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Jamaican patties (vegan)

9/7/2021

Preparation time: 15-20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 -30 minutes
Serves: makes 7 Patties

Ingredients
Pastry
·       250g plain flour
·       ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
·       ½ teaspoon salt
·       125g cold margarine or butter cut into cubes
·       5-6 tablespoon cold water

Filling
·       1 teaspoon oil
· 500g vegan soya mince (pre-soaked if the dried variety or defrosted if the frozen variety)
·       1 onion, diced
·       2 cloves garlic, minced
·       1 small (2 inches) piece of ginger, minced
·       ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
·       2 - 3 teaspoons curry powder
·       ½ teaspoon dried thyme
·       ½ teaspoon paprika
·       2 tomatoes, chopped
·       4 tablespoons wholemeal breadcrumbs
·       125ml water
·       1 vegetable stock cube
Directions

Preheat oven 180 degrees C / Gas mark 4
To make the pastry, sieve the flour into a large bowl.
Add salt and turmeric.
Grate the frozen butter into the flour and crumble in with your fingers.
Add the cold water and knead to make a dough (the texture will be like bread crumbs).
To make the filling, heat the oil and add onions, garlic, ginger, and mince. Cook until the mince is browned.
Add curry powder, thyme, paprika, salt and black pepper and cook for a further 3-5 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook for a further 3-5 minutes until tomatoes have softened.
Stir in the wholemeal breadcrumbs and cook for 2 minutes.
Add water and stock cube and simmer for approx 1/2 hour.
You should end up with a fairly thick stew.
Allow to cool.
Roll out the pastry on a floured surface.
Using a small saucer, place on the dough and cut around to create a circle shape.
Put approx 1-2 teaspoon of the filling onto the pastry circle covering less than half the circle.
Fold the pastry circle in half and press down the edges with a fork.
You should now have half a semi circle shape.
Prick the patties with a fork (2 -3 times) to allow the steam to escape.
Place in the oven for about 20-30 minutes.

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Cauliflower Steaks

7/7/2021

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Ingredients
2 heads cauliflower
1 teaspoon (5 g) season all
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil

Instructions
Preheat to 500ºF (260ºC).
Remove the outer green leaves from the head of cauliflower and trim the stem.
Using a large knife cut the cauliflower in half lengthwise through the center.

Cut a 1 ½-inch thick steak from each half. If the head is large, carefully cut one more steak from each of the cut sides.

Repeat process with the other head of cauliflower. Trim any florets not connected to the stem. There should be about 4 to 8 pieces total.

Place cauliflower steaks on a baking sheet.

In a small bowl mix together salt, pepper, garlic powder, season all and paprika

Drizzle olive oil on both sides of each cauliflower steak

Evenly sprinkle the seasoning mixture on both sides of the cauliflower steaks, about ¼ teaspoon per side.

Tightly cover the baking sheet with foil and bake for 5 minutes.

Remove the foil from the cauliflower and roast for 10 minutes.

Gently flip the cauliflower steak and roast until a golden brown crust forms on both sides, about 6 to 8 minutes.

Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with parsley.

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CoCo bread recipe

5/7/2021

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INGREDIENTS
1 cup of coconut milk (or 1 cup water)
1 teaspoon of salt
2 packs of yeast (approx 1 tablespoon)
1 tablespoon of vegan butter
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon of sugar
3 cups of plain flour sifted (can use bread flour)
1 teaspoon of salt

METHOD

Preheat oven to 400f / 204c / gas mark 6
Gently warm the milk until it’s lukewarm (about 50 seconds in the microwave)
Add salt to the coconut milk
Add the yeast, vegan butter, vegetable shortening, sugar
Stir and set it aside
In a bowl sift cups of flour and then add salt
Stir
Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture and the add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture
Stir until combined (mixture will be sticky )
Flour your work surface
Place dough unto the work surface
With clean hands knead they dough until soft and smooth
Grease a bowl with some butter
Place dough into the bowl
Cover with a a damp tea towel
Leave it in a warm place for 1 hour and 30 minutes
line a baking tray with grease proof paper and set aside
Place your dough onto a floured work surface
Flour your rolling pin and roll out your dough
Cut into 4 pieces
Roll out the dough until about 1/2 to 1 inch thick
Cut it into a circular shape using a side plate
Grease one half of the dough with butter
Fold the dough in half
Then place on a baking tray
Repeat the process until you have used all of your dough
Leave it covered in a warm place for 10 mins
Place in a the oven for 30 mins at has 400f / 204c / mark 6

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Butterbean and lentil Curry

5/7/2021

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INGREDIENTS
1 onion chopped
1 inch piece of ginger minced
2 cloves of garlic
1 medium tomato
1 teaspoon all purpose seasoning
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 a vegetable stock cube
I tin butter beans
1/2 cup red lentils
Coconut cream to taste
METHOD

Cook onion, ginger, garlic and tomato in a little water. Cook until soft

Add vegetable stock cube

Cook until stock cube has dissolved

Add butter beans, lentils, all purpose seasoning, curry powder and coconut cream - add a little water (about 4-5 ounces )

Cook. On a low heat for 20-30 mins until the lentils are soft

Remove from heat and serve

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