Moroccan Lentil Taco Cups

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Ingredients

½ Packet of green lentils (soaked overnight in water)

Hemp or Olive oil - tbsp

1 onion chopped

*2 bell peppers (one red one yellow) diced

*6 Chesnutt mushrooms sliced

*4 Cloves of Garlic crushed

*A thumb sized piece of ginger grated or chopped

* 1 Chilli Chopped

* 1 Large Carrot sliced and diced into chunks

4 Spring Onions Chopped

Bunch of Coriander

1 tsp of Cumin, Tumeric, Garam Masala, paprika & Harissa Spices

Lemon Juice (2 lemons if using fresh)

Water

Salt

Peppercorns crushed

For the Cups

Pack of Corn Tortillas

Olive Oil Cooking Spray

Cheese Slices

Method

Leave your lentils to soak overnight, the next day change the water add a tbsp of Salt and bring to the boil, leave to boil for 10 mins then cover and turn off the heat whilst you make the next part.

In a large wok or frying pan heat your oil and add the onion for 4mins

Add all of the all of the * ingredients and half of the spices and coriander and the juice of one lemon

Keep stirring then reduce the heat to a medium low level and season

Drain your lentils over a colander – saving the juice in a pan below

Cover the lentils with the rest of your spices and coriander and squeeze the other lemon juice over the top, season

Add the lentils to your other pan and mix everything together, then cover with the drained lentil water in the other pan and add the spring onions

Bring to boil once more then turn off the heat and leave for 3-4 mins

For the Taco cups cut you tortillas in half

Spray large muffin tin baking trays and the halved tortillas with the oil and place the bread into the molds folding over in to a cup shape

Bake in the oven at 190 degrees for 8mins then add half a slice of cheese to the bottom of each one and bake for 2 more mins

Scoop in your lentils and serve!

Middle Eastern Lentils

Ingredients

½ Packet of green lentils (soaked overnight in water)

Hemp or Olive oil - tbsp

1 onion chopped

*2 bell peppers (one red one yellow) diced

*6 Chestnut mushrooms sliced

*4 Cloves of Garlic crushed

*A thumb sized piece of ginger grated or chopped

* 1 Chilli Chopped

*1 Large Carrot Sliced and Diced into small chunks

4 Spring Onions Chopped

Bunch of Coriander

1 tsp of Cumin, Tumeric, Garam Masala, paprika & Harissa Spices

Lemon Juice (2 lemons if using fresh)

Water

Salt

Peppercorns crushed

Method

Leave your lentils to soak overnight, the next day change the water add a tbsp of Salt and bring to the boil, leave to boil for 10 mins then cover and turn off the heat whilst you make the next part

In a large wok or frying pan heat your oil and add the onion for 4mins

Add all of the all of the * ingredients and half of the spices and coriander and the juice of one lemon

Keep stirring then reduce the heat to a medium low level and season

Drain your lentils over a colander – saving the juice in a pan below

Cover the lentils with the rest of your spices and coriander and squeeze the other lemon juice over the top, season

Add the lentils to your other pan and mix everything together, then cover with the drained lentil water in the other pan and add the spring onions

Bring to boil once more then turn off the heat and leave for 3-4 mins

Sprinkle a little bit of coriander and spring onion on the top to serve

JD & Coke Roast Ham

Serves 4

I large Smoked Gammon Joint

4 Cloves of Garlic crushed *

2 Shots of Jack Daniels

1 pint of Coca Cola

1 Red Bell Pepper sliced in to thin strips *

2 Shallots sliced

1 Small onion sliced

1 Large Carrot sliced into thin strips *

1 tbsp of paprika

Salt and Pepper

1 Stick of Cinnamon

1 bunch of Fresh Sage

Hemp or Olive Oil

Method

Rub the Gammon Joint with the Oil, paprika Salt and Pepper, covering all sides of the joint.

Place in large casserole dish and put in the oven at maximum heat for 10 mins

Add the shots of Jack Daniels and the Onion / Shallots and return to oven for another 5 mins

Add the rest of the * ingredients and the Coke, and place the sage and cinnamon stick on top of the meat - cover the dish and reduce the heat to 190 degrees – cook for 3.5 hours

One you take the joint out of the oven and carve it, scoop up the juice and left over veg and blitz with a hand blender to make a delicious Jack Daniels & Coke Gravy to drizzle over the top!

Serve with sweet potato mash and roast potatoes.