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TURKEY SATAYS WITH PICKLED CARROT SALAD & JASMINE RICE

Our dinner tonight was just scrumptious. Love satay sauce and with the pickled carrot and apple salad was just delightful. I used turkey breast fillets and will certainly make this recipe again and again. The problem is that you cannot stop eating it.. 😊🤪🤤💛 Marinating the meat before cooking is the secret to these delicious turkey satay skewers. You can use pork, veal, chicken, lean rump steak or lamb leg steak if you prefer and it would work equally well. INGREDIENTS 50g (1/3 cup) unsalted roasted peanuts 2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 1/2 Tbsp mirin 1 Tbsp curry powder 1 garlic clove, crushed 500g turkey breast steaks, cut into long strips 12 short wooden skewers, soaked in cold water for 20 minutes Peanut or olive oil, for brushing 160ml (2/3 cup) coconut milk 1 cup jasmine rice Pickled  carrot salad 2 Tbsp rice vinegar 2 tsp caster sugar pinch of sea salt 2 carrots, peeled 2 Lebanese cucumber, seeded or 4 celery stalks...

MISO RAMEN SOUP

A delicious, healthy and easy to make soup. It is good for both lunch and dinner.  250 calories per person. INGREDIENTS 1 x 150g pack Obento ramen noodles 1 tsp oil 1 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp minced ginger 100g minced pork 1 cup sliced cabbage 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots 2 cups salt-reduced chicken stock 1 tsp sugar 1 Tbsp miso paste METHOD: Rinse the noodles under cold water, drain and set aside. Heat 1 tsp oil in a saucepan and add the garlic, ginger and pork. Saute until done.  Add the cabbage and the carrots and saute for 2 minutes.  Pour in the chicken stock and sugar and bring to the boil.  Reduce the heat and add the miso paste. Add the noodles and cook for a further minute.  Serve hot. Serves 2