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By Picard Frozen Foods
02/02/2005


Tel : 020 8992 4488
ASPARAGUS AND CRAB SOUP
Serves 4
No defrosting
Preparation: 10mn
Cooking time: 50mn

From Picard:
600g peeled white asparagus
2 boxes of royal crab meat with chilli (240g)
100g sliced leeks
3 tablespoons ginger
3 tablespoons chives
1 tablespoon garlic
From your local deli or supermarket:
3 tablespoons groundnut oil
1 tablespoon Chinese wine or dry Xérès
2 tablespoons cornflour
1 stock cube

ASPARAGUS AND CRAB SOUP by Picard frozen food

Heat the oil in a large pan. Place the garlic, ginger and leek slices in the pan. Cook for 5 mn. Break the asparagus in two and add them to the mix. Continue to cook on a medium heat for another 15 mn stirring occasionally. Add the Chinese wine or the Xérès and let it reduce. Pour 1 litre of water and the cube. Cook for 20mn. Mix the corn flour with a little water and add to the soup. Boil for a few seconds until a thicker consistency is obtained. Pour the soup in bowls and sprinkle with chives before serving.

         
  MARINATED BEEF EASTERN STYLE
Serves 4
No defrosting : Beef steaks 8 hours in fridge or in microwave
Preparation : 20mn
Cooking Time : 10mn
From Picard:
2 large beef steaks marinated in 3 pepper sauce
2 steamed vegetable bowls (Garden peas, Mange tout, mung bean sprouts, soya beans)
50g shallots
2 tablespoons coriander
From your local deli or supermarket:
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

  MARINATED BEEF EASTERN STYLE
Slice the beef in ½cm strips. Mix with the shallots, the oil and the soya sauce. Microwave the vegetables for 4 mn at 900Watts. In a non-stick pan or in a very hot wok, seal the steak slices for 3mn, mixing often on a high heat, add the vegetables, the coriander and the sesame seeds, fry for 3 mn mixing well and serve immediately.

         
CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND PETITS POIS, RICE WITH MINT
Serves 4
Defrosting: boneless chicken breast 3 h in fridge or in microwave
Preparation: 15mn
Cooking Time: 25mn
From Picard:
4 boneless chicken breasts
450g ready cooked Basmati rice
300g finely cut onions
100g petits pois
30g sun-blushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons mint
4 tablespoons olive oil
From your local deli or supermarket:
4 tablespoons of nem sauce
4 tablespoons soya sauce
50g cane sugar
1 lemon

  CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND PETITS POIS, RICE WITH MINT
Cut the breast in fine strips. Boil the peas for 5 mn in salted water and then drain. Fry the onions in a pan using half the oil, then set aside. Dice the tomatoes, add them to the rice together with the mint and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until re-heated. Meanwhile, fry the chicken strips for 5 mn using the remaining oil, pepper, add the onions, the nem and soya sauces, sugar, lemon juice and cook for 3 mn.Add the petits pois and cook for an additional 2mn.

         
SAUTEED PORK WITH PINEAPPLE
Serves 4
Defrosting: Filet mignon of pork with pineapple 12h in fridge
Preparation: 15mn
Cooking Time: 8 mn

From Picard:
1 filet mignon of pork (400g)
250g pineapple pieces
3 tablespoons coriander
2 tablespoons mint
From your local deli or supermarket:
3 tablespoons soya sauce
3 tablespoons groundnut oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon corn flour
1 teaspoon sugar

SAUTEED PORK WITH PINEAPPLE

Slice the filet mignon into fine strips following the grain. Mix in a bowl 2 tablespoons soya sauce, the sesame oil, the cornflour and marinate the meat in it for ½hour. Place a wok or a large pan on high heat and fry the garlic in the groundnut oil for a few seconds. Add the pork and stir until golden brown. Add the pineapple pieces, the coriander and the mint. Fry on a high heat for another 2 to 3 mn. Pour in the remaining soya sauce and add the sugar. Stir once more and serve immediately.

COMMENTS:

25/10/2010 - steak321 said :

Deliciuos! made that last night :] damn thats some good stuff! do you reccomend anything else? please?!

25/10/2010 - ertgerhn56 said :

hmm seems like a good dish :] im making that tonight. mMmmm!

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