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Wednesday 31 October 2007

Casserole Queen


I'm a bit of a casserole queen, I love to cook everything in one pot if I can and I like to make a couple of casseroles on a Sunday so that I have something in the fridge that just needs heated up when you get home. Casseroles often taste better reheated anyway. I always go for fresh green veg and Savoy Cabbage is really nice just now, just a couple of minutes in boiling water and it keeps it lovely fresh greenness and a little bit of bite, lots of black pepper and the meal is made.
Here is the recipe for this tasty casserole:
Chicken, Leek and Barley Stew
Serves 4
Prep 10 mins
Cook 1 hour
25g/1oz pearl barley
2tbsp vegetable oil
2 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
1 medium leek, trimmed rinsed and sliced.
100g/40z closed-cap mushrooms, wiped clean
4 (250g/9oz) chicken leg quarters (I actually used de-boned chicken thighs for this)
2 tsp tomato puree
1tbsp chicken gravy granules disolved in a jug of 600ml/1pt hot chicken stock
sprig of fresh thyme
fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs to garish
Crusty Granary bread to serve
1. Place the pearl barley ina large saucepan; cover with cold water. Bring to the boil; drain; rinse thoroughly under cold running water. Return the pearl barley to the pan; cover with fresh water. Gently simmer for 20 minutes; drain.
2. Preheat oven to 170C/Fan 150C/Gas Mark 3. Whilst the barley is simmering, heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan; add the carrots, fry for 4-5 mins until browned. Transfer to a casserole dish using a slotted spoon. Add the leek and mushrooms to the frying pan; fry for 3-4 mintues. Transfer to the casserole dish.
3. Add the remaining oil to the frying pan. Add the chicken quarters; fry for 8 mins, turning once until golden all over. Transfer to the casserole. Stir the tomato puree into the chicken stock. Pour over the chiken and vegtables. Stir in the barley and thyme. Season.
4. Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid. Bake for 1 hour until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender. Garnish with parsley. Serve with Granary Bread.
Bella Cookbook, March/April 2004
So that is the recipe, however, to reduce the fat I actually browned the chicken in a non-stick pan with no extra oil, then cooked the carrots, leeks and mushrooms in the juices from the chicken - and it was delicious, less oily and less fat.
You may have noticed that a previous recipe came from the same magazine. I have a large collection of Bella Cookbook magazines. It had great family food, basics and challenging recipes, I was very sorry when it was discontinued.

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1 Comments:

At 28 August 2010 at 18:56 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

hi, you say have a lot of bella cookbook magazines, do you happen to have one with a chocolate cake recipe in it.It is made with a lot of chocolate and also cream in the mixture.I have lost my recipe

 

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