Recipes for Bacon and Egg Pie, Sausage Rolls, Stuffed Eggs and Mousetraps - perfect for sunny days, picnic food or trips to a sporting event.
It seems that every Kiwi Mum has a number of reliable recipes to dig out for Picnic days. These are old favourites that are ideal for picnics, parties or a casual lunch. They take about one hour to make, from beginning to end, and are really easy. Favourites include:
Bacon and Egg Pie
Ingredients
- 2 or 3 sheets of pre-rolled puff pastry
- 8 eggs
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 generous cup of chopped shoulder bacon
- 3 or 4 good quality tomatoes
- Some chopped fresh herbs such as, parsley, spring onions, or basil.
- Qty of full cream milk
- Salt and pepper
- Optional extras include:frozen peas, or corn kernels.
Method
- Lightly grease a baking tray.
- Roll out the pastry , up and over the sides.
- Sprinkle the base with onions, chopped bacon, and frozen vegetables
- Break eggs over the the base.
- Even so lightly prick the egg yokes, so they spread a little.
- Top with herbs, slat and pepper
- Cover with a second sheet of Pastry
- Prick the top of the pastry, to allow air to escape
- Lightly brush milk over the surface
Bake at 200 degrees Celsius, for around 40 minutes, until golden brown. Tastes equally good served hot or cold, with a side salad of leafy greens.
The second recipe, is for Sausage Rolls. It's just as quick, and just as enjoyable.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- 500g good quality minced beef
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 egg yolk with a little milk added
- 2 globs of tomato sauce
- Another glob of worcestshire sauce
- Salt and Pepper
- Dried oregano
Method
- Combine all of the above (except the pastry)in a bowl and mix well, place into a piping bag
- Roll out pastry on a lightly floured board
- Cut pastry into 3 equal strips lengthways
- Pipe mix into the middle of each strip of pasty
- Fold strips to form 3 rolls, completely covering the meat mixture
- Brush pastry with egg yolk, and milk
- Cut into bite size chunks, to suit.
- Place on a baking tray and bake at 200 degrees C for 20 minutes until golden
- Serve hot, with ketchup
Yum! But if that's not enough, there' always.... Stuffed Eggs
Ingredients
- 12 hard-boiled eggs
- 2 tablespoons of Indian curry powder
- Fresh chopped chives
- Salt and Pepper
- Mayonnaise
- Finest quality black olives, pitted and sliced in half
Method
- Shell the eggs, cut length ways, and remove the yokes. Be careful not to damage the eggwhites.
- Mix yolks with mayonnaise, curry powder, salt, and pepper
- Place mix carefully back into the egg white cavity
- Garnish with a olive half, and chopped chives
Golly that was quick. Or try a simple recipe for grilled cheese "Mousetraps", which are a favourite snack for many Kiwi families.
Ingredients
- Really good quality, grainy wholewheat bread
- Your favorite grated cheddar cheese
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- Chutney, or Relish, such as a trusted tomato chili relish
- Fresh herbs to garnish
Method
- Lightly toast one side of the bread under the grill
- Mix the cheese and onion together
- Spread chutney or relish over non toasted side of the bread
- Top with cheese and onion mix
- Grill until bubbling
- Garnish with fresh herbs and serve
Voila! Four quick and easy recipes from Down Under! Enjoy.
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