There is something so wonderfully comforting (and unhealthy) about a mouth full of potato alongside your morning beans. For me, after a long night of dinner service nothing but hash browns soothes my bleary eyes and sore feet. It also helps distract from the lingering smell of spilt merlot, wafting from my work clothes in the washing basket. It is the ultimate comfort food, and socially acceptable to consume before 9am (or after 1am). I don't tend to indulge myself in these too often, because apparently eating a diet of mostly fried potato isn’t actually all that good for you (It was an upsetting realisation I can tell you that). However, when I do it's because really what treats you better than a hot fried cake of shredded potato and red onion? Nothing.
Ingredients:
1 egg, beaten
4 medium potatoes, peeled
1 red onion
Salt & Pepper
Vegetable oil for frying
Method:
1)Â Grate the potatoes onto an old tea towel. Wrap the rest of the towel around the filling and squeeze over the sink to get rid of all the water. Transfer the grated potato to a large mixing bowl.Â
2) Chop the red onion and add to the potato, along with the salt and pepper, before mixing in the beaten egg with your hands to combine.
3) Heat a small amount of oil in a large frying pan. Take a spoonful of potato mix and combine into a ball using your hands. Add several of these to the pan and flatten with a spatula. Cook on both sides until browned and soft, before draining on a paper towel and serving.
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality✓ Free Actions
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
This is another recipe which I was playing around with last weekend, combining Goats cheese (aka, my favourite ingredient in the world) and leeks instead of onions. I think I'm going into an onion overload at the moment, so change was nice and delicious. I would recommend using fresh thyme for this if you can afford it, but the usual also works just as well (just don't sprinkle it on top instead of using a sprig ... it's not that great when it isn't cooked into anything, in my opinion). This would definitely make a lovely started if you;re having friends over and want to impress. It's simple, low cost, but maximum taste.
Ingredients:
4 Leeks
Butter
2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves (plus sprigs for the tops)
375g Block of Puff Pastry (or a sheet of pre-rolled puff pastry)
125g soft Goats Cheese
Salt + Pepper
Method:
1) Wash your leeks, cut in half vertically and finely chop.
2) Heat a generous knob of butter in a frying pan, before adding the leeks, salt + pepper and thyme. Sweat the leeks on a very low heat for about 20 minutes until they appear to melt together, but haven't browned excessively. Add more butter throughout the process if needs be. Cool.
3) Preheat your oven to about 200-220C and line a baking tray or two with grease proof paper.
4)Â Roll out the pastry to a good thickness, and cut out 4 saucer-sized shapes. Trace a circle on the inside of the pastry discs, about an inch from the edge. This will ensure that when the pastry bakes, you'll get a nice clean lip to your tartlet.
5)Â Fill your pastry cases with the cooked leeks, and top with crumbled Goats Cheese and a sprig of Thyme.
6)Â Cook in the oven for roughly 20 minutes, or until the pastry has puffed up nicely. Serve with salad or steamed veg.
