Quick Creamy Curry Noodles with Tuna (Light summer dish)

Hi dolls!


Today it is unbelievably hot here and it's quite humid,so spending a long time in a tiny kitchen equals Sauna.This recipe will take about 15 minutes and it's sooo yummy.The recipe is enough for two people and the key for quick cooking is the chopping and grating.

You need:
500 ml of vegetable stock (you can use the cubed instant one)
100 ml of water
1 carrot (peeled,grated)
1 small red bell pepper (either chop it or toss it in the blender and pulse 2-3 times)
2 small cans of tuna in water (drain the tuna )
1 tablespoon curry powder
a dash of ground cumin,ginger
1 small fresh chili (chopped ) or 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 peach or nectarine (diced)
olive oil
2 portions of chinese egg noodles (those dried curly noodle bricks :D)
pepper salt
100 ml of coconut milk or plain cream
a bit of dill and  coriander for garnish
A slice of lemon

In a medium sized saucepan mix stock,water,curry powder,ginger,cumin,chili,pepper and salt.Bring to a boil and add 1 tbsp olive oil,then add carrot,bell pepper and nectarine.Boil for 5 minutes,then add the noodles and if neccessary add another 100 ml of water.
Noodles usually cook very quickly,so just follow the time instructions on your noodles.
Remove from the heat and add the tuna and coconut milk.
You may add some more seasoning (a dash of everything :)
Serve in a bowl and decorate with dill,lemon and coriander.Once you are ready to eat,squeeze some drops of lemon juice on top.


Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

Vegetarian Ramen with Brussels Sprouts

Hi Dolls,

You must think I am crazy.Putting Brussels Sprouts into a Japanese soup??Well,throwing away perfect sprouts is not good.So before they go bad,I wanted to use them.
Ramen is a really nice soup for cold days.And because there are noodles and vegetables inside it is healthy.The best part is,that it is a quick soup.

You need:
2 portions of Ramen noodles
1 carrot (thinly sliced)
1/2 red or green bell pepper (thinly sliced)
1 spring onion (sliced)
1 small can of bean/bamboo sprouts
1 liter vegetable stock
10 brussles sprouts cut in 4 
2 sachets white miso
300 ml water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tofu omelette (optional)
pepper salt olive oil

Bring the water and the vegetable stock to a boil and add the vegetables.Boil for 4 min.Remember slicing thinly is the key to a quick soup.And a short boiling time won't kill the vitamins.
Now add the miso paste,soy sauce and the noodles.Boil the noodles (Asian Noodles usually cook within 2-4 min).Taste and season.Drizzle about a tablespoon of olive oil on top and serve with a tofu omelette.
Btw: The tofu omelette was from a store in a package of 4.They are not that bad,but the texture reminds me of a wet sponge.



Huggies
And happy warming up.
After the soup I could feel my feet again *yay*


Chinchillachannel258

Spicy Fish Soup with Noodles

Hi Huns !


This soup is a really quick meal,easy to make and full of flavor.

You need:
2-3 fillets of any white fish you like ( I used blue shark),cut in chunks
1 liter fish stock
1 sachet of white miso paste
1/4 head cabbage (chopped coarsely)
2 carrots (sliced thinly)
1/2 red bell pepper (finely diced)
1/2 onion finely diced
pepper,salt,dried cilantro
2 portions of Chinese Noodles

Bring the fish stock to a boil and add the vegetables.Boil for 5-7 minutes,then add the noodles.Now add the miso paste and the fish.Simmer until fish and noodles are done and add some seasoning.


YUM!


Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Autumn Bean stew

Hi Sweethearts

You can probably tell,that I love soups and stews.Throwing everything in one pot is just my favorite thing.For this green bean stew you need:
400 gr frozen green beans
2 potatoes (large dice)
2 carrots(peeled,sliced)
1 onion (sliced)
a few pieces of celery root
2 liters vegetable stock
5 tablespoons fresh finely chopped parsley
1 tomato (remove seeds,diced)
4-5 strips of bacon (diced)
pepper salt
100 ml milk or cream


(I also added some tofu to the soup.Just tore the tofu apart and threw it in the pot)
Put your veggies and bacon in a large pot and cover them with stock.You also might want to add some water.Bring to a boil and cook on medium high heat for 15-20 min.Season with pepper and salt.
Shortly before the end of the time,add milk and parsley.

That was really yummy.The tofu had a nice vegetable flavor.

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Cauliflower puree

Hello Hello Hello!

Time for another quick recipe.Cauliflower puree is a nice alternative to mashed potatoes.It can be dressed up,loaded and infused,but since it is cauliflower season I wanted to enjoy the pure buttery taste of cauliflower <3

You need:
1/2 head cauliflower (the smaller u chop the faster it cooks)
1 small potato (same as above)
water,salt pepper,ground nutmeg
50-100 ml cream
1/2 teaspoon butter.
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Put the potatoes and cauliflower in a pot,cover with water and add salt and lemon juice.
Bring it to a boil and boil until tender (10-15 min)
Drain the veggies and put them in a blender with cream,butter,nutmeg,salt and pepper.Depending on the consistency you prefer,add more or less cream!
You can also turn it into a cream soup.

And that's it :)

Huggies <3
Chinchillachannel258
(Spring onion does not really taste good with cauliflower XD so don't use spring onion as garnish)

Lentil stew

Hello
Do you eat lentils?
I just started liking lentils a year ago.Now I love them,because I know now that lentils don't have to be soggy,texture-less things drowned in Vinegar.
There are different types of lentils and I just looove mixing them.

This stew might look weird,but lentils give off that weird grayish color *hhmmpf*

You need :
100 gr small lentils
150 gr small white lentils
3 large carrots (peeled,sliced)
1 stalk of leek (sliced)
2 medium potatoes (randomly diced)
4 Frankfurt type sausages (Franks,sliced)
some chopped parsley
2 liters of vegetable stock
pepper salt

Wash the lentils well and pick out the bad ones.I used lentils that don't need to soak overnight.
Bring the stock to a boil and add all the ingredients.Boil for 20-30 min and season well.If too much water has evaporated,add a little more.
But some people prefer a rather liquid stew and I prefer mine full with lentils and franks and only a little of the gray stock XD


It tasted better the next day.
But yeah,no matter how you arrange it,it always looks kinda bad....

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Rustic autumn stew with cauliflower and pumpkin

Hai!

German cuisine features a lot of Eintopf which literally means "One-Pot".In other words,we like to throw a lot of different things in one pot and either make a gravy or a broth with it.
In my case it is a broth.Usually I don't use bought chicken or vegetable stock,but I ran out of homemade stock.So I used those cubes with instant broth.




You need:
400 gr diced pumpkin
1/2 head cauliflower (just use your hands to pick the flowers apart)
3 carrots (sliced)
1 stalk leek (sliced)
1/4 head white cabbage
1 onion (sliced)
3 Frankfurt type sausages *Franks* (sliced)
some mixed vegetables of your choice ( 1 cup approx)
1 red bell pepper
some chopped fresh parsley1-2 small pieces celery root
water
pepper salt
100 ml heavy cream
instant vegetable stock cubes (I used 3 1/2)


Simply throw all the veggies in your big pot,add water until they are covered,add the franks and the instant stock cubes.Bring to a boil and boil for 15-20 min.Add more water if needed.Season,add parsley and cream and then bring to a boil again and enjoy.



Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Asparagus cream soup

Hello

For this recipe you are going to need asparagus peels in order to make a flavorful stock.You can store asparagus peels in the freezer in a bag.


For the stock :
200-400 gr asparagus peels
the juice of 1/2 lemon
pepper,salt
20 gr butter
1,5 liters of water


For the soup:
5-6 asparagus sticks
1/2 shallot (grated)
200 ml cream

pepper salt the juice of a half lemon


For the stock quickly rinse the asparagus peels and bring all the stock ingredients to a boil.Cook on medium high heat for 25 min.
Filter the stock.

Chop up the asparagus sticks and bring them to a boil in your asparagus stock.Add lemon juice.
Let it simmer for 10 min

With a slotted spoon  take out the asparagus and put it in a blender.
Blend it smooth with cream pepper and salt.
Put the pureed asparagus back to the stock and season if needed.

Now beat the mixture for 30 seconds with a balloon whisk.

DONE :)

Sprinkle some parsley or chives on top


Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Vegetarian chili

Hey guys

Wow this week was probably my worst week ever nutrition wise.I had a lot of fast food,junk food and all that unhealthy stuff.This morning I woke up feeling and looking like crap.So I decided I will cook something healthy.

This chili is fabulous and you won't miss the meat I promise!

You need
1 cup kidney beans
1 cup green beans (chopped in half)
1 cup chopped yellow and red bell peppers
1 onion (diced)
1 cup carrots (sliced)
some baby corn or normal corn (a cup approx)
1 cup tomatoes (puree them in the blender)
a small piece of celery root
some bamboo sprouts

1 liter vegetable stock
3 tablespoons concentrated tomato puree
salt pepper
1 chili (remove seeds and dice)
1 tablespoon pickled jalapenos (chopped)

some cilantro,cumin and honey


Put all your veggies in a big pot and add the vegetable stock.If the veggies are not fully covered ,add some water.
Boil for 10 minutes and add tomato puree,chili,jalapenos and season with the listed spices.

Let the yummy mix boil for another 10 min and add the honey.1-2 tablespoons.....

And you are basically done!

You can add any vegetable you like and of course any spice you like.


Serve with rice or pasta.
I enjoyed that dish with a glass of french cidre bouche doux.YUM!


Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Quick noodle soup

Hellow!

This soup will take 7-10 minutes to prepare.

You need :
500 ml vegetable stock
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 sachet white Miso paste(shiromiso)
1 carrot
1/2 red bell pepper
2 portions of dried noodles (I used whole grain Asian noodles)
pepper salt olive oil
some dill and parsley

Put the carrot,the bell pepper,the dill and the parsley in a blender.With 2-3 impulses the blender finely chops the veggies and herbs for you.Bring the vegetable stock to a boil,add the veggies,add the soy sauce,add the miso paste and then finally add the noodles and let them boil in the soup until they are done.Asian noodles usually cook very quick.At the end add a teaspoon of olive oil and season with pepper and salt if needed.

That was quick wasn't it?

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Fish soup Asian style

Hai!

This soup is easy,healthy and just sooo yummy.It can be done in 1000000 different ways.I don't claim this is authentic Asian food,it happens to have a lot of Asian ingredients .

You need:
2 liters fish stock
1 small sweet potato (diced)
2 carrots (diced)
1 spring onion (diced)
1 mug frozen mixed veggies (I chose Asian veggies)
3 blue shark fillets or cat fish fillets (cut into chunks)
a few cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
2 sachets red miso soup paste
5 tablespoons thai basil (chopped)
5 tablespoons parsley (chopped)
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or sake
3 tablespoons soy sauce
a hand full of noodles 
3 tablespoons sesame seed oil.
1/2 teaspoon chilly powder
pepper salt

Bring the fish stock to a boil and add all ingredients except from the noodles.Simmer at medium heat for 30 min-45 min.If the stock evaporates too quickly,add some water and season if needed.
The advantage of blue shark is,that it kinda dissolves which gives a wonderful texture to the soup..
At the end add the noodles and boil them for 2-3 min.

Done :)

I really enjoyed this soup and I ate two bowls of it.

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Easy zucchini soup

You are probably wondering why I am cooking so much soup lately.Well I love soup.
There is nothing better than a honest down to earth bowl of soup!
I lately re-discovered zucchini soup.My mother used to make the most slimy and garlic-y zucchini soup in the world.
I didn't eat zucchini soup for like 8 years.
Until I realized that it wasn't the zucchini's fault.
Enough blah blah,let's get down to business folks!

You need:
2 large zucchini
1 shallot
2 medium potatoes
200 ml cream (I used 12% fat cream suitable for cooking)
salt,pepper,olive oil,ground nut meg
water

Slice your shallot and one zucchini,then peel and dice your potatoes.Remember the smaller you cut your veg,the faster they will cook.
With a cheese grater grate the other zucchini into small sized juliennes.
Put the diced and sliced veg into a pot and cover with water.Season the water with salt and add a tablespoon of olive oil.

Bring to a boil and boil for 10 min on high temperature.
Drain the water and put the veg in a food processor.Add the cream and season well.Blend the veg until very creamy and put the puree back into the pot.Now add the grated zucchini and maybe some water if the soup is too thick.Quickly bring to a boil and serve with a nice slice of bread!

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Easy Tomato Basil Soup

Hello

This is a really easy soup,that also beginners can cook.A very healthy way to use those very ripe tomatoes in the fridge.


You need
4 large,ripe tomatoes
5 cherry tomatoes
1 shallot
a small piece celery root
1/2 carrot
a few basil leaves

olive oil
pepper,salt
oregano
chilli powder
cream
Okay,wash your tomatoes well and cut them in 4 pieces each.Remove all the seeds and the tough greenish part of the tomato.Dice the shallot,the celery root and the carrots.

In a pot with a thick bottom ,heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil and slowly roast the veggies for 5 min.
Now add 200 ml water or chicken stock.
Let the veggies boil for 15 min and puree them in your food processor with a few fresh basil leafs.
Put the now creamy tomato soup back in the pot and season well.
Adding a half teaspoon of sugar to the soup does miracles.

Add one tablespoon of cream to every bowl of soup.

I threw in a few croutons!

Done
Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Squash soup

Hey

This is the perfect match for the squash bread.
Its fun and very easy.

You need:
750 gr diced squash
200 gr diced potatoes
2 sliced carrots
150 ml heavy cream (I chose vegetable based cream with low fat/calories)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon chopped coriander
1/2 teaspoon curry powder (not the hot/spicy one)
a pinch of tumeric
pepper,salt,nutmeg

Okkkkk.
Put your diced/sliced veg in a pot and cover with water.Add the olive oil and bring to a boil.Let the veg boil for 15 min.
Drain the veg,but keep the water.It is full of flavor and vitamins.
Puree the veg with the water and the cream.Season with the listed spiced.
Add the chopped parsley and keep the chopped coriander for the decoration.

YUM!

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Maultaschen (German Ravioli from Swabia)

Hi
This recipe is not the quickest,but it's worth the work.It was actually the first time I made Maultaschen by my own.My mistake was,I made them too big.But even though they are a bit bigger than the normal,they are so tasty.

You need
For the noodle dough:
300 gr all purpose flour
two eggs
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon Oil
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon dried thyme


For the filling
100 gr ground pork
100 gr boiled spinach
1/2 spring onion
1/2 onion
1 slice old toast
1 egg
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 1/2 tablespoon chopped dill
1/4 tablespoon dried majoram
salt pepper nutmeg

broth

First prepare the dough.Mix all ingredients together and knead for 5-10 min until silky.Chill for an hour

For the filling you need a food processor,that is able to grind meat.
Put all the ingredients in the food processor and grind until the filling becomes a thick paste.

Brink some broth to a boil (1,5 liters).
Roll out the dough very thin.With a dough knife cut out small rectangles.
Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling on top of each rectangle and fold over the rectangle and pinch the edges with a fork.

Boil the Maultaschen for 20 min in the broth.

The little dumplings in my soup are made from the filling and some semolina.

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Creamy vegetable soup

Hellow!

Today I needed a lot of vitamins.Now with the swine flue going around I feel the urge to eat healthier.
This soup is a good way to eat a lot of different veggies.
But this soup does not taste like the classic healthy food.It is very vibrant and interesting in it's texture and it's composition of flavors.

You need :
2 potatoes
2 carrots
2 hand full peas
1 celery stalk
1 onion
some broccoli (i didn't have any :D )
3 tablespoons parsley
500 ml veg stock or chicken stock
200 ml milk
3 tablespoons dill
Pepper,salt,nutmeg,some creamcheese

Chop your veggies.They don't need to be perfectly chopped,cuz the soup is going in the food processor anyway.Put them into a medium sized pot.
Cover them with the chicken stock and bring it to a boil.
Let them boil for 15-20 min and pour the content of the pot in your food processor and season well.
Puree your soup for 2 min and add the parsley,milk and the dill.Push the button of the food processor one or two times more so the parsley and the dill integrate in the soup.
Pour the content of the food processor back into the pot and bring it to a boil.
Now you can serve your soup with a tablespoon of cream cheese or simple whipped cream.

Voila!

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Ravioli soup with winter vegetables

Hi
I hate to throw away food.....I feel so bad when I throw away food just because I don't like the taste.
So today was the day to somehow use the awful frozen mixed veggies that I had bought.
The peas are very overpowering and that gives you only a few options.
So I tried a ravioli soup and it was very yummy.

You need:
2 portions of fresh ravioli.(The dried would work too,but their filling tastes like old stinky socks.
1/2 onion chopped
2 carrots sliced
a handful frozen mixed veggies
2 tablespoons of Butter/margarine
500 ml chicken/beef/vegetable stock (I used beef)
some celery leaves chopped
some parsley leaves chopped
salt,pepper

Bring the stock to a boil and add the veggies and the butter.Let it boil for 15 min and add the fresh ravioli.Mine take 4 min to cook,but that depends...better check the package of the ravioli.

And that is basically it :))
So this is another very quick meal.

Frozen veggies have a bad reputation,but they sometimes contain more vitamins than fresh veggies.The veggies are shock frosted right after the harvest and fresh veggies first have to travel to reach the supermarket.


Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

A nice stew with a cheaper cut of meat

Hello
Today I went to the butchers.I actually wanted to buy some port tenderloin,but the price was just disgustingly high.
So I bought 2 Schnitzel.But Schnitzel itself is so boring and greasy.
After a look into my fridge I thought of a stew with all sorts of things in it.
What can I say? It was a fantastic dinner with about 2 Euro a portion.

You need:
2 pork Schnitzel (cut into mouth friendly portions)
1 onion (sliced)
1 bell pepper red (sliced)
200 gr mushrooms (either fresh or canned,sliced)
1 carrot (julienne cut or diced for the newbies)
200 ml cheap red whine
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1-2 tablespoons soy sauce
100 ml cream ( I used canned milk)
Pepper,salt,nutmeg,sweet paprika,sweet red pepper,thyme and rosemary.
Water or chicken stock
Butter or ghee
cornstarch to thicken
Okeydokey:
Let a pan get really hot and put 3-4 tablespoons of ghee or butter in.Seal the meat quickly from both sites,so it won't get dry.Now add the onions,carrots,bell pepper and the mushrooms and lightly color the meat.(Gordon Ramsay says:"Color equals flavor")
Now pour the whine into the pan and let it simmer for 3 min.
Fill up the pan with water or chicken stock until the meat and the veggies are covered.Add the parsley and let it simmer for 10 min.
Season with all the spices,except from the salt,be generous with the paprika and the sweet red pepper.
Now add half of the milk/cream and mix the other half with cornstarch.
Add the soy sauce for a nice brown color and also add the milk-cornstarch mix and stir well.
Let your stew simmer for another 5 min and serve.

It fits perfectly to rice,mash,pasta or boiled potatoes.
You can get creative with different veggies and spices inside the stew.

I know the orange slices look funny,but they actually were really tasty with the stew.I also sprinkled some wild oregano over it,but that was a rather bad decision,but hey,we all do mistakes.

Anyway,I really enjoyed this stew and I am so happy for the leftovers tomorrow.

Huggies and Happy cooking
Chinchillachannel258

A heartwarming winter soup

Hello :D
Today the weather was quite bad,so I thought it would be the perfect time for a heartwarming rustic soup.
This soup is easy and sooo yummy.

You need:
2 small onions (diced)
2 leek stalks
250 gr ground beef or minced lamb
2 medium potatoes
100 gr American processed cheese (Laughing cow is my favorite)
200 ml milk
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
3 tablespoons chopped dill
Salt,Pepper,Nutmeg
Some butter
1 liter water

Chop all the veggies in small pieces,for a more rustic result you can chop them a bit bigger.
Melt about 3 teaspoons of butter in a big pot.Add the ground beef,leeks,onions and potatoes and slightly fry them for 2 min.
Now add the water and season well with salt pepper and nutmeg.
Let it boil for about 10 min.
Now add the Milk and the American processed cheese.
Let the soup boil for another 10 min.
At the end add the parsley and the dill.

YUMMYYYYYYY

This soup is very nice,because you can add carrots,spinach,broccoli or other veggies.
For a more rustic result you can add some diced bacon too.


Huggies
Chinchillachannel258