October 2006 Archives
Stats
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 to 30 minutes
Ingredients
1 full-size tin of chopped tomatos
1/2 red onion coarsely chopped
1 clove of garlic, pureed / chopped finely
2 bids-eye chillis, chopped (or less depending on taste)
4 or 5 leaves of fresh basil, shredded
1 tsp Olive Oil
1 heaped tsp of tomato puree
Method
1. Sweat the onion in a saucepan with the olive oil till its soft
2. Add the tomatos, chopped chillis, basil and garlic and tomato puree to the pan and cook on a low heat till its reduced down to a thickish sauce
Other Ideas
Instead of sweating off the onion in olive oil, roast the onion in large chunks along with chunks of a red pepper, in olive oil, then skip straight to step 2 and add the red pepper and onion at the same time
Stats
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Ingredients
250g Haddock, skinned and cut into 1.5cm chunks (not too neat!)
75g creamed coconut, grated
3 tomatoes, skinned and roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1tsp dried coriander
1tsp cumin
1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp tumeric
1 medium red onion, chopped
1 tbsp vegetable oil
20 fine green beans, trimmed and halved
Method
1. Lightly fry the garlic, spices, salt and onion in the oil for three to five minutes, or until the onion has softened.
2. Stir in the tomatoes, add coconut and cook for two to three minutes.
3. Reduce the heat down, add fish and fine beans to the pan.
4. Cook for a further ten minutes, or until the fish is cooked through.
5. Serve with plain boiled rice as there's more than enough flavour and texture in the curry without adding anything via the rice.
Tip
To skin the tomatoes, place them on a chopping board upside down (stalk side down) and make score a cross, only slightly penetrating the skin that extends about 2cm out in each direction from the centre of the tomato. Place them all in a shallow dish and cover in boiling water fresh from a kettle for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the water and the skin should peel off with ease.
