Recipes
LAMB BURGERS WITH BEETROOT & ORANGE CHUTNEY
- 400g Lamb Mince
- 2 Rashers Bacon, Chopped
- 1 Onion, finely chopped
- 1 tbs Horseradish cream
- 1 tbs Olive oil
- 4 Bread rolls, split, lightly toasted
- Your favourite lettuce leaves
- 2 Tomatoes, sliced
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 2 tbs chopped Chives
- Mitch's Beetroot & Orange Chutney
Combine Lamb, Bacon, Onion and Horseradish cream in a bowl and mix well. Season. Shape mixture into four patties.
Combine sour cream and 1 tbs Chives. Set aside.
Heat pan or chargrill to medium. Cook patties for 5 mins each side or until cooked through.
Place lettuce on base of each roll. Top with pattie, tomato slices,Mitch's Beetroot & Orange Chutney, and a dollop of sour cream mixture. Scatter with remaining chives and serve with xtra Mitch's Beetroot & Orange Chutney.
THAI-STYLED CHICKEN AND CORN SOUP
- 500g can Corn Kernels, undrained
- 2 Chicken Stock Cubes, crumbled
- 2 Spring Onions, sliced
- 1 Tablespoon finely chopped Fresh Ginger
- 500g Chicken Breast, finely sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Mitch's Preserves Sweet Chilli Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
- 125g Vermicelli Rice Noodles,
- 1 Cup chopped fresh Coriander Leaves
- 2 Teaspoons Grated Lime Rind
- 2 Tablespoons Lime Juice
Bring 1 Litre water to the boil in a large saucepan. Add the corn kernels and their juice, stock cubes, spring onion and ginger, then reduce the head and allow to simmer for 1 minute.
Add the chicken, Mitch's Sweet Chilli Sauce and fish sauce and simmer for 3 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
Meanwhile, place the noodles in a small heatproof bowl and pour in enough boiling water to cover. Leave for 4 minutes, or until softened. Drain the noodles and cut them into short lengths.
Add the noodles, coriander, lime rind and lime juice to the soup and serve immediately.
LEMON CAKE MARBLED WITH JAM
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 4 Large eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
- 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 Cup Sour Cream
- 1/3 Cup freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
- Zest of 2 small lemons
- 2 Cups Plain Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 Cup Almond Meal
- 3-4 heaped tablespoons of Mitch's Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam
Preheat oven to 170 degrees and grease and line 20cm round cake tin.
In a large bowl, mix sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, oil, sour cream, juice and lemon zest until combined.
Add flour, baking powder and almond meal.
Pour the mixture into the cake pans and straighten the top.
Using a teaspoon, pour mounds of Mitch's Jam on top of the cake batter. Using a knife, mix the top of the cake batter with the Jam so you get a marble pattern.
Bake the cake for 40 - 50 mins or until golden and steady to the touch.
Cool completely at room temperature, sprinkle with Icing sugar and serve.
MITCH'S PRESERVES CORNFLOUR SPONGE
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3/4 cup castor sugar
- 3/4 cup cornflour
- 1 tablespoon custard powder
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda
Preheat oven 180oC
Grease and line 2 x 20cm cake tins
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add sugar and gradually incorporate egg yolks. Sift cornflour, custard powder and bicarb soda twice, then fold into egg mixture. Do not over mix.
Bake 20-25 minutes. Unmould after 5 minutes.
Love this easy Sponge recipe. Absolutely perfect simply with whipped cream and Mitch's Preserves Jam of choice and a dusting of icing sugar on top.
You could also substitute Jam for our delicious Lemon Butter.
BROCCOLI, CORN AND HALOUMI FRITTERS
1/2 Large head (about 150g) broccoli
75g (1/2 cup) SR Flour
1 egg
80ml (1/3 cup) milk
300g can corn kernels, rinsed, drained
100g haloumi, coarsely grated
2 tbs chopped fresh chives
1 tsp finely grated lemon rind
60 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
Baby spinach, sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes, to serve
Mitch's Preserves 'Sweet Chilli Sauce' to serve
- Cut Broccoli into pieces, including the stem. Place in a food processor, and pulse until finely chopped
- Place the SR Flour and egg in a large bowl. Gradually add milk, whisking until mixture is well combined and smooth.
- Add the broccoli, corn, haloumi, chives and lemon rind to the flour mixture. Season. Stir until well combined.
- Head 1 tbs oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add 1/4 cupfuls of the fritter mixture. Use the back of a spoon to flatten slightly.
- Cook the fritters for 2 mins or until golden. Turn and cook for a further 2 mins or until golden and cooked through.
- Serve with spinach, avocado, tomato salad.
Don't forget to add Mitch's Preserves Sweet Chilli Sauce.
YUM
OLD ENGLISH SLICE
- 1 1/2 Cups SR Flour
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Oatmeal
- 1/2 lb Butter (250g) melted
- 1 Cup Coconut
Mitch's Preserves JAM (Fourberries, Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Plum & Raspberry, Fig, Strawberry & Rhubarb and Apricot)
Mix butter, into dry ingredients.
Spread half in a greased (or lined) tin and pack down.
Spread with JAM.
Sprinkle remainder of the mix over the JAM.
Bake for about 20 - 30 mins until golden brown.
RASPBERRY JAM CAKES
- 185g unsalted Butter
- 1 Cup Caster Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 3 Eggs, separated
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2 Cups Plain Flour
- 1/3 Cup Milk
Mitch's Preserves Raspberry Jam
Icing Sugar to dust.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees and lightly grease a 12 hole muffin tin.
Beat the butter and sugar until pale. Add vanilla, then egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the baking powder and a pinch of salt, then add the flour and milk alternatively, beating until well combined.
Whisk the egg whites in another bowl until soft peaks form. Fold them into the batter using a metal spoon.
Place 2 tablespoons of batter in each muffin hole. Make an indentation in the batter and fill with a teaspoon of JAM. Top each with a tablespoon of batter. Bake for 20 - 25 mins until lightly golden. Leave to cool in the pan for 5 mins, then turn out onto wire rack. Dust with icing sugar when cool.
I think some chopped white chocolate would make a lovely addition to the mixture as well.
SAVOURY MUFFINS
- 2 Cups SR Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon Chicken Stock Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Hot Paprika
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped Parsley
- 80g Butter - melted
- 6 Slices Ham - chopped
- 1 1/2 Cups Tasty Cheese - grated
- 1 Egg - lightly beaton
- 1 Cup Milk
Grease 12 hole muffin pan.
Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Add parsley, cheese and ham - stir through.
Combine egg, milk and Mitch's Onion Jam.
Add melted butter.
Mix to combine with a flat knife. Do not over mix.
Spoon mixture into prepared tin.
Bake in moderate oven (180) for 20 - 25 mins.
MEATLESS SAUSAGE ROLLS
- 2 Cups Rolled Oats
- 2 Cups grated Cheese
- Grated Zucchini
- Grated Carrot
- Onion - Grated
- 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
- A good teaspoon of Mixed Herbs
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 Jar Mitch's Tomato Relish
- 3 Tablespoons BBQ Sauce
- 6 Sheets Puff Pastry
Combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Place mixture on pastry and roll into sausage rolls.
Brush with egg wash and top with Sesame Seeds or Poppy Seeds.
Cook 180 degrees for 40 - 45 mins.
Of course. Serve with more of our Relish or our yummy Tomato Sauce.
GINGER FLUFF SPONGE
- 4 Eggs
- 1/2 Cup Cornflour
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 2 Desert Spoons Plain Flour
- 1 Teaspoon each of Ground Cinnamon, Cocoa and Mixed Spice
- 1 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar
- 1/2 Teaspoon Bi-Carb Soda
- 1 Desert Spoon of Golden Syrup
Beat eggs and sugar together for 20 mins, then sift in dry ingredients and mix well. Lightly fold through Golden Syrup. Bake in quick oven 15 - 20 mins.
When cold fill with cream and Mitch's Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam and dust with icing sugar on top.
PEANUT BUTTER AND JAM COOKIES
- 140g Melted Butter
- 1 Egg Beaten
- 1/2 Cup Castor Sugar
- 1/2 Packet Reese Peanut Butter Chips
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 3/4 Cup Self Raising Flour
- 1 Tblsp Coca
- Vanilla
- Mitch's Preserves Raspberry Jam
Mix Butter and Sugar together then add essence and egg and Raspberry Jam.
Stir in sifted Flour/Cocoa and mix in Reece Peanut Butter Chips.
Mix well.
Bake in moderate oven for 10 - 12 minutes.
Can double Recipe
LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES
- 125g Softened Butter
- 2 teaspoons finely grated Lemon Rind
- 2/3 Cup Castor Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 3/4 Cup Coconut
- 1 1/4 Cups SR Flour
- 1/3 Cup Milk
- 1 Jar Mitch's Preserves Lemon Butter
- 4 Egg Whites
- - 1 Cup Castor Sugar
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and line a 12 hole muffin pan with paper cases.
Beat Butter, Rind, Sugar and eggs in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in Coconut, then sifted Flour alternately with Milk. Spoon mixture into cases.
Bake cakes for 20 mins or until cooked. Cool on wire racks. Increase oven to 220 degrees C
Cut a 2 cm deep hole in the centre of each cake, fill with the Mitch's Preserves Lemon Butter. Discard Tops.
Make the meringue.
Spoon meringue into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain tube. Pipe meringue on cakes. Place on an oven tray. Bake for 5 minutes or until meringue is browned lightly. Alternatively you could use your kitchen blow torch if you have one.
This recipe is courtesy of my beautiful Womens Weekly "The Best-Ever Collection" book. I've just re jigged it to suit our product. Hope you enjoy. They're pretty addictive.