Showing posts with label sauté. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sauté. Show all posts

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Sautéed Cabbage & Vegetables

 


An express vegetable sauté that transforms cabbage and a variety of vegetables with a delicate hint of garlic although you may want to add more garlic for an intense garlic flavour, if you wish. Garlic herb butter is key, if you do not have any, then use regular butter and add minced garlic and toss in some herbs. A splash of white wine never goes a miss however a flavoured vinegar will do if you do not wish to add the wine. As you can see this recipe is quite simple and flexible with ingredients and may be modified to your taste. Simple, savoury and delicious!  

 
Sautéed Cabbage & Vegetables
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about half a green cabbage, thinly sliced
3 celery stocks, chopped
1 onion, thinly sliced
4 cups sliced mushrooms
2 cups grated carrots (approximately 3 large carrots) 

6 tablespoon of garlic herb butter, or 1 tablespoon butter per cup of vegetables
1 tablespoon olive oil
splash of white wine, optional 

In a large frypan melt the garlic butter over medium high heat, stirring, ensuring not to burn the butter. Once the butter has melted add the olive oil, swirl together, then add the onion, carrot, celery and mushrooms to the pan. Gently stir then add the cabbage and gently toss, the best you can, to coat all the vegetables in the butter mixture. As the cabbage cooks down, it will get easier to do. Add the splash of white wine, toss to coat again and keep tossing, cooking until tender but still crisp. 


Thursday, 30 May 2019

Easy Eggplant

This is one of my favourites not only because in a matter of minutes you can have an effortless tasty dish but for it's sheer simplicity and carefree recipe.  

Easy Eggplant
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1 medium eggplant, sliced into rounds
mushrooms, roughly chopped
olive oil
fresh or dried herbs
spice seasoning mix
grated parmesan cheese
Panko bread crumbs
chopped fresh parsley, optional 


Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frypan over medium high heat. Add the sliced eggplant. Stir and sauté for a few moments. Add the chopped mushrooms and stir to combine. Continue to sauté while stirring to prevent the eggplant and mushrooms from sticking. When the eggplant and mushrooms are starting to soften add some herbs, dried or fresh whichever one you prefer, and some spice seasoning mix... I added a pepper and garlic combo mix, stir and sauté further allowing the vegetables to absorb some of the herbs. Sprinkle the grated parmesan cheese and Panko crumbs over the now seasoned eggplant and mushrooms. Toss to coat and sauté for about 1 minute; gently stirring to prevent sticking. Remove from frypan and place in a serving dish. Sprinkle with a little more parmesan cheese and Panko bread crumbs and fresh chopped parsley. Serve.   



Hope everyone is having a nice week. - JD 

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Cauliflower & Kale with Almonds

This side dish is the simplest thing you can rustle up even when you are foraging around the kitchen. Even if you do not have all the ingredients there are only a few which makes this recipe efficient and a breeze to create after a busy day. 



Cauliflower & Kale with Almonds
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1 medium/large cauliflower, washed and chopped into smaller florets
a bunch of fresh kale, washed and chopped into strips
1-2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vegetable herb mix
handful of almonds
1 orange, for juice and or rind, optional

In a large frying pan add the oil and warm over medium high heat. Add the cauliflower florets and sauté for about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the kale. The kale will stand high in the fry pan however it will cook down. Stir to ensure that the kale does not stick and everything gets incorporated nicely. 

Once the kale has cooked down and the cauliflower is tender but still firm; sprinkle the vegetable herb mix over the cauliflower and kale mixture, and stir to coat evenly. Add  the almonds, stir and heat for a few minutes longer until the almonds are warm and sautéd well enough. Transfer to a serving dish and serve as is or add some freshly squeeze orange juice over the top or grate orange rind over the dish. 

Notes: You can always add chickpeas and or mushrooms. Use lemon juice or lemon rind instead of orange. Try using different oils. Add cheese. To make it a main meal you can always serve over cooked quinoa or brown rice. 


Hope everyone had a good weekend. We did! Still managing with this cold virus hope to be 100% soon. - JD