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Pork broth congee Ingredients: 1 kg pork ribs 3 litres water 1 cup rice 4 tbsp chopped scallions 1 tsp salt 4 tsp fried shallots (optional) 4 tsp fresh ginger (finely julienned) (optional) 4 tbsp roasted peanuts (optional) Method: Fill water large stock pot three quarters full with boiling water.  Boil the pork ribs in the pot for 30 minutes.  Ensure the ribs are covered with water. Add rice to the pot and stir.  Simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes uncovered.  Check the pot every thirty minutes. Stir the rice and ensure the pot doesn't simmer dry.   When the rice has broken down, the broth has reduced and congee has thickened to a porridge-like consistency, it is ready to serve.  

Beef Sausage Wellington Ingredients: 3 sheets frozen puff pastry 500 grams "Aussie beef" gluten free sausage meat ((or uncased beef sausages)) 75 gram chicken liver pate 300 grams sliced mushrooms 2 large silverbeet leaves ((shredded without stalks)) 1 beaten egg Method: Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees C / 390 degree F. Lay out three sheets of pastry on lined baking sheets. Spread a line of pate down each sheet of puff pastry about one third from the edge of the pastry. Divide your package of sausage meat into three equal amounts and lay a log of sausage meat on the pastry, just off centre. (See photos) In a hot pan, fry sliced mushrooms and shredded silverbeet (swiss chard) in a little oil and with a clove of minced garlic.  Top your sausage meat with the vegtables. Sausage meat is already seasoned so don't add any further salt.  Firmly roll up the filling in the pastry to make a thick log being careful not to squeeze the ingredients out the ends. Cut eac...