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RECIPES
MOUSSAKA
Serves 6
450g aubergines, thinly sliced
225g onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
350g minced lamb
150ml (
1
/
4
pint) hot beef stock
400g canned, chopped tomatoes
30ml (2 tbsp) tomato purée
salt and pepper to taste
300ml (
1
/
2
pint) cheese sauce (See Page 47)
100g cheddar cheese, grated
1 Sprinkle aubergines with salt and leave to drain on
kitchen paper for 30 minutes. Place onion, garlic
and meat into a bowl, mix well and cook on 100P
for 7 minutes, stir twice.
2 Add stock, tomatoes, purée and seasoning. Stir
well and cook on 100P for 6 minutes.
3 Rinse salt from aubergines and pat dry with kitchen
paper. Place in a bowl, cover and cook on 100P for 5-
6 minutes.
4 Use 2/3 of the aubergines to cover bottom and
sides of a 3.5litre(5pint) casserole dish. Add meat
and top with remaining aubergines.
5 Pour the sauce over aubergines and sprinkle with
cheese.
6 Cook on 50P for 27 minutes.
BEEF CASSEROLE
Serves 4
45ml (3 tbsp) plain flour
salt and pepper
500g braising steak, diced
450ml (
3
/
4
pint) hot beef stock
150ml (
1
/
4
pint) red wine
30ml (2 tbsp) tomato purée
30ml (2 tbsp) worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
30ml (2 tbsp) cornflour blended with water
200g carrots, sliced
100g onions, sliced
400g potatoes, par-boiled and cubed
1 Mix together the flour, salt and pepper, then
toss the steak in the seasoned flour until well
coated.
2 Pour the beef stock, wine, tomato puree,
worcestershire sauce, seasoning and blended
cornflour into a 2.5 litre (4 pint) casserole
dish and stir well.
3 Stir in the steak, carrots, onions and
potatoes.
4. Cook using sequence programming on 50P
for 30 minutes then 70P for 20 minutes.
Leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving,
so that the meat relaxes to improve texture.
BOLOGNESE SAUCE
Serves 4
45ml (3 tbsp) vegetable oil
150g onion, finely chopped
100g celery, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
75g bacon, finely chopped
1 bay leaf
400g canned, chopped tomatoes
30ml (2 tbsp) tomato purée
450g lean minced beef
300ml (
1
/
2
pint) red wine
300ml (
1
/
2
pint) hot beef stock
salt and pepper to taste
30ml (2 tbsp) cornflour blended with 30ml water
1 Place oil, onion, celery, garlic and bacon into a
bowl and mix well. Cover and cook on 100P
for 7 minutes, stir halfway through cooking.
2 Add the bay leaf, tomatoes, tomato purée and
minced beef to the vegetable mixture. Cook
on 100P for 8 minutes, stir 2 - 3 times during
cooking to break up the mince as it cooks.
3 Add the wine, stock and blended cornflour,
mix thoroughly. Cook on 100P for 5 minutes
then on 70P for a further 20 minutes, stir 2 -
3 times during cooking until the sauce has
thickened. Season to taste and serve hot with
spaghetti.
Bolognese Sauce- Variations:
Shepherds pie: Make as the bolognese sauce, omitting the wine. Place in a deep dish, top with 675g mashed
potatoes. Heat on 100P for 5 minutes.
Chilli Con Carne: Make as the bolognese sauce. At stage 3, add 450g drained, canned red kidney beans and 5 -
15ml (1 - 3 tsp) chilli powder, to taste.
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