Chicken & Cashew Stir-Fry Recipe

for Elle
Ingredients (Serve 4)
cup cashews
1 cups chicken stock
2 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp cornflour
2 tsp sesame oil
4 chicken breast fillets (about 2g each)
1 green capsicum
2 tbsp vegetable oil
4 spring onions! choppe"
1 large carrot! slice" into thin strips
1 cup bean sprouts
1 packet (#hinese) egg noo"les
Method
1$ %oast the cashews in a large frying pan or wok over me"ium heat until
lightly browne"! 2&' minutes$ Set asi"e$ (n a small bowl! mi) the stock! orange
juice! soy sauce! cornflour an" sesame oil an" then set asi"e$
2$ #ut the chicken into bite&si*e" pieces$ #ut the capsicum in half! remove the
see"s an" slice$ +eat the vegetable oil in the pan$ ,"" the chicken- stir&fry until
browne"! about . minutes$
'$ /repare the noo"les following the packet instructions$ ,"" the vegetables
to the pan$ Stir&fry the mi)ture for ' minutes longer$ Stir in the sauce an" bring
to the boil$ 0e"uce heat an" simmer until the sauce thickens! 2&' minutes$ Stir
in the toaste" cashews$ Serve imme"iately with the noo"les$
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WHITE CHOCOLATE MUD CAKE
Ingredients:
250g butter chopped
150g white cooking chocolate chopped
2 cups (440g) caster sugar
1 cup (250 ml) milk
1 cups (225 g) plain flour
cup (75g) self raising flour
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 eggs beaten lightl
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cup (125 ml) cream
-00g white cooking chocolate chopped
Preheat: oven to moderatel slow. *rease deep 20cm round cake pan/ line base and side with
bake paper.
Combine: butter0 chocolate0 sugar and milk0 in medium saucepan/ using wooden spoon0 stir
over low heat0 without boiling0 until smooth. $ransfer mi1ture to large bowl/ cool fifteen
minutes.
Whisk: in flours then essence and egg/ pour mi1ture into prepared pan.
Bake: in moderatel slow oven one hour. &over pan loosel with foil, bake about one hour.
2iscard foil0 stand cake in pan ten minutes then turn onto wire rack/ turn topside up to cool.
Pa!e: cake on serving plate0 spread all over with white chocolate ganache.
White Cho!oate "ana!he: 3ring cream to a boil in small saucepan/ pour over chocolate in small
bowl0 stir with wooden spoon until chocolate melts. &over bowl/ refrigerate0 stirring
occasionall0 about thirt minutes or until ganache is of a spreadable consistenc.
4erves 12
Ti#s: #t can be difficult to determine if this cake is cooked. $he best guide is to follow the
baking times provided0 plus the crust on the finished cake should feel thick and sugar. $he un5
iced cake will keep for up to one week in an airtight container at room temperature. $he iced
cake will keep for up to one week in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
# have mostl made up this recipe as cupcakes0 so the mi1ture is as per the recipe but then is
divided up into muffin cases sitting in muffin tras. $he cooking time is conse6uentl less and #
mostl determined this b feeling the crust as per 7$ips8. # then 9ust 7swirled8 the ganache on
top.
)n:ac 3iscuits
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups plain flour, sifted
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup caster sugar
3/4 cup desiccated coconut
2 tablespoons golden syrup or treacle
150g unsalted butter, chopped
1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda
Notes
Method:
Preheat oven to 170!
Place the flour, oats, sugar and coconut in a large bo"l and stir
to co#bine! $n a s#all saucepan place the golden syrup and
butter and stir over lo" heat until the butter has fully #elted!
%i& the bicarb soda "ith 1 1/2 tablespoons "ater and add to the
golden syrup #i&ture! $t "ill bubble "hilst you are stirring
together so re#ove fro# the heat!
Pour into the dry ingredients and #i& together until fully
co#bined!
'oll tablespoonfuls of #i&ture into balls and place on ba(ing
trays lined "ith non stic( ba(ing paper, pressing do"n on the
tops to flatten slightly!
)a(e for 12 #inutes or until golden bro"n!
White Chocolate, Cranberry
and Macadamia Jumbo Cookies
250g butter, softened
1 1/2 cups ra" caster sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla e&tract
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups self*raising flour
1/2 cup "hite choc bits
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped #acada#ia nuts
+og in to add to %y ,hopping +ist
-otes
Preheat oven to 1.0/1/0 fan*forced! +ine 2 large ba(ing trays
"ith ba(ing paper!
0sing an electric #i&er, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy! 1dd
eggs, 1 at a ti#e, beating after each addition!
,ift flour over butter #i&ture! 1dd choc bits, cranberries and
#acada#ias! ,tir to co#bine! 0sing 1/2 cup #i&ture per ball, roll
into 10 balls! Place 2 balls, 5c# apart, on each prepared tray! 0sing
the pal# of your hand, flatten each ball! ,hape each into a 1c#*
thic( round!
)a(e for 1. to 20 #inutes, s"apping trays half"ay through coo(ing,
or until golden! ool on trays for 5 #inutes! 2ransfer to a "ire rac(
to cool co#pletely! 'epeat "ith re#aining #i&ture to #a(e 10
coo(ies!
3anana &aramel ;ancakes
1/2 cup self-raising flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup skim milk
2 small bananas
Olive oil cooking spray
Method
Sift flour into a bowl. Add 2 teaspoons brown sugar. Using
a fork w!isk egg and milk in a "ug. Stir into flour mi#ture
until "ust combined. $as! 1 banana and stir into flour
mi#ture.
%eat a large non-stick frying pan over medium !eat. Spray
lig!tly wit! oil. Using 2 tablespoons batter per pancake
cook pancakes 2 at a time for 2 to & minutes or until
bubbles appear on t!e surface. 'urn over and cook for 2
minutes or until golden. (emove to a plate. )over and keep
warm. (epeat wit! remaining batter spraying pan wit! oil
between batc!es.
Add remaining 2 teaspoons brown sugar to frying pan. Stir
in 1/2 cup warm water. )ook wit!out stirring for &
minutes or until t!ickened slig!tly. Slice remaining banana
into 12 pieces and add to frying pan. )ook for 1 minute or
until "ust warmed t!roug!. (emove from !eat. 'urn banana
to coat in sauce.
*lace 2 pancakes on eac! plate. 'op wit! banana and
spoon over sauce.
3eef and <ushroom 4tir
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750g beef stir-fry strips
1/2 cup Teriyaki Marinade
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon extra light olie oil
1 red onion! cut into thin "edges
250g button mushrooms! haled
#00g broccoli! trimmed! cut into florets
2 teaspoons sesame oil
$teamed basmati rice! to sere
%og in to add to My $hopping %ist
M&T'()
*lace beef into a bo"l+ ,dd marinade+ Toss+ -oer+ .efrigerate for #0
minutes+ )rain! resering marinade+
'eat a "ok oer high heat until hot+ ,dd sesame seeds+ $tir-fry for 2
minutes or until toasted+ .emoe to a plate+
.eheat "ok+ ,dd 1 teaspoon of oil+ $"irl to coat+ ,dd one-/uarter of beef+
$tir-fry for 2 minutes+ .emoe to a plate+ .epeat three more times+
,dd remaining oil and onion to "ok+ $tir-fry for 1 minute+ ,dd mushrooms
and broccoli+ $tir-fry for 2 minutes+ .eturn beef and half the resered
marinade to "ok+ $tir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through+ ,dd
sesame seeds and oil+ $tir+ $ere "ith rice+