So this week I've made apple and cinnamon muffins, ginger biscuits, sticky toffee pudding (which was to die for!), carrot and coriander soup and last nights tea which was homemade burgers and chips which, if I say so myself were AMAZING! So much better than bought in my opinion! And the best thing is I have popped the majority of this in the freezer for my mum so she's got some meals and treats for the next month. So, she doesn't have to come home and spend ages cooking herself tea. Sorted!
The burgers were from a brilliant recipe by Jamie Oliver in his Ministry of Food cookbook but it can also be found on his website...
as for the chips well they were a bit of an experiment putting together quite tips and recipes I'd read but here's the gist of it (I know it's a very lengthy process but trust me it's so worth it if you have the time!)...
1. Cut up a few potatoes into chip shaped pieces roughly the same size so they will cook in the same amount of time.
2. Put the potato pieces in a bowl of cold water and put in the fridge overnight. This gets rid of a lot of the starch.
3. The next day give the potatoes a good rinse in fresh cold water and drain off.
4. Plunge your chips into a saucepan of boiling water and then simmer very gently until the point of a knife will penetrate the chips easily.
5. Using a slotted spoon, remove the chips from the pan and lay them out on a tray. Let them cool down completely.
6. Add some oil to a frying pan and lightly fry the chips. Don't have the high too high and remove the chips as soon as they start to brown off.
7. Let the chips cool down completely again and then put in the fridge.
8. When it's time for tea, place your chips on a baking tray and put in the oven on gas mark 6/7 and cook until they are golden brown and crispy.
9. Sprinkle a bit of salt over them and serve!
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