Contents

 

Page

Soups

R3

Chicken

R6

Beef, pork, veal and lamb

R9

Vegetarian

R16

Accompaniments

R18

Desserts

R20

Measurements used are Australian Standard Metric Cups and Spoons

Soups

Creamy tomato

 

 

8

 

and lentil soup

 

 

 

 

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 medium spanish onions, sliced

4 garlic cloves, crushed

3 teaspoons minced chilli

4 cups tomato puree

4 cups beef stock

12 cup tomato paste

112 tablespoons brown sugar

112 cups/300g red lentils

114 cups/330ml cream

13 cup sun-dried tomato pesto

1.Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Cook onion over a medium heat until golden brown. Add garlic and chilli, cook for 1 minute.

2.Place onion mixture in the removable crockery bowl. Stir in tomato puree, stock, tomato paste, brown sugar and lentils.

3.Cover with lid and cook on Low 6-8 hours or High 4 hours.

4.Stir in cream 12 hour before end of cooking. Replace lid and continue cooking.

5.Ladle soup into serving bowls and top each serve with 2 teaspoons sun-dried tomato pesto.

Serve hot with crusty bread.

Cajun kumera soup 8

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

8 bacon rashers, rind removed and chopped

2 large onions, sliced

1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning

12 teaspoon fennel seeds

4 garlic cloves, crushed

112kg kumera, peeled and diced

6 cups chicken stock

1 x 300g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed Sour cream, for serving

1.Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Cook bacon and onion over a medium heat, until onion softens and is light golden brown. Add Cajun seasoning, fennel seeds and garlic, cook for 1 minute.

2.Place kumera into the removable crockery bowl. Add bacon mixture and stock. Cover with lid and cook on Low 6-8 hours or High 4 hours.

3.Stir the soup at 1 hour before the end of cooking to mash the kumera. Stir in the kidney beans. Replace the lid and continue cooking.

4.Ladle soup into serving bowls and top each serve with sour cream if desired.

Serve hot.

R2

R3

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Breville BSC400 manual Soups, Creamy tomato Lentil soup, Cajun kumera soup

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