Country Cooking

Ingredients: - Fruit mix: - 2 Tbsp golden syrup, 454g sultanas Handful chopped nuts, 2 cups sugar, 227g butter, 2 cups water, Add: - 1 heaped tsp baking soda, Dry Ingredients: - 4 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp ginger, 1 tsp spice METHOD: - Into a large saucepan put the Fruit...

Ingredients: - Pipi’s (As many as you like), Milk, Mixed vegetables, Salt and Pepper, to taste, Flour or Cornflour, for thickening, METHOD: - Shell pipis, and strain juice into a jug until sand free. Pour the juice into a pot and simmer gently. Add milk, vegetables and seasoning and lastly...

Ingredients: - 910g stewing steak, 4 Tbsp seasoned flour, 30ml cooking oil, 2 medium onions, slice thinly, 2 medium carrots, slice thinly, 2 medium tomatoes, skin and chop 1 level tsp salt, 150ml water, Topping: - 1 ¾ cups self-raising flour, 1 tsp salt, Butter, 1 tsp parsley, finely chopped, 6-8...

Ingredients:- 2 small onions, Minced paua, Dab butter, 1 carrot, 1 potato, 1 celery stick, 1.2Lt milk, Salt and pepper, to taste, METHOD:- Boil celery til tender, fry onion with a dab of butter, fry til golden brown. Grate carrot and potato, Heat half of the milk, when skin forms add all of the...

Ingredients: - (A nice, crisp salad to compliment your kai) A bunch of watercress, 3 Tbsp tarragon vinegar, 1 Tbsp of freshly ground salt and pepper, 25g bacon, chopped, (You can add any other ingredient you would like in this salad) METHOD: - Thoroughly wash the watercress, discarding stems and dry...

Ingredients: - 3 kumara, 2 onions, sliced, 1 large apple, peeled and chopped, ½ cup brown sugar, 455g tin pineapple pieces, 1 tsp salt and Pepper, to taste, METHOD: - Remove fat from chops. Peel and slice kumara and apple. Put in layers in casserole dish, pineapple, kumara, apple, brown sugar and...

Ingredients: 3 eggs ½ cup self-raising flour ½ tsp salt Sprinkle of black pepper, freshly ground 1/3 cup buttermilk 24 fresh mussels, tightly closed shells 1 onion, finely diced ½ cup fresh coriander or parsley, chopped 1 small, mild red chilli, finely chopped 1 lemon, zest & juice 1 small knob of...

Ingredients (Use a heavy bottomed pan) 3 cups high grade flour 2 tsp instant yeast ½ tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1 ¼ - 1 ½ cups warm water Vegetable oil or canola oil for frying METHOD: In a bowl, mix the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Slowly add the warm water while mixing until a soft dough forms. Turn...

Ingredients:- Pudding: - Prep time: 10min. Cook time: 35min baking / 2 hours steamed, 90g butter, softened, 1 cup pure maple syrup, 1 egg yolk, 1 egg, 3 bananas, mashed, 1 1/4 cup self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/3 cup milk, Caramel Sauce:- 1 cup pure maple syrup, 1...

Ingredients:- 500g mussels, scrubbed and debearded, 1 cup fish stock or water, 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 limes, finely grated rind and juice of, 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp snipped chives, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 1 tsp seeded mustard, 1 small cucumber, ¼ capsicum, finely chopped, 1 small red onion...

Ingredients: 2 large kumara or 4-6 potatoes or a combination of both 4-6 pieces of pumpkin, cut to a similar size as the kumara/potato. Watercress or cabbage 4-6 pieces of pork strips or chops (You can choose chicken, pork, chops, or a combination) Bread stuffing : (Simply combine approx 3-4 cups of...

Ingredients:- 2 sheets sweet short pastry, 125g gingernut biscuits ½ pack, 35g almonds, 750g kumara, orange or gold, 50g butter, diced, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp nutmeg, ½ tsp ginger, 85g brown sugar, 3 eggs, 250ml cream, 1 tsp vanilla, METHOD:- Pre-heat your oven to 200 ° C. Line your pie dish with the...

Ingredients:- 3 paua, removed from their shells and cleaned (or approx 380–450g minced paua), 25g of butter, 1 tsp of olive oil, 1 small onion, finely diced, 3 cloves of garlic, minced, 1 1⁄2 cups of cream, Salt and pepper to taste, METHOD:- If you choose to use whole paua, begin by ensuring the...

Ingredients:- 2 kgs of Pork Bones, 2 tsp Salt for the pot, 3 Bay leaves, 1 kg Puha or Watercress – Clean & remove flowers, bad leaves, long stalks, and rinse thoroughly. 2 Carrots, slice chunky, ¼ Pumpkin, slice chunky, 2 Kumera, slice chunky, 4 small potatoes, (You can use any veges you desire), 1...

Ingredients:- Pudding:- ½ cup brown sugar, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup wholemeal or plain flour, 1 large Tbsp butter, 1 tsp spice (cinnamon), 1 ½ cups milk, 1 large cup of wholemeal or plain flour, 1 tsp baking soda, Custard:- 1/4 cup custard powder, 2 1/2 cups (625ml) milk, 2 Tbsp caster sugar, METHOD:-...

Ingredients: 25g butter 1 onion, chopped, 2 garlic cloves, 800g Red kumara, peel and slice into even sized pieces, 1 Lt chicken stock, 100g watercress, and a little for garnish, 1 cup cream or milk, 1 Red kumera, peel and slice thinly, to serve, 1 tsp oil, to serve. METHOD: In a large pot melt the...

Ingredients: - 1 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crust, 1 cup barbeque sauce, spicy if desired, 2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and cubed, 1 cup sliced pepperoncini peppers, 1 cup chopped red onion, ½ cup chopped fresh coriander, 2 cups colby cheese, shredded, METHOD: - Preheat the oven...

Ingredients: - 4 x 200g rump steaks, 4 tsp olive oil, Salt and pepper to taste, Air Fryer Chips: - 3 large potatoes, 2 Tbsp light olive oil, Sea salt, to taste, Steak Sauce: - ¼ cup tomato sauce, 3 Tbsp worcestershire sauce, 2 ½ Tbsp white vinegar, 2 Tbsp dijon mustard, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper...