Week 4: Community MasterChef

Ingredients: 

• Fresh or frozen sliced peppers 

• 6 eggs 

• Salt and pepper 

• 2 tbsp oil 

• Cooked new potatoes 

• Mayonnaise 

• Chopped spring onions 

Method: 

• Preheat your oven or air fryer to 180°C  

• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan that fits your air fryer or oven. 

• Add the sliced peppers to the pan and cook for about 10 minutes until softened. 

• Meanwhile, beat 6 eggs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. 

• Once the peppers are cooked, pour the beaten egg mixture over them. 

• Continue cooking until the egg is set, about 8-10 minutes. 

• While the frittata cools, mix the cooked new potatoes with mayonnaise and chopped spring onions in a bowl. 

• Serve the frittata with the potato salad. 

Ingredients: 

• Basic white sauce (ingredients not listed separately, assumed to be on hand or previously purchased) 

• Basic tomato sauce  

• Pre-cooked lentils or pulses  

• Handful of spinach  

• Dried lasagne sheets  

• Cheese (for white sauce) 

Method: 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C . 

• Mix the pre-cooked lentils or pulses and handful of spinach into the basic tomato sauce in a microwave-safe pot. Heat until the spinach wilts. 

• In another bowl, add cheese to the basic white sauce and heat until warmed. 

• To assemble the lasagne, layer in a baking dish: start with a thin layer of tomato sauce, followed by a layer of white sauce, then a layer of dried lasagne sheets. Repeat these layers 3-4 times, ensuring the top layer is white sauce. 

• Bake in the oven for 45 minutes until golden and bubbly. 

Garlic Bread: 

1. Make shallow slices into a baguette. 

1. Fill the slices with garlic butter. 

1. Wrap the baguette in foil, leaving a slight gap at the top. 

1. Bake in the oven or air fryer until golden brown, about 10 minutes. 

Ingredients: 

• Fresh or frozen cauliflower  

• Basic white cheese sauce (from the previous day) 

• Handful of breadcrumbs  

• Grated cheese  

Method: 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. 

• Part-boil the cauliflower until slightly tender. Drain and place in an ovenproof dish. 

• Pour the basic white cheese sauce over the cauliflower. 

• Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and grated cheese. 

• Bake for approximately 15 minutes until the cheese is golden brown on top. 

• While baking boil your vegetables 

• Serve your delicious dish! 

Ingredients: 

• Tortilla wrap 

• 4 eggs  

• Salt and pepper 

• Handful of spinach 

• Cheese  

• Tomatoes 

• Red onion 

• Olive oil 

• Optional: balsamic vinegar 

Method: 

• Preheat the oven or air fryer to 180°C. 

• Place a tortilla wrap in a baking tray. 

• Beat 4 eggs with salt and pepper. 

• Add a handful of spinach and cheese to the tortilla wrap. 

• Pour the egg mixture over the spinach and cheese. 

• Bake until the egg is set. Allow to cool before slicing. 

• Chop tomatoes and thinly slice red onion. Mix in a bowl with olive oil, salt, and optional balsamic vinegar. 

• Serve the quiche with the tomato and red onion salad. 

Ingredients: 

• Fresh or tinned tomatoes (should be on hand or previously purchased) 

• Mixed peppers  

• Olive oil (should be on hand or previously purchased) 

• Vegetable stock (should be on hand or previously purchased) 

• Optional: Cream or milk (should be on hand or previously purchased) 

• Risotto (can be left over from mushroom risotto recipe from the previous day) 

• Cheese (for stuffing)  

• Flour (should be on hand or previously purchased) 

• Breadcrumbs  

Method: 

• In a pot, fry fresh tomatoes, tinned tomatoes, and chopped mixed peppers in 1 tbsp of olive oil. 

• Add vegetable stock and simmer for about 40 minutes. 

• Blend the soup until smooth. Season with salt, pepper, and optionally a dash of cream or milk. 

• For the Arancini balls, mix the leftover risotto with one beaten egg. 

• Cut cheese into small cubes. 

• Form balls with the risotto mixture around each cheese cube. 

• Roll each ball in flour, then beaten egg, and finally breadcrumbs. 

• Fry in oil until golden brown.  

• Drain on kitchen paper  

• Serve your delicious dish! 

Ingredients: 

• Onions  

• Sugar (should be on hand or previously purchased) 

• Puff pastry  

• Cheese  

• Cooked new potatoes 

• Cooked vegetables (should be on hand or previously purchased) 

Method: 

• Slice onions finely and cook with 1 tbsp of sugar on low heat until caramelised and brown. 

• Roll out puff pastry and place on a tray. Prick the middle with a fork. 

• Once the onion mixture has cooled, spread it in the centre of the puff pastry, leaving a border.  

• Sprinkle with cheese. 

• Bake in the oven at 160°C (320°F) for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is cooked. 

• Boil vegetables and new potatoes. 

• Once cooked through, drain vegetables& potatoes. 

• Serve with cooked new potatoes and vegetables. 

Tomato sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 1 garlic clove ( 1 tbsp of garlic granule) 
• 1 can of chopped tomato or ( 1 passata carton or 500g fresh chopped tomato) 
• 1 tbsp tomato puree 
• Half vegetable crumbled stock cube. 
• 2 cups of water 
• Optional  Italian herbs/ parsley ,basil ,oregano. 

Method:

• Put olive oil in pot on medium heat then add all ingredients to pot.  
• Cook slowly on medium heat until sauce has reduced by half. Season with salt and pepper to taste, pinch of sugar optional. 
• This sauce can be used for pasta such as  
• Bolognaise ( fry mince meat with onions and add this sauce.) 
• This sauce can be accompanied to any meat or vegetable dish. ( optional dash of double cream to turn it into a creamy tomato sauce) 

White Sauce

Ingredients:

•  500ml milk 
•  50g plain flour 
•  50g butter. 

Method:

• Add flour and butter to saucepan on medium heat, stir until dough like,
• Add small splash of milk and whisk continually and slowly add the rest of milk bit by bit constantly stirring.
• Leave on medium heat till thicken but continue stirring so it doesn’t catch.

This is the basic white sauce that you can now add cheese for cheese sauce, parsley for parsley sauce or any other ingredients for which sauce you desire. 

Flavoured Butter:

Ingredients & Method:

• ½ pack of softened butter or spread. 
• Add any flavour – garlic, parsley, herbs, chilli, grated lemon zest,  
• Mix together and serve

These flavoured butters can be added to any meat, fish, vegetable or breads. (good for bbq, grilling/ air fryer.)