Great food does not have to cost a lot. Here are two nutritious tasty meals that are easy to make and will be a lot easier on the budget than ordering a take away.
Cheddar and bacon is a classic combination.
You could also make this with ham or with chicken. I tried this recipe with Simply Better whisky-cured rashers last week and it was delicious. If you can, get a good mature cheddar for the best taste.
This crisp buttered cabbage is nice and moist. I remember eating this years ago when we boiled the cabbage and added onion.
Nowadays we like to boil vegetables a lot less and eat them crispier with all of the nutrition, colour and flavour that you get with this recipe.
Make sure you get Quality Assured pork for the escalopes with new potatoes and peas. I always keep some frozen peas in the freezer.
They are handy to have and they go well with mint. The lemon in this recipe adds good flavour to the pork. And mint is so easy to grow and also makes a great herbal tea.
Happy cooking,
Neven
Pork escalopes with new potatoes & peas
Serves four
550g (1lb 7oz) packet fresh Irish pork medallions
finely grated zest of 1 lemon
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh mixed herbs, such as thyme, rosemary and/or sage
3 tbsp olive oil
500g (1 1/4lb) baby new potatoes
100g (4oz) frozen peas
1 tsp fresh chopped mint, plus extra to garnish
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cheddar & potato bake with bacon
Serves four to six
225g (8oz) streaky bacon rashers, rind removed and diced
1.5kg (3 1/2lb) potatoes
200g (7oz) Cheddar cheese, finely grated
300ml (1/2 pint) cream
300ml (1/2 pint) milk
25g (1oz) butter, extra for greasing
Fresh thyme leaves, to garnish
Crisp buttered cabbage, to serve (see separate recipe)
Crisp buttered green cabbage
Serves four to six
15g butter
1 tbsp water
1 green cabbage, trimmed and sliced