Makes 12
INGREDIENTS
225g/8oz/2 cups plain flour
12.5ml/2/1/2 tsp baking powder
2.5ml/1/2 tsp dry mustard powder
2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt
50g/2oz/4 tbsp cold butter, chopped
75g/3oz/3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, grated
150ml/1/4 pint/2/3 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
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Preheat the oven to 230°C/450°F/ Gas 8. Sift the flour, baking powder, mustard powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub
into the flour mixture [...]
Makes 50 straws and 8 rings
INGREDIENTS
115g/4oz/1 cup plain flour, plus extra for dusting
5ml/1 tsp mustard powder
pinch of salt
115g/4oz/1/2 cup butter
75g/3oz/3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, grated
pinch of cayenne pepper
30ml/2 tbsp water
1 egg, beaten
poppy seeds, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds, to decorate
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Make the cheese pastry in the same way as Festive Nibbles. Cut the cheese pastry into [...]
Serves 4-6
INGREDIENTS
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric
3 cloves garlic, crushed
salt, to taste
1 piece fresh ginger, 5cm/2in long, crushed
450ml/3/4 pint/1/1/2 cups natural (plain) yoghurt, beaten
2-3 green chillies, finely chopped
3-4 curry leaves
4 tbsp vegetable oil
fresh coriander leaves, chopped, to garnish
4 tbsp gram flour (besan)
4 whole dried red chillies [...]
Serves 4-6
INGREDIENTS
450g/1 lb spring greens (collard)
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar
1 tbsp ground fried fish, to garnish (optional)
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Cut off the hard stalks in the centre of each spring green (collard) leaf. Pile the leaves on top of each other, and roll into a tight ’sausage’.
Thinly cut the leaves into fine [...]
Serves 6-8
INGREDIENTS
450g/1 lb pale green or white cabbage
3-4 tbsp vegetable oil
10-12 red Sichuan peppercorns
few whole dried red chillies
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp light brown sugar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar few drops sesame oil
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Cut the cabbage leaves into small pieces each roughly 2.5 X 1.25cm (1 X 1/2 in).
Heat the oil in [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
1 tsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
4 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp cornflour (cornstarch) paste
1 tsp salt
115g/4oz mange-tout (snow peas)
Basic Stock or water, if necessary
225g/8oz pork fillet
115g/4oz white mushrooms
few drops sesame oil
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 medium or 2 small carrots
1 tsp light brown sugar
1 spring onion (scallion)
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Cut the pork [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
225g/8oz pork fillet, thinly sliced
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp light brown sugar
1 tsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
2 tsp cornflour (cornstarch) paste
115g/4oz firm tomatoes, peeled
1 spring onion (scallion)
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp salt (optional)
Basic Stock or water, if necessary
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In a bowl, marinate the pork with about 1 tsp of the [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
225g/8oz Chinese leaves
115g/4oz baby corn cobs
115g/4oz broccoli
1 medium or 2 small carrots
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp light brown sugar
Basic Stock or water, if necessary
1 tbsp light soy sauce
few drops sesame oil (optional)
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Cut the vegetables into roughly similar shapes and sizes.
Heat the oil in a wok and stir-fry the vegetable for about [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
115g/4oz mange-tout (snow peas)
115g/4oz courgettes
115g/4oz white mushrooms
1 medium red (bell) pepper, cored and seeded
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp light brown sugar
Basic Stock or water, if necessary
1 tbsp light soy sauce
few drops sesame oil (optional)
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Cut the vegetables into roughly similar shapes and sizes. Top and tail the mange-tout (snow peas) and leave whole [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
about 8 tbsp sweetened red bean paste
8 Thin Pancakes
2-3 tbsp vegetable oil
granulated or caster (superfine) sugar, to serve
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Spread about 1 tbsp of the red bean paste over about three-quarters of each pancake, then roll each pancake over three or four times.
Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan and shallow-fry the pancake rolls [...]
