Cheats Scouse Recipes

MY SCOUSE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 150.
• Heat up some low-fat cooking spray on the hob and stir-fry the lamb until it is browned on both sides. Transfer to a lidded casserole dish.
• Use this juice from the lamb to stir-fry the carrots and turnip until just starting to soften. Add to the casserole dish.
• Pour in the stock. Cover and cook in the oven for an hour.
• Towards the end of the cooking time, par-boil the potatoes for about 5 - 10 minutes. Add to the casserole dish with salt and a generous amount of pepper and cook at 150 for a further 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and stir. The potatoes should have gone all mushy and sludge-like.
• At this point, if you're impatient, you could eat the scouse as it is.
• But it's much better if you transfer it from the casserole into a slow cooker and leave it on medium for about 4 - 6 hours. The flavour will intensify and the lamb will be coming apart,.
• Serve with crusty bread.

ME MA'S SCOUSE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan heat oil over medium heat.
• Fry carrot & onion in heated oil until onion is soft & translucent.
• Add mince & stir gently until browned, taking care not to break mince up too much.
• Barely cover with water and add stock cubes.
• Add potatoes and more water if necessary to barely cover.
• Simmer for as long as possible, stirring regularly and adding more water if necessary.
• Serve with bread and butter.

CHEAT'S EASY SPICED COUSCOUS WITH FRUIT AND NUTS - IN A JAR!

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together.
• (The amounts can be doubled or even quadrupled for long term storage of up to 6 -9 months.).
• When you are ready to prepare the couscous, measure out the correct serving of dry ingredients into a large bowl, preferably the one you will be serving it from. The dry & wet combination is given above in the ingredients.
• Add the olive oil or butter & mix thoroughly.
• Add the boiling stock and mix thoroughly - place a clean tea towel over the top of the bowl and leave for 5 minutes.
• Fluff up the couscous after 5 minutes & add more liquid if needed.
• Add a knob of butter or a teaspoon of live oil - mix & sprinkle with freshly chopped coriander - cilantro before serving.
• You could also add more nuts or fruit as a garnish if you wish.
• This is a basic recipe - all kinds of dried fruit and nuts can be used such as: almonds, cashew nuts, dried cherries or cranberries, dried banana or coconut. It will depend on what you will be serving it with!