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One Pot Honey Soy Noodles with Pork & Cashews
Honey Soy Noodles are a quick and easy weeknight staple, but imagine you are so pressed for time that the thought of even a simple stirfry seems too much. Before you reach for the phone to order take out, what if I told you that a fresh, hot bowl of honey soy noodles could be in front of you with only a few minutes of prep involved? That’s the genius of this recipe for me. I can walk in the door at 6pm, throw everything in the pot and then go about any other number of things that need attention until the pressure release alerts me to the fact that…
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One Pot Pork Chop with Carrots, Mash & Gravy
This one pot pork chop meal comes together with minimal hands on preparation and rewards you with a full plate of silky mash, tender carrots, rich gravy and melt-in-your-mouth spiced pork. Thick cut pork chops work best here, ideally around 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Our local butcher sells these for a similar price per kg to the main supermarkets in our area. With thinner supermarket cuts, it’s important to check them carefully for any bone fragments before seasoning. While they won’t cook up quite as juicy and tender as a thicker cut, the meal will still be delicious. Our butcher cuts have a noticeably better flavour and texture and…
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Braised Pork with Risoni & Feta
Hirino Yiouvetsi Braised Pork in a rich tomato sauce, studded with hot melting cheese and perfectly cooked pasta. It doesn’t get much simpler or more delicious than this. Deceptively easy, it tastes a lot more complex than you would expect given the short list of ingredients. Even the fussiest eaters are likely to give this a go, after all – it’s mostly pasta and cheese. The cinnamon twist is unexpectedly savory and a very classic Greek flavour with tomato and meat. The pork can be left in whole chunks or shredded prior to adding the pasta and cheese. Either way, the braising will ensure the meat is meltingly tender. Served…
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Vietnamese Style Caramelized Pork Bowls
Strong punchy Vietnamese flavours come through in this astonishingly easy high protein Caramelized Pork Mince Stirfry. The full version of this recipe is made by braising chunks of pork neck in a sweet, savoury liquid over several hours, but this weeknight version is ready and on the table in under an hour. Taking advantage of store prepared vegetables can be a worthwhile shortcut to increasing variety and reducing prep time, however there is really ultimate flexibility with the vegetable mix to customize to your personal taste and preference. I reccomend the bulk of the veg to come from some kind of cabbage, as it provides a nice amount of volume.…
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Yakisoba Noodles
This recipe is my makeshift Australian version of the classic Japanese fried noodles. You can buy pre-made yakisoba sauce from Asian grocery stores in Australia, however this recipe tries to use ingredients you would likely already have in your pantry. Recipe Notes Key Ingredients
