2020-03-01 Woolworths Taste

62 TASTE MARCH 2020

JAMMYROASTCHICKEN

“Roastchickenis theultimatechuck-in-the-
oven-and-forgetdish.Nowtrybastingit in
whateverleftoverjamsorchutneydregsare
takingupspaceinthe fridge. It's next level."

Serves2 to 4
EASY
GREATVALUE
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 1½ hours

free-rangewholechicken 1
jamorchutney½cup(weused smooth
apricotjamand fig jam)
oliveoil4 T
salt,totaste
red peppers 3, halved

1 Preheattheovento160°C.Coverthe
chickeninthejam,drizzlewitholiveoil
andseasonlightly. 2 Placethechickenon
a roastinggridwithanoventrayunderneath
sothatit willroastevenly. 3 Placethered
peppersona separatetray,seasonand
drizzlewitholiveoil.Roastfor 30 minutes,
thenremovefromtheovenandcool.
4 Roastthechickenfor1 hour.It’sdone
whenthejamontheskinis thickand sticky.
Servewithcrispybreadif youlike.
Cook’snote:Donotcoverthechicken
whileroastingasthiswillcreatea moist
environmentthatisn’tidealforthismethod.
DAIRY-FREE,WHEAT-ANDGLUTEN-FREE
WINE:TokaraCabernetSauvignon 2017

STIR-FRIEDLETTUCE

“Behonest:thereis a headoflettuceinyour
crisperdrawerthat’spastitsprime.Insteadof
chuckingit,useit tomakethisAsiansidethat’s
perfectwithpoachedchickenandricenoodles.
Thinkofit asthepoor man’s pak choi.”

Serves2 to 4
EASY
GREATVALUE
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes

sesameoil2 T
WoolworthsCrunchitalettuce 2 heads,
sliceddownthemiddle
ginger1 x 10cmpiece,thinly sliced
garlic2 cloves,crushed
Woolworths Asian coconut palm
sugar1 t
rice vinegar ½ cup

soya sauce1∕3 cup

1 Heatthesesameoilina wokovera high

heat,thenfrythelettuce,gingerandgarlic

untiltheystarttocarameliseslightly. 2 Add

thepalmsugaranddeglazethewokusing

thericevinegarandsoya sauce. Cookfor

a further5 minutes.

Cook’snote:Anyleftoverlettuceandany

Asian-styleingredientcanbeaddedtothe

fryingprocessofthisrecipe.Servewith

Woolworths’crispyonionsprinkle.

CARB-CONSCIOUS,FAT-CONSCIOUS,

DAIRY-FREE,MEATFREE

WINE: Woolworths Pinot Grigio 2018

USE-UPCHEESEBAKE

“Good-quality,agedcheesedoesn'tcome

cheap,sodon’twasteit.Thisis a greatway

tobreathenewlifeintoyourcheeseboard

offcuts.Useanystrong-flavoured cheese.”

Serves2 to 4

EASY

GREATVALUE

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

saltedbutter 3 t, plus extra for greasing

flour3½T

milk1 cup, heated

salt½t

whitepepper¼t

mustardpowder¼t

Parmesan 100 g,grated

Gruyère 100 g,grated

free-range eggs 5, separated

1 Preheattheovento200°C.Brusha 20

cmroundbakingdishwithmeltedbutter.

2 Meltthebutterina mediumsaucepan,

thenaddtheflour.Cookuntiltheflouris

goldenbrown,thenaddthemilk,whisking

continuallyuntilthemixturehasthickened.

Addthesalt,pepper,mustardpowderand

cheeseandmixuntilcombined.Allowto

coolfor5 minutes. 3 Usinganelectricmixer,

beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form,

thenwhisktheeggyolksintothecheese

mixture.Foldtheeggyolkmixtureintothe

eggwhitemixture,a thirdata time. 4 Bake

for 20 minutesuntilcaramel in colour.

Serveimmediately.

MEAT-FREE

WINE:NeilEllisElginChardonnay 2017

EASYCAPONATA

“BrinjalsarethebaseofthisSiciliandish,so

yes!Youhavea homeforthatpurplelurker!

Butit willalsouseupallyouralmostoverrripe

tomatoes,near-emptyjarsofolivesand

wiltingparsley.Someversionsusecelery,

soaddthosesad-looking sticks you’d

almostgivenupon.”

Serves2 to 4

EASY

GREATVALUE

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

oliveoil6 T

largebrinjals2, cut into chunks

salt,totaste

redonion1,diced

sultanas2 T

redwinevinegar3 T

greenolives10,pitted and

lightlysmashed

capers1 T

garlic2 cloves,crushed

parsleya handful,roughlychopped

redheirloomtomatoes2, sliced

black pepper, to taste

1 Heathalftheoliveoilina mediumpan,

thenaddthebrinjalandseason.Fryuntil

caramelised,thenremovefromthepan

andsetaside. 2 Heattheremainingoil

inthesamepan,thenfrytheonionuntil

translucent.Addthesultanasandfryfor

a further5 minutes.Deglazethepanwith

thevinegar,thensetaside. 3 Tossthebrinjal

withtheonion-and-sultanamixture,then

addtheolives,capers,garlic,parsley and

tomatoes.Seasonandserve.

Cook’snote:If you’dlikea caponatathat

is verytartinflavour,add1 T tomatopaste

whenyoudeglazethepanwiththevinegar.

CARB-CONSCIOUS,HEALTH-CONSCIOUS,

DAIRY-FREE,MEAT-FREE, WHEAT- AND

GLUTEN-FREE

WINE:Woolworths Diemersdal Merlot

Malbec 2017

FRIDGE FORAGE

“Caponata willuse

up allyouroverripe

tomatoes,nearly

empty jarsofolives

and wilting herbs ”