broiled beef and chicken cubes flavored with lemon and parsley

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

INGRÉDIENTS

For marinade:

• 2 Tbsp olive oil 
• 1 Tbsp garlic, minced (about 2–3 cloves) 
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice 
• 1 Tbsp fresh parsley, rinsed, dried, and chopped (or 1 tsp dried) 
• ½ tsp salt 

For kabobs:

• 6 oz top sirloin or other beef steak cubes (12 cubes) 
• 6 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into ¾-inch cubes (12 cubes) 
• 1 large white onion, cut into ¾-inch squares (12 pieces) 
• 12 cherry tomatoes, rinsed 
• 1 (4 oz) red bell pepper, rinsed and cut into ¾-inch squares (12 squares) 
• 12 wooden or metal skewers, each 6 inches long (if wood, soak them in warm water for 5–10 minutes to prevent burning)

HOW TO MAKE

1. Preheat grill pan or oven broiler (with the rack 3 inches from heat source) on high temperature. 
2. Combine ingredients for marinade, and divide between two bowls (one bowl to marinate the raw meat and one bowl for cooking and serving). 
3. Mix the beef, chicken, onion, tomatoes, and red pepper cubes in one bowl of the marinade and let sit. After 5 minutes, discard remaining marinade. 
4. Place one piece of beef, chicken, tomato, onion, and red pepper on each of the 12 skewers. 
5. Grill or broil on each of the four sides for 2–3 minutes or until completely cooked (to a minimum internal temperature of 145 °F for beef and 165 °F for chicken). Spoon most of the second half of the marinade over the kebabs while cooking. 
6. Serve three skewers per serving. Drizzle the remaining marinade on top of each kebab before serving (use only the marinade that did not touch the raw meat or chicken). 

Tip: 

Delicious served over orzo pasta or rice with a side of Asparagus With Lemon Sauce

yield: 4 servings

serving size: 3 skewers

Nutritional value: 

Calories: 202 

Total fat: 11 g 

Saturated fat: 2 g 

Cholesterol: 40 mg 

Sodium: 333 mg 

Total fiber: 2 g 

Protein: 18 g 

Carbohydrates: 9 g 

Potassium: 431 mg

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Cooking time: 25 - 28 min  Serves 4 

INGRÉDIENTS

• 1 small onion, chopped 
• 1 clove garlic, crushed 
• 25 g butter 
• 30 g dried mushrooms 
• 1 sachet saffron 
• 350 g rice 
• 100 ml dry white wine 
• 50 g cheese, grated 
• 700 ml savoury stock (hot)

HOW TO MAKE

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water, chop into pieces and mix them with the onion and butter in a microwaveable container; cover and cook for 4 minutes at 750 W, stirring once halfway through. 
2. Add the rice and the wine, stir and leave to evaporate, uncovered, for 3 minutes at 750 W. 
3. Pour in the hot stock and saffron. The stock can be heated in a microwaveable container for 5-6 minutes. Stir, cover and cook at 750 W for 6-7 minutes. Cover and continue cooking at 750 W for 7-8 minutes. 
4. Remove from the oven, add the grated cheese and stir well. Season to taste and leave to stand for a few minutes before serving

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Cooking time: 30 minutes. Serves 4-6

INGRÉDIENTS

• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1½ tbsp golden syrup
• 1 egg
• 1½ tbsp marmalade
• 3 tbsp soft butter
• 1 cup self raising flour
• Pinch salt
• ½ cup milk
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ cup dried figs, finely diced
• 1½ tbsp golden syrup extra
• Thick cream and maple syrup to serve

HOW TO MAKE

1. Combine butter, sugar and golden syrup in a bowl. Beat with electric beaters until slightly paler in colour. Add the egg. Stir in the marmalade. Sift flour and add to the creamed butter mix with the salt. Combine milk and baking soda and fold into the pudding mix. Stir through the figs. 
2. Pour the extra golden syrup into a lightly greased 1.4 litre soufflé dish. Spoon in pudding mixture, cover and seal well with a piece of lightly greased foil. Place a trivet in the Minut’Cook and add 1½ cups water put the dish on a folded tea towel. Pick up the ends of the cloth, lift the dish then carefully lower it onto the trivet. Place a plate that fits well onto the top of the foil (this is to prevent moisture getting into the pudding). Fold the ends of the cloth over the dish.
3. Close the lid. Set the cooker onto the High Pressure setting - Timer: 30 minutes. Test to check if the pudding is cooked by inserting a skewer into the middle of the pudding and cook a little longer if required. Open lid and use tongs to pull out the ends of the cloth over the sides of the cooker to cool slightly. After a few seconds, pick up the cloth ends and carefully use them to lift the dish from the cooker. Remove the plate and foil, and serve hot, spooned into bowls from the dish.
4. Serve with a drizzle of maple syrup and thick cream.

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Cooking time: 30 minutes. Serves 4-6

INGRÉDIENTS

• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• ⅓ cup caster sugar (extra)
• ⅓ cup water
• 2 tsp finely grated orange rind
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1½ cups thickened cream
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 oranges, cut into segments 

HOW TO MAKE

1. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, stir over a low heat until the sugar dissolves. Boil gently uncovered until the syrup is a golden toffee colour about 6 minutes.
2. Pour caramel into a lightly greased 1.4 litre soufflé dish, turn dish to cover the base with caramel.
3. Combine cream, milk, eggs, sugar, orange rind and maple syrup in a bowl and whisk to combine. Pour into the soufflé dish, cover and seal well with a piece of lightly greased foil. Place a trivet in the Minut’Cook and add 1½ cups water. Put the dish on a folded tea towel. Pick up the ends of the cloth, lift the dish then carefully lower it onto the trivet. Place a plate that fits well onto the top of the foil (this is to prevent moisture getting into the pudding). Fold the ends of the cloth over the dish.
4. Close the lid. Set the cooker onto the Low Pressure setting - Timer: 30 minutes. Open lid and use tongs to pull out the ends of the cloth over the sides of the cooker to cool slightly. After a few seconds, pick up the cloth ends and carefully use them to lift the dish from the cooker. Remove the plate and foil, and chill in dish
5. covered with plastic wrap overnight in refrigerator.
6. Serve with orange segments.

Note: if the crème caramel appears a little undercooked in the middle once cooking time is complete, this is okay as it will set overnight upon chilling.

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Cooking time: 25 minutes. Serves 4-6

INGRÉDIENTS

• 30g butter, softened
• ½ cup sultanas
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• ¼ cup caster sugar
• 4 thick slices bread, crusts removed
• 2 tablespoons whisky or bourbon or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or nutmeg 

HOW TO MAKE

1. Lightly butter a 16 cm souffle dish. Butter the bread on both sides, then cut into triangles and arrange half the bread in the prepared dish. Scatter with half the sultanas, then lay the remaining bread and sultanas on top.
2. Beat the eggs with the sugar, whisky, bourbon or vanilla and nutmeg. Heat the milk in a small saucepan on the stove or in a jug in the microwave until scalded (just before it reaches boiling point). Pour the milk into the egg mixture, stirring well. Strain through a sieve into the souffle dish and leave to stand for about 10-15 minutes, or longer if possible. (If you find you have some egg and milk mixture left over, wait until the bread has soaked up some liquid and add the rest then.)
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon and cover tightly with foil, pressing the edges down firmly over the rim. Then sit a small plate over the foil that fits on top of the dish (this will prevent the steam and moisture getting into the dish . Place a trivet in the pressure cooker and add 1½ cups water. Put the dish on a folded tea towel or piece of muslin. Pick up the ends of the cloth, lift the dish and carefully lower it into the cooker. Fold the ends of the cloth over the dish and leave there while it cooks. Close the lid and lock it. Set the Minut’Cook onto the Low Pressure setting and cook for 16 minutes.
4. Release the pressure and unlock the lid. Use tongs to pull out the ends of the cloth over the sides of the cooker to cool slightly. After a few seconds, pick up the cloth ends and carefully use them to lift the dish from the cooker. Remove the plate and foil and test by inserting a skewer into the centre of the pudding - it should come out clean. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Cooking time: 15 minutes. Serves 4-6

INGRÉDIENTS

• 200g chorizo, thinly sliced on the diagonal
• 1¾ cups pearl barley
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 50g butter
• 1 white or brown onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ cup freshly grated parmesan
• 250g button mushrooms, quartered
• ⅓ cup freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
• shaved parmesan, to serve

HOW TO MAKE

1. Set the Minut’Cook onto the Browning setting. Melt half the butter and cook the onion, garlic and three-quarters of the chorizo for 4 minutes, until the chorizo is nicely browned.
2. Add the barley and stock and season well with salt and pepper. Close the lid and lock it. Set cooker onto High Pressure setting and cook for 20 minutes.
3. Release the pressure and open the lid. The barley should be tender but still have a little bite to it and, though most of the liquid is absorbed, should have a slightly soupy consistency.
4. Meanwhile, preheat a grill on high. Place the remaining chorizo on a baking tray and grill for 2 minutes until golden and crisp.
5. Drain on paper towel and set aside. Melt the remaining butter in a large frying pan, and fry the mushrooms for 5 minutes on high heat, until golden.
6. Fold the mushrooms, parsley and parmesan through the barley and season to taste.Top with the grilled chorizo and some shaved parmesan to serve.

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Cooking time: 8 minutes. Serves 4

INGRÉDIENTS

• 200g red bell peppers (capsicum)
• 200g green bell peppers (capsicum)
• 250g zucchini
• 500g canned, crushed, tomato
• 150g brown onions, peeled and roughly chopped
• 250g eggplant
• ½ cup olive oil
• Flaked salt
• Freshly cracked black pepper

HOW TO MAKE

1. Wash the peppers, remove the stems and seeds and cut into cubes. Trim the ends of the zucchini and eggplant, and cut into cubes. Ideally cut all the vegetables into similar sized pieces.
2. Place the oil in the Minut’Cook on the Browning setting, add the onion and peppers, lightly season and cook for 3 minutes. Next, add the zucchini and eggplant, and cook for 5 more minutes. Lastly, add the tomatoes and close the cooker.
3. Cook on the Low Pressure setting - Timer: 8 minutes.
4. Season, to taste.

Note: this dish may be accompanied by eggs, either fried or poached or be used as a side dish with meat or fish.

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Cooking time: 14 minutes. Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 200g puy lentils (french style), rinsed and drained
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 2 x 250g packets halloumi cheese
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tomatoes, finely diced
• 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 small bulb fennel, halved and very thinly sliced
• ¼ cup roughly chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
• Flaked salt
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• Rocket to serve optional

HOW TO MAKE

1. Cut Haloumi into ½ cm slices and rub lightly with 1 tbsp olive oil season with pepper and set aside.
2. Set the Minut’Cook onto the Browning setting. Heat the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil and cook the onion for 3 minutes or until lightly golden. Add the lentils and stock. Set cooker onto Low Pressure setting - Timer: 14 minutes. The cooked lentils should still be slightly firm - don’t cook until ‘mushy’.
3. Add to the cooked lentils the lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. Stir to combine. Then gentle stir in the tomato, fennel, parsley and oregano. Season to taste. Set cooker onto the Keep Warm setting while cooking the Halloumi.
4. Cook Haloumi in a non-stick frying pan until lightly golden. Serve hot with the warm lentil salad and rocket.

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Cooking time: 14 minutes. Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 410g eggplant
• 200g dried chickpeas
• 250g red capsicum
• ¼ cup rice bran oil
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 250g pumpkin, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes
• 100g baby english spinach leaves
• 1 brown onion, peeled and diced
• 1 tsp chilli paste
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped coriander
• Greek style plain yoghurt to serve

HOW TO MAKE

1. Soak the chickpeas in boiling water for 3 hours, or overnight.
2. Cut the eggplant into thick slices then into cubes about 2cm. Halve and deseed the capsicum and cut into 2cm cubes. Set aside.
3. Place the drained peas into the Minut’Cook with, 1½ cups water. Close the lid and cook on the High Pressure setting -Timer: 12 minutes (depending on the type and size of the beans). Drain the peas and set aside. Wipe cooker dry with paper towel.
4. Set cooker onto the Browning setting. Heat half the oil and cook eggplant for 3 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionnaly. Remove and set aside.
5. Heat remaining oil and add the onion, garlic and ginger cook for 2 minutes. Add the coriander, cumin and chilli and cook a further 2 minutes. Next, add the capsicum and pumpkin. Close lid and set the cooker onto the Low Pressure setting - Timer: 2 minutes. Add eggplant and cook a further 2 minutes.
6. Return chickpeas with the spinach to cooker, stir well to combine. Cook on Simmer setting for 3 minutes or until the spinach wilts slightly. Add coriander and season, to taste.
7. Serve with couscous and generous dollop or yoghurt.

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Cooking time: 15 minutes. Serves 4-6

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander seeds,
• Lightly toasted
• 1 teaspoon ground sweet paprika
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons pinenuts, toasted
• ¼ cup raisins
• 2 eggplants, quartered lengthways with stem attached or 8 finger eggplants
• 50-100g feta cheese, crumbled, to serve whole fresh mint leaves, to serve
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

HOW TO MAKE

1. Set the Minut’Cook onto the Sauté setting. Heat the oil and cook onion for 5 minutes, or until tender.
2. Add the garlic and spices and cook another 2-3 minutes, until the spices are fragrant.
3. Add the tomato, pinenuts and raisins and bring to a boil on the Simmer setting.
4. If using finger eggplants, prick the skin with a fork a few times. Lay the whole eggplant or eggplant quarters over the mixture and season well. Close the lid and lock it.
5. Set the cooker onto the Low Pressure setting and cook for 7 minutes.
6. Release the pressure and remove the lid. The eggplants should be very tender - if not, give them another minute or so at low pressure.
7. Serve warm or at room temperature on a large platter topped with the crumbled feta and mint leaves.

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Cooking time: 10 minutes. Serves 4


INGRÉDIENTS

• 3 baby bok choy
• 500g chicken thigh fillet
• 2 tbsp rice bran oil
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• 1½ tbsp red curry paste
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 270ml can coconut milk
• 250g pumpkin, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes
• 1 brown onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 tsp fresh, lime juice
• 2 kaffir lime leaves, very thinly sliced
• ½ cup freshly chopped coriander leaves
• Lime wedges to serve 

HOW TO MAKE

1. Cut chicken into large cubes. Wash and dry bok choy leaves, separate the white stem from the green tops.
2. Cut both parts into medium slices.
3. Set the Minut’Cook onto the Browning setting. Heat oil and add the chicken. Cook for 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Add curry paste, sugar and fish sauce stir well to combine with chicken. Add coconut milk and onion.
4. Close lid and set to Low Pressure setting - Timer: 4 minutes.
5. Add pumpkin, white stem of bok choy, lime juice and kaffir lime leaf. Cook a further 2 minutes. Check pumpkin is cooked and cook an extra few minutes if required.
6. Add green leaves of bok choy and coriander stir through and serve. Cook on Simmer setting  wilt bok choy leaves if required.
7. Serve with steamed rice and lime wedges.

Note : when preparing kaffir Lime leaves, cut out the centre vein before finely shredding

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Cooking time: 15 minutes. Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 16 black mussels, de-beared & cleaned
• 16 whole green prawns, peeled
• 1 cup dried cannellini beans
• 400g thick fish fillets, skinned (eg: blue eye, gemfish, ling)
• 1 leek, white section halved and thinly sliced
• 1 carrot, peeled and finely diced
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 litres fish stock
• 3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 tbsp shredded fresh basil leaves
• ¼ tsp saffron threads mixed with 1 tbsp boiling water
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp chilli paste
• Flaked salt
• Freshly cracked black pepper

HOW TO MAKE

1. Soak the beans in boiling water for 3 hours, or overnight.
2. Place the drained beans into the Minut’Cook with just enough water to cover. Close the lid and cook, on High Pressure setting - Timer: 10 minutes. Drain the beans and set aside. Wipe cooker dry with paper towel.
3. Cut fish into about 2 cm cubes.
4. Set cooker onto Sauté setting and cook for 6 minutes. Heat oil and add leek, carrot and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally. Add stock, tomatoes, basil, saffron, lemon juice and chilli set cooker onto Low Pressure setting - Timer: 3 minutes.
5. Add mussels and cook a further 2 minutes on Low Pressure setting. Open lid and return beans to cooker with fish and prawns and cook for 3 minutes on the Simmer setting. Season to taste.
6. Serve with crusty bread.

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Cooking time: 25 minutes. Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 500g lean diced lamb
• 2 large brown onions, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp rice bran oil
• 300g baby new potatoes, halved
• ½ cup korma paste
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup cream
• 200g baby spinach leaves
• ¼ cup blanched almonds, toasted
• ½ cup fresh coriander
• flaked salt

HOW TO MAKE

1. Set Minut’Cook on the Browning setting. Heat the oil and cook the onion for 3 minutes. Add the meat and cook a further 3 minutes.
2. Add Korma paste and water and close the lid.
3. Set cooker onto High Pressure setting - Timer: 25 minutes. Open lid and add the potatoes, cook a further 3 minutes. Test that the potatoes are cooked and stir through the spinach, cream, almonds and coriander. 
4. Cook on Simmer setting until the spinach has just slightly wilted.
5. Season to taste and serve with steamed rice. 

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