Q for Queenstown (New Zealand)

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Garlic and Chilli King Prawns

Garlic and chilli King Prawns

Ingredients:-

20-25 fresh peeled king prawns

Half a lemon

3 cloves of garlic finely diced

4 heaped tbsp of corn flour starch

Chilli flakes - 1 tsp mild, 2 tsp hot, 3 tsp very hot

Salt and pepper

1/4 cup of olive oil

Method:-

In a medium pan heat the 1.4 cup of oil

Squeeze the lemon juice of prawns and mix

Add corn flour to a bowl and mix in garlic, chilli, salt and pepper

Add prawns to the flour 2 or 3 at a time and coat well

Carefully add the prawns to the hot oil cook about 1 min each side

Remove carefully add put on kitchen paper to drain

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Avocado, Mozzarella and tomato salad

Avocado, Mozzarella and tomato salad

Ingredients:-

1 Mozzarella ball

1 Avocado

15 baby tomatoes cut in half or quaters

1/4 of an onion in thin slices

Sweet Basil leaves, torn into small pieces

Dressing

1/8 cup of extra virgin olive oil

Juice from 1 lemon

1 clove of garlic, finely chopped

1/4 tsp of sea salt

A pinch of freshly ground black pepper

Method:-

Combine the salad ingredients in a mixing bowl and toss. Set aside.

Prepare the dressing by mixing together the oil and lemon juice. Whisk with a fork to Fully combine 

and emulsify the oil and juice. Add the garlic, salt and pepper and  Whisk again for 30 seconds.

Pour a dressing over the salad and toss to coat ingredients.

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Cod and potato stew (Portuguese style)

Cod and potato stew

Ingredients:-

400g of cod loin or other white fish cut into chunks

400g waxy potatoes slice into discs

200g of tomatoes sliced into discs

100ml of fish stock

1 tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion sliced

1 bay leaf

Fresh thyme sprigs

Salt and pepper

Method:-

Cook the sliced onions in the oil gently for about 15 mins and set aside

In a medium pan stack up the ingredients in several layers as follows

Some onion, some potato, some tomato, some fish, salt and pepper and repeat

Once all ingredients used up

Add some sprigs of thyme ontop and the bayleaf

Pour the fish stock over

Bring to a light simmer and cover for 40 mins

Cod and Potato stew with Avocado and mozzarella  Salad