tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24322384029908517312024-03-19T02:58:24.500-07:00Scrummy Yummy EatsAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159295842314449497noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432238402990851731.post-3938362306062708122012-01-12T15:55:00.000-08:002012-01-12T16:28:58.516-08:00Zesty Marinade for Chicken KebabsSimple yet extremely tasty marinade to jazz up your chicken kebabs.<div><br /><div><i><b>Ingredients</b></i><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div>1/2 juice of a lemon</div><div>1 teaspoon of dried chilli flakes</div><div>2 teaspoons dried coriander</div><div>2 garlic cloves, crushed</div><div>1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Method</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div>1. Put all ingredients into a bowl and mix together.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Add chicken and ensure fully covered. Cover bowl with cling film and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours. The longer it's left in marinade the more flavoursome the chicken will be.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Notes</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div>: This marinade can also be used with whole chicken breasts, tuna, prawns and salmon.</div><div><br /></div><div>: The measurements are based on 3 chicken breasts cut into chunks. If you are using more, you may need to increase the amounts.<br /><h1><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:Arial;font-size:50%;"><b><b style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Scrummy Yummy eats recipe for Marinade for chicken Kebabs</span></b></b></span></h1></div></div></div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159295842314449497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432238402990851731.post-58425954301898727772012-01-12T14:57:00.000-08:002012-01-12T15:45:24.914-08:00Nanny Nora's Chicken Soup<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><b><b style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE</span></b></b></span></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: left; ">Every time I make this recipe it always reminds me of being little and sitting in my Nan's kitchen helping her make this. It has to be my favourite soup of all time, and is always so so tasty and gives you a lovely warm comfort glow when you need it.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></div><span><i><b><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpk6p6usHK95Pwr_MtIXo9cRXrlBaGheFiFA35Z5H4-iyQu9Xfcpgrm7fARedDaoCzqW56IhKLiEL3t81dD-3NI-1shQDHUxnQ2T7UYS4DFuAXT2nh9suMk6KRn7QYd9UjaGNlKuxC_rP/s320/DSCF3469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696893411351468482" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><span><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>Ingredients</b></i></span><div><span><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span>1.5 pints of chicken stock </span></div><div><span>Left over chicken from the Sunday roast</span></div><div><span>1 onion</span></div><div><span>3 carrots</span></div><div><span>1 leek</span></div><div><span>2 celery sticks</span></div><div><span>1/2 cup of barley</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; ">1 teaspoon of sea salt</span></div><div><span>1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b><i>METHOD</i></b></span></div><div><span><b><i><br /></i></b><br /></span></div><div>1. See following link for the chicken stock recipe</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="http://scrummyyummyeats.blogspot.com/2012/01/real-chicken-stock.html">http://scrummyyummyeats.blogspot.com/2012/01/real-chicken-stock.html</a>.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>If you don't have time to do this, don't worry just dissolve 1 or 2 chicken stock cubes in 1.5 pints of boiling water instead, but add a couple of bay leaves into the mix. Remember to remove the bay leaves once cooked though.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>2. In a small pan, bring the barley to a boil and leave like that for about 10 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water.</span></div><div><div><span><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span>3. Chop all the vegetables into chunky pieces and pop into a large pan along with the chicken, chicken stock, barley, sea salt, pepper and parsley. Give it a quick stir to get all the flavours mixed together, pop on the pan lid and bring to boil. Once boiled turn heat down so soup is left to simmer for about 40 minutes. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>4. Serve immediately with fresh crusty bread and loads of butter and enjoy.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b><i>NOTES</i></b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>: If you don't have any left over roast chicken don't worry, just use some pre cooked chicken breast instead. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><i><b><br /></b></i></span><div><span><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159295842314449497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432238402990851731.post-8093872991266237512012-01-10T14:05:00.000-08:002012-01-10T14:45:17.854-08:00Real Chicken Stock<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><b><b style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >Real Chicken Stock</span></b></b></span><br /></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><span>1 & 1/2 pints of water</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>remains of Sundays roast chicken</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>2 medium sized bay leaves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Method</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>1. Put remainder of chicken carcass, minus skin, into a large pan and pour over the water.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>2. Place lid on pan and bring to boil, once boiling, mush the carcass down a bit with a spoon, this enables even more flavour to be released, replace lid and simmer gently for 45 mins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>3. Pour pan contents through sieve into a jug and place liquid into fridge to go cold. Once cold enough, remove any fat that will have solidified on top and will ensure that stock doesn't leave a greasy residue when using in soup etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:small;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:small;" >NOTES</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:small;" >Any chicken meat can be removed from left over and used again if you want to make a chicken soup with the stock.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:small;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:small;" >The stock can be frozen if not needed immediately</span></div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159295842314449497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432238402990851731.post-40633985429006108342012-01-07T06:48:00.000-08:002012-01-08T15:57:13.544-08:00LENTIL, RED PEPPER AND SWEET POTATO SOUP<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><b><b style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >LENTIL, REDPEPPER AND SWEET POTATO SOUP RECIPE</span></b></b></span><br /></h1><span style=";font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;">A hearty, belly warm</span></span> <span style=";font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;">in</span></span> <span style=";font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;">g soup</span></span> <span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;"> ideal for those cold Autumn/Winter afternoons when you want nothing more than simple comfort food packed with goodness.</span></span><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjysh5kQGIvfVgoJ2l4ZYBwy0SdNEYLRLauDtRPvde26VpMxJVdatZl0sqo2OoodqbAHPKpaMWVDfDiAjadP8BOcGxyQ215nYmELNViNZN0eIgJdE9CxxjxmARpmo6cktiy1HkqbEx-c4V/s1600/DSCF3447.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjysh5kQGIvfVgoJ2l4ZYBwy0SdNEYLRLauDtRPvde26VpMxJVdatZl0sqo2OoodqbAHPKpaMWVDfDiAjadP8BOcGxyQ215nYmELNViNZN0eIgJdE9CxxjxmARpmo6cktiy1HkqbEx-c4V/s320/DSCF3447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695038203820748674" border="0" /></a></h1><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#38761d;" > Ingredients</span><div style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;color:white;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#38761d;" ><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Serves</span>: <span class="bold yield" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4</span></span></div><ul class="martop10" style="background-color: white; list-style-type: none; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;color:#666666;"><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.5 pints of <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">vegetable stock</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">garlic clove, crushed</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1 cup</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">red lentils</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">pre roasted red pepper</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">carrots, chopped</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">onion, chopped</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">sticks of celery, chopped</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">small leek, chopped</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">medium sweet potato, chopped</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1 teaspoon</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">mild curry powder, adjust to own taste</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2 teaspoons</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hungarian paprika, adjust to own taste</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1 teaspoon</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">dried chilli flakes, adjust to own taste</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">180g</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">lardons, British or Italian</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1 tablespoon</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">extra virgin olive oil</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">bay leaves</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="amount" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1 teaspoon</span> <span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">freshly ground sea salt</span></span></li><li class="ingredient" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px;"><span class="name" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">freshly ground black pepper</span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#666666;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="martop20" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px;color:white;"><h2 class="h2 orange bold marbot5" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#38761d;" >Preparation method</span></h2><span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#38761d;" >Prep: <span class="bold" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="preptime" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="value-title" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="PT20M"></span>20 mins</span></span> | <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Cook: </span><span class="bold" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="cooktime" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="value-title" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="PT45M"></span>45 mins</span></span></span></div><div class="martop10 marbot20" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;color:white;"><div class="martop10" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="leftFloat marrt10 orange rightAlign line1-6" style="float: left; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#38761d;" >1.</span></div><div class="leftFloat line1-6 width90p" style="float: left; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 423px; text-align: left;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Put olive oil in a deep frying pan and allow to heat up gently, then add bacon lardons and fry for a few minutes before adding garlic,chilli flakes, curry powder and paprika to frying pan followed by onions, leek, celery, sweet potato and carrots and roasted pepper and stir gently to coat all contents in spices. Saute for around 10 mins or until they start to soften.</span></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; visibility: hidden;"></div></div><div class="martop10" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="leftFloat marrt10 orange rightAlign line1-6" style="float: left; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 18px;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#38761d;" >2.</span></div><div class="leftFloat line1-6 width90p" style="float: left; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 423px;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place lentils and vegetable stock in a large pan and add sauted contents from frying pan. Stir up and add the bay leaves and sea salt. Place lid on pan and leave to boil. Once boiled, turn down to a gentle heat and allow to simmer for approximately 35 to 40 mins</span></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; visibility: hidden;"></div></div><div class="martop10" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="leftFloat marrt10 orange rightAlign line1-6" style="float: left; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 18px;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#38761d;" >3.</span></div><div class="leftFloat line1-6 width90p" style="float: left; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 423px;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once cooked through, blend mixture till smooth, (reheat if necessary) and add ground black pepper then serve with warm crusty bread and butter and enjoy.</span></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; visibility: hidden;"></div></div></div><div class="marbot10" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;color:white;"><span class="orange" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#38761d;" ><b>Shortcut</b></span></span><br /><div style="line-height: 1.6em; padding: 4px 0px;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">use pre roasted shop bought red peppers, much easier and less fiddly and taste just the same</span></div></div></div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159295842314449497noreply@blogger.com