Country Cooking

Ingredients: - 3 large eggs, 200g whitebait, Pinch Salt & Black Pepper, to taste, 2 Tbsp vegetable oil, 2 Tbsp butter, Lemons, to serve, METHOD: - Beat the eggs with a fork in a bowl until light and frothy. Stir the whitebait into the egg mix. Add a good pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper...

Ingredients: - 1kg Brussels Sprouts, 4 rashers of bacon, finely diced, 1 small red onion, finely diced, Salt & Pepper, to taste, ½ lemon, juiced, 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped, METHOD: - Trim and halve brussels sprouts, place in a pot of boiling water and cook for 3 mins. Drain, and cool...

Ingredients: - 500 grams firm white fish, ½ cup lemon juice, ½ green capsicum, finely diced, 1 tomato, deseed & dice, ¼ telegraph cucumber, dice small, ¼ red onion, finely diced, ½ cup coconut cream, Salt & Pepper, to taste, METHOD: - Dice the fish into 2cm diced pieces, and place into a bowl. Pour...

Ingredients: - 8 Crumbed frozen fish fillets, 8 Slider buns, split, Cheese slices, 1-2 cups lettuce, shredded, 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise, METHOD: - Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the fish onto a baking tray and put the oven for 15-20 mins or until cooked through. Split the buns horizontally and place the...

Ingredients: - 1 cup grated cheese, 80g butter, ½ cup self-raising flour, 2 tsp garlic, minced, 3 cups milk, 1 onion, diced, 1 clove garlic, diced, Meat of 1 crayfish, Salt, pepper & lemon, to taste, To Serve: - Lettuce, shaved carrot, chives METHOD: - In a pot of boiling salt water add your...

Ingredients: - Mussel Chowder: - 2 Tbsp olive oil, 250g bacon, sliced finely, 1 onion, sliced finely, 2 cloves garlic, sliced finely, 2 Tbsp flour, 1 Ltr fish stock, 250g potatoes, peeled, dice into 2cm pieces, 500g cooked mussel meat, chopped, 1 cup cream, Salt & Pepper, 1 Tbsp flat leaf parsley...

Ingredients: - 500g pork belly, Salt, ¼ cup dry sherry, 2 Tbsp soy, 1 Tbsp cider vinegar, 2 Tbsp honey, 2 Tbsp horopito (herb/spice) seasoning, Salad: - 1 green apple, very finely sliced, ¼ cup mint, finely shredded, ¼ cup coriander, finely chopped, 1 Lebanese cucumber, very finely sliced, 1 cup...

Ingredients: - 3 eggs (main dish), ½ cup self-raising flour, ½ tsp salt, Sprinkle of black pepper, freshly ground, ½ cup buttermilk, 24 fresh mussels (shells tightly closed) (main dish) 1 medium kumara, (main dish), 1 onion, finely diced, ½ cup fresh coriander or parsley, chopped, 1 small (mild) red...

Ingredients: - 2 Tbsp oil, 1 red onion, sliced, 2 Tbsp red curry paste or curry powder, 1 medium kumara, cubed, 420g coconut cream, 2 makrut lime leaves, 1 cup fish stock, 1 tsp brown sugar, 400g Trevally or other fish, cut into 4cm pieces, 2 cups spinach leaves, Rice, to serve, Coriander, to...

Hangi is a traditional Māori cooking method that involves cooking food in an earth oven. This recipe is for roast lamb – hangi style, which can be cooked in a regular oven. Ingredients: - 1 leg of lamb 2 onions peeled and quartered. 2 carrots, chopped. 2 potatoes, chopped. 2 cups water 1 tsp salt 1...

Ingredients: - 6 small orange kumara, 60g butter, melted, 2 cloves garlic, crushed, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, 2 tsp sea salt flakes, Chive Butter: - 500g butter, 1 Tbsp pure maple syrup, 2 Tbsp fresh chives, chopped, and extra to serve, METHOD: - Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced). Line two large...

Ingredients: - 454g kumara, 455g finely minced steak, 1 medium onion, chopped, 1 egg, beaten, Salt & pepper, to taste, Breadcrumbs, METHOD: - Peel and cook the kumara , then mash. Mix in the mince, onion, egg, and salt & pepper. Shape into a loaf, roll in breadcrumbs, then put the loaf into a...

Ingredients: - Paua (approx 300g), 1 carrot (chopped roughly), 1 onion (quartered), 1 slice of old bread, Approx 1 cup of flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 finely chopped dried chilli, Milk, Salt & Pepper, Lemon, METHOD: - Put the stale bread in the blender and make crumbs, empty into a bowl. Give the...

Ingredients: - 1 prepared trout, gutted and cleaned, METHOD: - Stuffing: - Saute onion, add cut tomatoes, sage, thyme, egg and breadcrumbs and a little butter and mix. Stuff the trout with this stuffing and place the fish in a large frying pan, simmer covered in a little water for about 2 hours...

Ingredients: - 2 Tbsp honey, 227g butter’ 2 cups milk, 454g sugar, 567g flour, 2 tsp baking soda, 2 Dsp cocoa, 2 tsp baking powder, METHOD: - Melt butter, honey, sugar and 1 cup milk. Cool. Dissolve baking soda in 1 cup warm milk. Add flour, cocoa, and baking powder to honey mixture, stir in baking...

Ingredients: - 1 loaf 2-day bread, 1 large onion, peeled and chopped into small pieces, 1-2 Tbsp mixed herbs, (you may like more/you may like less) Salt & Pepper, to taste 50g butter, melted in the microwave, 1 large egg, beaten in a cup, Tin foil, (In a frying pan, saute onion, grated carrot and...

Ingredients: - (Add to your favourite Matariki Meat Dishes) ¼ pumpkin, peel, wash and cut into chunks, 2 kumera, peel, wash and cut into chunks, 2 potatoes, peel, wash and cut into chunks, I red pepper, washed and sliced into chunks, 1 large red onion, diced, 1 tsp herbs, Coconut or olive oil, Salt...

Ingredients: - 270g pork loin chops, 1 Tbsp clear honey, Salt & pepper, to taste, 2 apples, cored and cut into wedges, 2 medium kumera, peeled and cut into wedges, 1 Tbsp mustard, 2 Tbsp vegetable oil, METHOD: - Preheat oven to 220°C/fan 200°C. Place the potato wedges in a large roasting tin and...