‘Slow’ Setting Menus
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Leek and Potato Soup
Stuffed Peppers
Braised Red Cabbage
Summer Pudding
METHOD
Cook on a ‘Slow’ setting for 6 hrs.
LEEK AND POTATO SOUP
450g (1 lb) leeks, trimmed, washed and
cut into rings
450g (1 lb) potatoes, peeled, washed and
thinly sliced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
500ml (1 pint) hot vegetable stock
Salt and pepper
250ml (
1
/
2
pint) single cream
250ml (
1
/
2
pint) milk
1. Prepare leeks and potatoes.
2. Fry leeks in oil until soft. Add potato
slices and cook for 3 minutes.
3. Add stock and seasoning, bring to boil.
4. Transfer to large casserole dish, cover
with foil and fit lid tightly. Place in oven.
5. At end of cooking, puree until thick and
smooth.
6. Stir in cream and milk and re-heat
gently, do not boil.
1. Cut tops of peppers, deseed and
carefully remove stalks from tops.
2. Blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes,
drain.
3. Heat oil in pan, cook onion until soft.
4. Add mushrooms, courgette and
tomatoes, cook for 3-4 minutes.
5. Add rice and seasoning, cook for 2
minutes.
6. Place blanched peppers in casserole
dish, divide vegetable mixture equally
into the peppers.
Put lids on peppers.
7. Cover dish tightly with foil and the lid.
8. Place in oven.
STUFFED PEPPERS
4 peppers, washed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small onion, peeled and diced
4 mushrooms, wiped and sliced
1 courgette, sliced
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
50g (2 oz) long grain rice, cooked
Salt and pepper
