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Smoked Sausage & Bean Casserole

Smoked Sausage & Bean Casserole, eat well on universal credit

We used dried beans as we have loads in our cupboards. But tinned Beans of any variety will work just as well and also cut down the cooking time. If you use tinned Beans remember to drain them as the Casserole will be very salty otherwise.

Ingredients:-

4 Smoked Sausages ( This we’re £1.49 from Home Bargains. You can get cheaper but we have to avoid Gluten for health reasons.) Roughly chopped
1 Onion, pealed and roughly chopped
2 Carrots, roughly chopped
2 Parsnips, pealed and roughly chopped
1 Stock Pot / Stock Cub. We used Beef, but it’s up to you.
1 Tin of Chopped Tomatoes
2 Tins of Beans of your choosing or 400g of dried beans soaked overnight
2 Cloves of Garlic, roughly chopped.
400g (half a small pack) of Baby Potatoes, halved
Mixed Herbs and a Bay Leave – Optional
Salt & Pepper to season
2 Tsp of Cornflour to thicken

Method:-

(1) Bung everything apart from the Potatoes and Cornflour in the Slow Cooker.
(2) Add enough water to cover everything, pop the lid on and power up at High of 4 hours.
(3) You might like to stir everything gently after a couple of hours.
(4) Add the Potatoes after 4 hours and stir in.
(5) Continue to cook for a further 45 minutes.
(6) Mix the Cornflour with a little water and stir in well.
(7) Cover and cook for a further 15 minutes.

We garnished ours with a bit of Parsley we grow on the balcony. Just to add a bit of colour.

The ingredients cost us almost exactly £4 and we ended up with 4 hearty servings. 2 we demolished last night, the remaining portions have been boxed and are in the freezer. So a pretty hearty and healthy meal for £1 plus a little cooking energy. Not bad going…...

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Chicken Kiev with Mlynti recipe

Yesterday we went to Ukraine on our round the world for £4 or less virtual tour. Beetroot plays a big part in Ukrainian cuisine, so here is Sue’s take on Mlynti – Beetroot Pancakes & Chicken Kiev.

Ingredients for the Mlynti:-

320g GF flour
2 tsp Sugar
50ml Butter Milk
1 tsp of salt
375 ml milk
1 Egg
300g fresh Beetroot
Vegetable oil

Method for the Mlynti:-


(1) Boil beetroots in a large pan of water. Peel and shred them and then add the Buttermilk to the prepared beetroot.
(2) Pour into a blender and whip it at high speed.
(3) Cool to 35°C and add an egg. Mix everything carefully.
(4) Combine salt, sugar and flour in a separate bowl and whip.
(5) Combine all the ingredients into a batter.
(6) Leave the batter for 30 minutes.
(7) Heat vegetable oil in a pan. Fry the pancakes on both sides at medium heat.


Ingredients for the Kiev:-

1 Chicken Breast per person
Garlic Butter
Juice of a lemon
1 Egg, beaten
Oil to fry
(GF) Flour
(GF) Breadcrumbs
Salt & Pepper

Method for the Chicken Kievs:-
 

(1) Freeze the Garlic Butter rolled in a sausage shape in cling film.
(2) Beat the Chicken out with a rolling pin and season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Place the Garlic butter in the centre, add a squeeze of Lemon Juice and wrap the meat around it.
(4) Place back in the fridge to stop the Garlic Butter from melting too much.
(5) Flour on all sides.
(6) Dip each Kiev in the beaten Egg and then roll in Breadcrumbs to coat evenly.
(7) Fry on all sides over a low heat to brown the Breadcrumbs.
(8) Place in a pre-heated over at 180c for about 20 minutes.

We filled our Mlynti with a little soft Blue Cheese and served with a fresh dressed salad. The  Mlynti were really good. Well to be fair the whole meal was really good. We’ll not be having issues with Vampires here today though…...

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