Innholdsfortegnelse for #76 Budget i taste.com.au Cookbooks

After your mortgage or rent, groceries make up a rather large portion of the monthly budget. With this book, we've set out to show you tasty ways to shave a buck or three off your weeknight meals and workday lunches. With the super savings on your shopping, you'll even be able to treat yourself to a sweet something to finish your day. I'm eyeing off the Caramilk dumplings (p89) at $2.15 a serve – that's less than a block of chocolate! I'm always surprised by just what can be whipped up for less than $3 a serve. Far from slim pickings, you'll be spoiled for choice when you're in that pay day mayday with the Curried beef pies (p24) or Apricot chicken tray bake (p13) on the menu. We've set…

CORN FRITTERS & BACON JAM SERVES 4 ✷ PREP 30 MINS ✷ COOKING 40 MINS INGREDIENTS 250g cocktail truss tomatoes (optional) 150g (1 cup) plain flour 2 tsp Keen's Traditional Curry Powder 420g can corn kernels, drained 150g haloumi, coarsely grated 150g (1 cup) frozen baby peas, thawed 1 egg, lightly whisked 185ml (3⁄4 cup) milk Vegetable oil, to shallow fry 1⁄2 avocado, cut into 4 wedges (optional) Baby spinach, to serve (optional) Bacon jam 1 tbs vegetable oil 300g rindless bacon rashers, cut into thin strips 1 red onion, finely chopped 140g (2⁄3 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar 80ml (1⁄3 cup) apple cider vinegar 80ml (1⁄3 cup) maple syrup METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. 2 Place the tomatoes, if using, on prepared tray. Roast for 10-15 minutes or until just tender. 3 Meanwhile, make the…

NeeNISH CHeeSeCAKe SERVES 10 ✷ PREP 1 HOUR (+ 5 HOURS 45 MINS CHILLING) INGREDIENTS 250g shortbread biscuits 100g unsalted butter, melted, plus 1 tsp, extra 80g (1/4 cup) raspberry jam 250g cream cheese, at room temperature, chopped 70g (1/3 cup) caster sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 600ml ctn thickened cream 3 tsp gelatine powder 1 tbs pure icing sugar, plus extra, to dust 60g white chocolate, chopped 125g fresh raspberries Icing 300g (2 cups) pure icing sugar, sifted 2 tsp cocoa powder, sifted 2 tbs boiling water Pink food colouring, to tint METHOD 1 Invert base of an 8cm-deep, 20cm (base size) round springform pan. Grease base and side. Line base with baking paper. Secure base back in the pan, allowing paper to overhang edge. 2 Place biscuits in a food processor. Process until finely crushed. Add the butter. Process until well combined. Transfer to…

ONe-POT PePPeRONI PIZZA PASTA SERVES 4 ✷ PREP 10 MINS ✷ COOKING 30 MINS INGREDIENTS 150g pepperoni slices 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced 200g small button mushrooms, halved 1 green capsicum, deseeded, finely chopped 1 tbs pizza sauce 500ml (2 cups) saltreduced chicken stock 375ml (11⁄ 2 cups) passata 400g can diced tomatoes 200g dried small shell pasta 2 tbs finely chopped fresh oregano leaves, plus extra leaves, to serve 155g (1 1⁄ 2 cups) pre-grated pizza cheese blend METHOD 1 Reserve 10 pepperoni slices. Cut the remaining pepperoni slices in half. 2 Heat the oil in a large deep ovenproof frying pan over high heat. Add the onion, mushroom, capsicum and halved pepperoni slices. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the vegetables begin to brown. Add the pizza sauce. Stir until combined.…

APRICOT CHICKeN TRAY BAKe SERVES 4 ✷ PREP 10 MINS ✷ COOKING 45 MINS INGREDIENTS 695g tub apricot halves in juice 4 fresh rosemary sprigs 2 tbs French onion soup mix 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 1kg chicken drumsticks (see tip) 500g baby coliban (chat) potatoes, halved 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan forced. Grease a large deep baking tray. Line the tray with baking paper. 2 Drain the apricots, reserving 80ml (⅓ cup) juice. Pick leaves from 1 rosemary sprig and finely chop. Combine the soup mix, chopped rosemary, oil and reserved juice in a jug. 3 Arrange the chicken, potato, onion and apricots in a single layer on prepared tray. Drizzle over the rosemary mixture and season. 4 Bake, turning the chicken and adding the remaining rosemary sprigs halfway…

MASSAMAN CURRY TRAY BAKe SERVES 4 ✷ PREP 15 MINS ✷ COOKING 35 MINS INGREDIENTS METHOD 400ml can coconut milk 180ml (3/4 cup) chicken stock 80g (1/3 cup) gluten-free massaman curry paste 700g butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, cut into 3cm pieces 400g pkt gluten-free beef and lamb meatballs (see tip) 1 small red onion, cut into 8 wedges 100g snow peas, trimmed 2 tbs unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped Thinly sliced red chilli and steamed rice, to serve 1 Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan forced. Whisk together the coconut milk, stock and curry paste in a jug until combined. Pour into a large deep baking tray. Arrange the pumpkin, meatballs and onion on the tray and spray the tops with oil. Roast for 35 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through and vegetables are tender. 2 Meanwhile, place the…