Innehållsförteckning för November 2018 från Taste.com.au

Welcome to party season – have we got ideas for you! Michelle and her food team have packed this issue with the latest and greatest entertaining ideas; they’re fun, ‘everyday glam’ and easy in every way. Inspiration’s everywhere; even our weeknight dishes are designed to do double duty as food to share with friends – hello Prawn Toast Caesar Salad (p36), Fried Feta Salad Wraps (p39) and 5-Ingredient Dinners (p46)! Just add wine, and you have guaranteed good times in well under an hour. Don’t miss Marion’s Thai Fishcake Pops (p43) – perfect for eating with one hand while you’ve got something fizzy in the other. And then there’s Matt’s genius chicken and peanut brittle salad (p56) – the ideal dish to blow away even the foodie-est friend. If a…

This retro-flavoured dessert will have everyone talking this festive season. Crispy layers of meringue and fluffy cream also hide a surprise Passiona curd twist. Michelle Southan let’s go! passiona pavlova  serves 10 | prep 1 hour (+ cooling time) cooking 2 hours 35 mins 8 egg whites 430g (2 cups) caster sugar 2 tsp gluten-free cornflour 1 tsp white vinegar 1 tsp vanilla extract Wilton lemon yellow, orange and leaf green food pastes, to tint 200ml ctn double cream 250ml (1 cup) thickened cream 2 passionfruit, halved passiona curd 1 egg 55g ( 1 /4 cup) caster sugar 60g butter, chopped 80ml ( 1 /3 cup) Passiona (sparkling passionfruit-flavoured drink) 2 passionfruit, pulp removed 1 Preheat the oven to 120°C/100°C fan forced. Draw a 21cm circle on a sheet of…

“There are some impressive home cooks out there! So many great entries, but the winners all made me check whether I wasn’t looking at the original shot from the mag.”Mat t Preston BAKE THE ISSUE JUDGE Thank you to everyone who entered our biggest-ever Bake the Issue competition. We were blown away by the entries’ quality! Here’s just a taste of our favourites, including the winners of $5000 in cash prizes, plus Arnott’s biscuits prize packs. PROUDLY SPONSORED BY our winners our version more star bakers DREAM PRIZE PACK As well as $5000 in cash prizes, all three winners received a dream pack of 10 Arnott’s biscuits varieties.…

PORK BELLY OKONOMIYAKI  serves 6 | prep 15 mins (+ 1 hour freezing time) | cooking 50 mins 400g pork belly 150g (1 cup) plain flour 11/2 tsp baking powder 4 eggs, lightly beaten 500g green cabbage, cored, thinly shredded 5 green shallots, thinly sliced, plus extra, to serve 50g sliced pickled ginger, thinly sliced 100g peeled green prawns, chopped 11/2 tbs vegetable oil Obento Tonkatsu sauce, Kewpie Mayonnaise and fried shallots, to serve 20g Obento Yaki Nori, thinly shredded 1 Wrap the pork belly in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 1 hour or until partially frozen. Thinly slice the pork belly lengthways into long, thin strips. 2 To make the batter, combine the flour and baking powder in a large bowl, and make a well in…

SLOW-COOKED PIE WITH SMASHED PEAS & CHARGRILLED ZUCCHINI  serves 2 | prep & cooking 15 mins (+ cooking time for pies) 2 Herbert Adams Slow-Cooked Beef with Caramelised Onion & Cabernet Sauvignon Pies 1 zucchini, thinly sliced lengthways 250g frozen peas 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil, plus extra, to serve 1 lemon, rind finely grated, juiced Small fresh mint leaves, to serve 1 Prepare pies according to instructions on the pack. 2 Heat a chargrill or barbecue over medium heat. Spray zucchini with olive oil and cook for 2-3 minutes each side or until charred and tender. Transfer to a plate and keep warm. 3 Meanwhile, cook peas in a saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain. Mash lightly with olive oil and 1 tbs lemon juice. Season.…

barbecued mexican street corn Pull back the husks on 4 corncobs, remove the silks and replace the husks. Heat a lightly oiled barbecue or chargrill over medium-high heat. Cook corn for 10 minutes or until charred on all sides and corn is tender. Remove from heat. Pull back husks and divide 20g butter, 40g chopped jalapeños and 40g crumbled feta among the corncobs. Sprinkle with coriander leaves and serve with lime wedges. BLUEBERRIES KNOW-HOW What they lack in size they make up for in health benefits! So sprinkle blueberries into pancakes, smoothies or salads for an anti-inflammatory injection. choose Plump blueberries, with a whitish tinge (a ‘bloom’). Avoid shrivelled berries or ones with dents. cook So versatile, blueberries are great in savoury or sweet dishes. Cook in cakes, tarts or…

choc berry coconut slice makes 20 | prep 20 mins (+ 3 hours chilling time) | cooking 15 mins 330ml (1 1 /3 cups) skim milk 100g ( 1 /2 cup) raw caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 255g (3 cups) desiccated coconut 75g ( 1 /2 cup) dried cranberries 30g ( 1 /4 cup) EasiYo Unsweetened Yoghurt Base (see tips) 25g pkt freeze-dried raspberries or strawberries, roughly crushed 150g 78% cocoa dark chocolate, chopped 2 tsp solidified coconut oil 1 Grease the base and sides of a square 20cm cake pan. Line with baking paper. Combine skim milk and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 13-15 minutes or until…

1 Eat sushi Sushi is wrapped in a seaweed called nori, which is a good source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Nori is available in many supermarkets in Australia, so you can make your own sushi, too. 2 Make a seaweed salad You can buy wakame or Japanese kelp in many Asian supermarkets. It usually comes dry in a packet, and once you add water to rehydrate it, you can toss it in a salad like any other vegetable. Or add it to a stir-fry. 3 Have it in soup Kombu, another type of Japanese kelp, is also found in Asian supermarkets. Put it in soup or add it to stock for extra goodness. 4 Add it to muffins Grind wakame into puree, or powder in a blender, and…

these recipes are the culmination of my upbringing and my travels through the subcontinent. This is the food I grew up with. These recipes are also a reflection of the changing dialogue about what we eat. They are a celebration of all things vegetable and their growing prominence at our tables. I want to show you how they can be the star. As the Sri Lankans are fond of saying, you can “curry anything” – and I want you to embrace the idea of a meal where flesh is not the main event. Vegetables and grains and pulses can shine. And here they do. Very brightly. Cooking with vegetables is a very natural thing for me. My grandmother was a vegan all her life, and Sri Lankans would usually have…

“All you need are just 6 ingredients to make this ice-cream cake – an easy wow. ” Michelle Southan picnic waffle ice-cream cake  serves 10 | prep 20 mins (+ 6 hours or overnight freezing time) | cooking 10 mins 1 Toast the waffles in a toaster. Place flat onto a chopping board to cool. 2 Line a 6cm-deep, 10 x 20cm loaf pan with baking paper, allowing the two long sides to overhang. Line the base and sides of the pan with waffles, trimming to fit. 3 Coarsely chop 2 chocolate bars. Remove the cardboard from 1 ice-cream tub. Cut the ice-cream into 3 slices from top to bottom. Place into the lined pan. Use the back of a spoon to smooth the surface. Sprinkle with half the chopped…

Need an easy entertaining hack for the season? Turn frozen food into a party platter to wow with a few simple steps. Combine finely chopped 250g yellow cherry tomatoes and 2 thinly sliced green shallots in a bowl. Season well and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Toss to combine. Heat 12 Patties Mini Caramelised Onion and Cheddar Cheese Quiches following packet directions. Scatter your platter with a few herb stems, snow pea tendrils and a little shaved fennel. Top with quiches and serve with yellow tomato salsa and a little drizzle of oil.…

Cucumbers are a salad essential and make a lovely crisp addition to tzatziki, sushi and sandwiches. The Lebanese variety is incredibly popular, as it’s sweet, mild and low in acid, and you can eat it skin and all. Lebanese cucumbers are easy to grow at home; the plants are quick to mature and produce lots of fresh, cool fruit. What are you waiting for? step-by-step lebanese cucumbers Out in the vegie patch, find a warm spot that receives at least 6 hours of sunshine a day, and enrich the soil by digging in some organic soil improver. Next to a supporting trellis or tripod around 1.5m tall, sow 4-5 seeds into mounds of moist soil, 40cm apart. Seedlings will take 6-10 days to pop up. Then thin to the 2…

Who doesn’t have a special memory of Patties? I can still smell those sausage rolls from parties back in the day, piping hot from the oven, and taste that flaky pastry covered with lashings of tomato sauce. So when Patties invited me and the taste.com.au team to be part of its ‘next big things’, we couldn’t resist. We tried, we tested, we cooked up a storm, and all I can say is that I wish you could smell and taste the amazing food from Patties new range in the pages that follow (even the names will have you salivating – like Patties Vegetarian Quiches Caramelised Onion & Cheddar Cheese, just for starters). All our favourites from the new range are here, with a genius easy-to-make twist so you can make…

90-sec Nutella mug cake Follow along to make this decadent mile-high dessert in mere minutes. Frosé ice blocks Keep the wine, ditch the glass, with our steps for a cool twist on rosé. Damper Find out how to make this super-easy traditional Australian bread. How to: make mayonnaise Whip up homemade mayo for dips, dressings and burger toppings. How to: whip cream Check out three ways to get thick and fluffy peaks every time. How to: prepare prawns Get party-ready prawns with our tips for peeling and deveining.…

The Char-Griller Double Play, $599, is a two-in-one charcoal and gas barbecue with warming racks and an easy-dump ash pan. It’s perfect for barbecue enthusiasts who are time-poor during the week but want to cook low and slow on the weekend. With its four cooking grates, the Char-Griller Deluxe with Side Fire Box, $328, allows you to barbecue multiple delicious meats at once, so you can spend more time entertaining. Plus, the Fire Box converts the barbecue into a Texas-style smoker. $2453 in prizes “I’ll be looking for perfect meringue twirls, golden stripes and a beautifully executed wreath.” matt preston CELEBRITY JUDGE SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES BY 14 NOVEMBER Terms and conditions: Entries open 00:01 (AEDT) 11/10/18 and close 23:59 (AEDT) 14/11/18. Open to Australian residents only. Winners determined 14:00…

FRESH TIPPLE What to drink when you’re not drinking? Seedlip distilled non-alcoholic spirits. The herbal Garden 108 features peas, hay, spearmint, rosemary and thyme. The zesty and aromatic Spice 94 includes allspice, cardamom, oak, citrus and cascarilla. Buy at David Jones and Dan Murphy’s for $49.99 each. G’tea, mate Native lemon myrtle and cacao husks take centrestage on the tastebuds in T2’s Myrtle’s Mate loose-leaf tea. The tea is dusted with South American yerba maté to add a bit of pep to your step. This smooth sip refreshingly combines hints of woodsy flavor with just the right sweetness factor. Myrtle’s Mate is available at t2tea.com for $26 (100g). Seasonal stars Serve up your favourite finger foods this season on Maxwell & Williams Stellar Glitter Star platters. The glitter-and-glass servingware comes…

“You can eat these cute Thai fishcake pops with one hand while the other holds something fizzy! They freeze well, so have them handy for parties.” Marion Grasby thai fishcake pops  makes about 30 | prep 20 mins | cooking 10 mins 500g firm boneless white fish fillets (such as barramundi, ling or snapper), coarsely chopped 2 tbs gluten-free Thai red curry paste (see tips) 6 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced 2 tsp fish sauce 1 tsp sea salt 1 egg Vegetable oil, for deep-frying 2 long fresh red chillies, sliced (see tips) 1 Lebanese cucumber, sliced into 1 /2cm-thick rounds, then quarters Sweet chilli sauce and lime wedges, to serve 1 Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the fish, curry paste, kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce, salt…

As a kid, I was obsessed with peanut brittle. Well, I was until my head was turned by the Marathon bar (aka Snickers) and then the whole salty-caramel explosion of 10 years back or so. Although I’ve had my moments with sesame snaps over the past decade, brittle has been absent in my life for several decades. Sure, there have been various pralines popping up as nut-studded, amber-sugar glass on fancy desserts. And by comparison, the old-style slabs of brittle now seem always too thick to bite, unless you have chompers like an old carthorse. Then I made Darren Purchese’s peanut brittle. The first batch I made went within the day – it was that more-ish. Since then, nut and seed brittles have been increasingly turning up in my recipes…

Nutritionist Chrissy Freer’s healthy dinners from the hotplate show how little effort it can take to maximise nutrition. chipotle lime chicken with charred pumpkin & broccolini salad  serves 4 | prep 20 mins (+ 30 mins marinating time) | cooking 20 mins 2 tsp olive oil 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp finely grated lime rind 21 /2 tbs lime juice 2 tsp chipotle in adobo sauce 2 x 250g chicken breast fillets 500g kent pumpkin, skin on, deseeded, cut into 5mm-thick wedges 2 bunches broccolini, trimmed 80g ( 1 /3 cup) natural yoghurt 1 garlic clove, crushed 75g baby kale 1 small avocado, cut into wedges 1 long fresh red chilli, thinly sliced 1 /2 cup fresh coriander leaves 1 Combine the oil, cumin, lime rind, 1 1 /2 tbs…

chicken nugget vs meat pie Gram for gram, fried chicken nuggets typically have around 20 per cent more calories than a meat pie, as well as 40 per cent more fat. They also tend to have double the sugar, half the fibre and more salt. But they have about 40 per cent more protein, too. Whichever you pick, making them at home with wholefood ingredients means you can avoid the additives and fillers of commercial products. winner: meat pie bearnaise sauce vs mustard If you’re counting calories, mustard is the clear winner – it has less than a quarter of the cals of bearnaise. It also has around one-tenth the fat, twice the protein, five times the selenium and more fibre and iron. But bearnaise typically has 40 times less…

We’ve turned finger sandwiches into an edible centrepiece! Cut crusts from 16 thick slices of wholemeal bread. Place 4 slices in a square shape. Cut out a disc using a 17cm plate as a guide. Repeat to make 4 bread discs. Beat 500g softened cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 /2 cup pouring cream. Spread cream cheese mixture over bread slices. Re-form into 4 discs. Smooth out and cover joins. Carefully place 1 disc on a plate. Top with 1 thinly sliced Lebanese cucumber. Stack with another disc. Top with 100g sliced smoked salmon, then another disc. Spread flesh of 1 avocado mashed with 1 tbs lemon juice over disc. Top with final disc. Cover stack with remaining cream cheese mixture. Decorate with peeled asparagus, radish, cucumber, snow pea…

peri peri chicken & zoodle salad  serves 4 | prep 20 mins (+ 6 hours marinating time) | cooking 15 mins 2 large (about 300g each) chicken breast fillets 80ml ( 1 /3 cup) gluten-free peri peri sauce, plus extra, to serve 1 tbs olive oil 3 large zucchini, cut into noodles or zoodles using a spiraliser 1 baby cos lettuce, cut into 8 thin wedges 100g fresh raspberries 60g Danish feta, crumbled 1 /4 cup small fresh mint leaves 1 Combine the chicken breasts, peri peri sauce and oil in a bowl. Season. Cover and place in the fridge for 6 hours to marinate. 2 Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken,…

“Soft to the bite and tooth-achingly sweet, fudge is a sweetshop go-to. It comes in many flavours, but we can’t go past chocolate. So put on your pinny and get started with our ultimate chocolate fudge recipe.” Michelle Southan you’ll need… let’s go! rich chocolate fudge  makes 25 pieces | prep 20 mins (+ 3 hours cooling & 8 hours setting time) | cooking 35 mins 645g (3 cups) caster sugar 100g gluten-free dark chocolate, finely chopped, plus extra, melted, to serve 375ml (1 1 /2 cups) pouring cream 60ml ( 1 /4 cup) glucose syrup Pinch of sea salt, plus extra, to serve 30g butter, chopped 1 Grease a square 20cm cake pan and line with baking paper. Grease a sugar thermometer with butter (wash and grease as you…

bellissimo! Start living out your dreams of a European holiday without leaving the couch! Coles Finest Italian Gelato, $7, is made in Italy using a traditional recipe discovered in a gelateria in the town of Vicenza. The flavours of Pistachio, Chocolate Hazelnut, Limoncello, and Mango & Passionfruit will transport you straight to the sweet life. INDIAN AT HOME If you’ve put cooking Indian food in the too-hard basket, wait till you’ve checked this out. With its authentic flavours, simple three-step process and no artificial preservatives, colours or flavours, The Spice Tailor Fast Paste, $4.80, is a game changer. Created by lauded BBC TV chef Anjum Anand, it comes in Classic Tandoori and Creamy Tandoori and includes a paste, a spice and a chutney. Ideal for those nights when you can’t…

CRUMB ON It’s easy to create crunchy coatings for chicken, beef, lamb and vegetables with MasterFoods’ delicious new Schnitzel Mix range. Visit masterfoods.com.au GO WITH THE GRAIN Sorghum is a gluten-free grain that pops just like corn. With a mild nutty flavour, it’s the star ingredient in Real Foods’ tasty new Whole Grain Thins Sorghum. Find it in the biscuit aisle at Woolworths. Visit www.cornthins.com.au SURPRISE PACKAGE Not just an accompaniment for sushi and sashimi, S&B Wasabi is also perfect for pepping up steak and grilled chicken. Plus, it adds a burst of heat to mayo dressings. Visit oriental.com.au EASY SQUEEZY Put fresh fruit and vegetable juices on tap at home with the stylish and easy-to-clean Kuvings EVO820 Evolution Cold Press Juicer. Visit kuvings.com.au NOODLE BOOSTER Whip up a Thai…

1 In these “flexitarian” times, I always include a vegetarian main. You can try caramelised onion quiches, spinach and feta roulades, and stuffed eggplants, or go for the Eggplant Steaks with Pistachio & Mint Quinoa Salad (p65). 2 An easy way to get your food to work together is to focus on a particular theme or cuisine. It creates balance and also allows you to have fun with the styling, if you wish. 3 When hosting, I try to look for make-ahead dishes, as all I want to be doing on the day is adding last-minute touches. Desserts, in particular, are good to make beforehand. My go-tos are cheesecakes, mousse cakes and ice-cream cakes. 4 You can use the menu planner on taste.com.au with the shopping list and even send…

Spring vegetable & haloumi bowl Load up on vegies for an easy gluten-free meal in a bowl. “We try to incorporate vegetarian meals into our diet but tend to head back to meat a lot. This is one of those rare vegetarian dishes that makes an appearance on our table quite regularly. Delicious flavour combination.” TAMEIKA.OATES “Enjoyed cooking and eating this one. Hubby loved it.” JUDYMC Tim Tam tart High praise for the two types of ganache and Tim Tam crumb! “Delicious! Doubled the recipe to make 2 tarts. Quite easy to make. Rather rich but very yum.” TEESHYWEESHY “Made this on Australia Day... Gone in about 30 seconds. Very nice.” CATHTOWNSEND “Made this for the office – universally loved.” STARRYJO Vietnamese caramel pork As the sauce reduces, the magic…

Give this dish a Thai flavour with red curry paste in place of the tandoori. And the rice cakes are great for lunch-box snacks, too. tandoori salmon rice cakes  serves 4 | prep & cooking 17 mins 550g skinless salmon fillets, roughly chopped (see tip) 2 tbs gluten-free tandoori paste 1 /2 cup fresh coriander leaves, plus extra, to serve 2 x 250g pkt Tilda Coconut, Chilli & Lemongrass Steamed Basmati Rice 2 lemons 1 Combine the salmon, tandoori paste, coriander, 1 packet of rice and the grated rind and juice (you’ll need about 2 tbs) of 1 lemon in a food processor. Process until almost finely chopped. Season well. 2 Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Spray with oil. Drop 1 /4 cupfuls of mixture into…

avocado GARDENS Turn a regular-looking avocado into a delightful vegie starter or luxe snack with just a few ingredients. Cut a large avocado in half and remove the stone. Brush the cut surfaces with 1 tbs lemon juice. Fill the stone cavity with 1 /4 cup beetroot hummus. Sprinkle small areas of the flat edge of the avocado with 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds and 2 tsp finely chopped pistachios. Fill the remaining gaps with pretty ingredients, such as micro herbs, alfalfa sprouts, edible fresh flowers and dried rose petals.…

“Old Dutch Master has been awarded a gold medal at the World Champion Cheese Contest” Up your sandwich game with this delicious North African inspired recipe. The combination of Moroccan spicy chicken, harissa laced yogurt and Frico Old Dutch Master cheese is a game changer. Old Dutch Master is traditionally ripened on wooden shelves for almost a year, to create a cheese with a rich and creamy character and a sweet and distinctive flavour. Say goodbye to boring sandwiches. MOROCCAN SPICY CHICKEN & CHEESE SANDWICH SERVES 2 1 large chicken breast fillet (flatten with a mallet in between cling film to reduce cooking time) 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground coriander Salt and pepper 1 small tomato (cubed) 1 tablespoon green olives (pitted & chopped)…

“Prawns – still the perfect party starter .” “Go green with my avo dressing.” Turn a retro star into a filling surf-and-turf starter. for a fuss-free way to kick off your next dinner party, you really can’t go past the simplicity of the prawn cocktail. This retro classic regularly turns up when I’m entertaining, with a few subtle changes to make it my own. One of my favourites is to wrap the prawns in prosciutto and add a layer of streaky crispy bacon to give it a surf-and-turf flavour. Yes, it’s more substantial than your mum’s version, but that also means it’s the perfect entree to a light main. I’ve cranked mine up a notch by adding a tablespoon of Tabasco to the sauce and jalapeños to the salad. The…

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Alkoomi White Label Chardonnay 2017, $21 A top-value chardonnay right now, this is zippy, tart and fresh, with the unmistakable flavours of white peach and nectarine, and a solid splash of lemon for good measure. DRINK IT WITH: Grilled or pan-fried chicken, hearty salads or rice dishes. Vasse Felix 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, $24 Brilliant as a welcome drink, this is a classy and delicious Margaret River “sauv blanc sem”, with vibrancy and zing in spades. It brings good complexity, texture and length. DRINK IT WITH: Creamy pasta, seafood or a cheese platter. Spring Cider Co. Apple & Pomegranate 330ml, $16 for a sixpack Light, crisp and with only 2 per cent ABV, this is perfect for lunch gatherings. Its refreshing tartness makes it a food-friendly choice, too. DRINK IT…

mini fairy shortbreads  makes 64 triangles | prep 20 mins cooking 15 mins 300g (2 cups) plain flour 60g ( 1 /3 cup) icing sugar mixture 200g butter, chilled, chopped 1 tsp vanilla extract 60ml ( 1 /4 cup) iced water Hundreds and thousands, to decorate 1 Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced and line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Place the flour, icing sugar, butter and vanilla in the bowl of a food processor. Use the pulse button to process the mixture in short bursts until fine breadcrumbs form. 2 Add the iced water and process until the mixture just comes together (you may need to add a little extra water). Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and gently knead until smooth. 3 Roll…