Chicken Broth with Vegetables & Meatballs

Serves: 6

Broth Ingredients:

• 2 large or 3 small chicken carcasses
• 2.5 litres water
• 2 whole carrots
• 1 whole onion, husked
• 2 whole celery stalks
• 1 large bay leaf

Soup Ingredients:

• 2 medium potatoes
• 2 carrots
• 1 zucchini
• 1 parsnip
• 100g pumpkin
• 100g sweet potato
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 leek

Meatball Ingredients:

• 500g chicken mince
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup ground rice

Method:

• Place all the broth ingredients into the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 4 hours of LOW for 8 hours
• In the last 30 minutes of cooking time prepared the soup mix and meatball
• To prepare the peel appropriate vegetables and finely dice all vegetables to about 5mm cubes and set aside
• To make the meatballs combine all meatballs ingredients, except ground rice and mix well using your hands until well combined, use damp hands to roll into the desired sized meatballs
• Roll each meatball in the ground rice flour until fully coated and set aside with the diced vegetables
• Once your broth has stopped cooking remove the chicken carcasses, whole vegetables and the bay leaf, taste and add salt as required
• Add in the prepared diced vegetables and meatballs and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours.

Recipe Notes:

• Store covered in airtight container for a maximum of 3 days
• The recipe is freezer friendly
• I often cook the broth overnight and then remove carcasses, whole vegetables and bay leaf in the morning and add in the vegetables and meatballs, that I have prepared the night before and have stored in a zip lock bag, in the morning to cook through the day while I am at work.

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SC Cheese & Bacon Potatoes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 4 medium-large potatoes
• 3/4 cup diced bacon
• 3/4 cup grated cheese
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
• 1 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 tablespoon butter

Method:

• Line your slow cooker bowl with alfoil allowing the sides to be long enough to fold over the potatoes and spray with some cooking spray to prevent the potatoes from sticking
• Cut your potatoes into about 2cm chunks and place in a mixing bowl
• Add the bacon, cheese, garlic, herbs and salt into the mixing bowl and mix well to evenly mix with the potatoes
• Place the mix into the slow cook bowl, place the tablespoon of butter on the top and then cover with the alfoil to seal
• Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours

Recipe Notes:

• Delicious served with a dollop of sour cream
• Best served fresh but can be kept covered in the fridge for a maximum of 3 days
• This is not a freezer friendly recipe.

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SC Chicken & Mushroom with Oregano Dumplings

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

• 4 large chicken Maryland pieces
• 1 x 400ml can concentrate cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 2 celery stalks
• 2 carrots
• 1 onion
• 100g sweet potato
• 1 zucchini
• 8 medium mushrooms
• 1/3 cup plain flour

Dumpling Ingredients:

• 1 cup plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
• 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature cubed
• 1/2 cup milk

Method:

• Place the chicken in the base of your slow cooker
• Peel and roughly chop vegetables (excluding mushrooms) into 2cm pieces and place on top of the chicken
• Pour the can of soup and stock over the top, gently stir and replace the lid
• Cook on LOW for 4-6 hours or HIGH for 2-3 hour or until the meat is starting to fall off the bones
• Gently remove the Maryland cuts and extract all the meat from the pieces and return the meat into the SC
• Roughly chop your mushrooms and coat in the plain flour and add into the SC bowl and mix very well
• To make the dumplings mix all dry ingredients into a bowl, add the cubed butter using your hands to rub it into the dry ingredients until you have breadcrumb like texture
• Stir in the milk to get a thick rough type of batter
• Roughly dollop tablespoons of the batter evenly over the top of your chicken & mushroom mixture
• Place a layer of alfoil over the top of your SC bowl then replace the SC lid, cook on HIGH for 30 minutes of LOW for 1 hours then serve immediately.

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Beef Curry

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

• 800g – 1kg gravy beef or chuck steak
• 1 large brown onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely diced
• 2cm fresh ginger, finely diced
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
• 400ml can coconut cream
• 1/2 cup beef stock

Method:

• Place the chopped onion evenly over the base of the slow cooker and then place the whole pieces of gravy beef on top of the onion
• In a small jug combine the coconut cream and stock with all the spices until well mixed
• Pour the mixture over the meat and then flip the meat to ensure it is well coated in the mixture
• Cook on LOW in the slow cooker for 6-8 hours, do not cook on HIGH as it will split the coconut cream
• Use 2 forks or a pair of tongs to gently shred the meat before serving and mix well with the sauce
• Serve with your choice rice, pasta, mash, vegetables or a garden salad.

Recipe Notes:

• Store covered in the fridge no longer than 3 days
• This recipe is freezer friendly
• Left overs make a delicious pie filling

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Spaghetti & SC Meatballs

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients:

• 500g beef mince
• 500g sausage mince
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 2 carrots, grated
• 1 zucchini, grated
• 2 celery stalks, very finely diced
• 200g stuffing mix
• 2 eggs
• 2 portions of C4K Kitchen’s Mumma’s Magic Sauce (1 portion is approximately 700-800ml)
• 500g dry packet spaghetti

Stove Top Method:

• In a large mixing bowl add in all ingredients except the MMS and the spaghetti, using your hands to squeeze all the ingredients through your fingertips until all the ingredients are well combined
• Shape the meatballs using damp hands roughly to your desired sauce meatballs and place in a large saucepan
• Cover the meatballs with the 2 portions of Mumma’s Magic Sauce and gently stir to ensure all the meatballs are well coated in the sauce
• Bring the saucepan to a steady simmer, cover and cook for 60 minutes
• Serve with spaghetti cooked in accordance with the instructions on the packet.

Slow Cooker Method:

• In a large mixing bowl add in all ingredients except the MMS and the spaghetti, using your hands to squeeze all the ingredients through your fingertips until all the ingredients are well combined
• Shape the meatballs using damp hands roughly to the size of golf balls and place them in the slow cooker bowl, when cooking meatballs in the slow cooker you need to make them slightly larger than normal as they slow cook they will lose the outside layer will fall into and thicken the sauce to make a meaty tomato sauce
• Cover the meatballs with the 2 portions of Mumma’s Magic Sauce (MMS) and gently stir
• Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours
• Serve with spaghetti cooked in accordance with the instructions on the packet.

Recipe Notes:

• The Meatballs and sauce component of this recipe is freezer friendly
• Left overs can be stored in the fridge covered for 3 days
• This is a large yield recipes – you can freeze half of the meatballs and sauce for another day, if you do this it is recommended to halve the pasta used and cook the other half fresh as required
• The meatballs and sauce mix could also be used to make meatballs sub, meatball bake or even side with mash, veggies or salad instead of pasta
• If you do not have MMS available you can replace with equal quantities of tomato pasatta, whole peeled canned tomatoes and/or concentrated tomato soup.

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Satay Beef

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 600g chuck steak or gravy beef
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 400ml can coconut milk

Stove Top Method:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of rice bran oil in a sauce pan, add the thinly sliced beef and cook for 2-3 minutes until the meat is sealed
• Add in the peanut butter and spices and stir for approximately 2 minutes until it becomes aromatic
• Pour in the coconut milk and 1/2 can water
• Simmer for 15-20 minutes until the meat is tender.

Slow Cooker Method:

• Place all ingredients in the slow cooker bowl and mix well
• Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours

Thermo-Cooking Method:

• Place the beef in the thermos jug with one tablespoon of rice bran oil [Speed 1, 100 degrees, 3 minutes]
• Add in the peanut butter and spices [Speed 1, 100 degree, 2 minutes]
• Pour in the coconut milk [Speed 2, 100 degrees, 15 minutes]

Recipe Notes:

• This recipe is freezer friendly
• Left overs can be stored and used for up to 3 days stored in an airtight container

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Maple Glazed Ribs
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 portions ribs
• 1 large onion
• 1 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Rub Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground chilli

Method:

• Place all of the dry rub ingredients into a small mixing bowl and combine well
• Peel your onion and slice into quarters horizontally and loosely place the large onion rings over the bottom off your slow cooker bowl
• Add in the apple juice to the slow cooker bowl
• Use your hands to generously rub the spice mix over both sides of the ribs until very well coated and place them in the slow cooker bowl to sit on top of the onion rings
• Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours
• Remove very gently from the slow cooker bowl and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper
• Tip the liquid out of the slow cooker bowl into a small saucepan and add in the maple syrup, simmer for about 10-15 minutes until thick and gooey
• Evenly spread the maple glaze over the ribs and then place the ribs under the grill for 10 minutes until the glaze is golden and bubble

Recipe Notes:

• Store Covered in the fridge for no longer than 3 days
• This recipes is not suitable for the freezer

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Pumpkin Soup

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients:

• 1.5kg pumpkin
• 2 medium potatoes
• 1 small sweet potato
• 1 onion
• 1/4 head cauliflower
• 4 litres chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• 300ml thickened cream

Method:

• Peel and roughly chop all vegetables into about 2cm pieces and place in a large soup pot with the minced garlic
• Our the chicken stock over the vegetables, if the stock does not cover the vegetable add enough water so the vegetables are just covered
• Bring to the boil and then simmer, with the lid off, for 20 minutes until all the vegetables are soft
• Use a stick blender to process the soup until smooth and add salt & pepper to taste
• Add in the nutmeg and cream stirring though until well combined and serve.

Recipes Notes:

Þ You can use any variety of pumpkin. I prefer about 1kg of butternut and 500g of jap pumpkin

Þ Picture shown with an additional tablespoon thickened cream stirred through

Þ For a healthier alternative to cream you can use 1 cup of natural yoghurt

Þ Store covered in the fridge for a maximum of 3 days

Þ This recipe is freezer friendly to be consumed within 3 months

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Pork Meatballs in Chicken Broth

Serves: 4-6

Broth Ingredients:

• 500g of 3 joint chicken wings
• 1 tablespoon chicken stock powder
• 2 litres water
• 2 carrots
• 1 celery stalk
• 1 zucchini
• 200g sweet potato
• 1 bunch bok choy or other Asian greens

Meatballs Ingredients:

• 500g pork mince
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons corn flour
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 450g thin hokkien noodles

Method:

• Add the water, chicken stock pots and the chicken wings to a large stock pot and simmer covered for an hour
• Check the stock level is similar to when first started, if not top up with some additional water
• Add in the diced carrot, celery, zucchini, sweet potato, broccoli, the finely chopped bok choy stems and the oyster sauce then simmer for another hour Note: For timing purposes it would be best to start making and preparing your meatballs during this hour
• Ten minutes before serving remove the chicken wings from the stock and add the shredded bok choy leaves, taste test to see if seasoning is required Note: It is optional to remove the chicken meat from the wings and add back into the broth.
• To make the meatballs add all the ingredients, except the noodles into a mixing bowl and use your hand to mix well
• With damp hand roll tablespoons full of mixture into balls, place them on the plate, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes
• Heat about 2 tablespoons of rice bran oil in a heavy based frying pan and cook the meatballs in batches for about 4 to 6 minutes until browned all over and cooked through. If needed you can use more rice bran oil for the frying pan for each new batch of meatballs.
• Boil the kettle and cover the noodles with boiling water, stand for about 3 minutes using a fork to separate noodles.
• Place the noodles evenly between the serving bowls, top evenly with the pork meatballs and finally ladle the soup over to serve.

Recipe Notes:

• Store covered in the fridge for a maximum of 3 days
• This recipe is freezer friendly to be consumed within 3 months

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Porcupine Balls

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 500g beef mince
• 1/2 cup white rice
• 1 cup stuffing mix or breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
• 1 portion C4K Kitchen’s Mumma’s Magic Sauce (approximately 800ml)

Method:

• Place ingredients into a mixing bowl and use your hands to mix well ensuring the meat mixture is well combined
• Use damp hands to roll the mixture into meatballs

• To cook on the stove top
• Heat 1 tablespoon of rice bran oil in a frying pan and in batches seal off the meatballs until golden brown
• Place all the meatballs in a large sauce and cover with the MMS
• Simmer covered for 20-30 minutes to allow the meatballs and rice to cook through

• To cook in the slow cooker
• Place the meatballs directly into the slow cooker bowl and cover with the MMS
• Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours.

Recipe Notes:

• Store covered in the fridge for a maximum of 3 days
• This recipe is freezer friendly to be consumed within 3 months

Disclaimer: C4K Kitchen does not hold any responsibility for the consumer using this recipe including the storage guidelines and time frames recommended in the recipe notes.  The consumer holds all responsibilities to ensure that food hygiene and safety standards are adhered to.