tsp bread improver 4 tsp yeast 100g seed mix (combination of sunflower, pumpkin, sesame, chia, linseed and ground almonds) Method: Make the sponge 1. Combine sponge ingredients in a bowl.  Cover and set aside in a warm spot to ferment.  It's ready when many bubbles have formed under the surface. Make the bread dough. 1.  Combine all ingredients including the levain and knead for five minutes. Form a soft ball. 2. Drizzle with 2 tsp olive oil and cover.  Set aside in warm spot to rise for 1.5 - 2 hours. 3. Prepare large loaf...