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Main Meal/ Non Thermomix

Slow Cooked Kangaroo Ragu

I love a good pasta ragu! This Kangaroo ragu is amazing as the slow cooking breaks down the lean meat resulting in a very healthy and delicious pasta sauce! It has a ‘wild game’ flavour which gives the sauce a very rich meaty depth of flavour (you either love it or hate it!) – and I just looove it!!!

Kangaroo is one of my favourite red meats! It is super lean and high in protein. Because it is really lean meat with little to no fat, it is best served rare to medium rare – which is my favourite ‘degree of doneness’ for meat…well… I am known to order my steak ‘blue’ too!

Kangaroo meat is readily available at some butchers, Coles/Woolworths.

I haven’t tried this in the Thermomix – I figure I need to justify the existence of my other kitchen appliances, like my slow cooker! Plus, I like to leave it slow cooking for most of the day, which frees up my Thermomix for other things! If you don’t have a slow cooker, you can also use a big pot on the stove.

Some recipes cook and brown the vegetables and meat on a frying pan before putting it in the slow cooker – but I like shortcuts, so just chuck everything straight into the slow cooker! The longer the better, resulting in the meat just falling apart and making a beautiful delicious sauce!

You can also use this recipe for any other game meat i.e. venison, or even beef to make a delicious and hearty slow cooked ragu served with pasta (or mash!)

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Add all ingredients into slow cooker…
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…stir together  and cook on high for 4 to 8 hours…the longer the better (if using a pot on stovetop, bring to the boil then cook on low to medium heat).
 
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(after 8 hours…)
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Using tongs, remove kangaroo pieces from the mixture, discard the bay leaves…
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…and shred the kangaroo meat with a fork.
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Pour the remaining sauce into a saucepan and bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the sauce on low to medium heat.
 
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Once the sauce thickens, add the shredded kangaroo meat…
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…and stir through. 
 
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Stir through cooked pasta, season with salt and pepper, and serve.
 
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Slow Cooked Kangaroo Ragu

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Cooking Time: 4 hours (min)

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Kangaroo steak (diced)
  • 2 x 400 gram cans diced tomato
  • 500 grams beef stock
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 2 carrots (diced)
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 4 bay leaves
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Cooked pasta (500 gram pack)

Instructions

1

Add all ingredients into slow cooker, stir together, and cook on high for 4 to 8 hours...the longer the better (if using a pot on stovetop, bring to the boil then cook on low to medium heat).

2

Using tongs, remove kangaroo pieces from the mixture, discard the bay leaves, and shred the kangaroo meat with a fork.

3

Pour the remaining sauce into a saucepan and bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the sauce on low to medium heat.

4

Once the sauce thickens, add the shredded kangaroo meat, and stir through.

5

Stir through cooked pasta, season with salt and pepper, and serve.

Non Thermomix/ Thermomix

Cold and Flu Shower Melts

I LOVE homemade remedies for when a cold/flu sets in! This is great for the whole family, especially for the little ones when they are sick and stuffy!!
I saw this concept pop up on my newsfeed with Vapor Rub Shower Melts by The Homespun Hydrangea, so I thought I would make my own with my favourite Eucalyptus Oil.
You can use a silicon mini muffin tray or ice cube tray as the mould. Any other silicon moulds would work well as it is easy to pop out!
Use one or more shower melt (the more you add, the stronger the scent).
Decant these into a small container or ziplock bag and store in the freezer for when you need some relief when a cold/flu hits in!!

 
Ingredients + mini muffin tray
 
 
Place all ingredients in bowl
 
 
 Mix 3 minutes/50 degrees/Speed 2
 
Pour into a mini muffin tray/ice cube tray…
 
 
 …and freeze overnight.

To use – whilst having your shower, place one (or more) shower melt(s) inside a bowl, and place in the shower near the drain (this lets it last longer, and reduces the slipperiness of coconut oil spreading in the shower).

Interested in more Cold remedies? Try the Cold Kicker Drink and Lemon and Honey Drops!!


Cold and Flu Shower Melts

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Ingredients

  • 100 grams coconut oil
  • 50 grams cornflour
  • 30 grams eucalyptus oil

Instructions

1

METHOD (Thermomix):

2

Place all ingredients in bowl - mix 3 minutes/50 degrees/Speed 2.

3

Pour into a silicon mini muffin tray/ice cube tray and freeze for a few hours.

4

METHOD (Stovetop):

5

Place all ingredients in a small pot and stir on low heat until mixture has combined and melted together.

6

Pour into a a silicon mini muffin tray/ice cube tray and freeze overnight.

Notes

*To use - whilst having your shower, place one (or more) shower melt(s) inside a small bowl, and place in the shower on or near the drain (this lets it last longer, and reduces the slipperiness of coconut oil spreading in the shower). If your bowl base is bigger than the size of the drain, then place it next to the drain. *You can use a few drops of pure essential oils if you have that instead.

Main Meal/ Non Thermomix

Cheat’s Chicken Curry Laksa

This is the ONLY Malaysian dish in my repertoire!! I’m Chinese/Malaysian born in Malaysia, and moved over to Australia when I was 3 (so I identify myself Australian), however will always come back to my heritage and culture! This is what I consider true comfort food! And my meat and 3 veg loving husband also loves this as this is soooo tasty!!!

This is the recipe that everyone in my family uses for our laksa hit! We have tried A LOT of different curry laksa pastes (including homemade) but the Osha Curry Laksa Paste wins hands down as THE BEST curry laksa paste!!! You can get them in 1 kg or 180 gram bottles – this recipe uses half a 180 gram bottle per batch. I haven’t seen this in Coles/Woolies but buy it from my local Chinese grocery shop. You can also get Chinese fish cakes/balls at your local Chinese grocery shop to add to the soup.

The storebought roast chicken is a trick my sister-in-law taught us, it adds a depth of flavour and the whole chicken is used! One x roast chicken actually gives me 2 x meals – I usually buy a roast chicken for a quick and easy lunch with salad and rolls, and the leftover bits of chicken and bones is then used in this laksa!

This is one of my few regularly cooked non-Thermomix dishes! I am all for the Thermomix if it makes things quicker and easier, however this is just so easy on the stovetop – why change a good thing, right?!!?

I love this for lunch or dinner, and it feeds a crowd!!! This is also great to freeze in portions if you want a quick heat up mid-week meal!

Ingredients
 
Place chicken bones, water and chicken stock in a large pot

 Bring to the boil, the reduce to low heat…

 
…and place pot lid on. Cook for a minimum 1 hour (the longer the better!)
When ready to serve, prepare noodles as per instructions on the packet. Place noodles in bowl with shredded roast chicken and (optional) bean sprouts/vegies

Pour the stock mixture through a sieve into a medium to large pot to catch the bones

 

 Place chicken stock back onto stove…

…and add coconut milk, Osha Curry Laksa Paste, and (optional) fish cakes/balls, and bring soup to the boil.

 

Serve over noodles and enjoy!

Cheat's Chicken Curry Laksa

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Ingredients

  • 1 x roast chicken (deboned, with meat and bones set aside separately)
  • 1 litre chicken stock
  • 1 litre water
  • 400 grams coconut milk
  • 90 grams 'Osha' Curry Laksa Paste (half of a 180gm glass jar)
  • Noodles of your choice

Instructions

1

Place chicken bones, water and chicken stock in a large pot. Bring to the boil, then reduce to low heat and place pot lid on. Cook for a minimum 1 hour (the longer the better!)

2

When ready to serve, prepare noodles as per instructions on the packet. Place noodles in bowl with shredded roast chicken and (optional) bean sprouts/vegies.

3

Pour the stock mixture through a sieve into a medium to large pot to catch the bones. Place chicken stock back onto stove and add coconut milk, Osha Curry Laksa Paste, and (optional) fish cakes/balls, and bring soup to the boil.

4

Serve over noodles and enjoy!

Notes

Optional Bean sprouts/vegies of choice Fish cakes/balls Top with spring onion or coriander

Healthy/ Main Meal/ Non Thermomix

Smoked Salmon Pasta (Non Thermomix Recipe)

This is a dish that I’ve been making for years! Even though my husband is super meat loving, this is one of his favourite dishes and he regularly requests this for lunch or dinner.
You can use any type of pesto (basil pesto). I’ve tried many types of store bought pesto, and the Sacla Classic Pesto is our favourite and tastes amazing with the smoked salmon and avocado. It comes in a 190 gram bottle.
It is best served fresh, so usually I make enough for my husband, myself and the 2 boys (so approx. 3 servings).
It is a cold/room temperature pasta dish so is something that I also make for parties as it is easy to make beforehand as a side dish. 
Ingredients
 
Diced avocado
Add salmon, avocado, pine nuts, pesto and cheese to large bowl
Run cold water over pasta to cool down
Stir ingredients all together in large bowl
Enjoy! 🙂  
Smoked Salmon Pasta
 

Smoked Salmon Pasta

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Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

  • 250 grams farfelle or penne pasta
  • 250-300gm smoked salmon (torn up in small pieces by hand)
  • Approx. 190 grams Basil Pesto (or Sacla Classic Pesto)
  • 1 x avocado (diced)
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts (toasted or untoasted)
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated/shredded) and a little more to sprinkle on top

Instructions

1

Boil pasta as per instructions in salted water.

2

In the meantime, place smoked salmon, pesto, avocado, pine nuts and parmesan in a large bowl.

3

Once pasta has cooked al dente, place in a sieve/colander and run under cold tap water and stir around until all pasta is cooled.

4

Shake off excess water from the pasta in the sieve/colander, place in the large bowl and stir together.

5

Serve and sprinkle with parmesan cheese on top.

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Notes

You can double, triple, quadruple etc this recipe depending on how many people you want to feed. This is also a great side pasta salad for parties!