Thread: Pete's Recipe Book

You could coat the food then place on a tray covered with tinfoil under the grill and keep turning!

Hi Cruisedolly.
You can try any recipe with what ingredients you have, you might discover a better recipe, if it works tell all! If not only tell us!..................
Pete

Pete all i can say is keep posting new recipes!! the diet seems so much easier and fun since i have followed a few of your recipes!! my husband loves them too, our favourite so far is the paella! just working our way through them now!! thanks again!! :-)

Starting weight 12st 5lbs

Target weight 10st 10lbs

Pete’s Egg Fried Rice & Ham

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 Onion, finely chopped (s) (sff)
1 bell pepper, thinly sliced (sw) (sff)
1 chilli, deseeded & thinly sliced (s) (sff)
1tbsp Oyster Sauce (1 syn/2=1/2 syn each person)
1tbsp Light soy sauce
2 medium sized Eggs, lightly beaten (ff)
2 spring onions, finely chopped (s) (sff)
120g/cup frozen peas (ss) (ff)
120g/cup of pre-cooked rice (ff)
100g----150g Pre-cooked meat sliced (ff)

Method

Heats a wok, sprayed with Fry Light, when hot, add the eggs, using chop sticks beat until scrambled, when cooked remove from the wok and set aside.
Wipe the wok out, spray again with Fry Light, reduce the heat to medium and cook the onions, pepper, chilli, pre-cooked meat & peas for a few minutes then set aside.
Spray the wok again with Fry Light, add the rice, the eggs, soy sauce & oyster sauce, season with salt & pepper & cook until hot.
Return the meat & veg to the wok, mix well and cook for 5 mins until cooked.
Serve with a side salad.

[QUOTE=cruisedolly;4839283][QUOTE=bilsat;4528003]Pete’s KFC Chicken Drumsticks



6 Chicken Drumsticks (ff)
1tsp mixed herbs
1tsp Knorr Aromat
4 slices of wholemeal bread
1/2 tsp Paprika
Pepper
3 eggs (ff)
Greaseproof paper to cover an oven tray




Place three slices from a 400g wholemeal loaf into the microwave and cook for 2-3 minutes, remove and allow to cool.

When breadcrumbs are cold place into a mini grinder with the herbs, paprika & Aromat and season with Pepper grind to a fine powder, place in a medium size plastic bag.

Prepare an oven tin by covering the inside with greaseproof paper.

Break the eggs into a small dish.

Set oven to 180c

Place the Chicken Drumsticks into a saucepan of water, bring to the boil, turn down to simmer for 5 mins, remove drumsticks and allow to cool.

When cool remove the skin, you should have a moist piece of Chicken.

Firstly dip the drumstick in the egg and then holding the bone of the drumstick, place into the bag, close the open end of the bag and holding it tightly, shake until the drumstick is covered with the breadcrumb mix. Remove and place on the baking tray, adding breadcrumbs where they are missing!
Cook for about 15-18 mins or until the drumsticks look nicely browned…


I'm trying to make this recipe - but a bit stuck as to what to do with the bread when it comes out of the microwave. Do I blitz it in the food processor to make breadcrumbs? Also, it says to put the breadcrumbs and spices in a mini grinder. I have a small coffee grinder and a mini chopper, but there is too much bread to go in them. Will it work in a food processor? Sorry for all the questions - not very good at cooking from scratch, lol

Hi Cruisedolly.
You can convert your bread to breadcrumbs any way you want, I use a mini grinder/chopper as I have one, I do it in stages until they are all done!You don't have to put the spices through a grinder it's just as easy way to mix them with the breadcrumbs.If you are stuck put the spices & breadcrumbs in a plastic bag and holding the open end tight, shake! Good luck with them! You can also use a food processor if you have one...
Pete

Thanks pete, did them in the food processor. Was lovely, only problem is there was a lot of egg left - so omelett or quiche today, lol

How many did you make? If you only do a small amount then use less eggs they are only there to stick the breadcrumbs to the chicken, also eggs vary in size!
Remember that you can adjust the recipe to suit yourself, I find that I alter my recipes several times experimenting with them to see if it tastes better etc.
I retry several of my older recipes and follow my own instructions, only then do I find mistakes/or missing ingredients. As I have said before, These recipes are experimental!

(Just had an Egg Mcmuffin but used a wholemeal bap as a 1Heb for breakfast!)
Pete

Pete’s Asian Pork Cakes with Noodles

(Adopted from Tesco’s real food booklet)

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 lime, juiced & zested (ss) (ff)
1tbsp sweetener
1 Carrot, finely sliced (s) (sff)
1 tub of salad cress
2 spring onions, finely sliced(s) (sff)
2tbsp light soy sauce
2cm ginger, grated
4 Sainsbury’s “be good to yourself” extra lean Cumberland Sausages 0.5syn each
10cm of cucumber, finely sliced (s) (sff)
100g rice noodles (ff)
Sprinkle of garlic salt
Handful of coriander, chopped

Method

Cut each sausage and tip the meat into a dish, add the grated ginger, sliced spring onion, handful of chopped coriander, zest of the lime, a shake of the garlic salt & mix, wet your hands & form into “burger” size portions.

When ready to cook, place under the grill and cook until browned, turning over several times.

Cook the noodles as per the package instructions. Drain in a sieve & allow to chill.

In a glass salad bowl mix the lime juice, soy sauce & sweetener together then add the noodles, cucumber, carrot, salad cress & spring onion.

Serve with Thai sweet chilli sauce dip.

Wow! All your recipes look delicious, I've jotted down a few to try next week. Thank you for sharing

Pete’s Peanut Curry

(Adopted from Tesco’s real food booklet)

Not suitable for people with nut allergies

Serves 2

Ingredients

150g Pre-cooked chicken (s) (ff)
1 Onion (s) (sff)
1 chilli, deseeded & finely chopped (s) (sff)
1 Pepper, finely chopped (s) (sff)
1 Knorr “herb stockpot”
1tsp cumin
1tsp coriander
1tsp turmeric
1tbsp madras curry powder
1tbsp sweetener
2 Garlic cloves (sff)
2tbsp smooth/crunchy peanut butter 9syns/2=4.5syns each person
2cm piece of ginger, grated
200mL hot water
400g chopped tomatoes (s) (sff)
Handful of coriander

Method

In a frying pan sprayed with Fry Light, cook the chicken until browned, remove and set aside.
Spray the frying pan again with fry Light, cook onion, garlic, ginger & chilli until soft.
Add the cumin, turmeric, curry powder & coriander, cook for 2 minutes then add the chicken, tomatoes & sweetener, cook for 10 mins. Place the stockpot on top of the cooking food and allow to infuse.
Add the peanut butter and the 200mL of water mix well & cook on a medium heat until the chicken is hot, and the sauce has thickened, sprinkle the coriander over the food.
Serve with rice & side salad.
(Finish the meal with chilled melon)

Made your butternut squash soup yesterday..yum!

That peanut curry looks amazing!

Originally Posted by shezam

That peanut curry looks amazing!

Absolutely - def must give it a go. Thanks so much for sharing

Pete’s Pork in Teriyaki sauce with Mushrooms & Rice

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 Onion, finely sliced (s) (sff)
3 Garlic cloves (sff)
120g/1 cup frozen peas (ss) (ff)
125g Mushrooms, sliced (s) (sff)
150g Rice (ff)
200g Casserole pork cut into small pieces (ff)
300mL skimmed milk
Garlic, Mushroom & cream sauce 4.5syns/4=1.125syns each person
Knorr “herb” stockpot

Teriyaki sauce

1tbsp sweetener
1tbsp light soy sauce
1tbsp apple vinegar
2tbsp water
2tbsp lemon juice (ss) (sff)
Salt & Pepper
Make up the hot stock, bring to a boil, thicken & set aside.

Method

In a frying pan sprayed with Fry Light, cook onions & garlic until soft, add the sliced pork, cook for 5 mins, add the mushrooms & peas, mix together, add the herb stockpot and allow to infuse.
Mix the ingredients for the teriyaki sauce in a small pan and heat, stirring until it thickens, remove and add to the mushrooms, cook until the sauce has been absorbed into the mushrooms.
Make up the mushroom sauce by tipping the powder into a small saucepan, mix milk until smooth, slowly add the remaining milk while stirring until it thickens, and add to the mushrooms. Cook for 10-12 mins until the rice is cooked.
Cook the rice as per the packet instructions, plate up.