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Western Chili Recipes with Capsicum
Lamb with capsicum rolls
and white bean puree
Cooking time 40 minutes, serve 6
Ingredients (a) (Lamb) and method
- 3x250 g lamb loins
- 4 pips garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp rosemary leaves
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 400 g dried white cannelloni beans
- ˝ tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- Prepare lamb. Marinate with garlic,
rosemary,
olive oil and leave overnight.
- Soak bean overnight. Simmer till soft.
Let cool and put in food processor.
- Drain marinade from lamb. Add to
beans,
with paprika, lemon juice, salt
and pepper, puree. Heat till hot.
- Sear lamb briskly over high heat till golden.
Roast at 250C for 15 minutes.
- Place roasted on puree and serve.
Ingredients (b) (capsicum) and method
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1 red capsicums |
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1 yellow capsicums |
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1 tbsp crumbled feta cheese |
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1/2 tbsp small capers |
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1 tbsp finely chopped parsley |
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2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil |
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ground pepper to taste |
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basil leaves for garnish |
- Roast capsicums. Skin, halve and seed.
- Mix all remaining ingredients. Add 1 tbsp
to halved pepper.
- Garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve.
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Gazpacho – A refreshing chilled soup
from Eastern Europe
Serve 3
Ingredients
1 small green capsicum
1 small red capsicum
1 big onion
1 cucumber, skinned
1 tomato
2 pips garlic
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
brown sugar, ground cumin, salt and
pepper to taste
1 cup chicken soup
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Gazpacho
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A refreshing chilled soup
from Eastern Europe, full of capsicums
as source of
antioxidants |
Method
- Finely chop half each of the capsicums,
onion, cucumber and refrigerate.
- Blend remaining capsicums with the rest
of ingredients.
- Chill soup for 1 hour or more before serving.
- To serve, garnish with chopped vegetables, croutons and dash
of olive oil.
Mexican fried rice with
capsicum
cooking 20
minutes, serve 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 pips garlic
- 4 tomatoes, skinned and
diced
- 1/4 red capsicum, diced
- 1/4 green capsicum, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- salt to taste
Method
- Heat oil and
sauté the
garlic.
- Add tomatoes and cook till
completely mashed.
- Stir in capsicums, cayenne
pepper,
tomato sauce and cayenne pepper.
- Switch of flame and mix in
the rice
and salt till well-mixed.
Mexican fried rice with capsicum
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