Table of contents for May 2022 in Taste.com.au

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Samurai chicken stir-fry With a spicy mirin and soy sauce. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very easy and very tasty. Will be making this again. @STACE_LC Quick, easy and very tasty. Have passed it on and placed it in my great recipe folder. @M-UU-MMM I put some extra chilli in mine and it’s unreal. @NEVADAOO Creamy Cajun chicken pasta salad Can you handle the chipotle heat? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Really delicious with sour cream. The husband and two teenaged kids gave it thumbs up. We also had enough leftovers for lunch the next day. Super easy and quick. Will make again. @MELISSA69 Will definitely be on the menu again. Everyone loved it. @LOZZA08 Cheesecake-stuffed chocolate cake Meet the bake of your dreams. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice…

POTATO GEM caprese frittata Cool autumn nights call for easy comfort food, and these cosy baked dinners are an invitation to the dinner table no-one can refuse! All of these meals are made with stick-to-your-ribs hearty ingredients, loaded with oozy cheese, warming spices and a healthy balance of fresh veg. We’ve used shortcut ingredients – like potato gems as a frittata crust! – to make them really simple to whip up after a long day. mongolian beef rice bake serves 4 | prep & cooking 35 mins E 2 tbs olive oil 1 red capsicum, deseeded, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbs finely grated fresh ginger 300g (1½ cups) long-grain white rice 1 tbs brown sugar 500ml (2 cups) Massel Stock Chicken Style 60ml (¼ cup) soy sauce…

SCAN THE QR CODE FOR MORE COSY SLOWMO SOUPS slow cooker creamy potato & leek soup serves 4 | prep 15 mins cooking 3 hours 10 mins (or 6 hours 10 mins on low) E V 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil, plus extra, to drizzle 2 Leeks, trimmed, coarsely chopped 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 1.25kg white-skinned potatoes, peeled, coarsely chopped 2 dried bay Leaves 1L (4 cups) Massel Stock Vegetable 125ml (½ cup) pouring cream, plus extra, to drizzle 2 tbs chopped fresh chives, plus extra, to serve ½ x 150g pkt garlic-flavoured bagel crisps 1 Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. (Alternatively, use the Browning function on the slow cooker.) Add leek and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until…

BISCUITS It’s no secret that we love a bikkie (or two!) here at taste HQ. Beyond enjoying a few with our arvo cuppa, we love using them to make hacky desserts. From slices to brownies, cakes and pies, there’s really no limit to the amazing creations you can make with a packet of the iconic Aussie snacks. Here are our picks of the bicks. SCAN THE QR CODE FOR TREATS MADE WITH BIKKIES Arnott’s Tim Tam Deluxe Decadent Triple Choc, $4.50 These extra choc Tim Tams are the cream of the crop in biscuit land. If you want to make your dessert a cut above, use these indulgent, velvety treats with an extra gooey centre in your tart base, or pile them high as speshy decoration. Arnott’s Butternut Snap Cookie,…

TRUE BLUE YUZU Meet the newest addition to the Four Pillars family: Fresh Yuzu Gin, a citrus spirit created as an ode to adventurous distilling with Japanese friends. Made with yuzu (a Japanese citrus) grown Down Under in regional Victoria, this gin is bright and aromatic with fresh hints of lemon, mandarin, cumquat and grapefruit – yum! Serve with ginger ale and a dash of bitters, or as a twist on the classic G&T. Visit fourpillarsgin.com. truffle your fancy We’re always on the (truffle) hunt for easy ways to make our comfort food cook ups extra special, so we’ve been adding Cobram Estate’s new Truffle Infused Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil to everything! This earthy, savoury oil is delicious with pasta, roast spuds and cheesy bakes. Available at all major…

Strap in, because we’ve cooked up an autumn of awesome eating just for you! And where better to begin than with a month’s worth of immune-boosting, soul-warming soups – from Michelle Southan’s retro twist on traditional pumpkin soup on the cover (p14), to our healthiest ever Chicken noodle and vegetable soup (p83), and the budget-busting, timesaving slow cooker soups feature (p68). Soups are the food equivalent of a motherly hug, warming you to your very core. It’s really no wonder that at the first sign of a cold, your mum, or grandma, still bustles up to your door (despite your feeble protestations) with a huge pot of soup, all lovingly wrapped in a familiar tea towel ready to heal you from the inside out. Isn’t it just the ultimate gift?…

Pumpkin soup on a chilly evening just got a whole lot more exciting! This rich and creamy warmer is amped up with French onion flavours. Served in the ultimate tear-and-share bowl that’s coated in herb and garlic oil, get slurping and dipping before it’s all gone! let’s go! french onion pumpkin soup in a garlic bread cob serves 4 | prep 30 mins (+ cooling) | cooking 55 mins E 80ml (⅓ cup) extra virgin olive oil 1 brown onion, finely chopped 3 fresh thyme sprigs 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp sweet paprika 5 garlic cloves, crushed 1.5kg butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, coarsely chopped 1L ctn Massel Stock Chicken Style 2 tbs chopped fresh continental parsley leaves, plus extra leaves, to serve 18cm cob loaf 2 streaky bacon rashers,…

GIN OF THE DAY Raise a glass to the women in your life with this pretty-in-pink gin. It has the Gordon’s gin base and a blushing blend of sweet berries and tangy redcurrant. When cocktail hour rolls around on Mother’s Day afternoon, this spirit is beautiful mixed into a classic G&T and decorated with loads of fresh berries, or stirred through ginger ale with a splash of cranberry juice. We’ll cheers to that! Available at major bottle shops. cooked with love Is there any better way to tell Mum you love her than with a cosy home-cooked meal? As a matter of fact, there is: a meal made with love in a pot of love! Our hearts are set on the classic cast-iron casserole, but there’s a whole loved-up collection…

SCAN THE QR CODE FOR MORE EASY SOUPS cheddar & chip pumpkin soup serves 4 | prep 20 mins | cooking 50 mins E V LC 20g butter 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 2 large brown onions, halved, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1.3kg butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, coarsely chopped 2 large fresh thyme sprigs, plus extra Leaves, to serve 830ml (3⅓ cups) Massel Stock Vegetable Shaved Cheddar, and cheese and onion crinkle cut chips, to serve 1 Heat the butter and oil in a Large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion. Cook, without stirring, for 5 minutes. Stir then cook, stirring occasionally, for a further 15 minutes or until the onion softens and is golden. 2 Reserve ¼ cupful onion and set aside. Add the garlic to…

Real taste. Real food. Real Life. savoury DUTCH BABY Meet the Dutch baby pancake – it’s baked rather than fried! Heat a 13cm (base size) ovenproof frying pan in a 200°C/180°C fan forced oven. Whisk ¼ cup milk and 1 egg in a jug. Add 2 tbs plain flour and 1 tbs finely grated parmesan. Season and whisk. Wear an oven mitt to remove pan and coat base with 1 tsp butter. Add mixture. Bake for 15 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool slightly. Top with sour cream, smoked salmon, snow pea sprouts, dill and lemon rind.…

This is an edited extract from Feel Good Food by Joe Wicks (HQ, $39.99). Photography by Dan Jones. Scan the QR code above to get your copy now. good food makes us feel fantastic. It nourishes us and unlocks potential in us every day. I’m a better and happier person when I’m putting good food in my body. It’s often overlooked just how much the food we eat changes the way we feel on the inside and how this affects our mental health. When you commit to a healthy diet, it can transform your life in so many ways beyond the physical changes you see on the outside. Putting good food into your body every day will increase your energy levels, improve your focus and productivity, help you feel calmer…

gâteau saint honoré serves 4 | prep 1 hour (+15 mins freezing, cooling & 1 hour 20 mins chilling) cooking 1 hour 15 mins rough puff pastry 135g chilled plain flour ½tsp table salt 20g unsalted butter, chilled, finely chopped, plus 100g extra, frozen 50-60ml cold water crème pâtissière 2 x 2g gelatine sheets 300ml full cream milk 225ml thickened cream 100g (½ cup) caster sugar ½ vanilla bean, split 15g cornflour 3 egg yolks choux pastry 40g salted butter 80g plain flour 2 eggs, lightly whisked chantilly cream 250ml (1 cup) thickened cream 1 tbs icing sugar mixture ½ vanilla bean, split caramel 200g caster sugar 40g glucose syrup 1 To make the puff pastry, place flour and salt in a food processor. Pulse until combined. Add butter. Pulse…

SCAN THE QR CODE FOR MORE FRYING PAN RECIPES golden garlic & lemon chicken serves 4 | prep 15 mins | cooking 30 mins E GF 50g butter 2 tbs olive oil 750g sebago (brushed) potatoes, peeled, cut into 1cm-thick slices 1 large brown onion, halved, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 tbs chopped fresh continental parsley leaves, plus extra, to serve 4 (about 300g) chicken schnitzels, uncrumbed 300ml ctn thickened cream 1½ tbs fresh lemon juice 1 tbs chopped fresh rosemary leaves 1 Heat 40g butter and 1 tbs oil in an electric frying pan over high heat for 1-2 minutes or until foaming. Add the potato in a single layer. Cook for 10 minutes. Turn the potato then add the onion. Reduce heat to medium. Cook,…

Howard Park 2018 Flint Rock Shiraz, $29 Shiraz lovers, take note: 2018 was an epic vintage in southern WA, so grab as much as you can of this delicious, well-balanced drop, brimming with dark cherries, red berries and Lashings of cinnamon and pepper. DRINK IT WITH beef, Lamb meatballs. Quilty & Gransden 2018 Shiraz, $15 This is a bargain cool-climate shiraz from one of the country’s most underrated and overachieving wine regions, Orange NSW. Elegant and restrained, it’s medium bodied with flavours of plum and black pepper. DRINK IT WITH lasagne, Lentils, carrots. MadFish 2021 Rose, $19 Made from a delicate blend of grenache and pinot noir, this easy-drinking, pale pink rose will be a hit any time of the year. Packed with pomegranate, strawberry and orange peel flavours, and…

Michelle Q What kind of soup is best for making ahead and freezing? It’s very easy to double a soup recipe and freeze half, which makes it a great make-ahead option for quick reheating on chilly nights. However, there are some soups that freeze better than others. Pumpkin or sweet potato soups freeze well, but anything with pasta or starchy ingredients, like potato, tend to absorb too much liquid as they thaw and reheat. This can make the end result gluggy. Creamy soups or soups finished with yoghurt don’t tend to freeze well either, as they can curdle when thawed and reheated. If you want to freeze a creamy soup, leave the cream or yoghurt out of the portion you wish to freeze. Wait until it’s thawed and reheated before…

Continental parsley, also known as Italian plain leaf or flat-leaf parsley, has large and flat, intensely flavoured leaves. It adds fantastic freshness to salads, white sauce, pasta, seafood and roasted meat and veg. And save those stems! They can be blitzed into pesto or used in homemade stock. It’s so handy to have a constant supply of this fabulous herb at home. step-by-step parsley ✻ Sow parsley seeds where the plants are to grow in a sunny or partly shaded garden bed or pot. Sow seeds 3mm deep and keep moist. It can take up to 28 days for seedlings to emerge, but it’s worth the wait. ✻ Enrich the soil before planting by digging in some organic soil improver. ✻Feed the plants every week with a liquid fertiliser, such…

lemon syrup baked custard serves 8 | prep 15 mins (+ cooling & overnight chilling) | cooking 1 hour 20 mins E 80ml (⅓ cup) strained fresh lemon juice (see tip) 315g (1½ cups) caster sugar 375ml (1½ cups) full cream milk 300ml thickened cream, plus extra, whipped, to serve 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind 5 eggs Fresh strawberries, halved, to serve 1 Place a folded tea towel in the base of a Large roasting pan. Place a 5cm-deep, 1.5L (6 cup) baking dish on top of the tea towel in pan. 2 Combine lemon juice and 215g (1 cup) sugar in a saucepan. Stir over low heat for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium. Bring to boil. Cook, without stirring, brushing down side of…

Minimal effort for tender chicken and a rich creamy sauce? We’re in! It can be done with clever cooking and flavour boosters like garlic butter and crispy bacon. SCAN THE QR CODE TO WATCH THE RECIPE VIDEO Baking these decadent double choc brownies in the pie maker keeps them crispy on the outside and perfectly gooey on the inside. Go on then! SCAN THE QR CODE TO WATCH THE RECIPE VIDEO A taste.com.au member wrote this recipe 12 years ago and it’s been going gangbusters ever since! It’s a simple show stopper with 85+ five-star reviews. SCAN THE QR CODE TO WATCH THE RECIPE VIDEO…

$5000 in cash! french onion pumpkin soup in a garlic bread cob is like sunshine on a rainy day. Whip it up and your day could get sunnier still with a $5000 cash prize, thanks to Massel! Don’t forget to snap a picture of your nourishing cob before it goes in your gob and enter it in this month’s Cook the Cover comp for your chance to win. A perfectly golden cop is a must! wow me with vibrant, velvety soup and lipsmacking toppings to shake off the chilliest of nights. mail presion CELEBRITY JUDGE SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES BY 8 MAY two ways to enter email it: Send a photo of your creation, with your name, address and telephone number to us at tastecookandwin@news.com.au or share it: Post the…

SCAN THE QR CODE FOR MORE DELICIOUS MEAT-FREE MAINS garlic butter & lemon-roasted broccoli steaks serves 4 | prep 15 mins | cooking 35 mins E V GF 160g butter, melted 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 heads (about 400g each) broccoli 1 lemon, quartered 80g (½ cup) macadamias, coarsely chopped 2 x 200g tubs gluten-free spicy capsicum dip ⅓ cup chopped fresh continental parsley leaves 2 tbs chopped fresh dill ½ tsp finely grated lemon rind 1 Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan forced. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. 2 Combine the butter and garlic in a small bowl. Cut the broccoli into 2cm-thick steaks. Arrange in a single layer on prepared trays. Brush both sides of the broccoli steaks with the butter mixture. Season. Add the Lemon…

bacon & feta cabbage steaks Dress up the humble cabbage! Cut a mini cabbage Lengthways into 2cm-thick slices, Leaving core intact. Place in a greased shallow baking dish. Drizzle over olive oil. Roast in a preheated 200°C/180°C fan forced oven, turning halfway, for 20 minutes or until golden. Cook thin strips of bacon and chopped hazelnuts in a frying pan over medium-high heat until crisp. Top steaks with crumbled feta and bacon mixture. Drizzle over maple syrup. Season. Sprinkle with baby sorrel. BEST OF MAY fruit mandarin passionfruit pear persimmon quince tamarillo vegies buk choy cabbage corn sweet potato zucchini herbs coriander chives lemongrass mint parsley ZUCCHINI FLOWERS KNOW-HOW Zucchini flowers have a delicious, slightly nutty flavour. Their delicate texture lends well to frying, giving them lacy crispiness. The female…

250g cream cheese, at room temperature bought caramel sauce, to drizzle 1 egg, lightly whisked 2 tbs vanilla extract 2 tbs pure icing sugar, plus extra, to dust 2 sheets frozen butter puff pastry, just thawed air fryer quesitos makes 18 | prep 10 mins (+ cooling) | cooking 30 mins E 1 Use a fork to mash the cream cheese in a bowl. Sift over the icing sugar. Add the vanilla and use a spatula to stir until smooth. 2 Cut each pastry sheet into 9 squares. Spread 2 teaspoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture diagonally across each square, leaving a 1.5cm gap at each end. 3 Fold 1 pastry corner over the cream cheese mixture into the centre of the square. Gently fold then press the opposite corner…

love heart COOKIES This is the sweetest ever Mother’s Day gift. Mix up a batch of your favourite sugar cookie dough then use a heart-shaped pastry cutter to cut hearts from dough then bake. Whisk together 1 egg white and ½ tsp fresh lemon juice in a large bowl. Gradually add ½ cups sifted pure icing sugar, whisking until smooth. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle. Pipe icing onto cooled cookies. Working quickly, decorate cookies with edible gold leaf (available from major supermarkets).…

To enter, visit taste.com.au/win or scan the QR code (right). mealtime master The winner of these kitchen bibles will be equipped to make fast, healthy and tasty meals for family and friends! The prize pack from Pan Macmillan, worth $127, includes Feast by Miguel Maestre, Dinner Express by George Georgievski and Home by Stephanie Alexander. See more at panmacmillan.com.au. mixing magician We have a MixStar Mixer from Morphy Richards, valued at $300, up for grabs! This compact stand mixer has a nifty storage caddy for all the mixing accessories, which fits nicely inside the bowl. It includes a dough hook, bowl scraper and splash guard. Plus, it has six speeds and a 4L capacity. Find out more at morphyrichards.com.au. big fish Fire up the barbecue with this prize from Tassal…