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Masala Roast Chicken

Masala Roast Chicken recipe, eat well on universal credit

Even with a yellow sticker a very small Chicken is now more expensive than a medium Chicken was last year. But let’s not get into a rant about food prices. A Chicken for less than £3 seems to be a bit of a win at the moment….

Ingredients:-

1 Whole Chicken
1 Tbsp of Chilli Powder
1 Tbsp of fresh Ginger, minced to a paste
1 Tbsp of Garlic, minced to a paste
1 Tsp of Cumin
1 Tbsp of Spirit Vinegar
50g of Olive based Margarine, melted
3 Potatoes, quartered
2 Tbsp of Honey
2 Red Onions, quartered
1 Lemon, half sliced, the remainder as is
2 Bulbs of Garlic, with the paper removed
Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:-

(1) Combine the Chilli Powder, Ginger, Garlic paste, Cumin, Vinegar, Honey, Melted Margarine , Salt & Pepper in a bowl.
(2) Cover the Chicken with this marinade both over and under the skin.
(3) Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
(4) Arrange the Potatoes, Onions and Garlic Cloves in an oven proof tray.
(5) Lay the Lemon sliced on top.
(6) Place the Chicken over this.
(7) Insert the remaining half of the Lemon in the cavity and truss the legs with string.
(8) Place in a pre-heated oven at 180c and baste with the marinade half way cooking.
(9) Cool until the juices run clear, depending on the size of your Chicken.

We served ours with Onion Bhaji Yorkshire Puddings. Recipe to follow!

 

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There was a whole Pork Fillet with a yellow sticker at £2.45 in the discount fridge. Well that deserved a decent recipe and quite a few of our recent meals have either been under budget or they have fed us for two days. So…..

Ingredients:-

450g Pork Fillet
1 Onion, finely diced-be150g Mushrooms, finely sliced
1 Tsp of dried Sage
1 Tsp of Mixed Herbs100g Spinach
1 Tbsp of fresh Parsley, chopped
50g of Butter / Margarine
10 Sliced of Prosciutto
50g Pate
500g of Puff Pastry (Gluten free for us)
Eggs, beaten for an Egg Wash
Flour to dustWe served ours with New Potatoes, Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Corn on the Cob. A real treat and well worth the effort.
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Sear the Pork fillet on all sides in a little Oil. Leave it to rest and cool.
(2) Fry the Onions in the same pan adding a little Butter / Margarine until softened.
(3) Add the Mushrooms & Garlic and fry over a low heat for a few minutes.
(4) Add the Herbs and season.
(5) Cook for a further 2 minutes and set aside.
(6) Heat Oil in another pan and wilt the Spinach. Set aside to cool and the squeeze out any excess liquid.
(7) Chop the cooled Spinach and add to you first pan to absorb all the juices.
(8) On a board overlap two pieces of cling film.
(9) Lay the Prosciutto on the cling film in two rows slightly overlapping.
(10) Spread the Pate over the Prosciutto then sit the Pork fillet on top.
(11) Pack with the Mushroom combination and then add the Spinach on top.
(12) Using the cling film draw the Prosciutto around the Pork fillet.
(13) Roll into a sausage shape, twisting the cling film around the ends and chill for 30 minutes.
(14) Dust your work surface with flour and roll our Pastry.
(15) Undo the cling film and roll the contents onto one side of the Pastry.
(16) Fold the Pastry over and crimp the edges to encase everything.
(17) Preheat the over to 180c.
(18) Brush the Pastry with the Egg Wash and place in the over for 30 minutes.

We served ours with New Potatoes, Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Corn on the Cob. A real treat and well worth the effort.
 

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