One pot recipes

[northumbrian]

We've grown them for about the last five years, always taking seeds from the strongest/most productive plant each year, we're "over-wintering" them this year for the first time so we'll see how they turn out. I cut the stalks down to about 8" and just give them a drop of water once a month. They look pretty dead at the moment so I've got some seeds on standby.

they should keep mate, ive got a four year old jalapeno plant that starts flowering from march onwards,lol. ive also found that mine keep best by trimming them down a little bit in november keeping the main branch's and just watering them when the soil is dry !i also sow my hot ones in may - june so they are stronger in their first fruiting year ones like fatalii and ghost chilli's.

 

[Old Pa]

 

[MrEd]

i make a one pot risotto/paella thing when im out in a group sometimes. its easy and this quantity feeds 3 people with a good carb heavy meal to give you energy. i use chorizo and tinned stuff cos it doesnt need refridgerating etc when camping

Ingredients
one medium onion, chopped
100g chorizo sliced and cubed finely
small tin of peas or sweetcorn, opened
5 or 6 mushrooms, sliced
225g risotto rice (75g per person)
pinch of salt and pepper
1 litre veg stock ( 2 oxo veg oxo cubes and 1l of water lol)
oil
parmesan chese, grated


method
fry off the onion and chorizo till the onion is soft and clear in a little oil.

add the risotto rice dry to the onion/chorizo mix and stir ensuring the rice is coated in the oil

add the water to the mixture 100mls at a time and simmer. you may now need to move the pan to a cooler part of the fire/turn the stove down to a medium heat

stir continuously as the rice absorbs the water

after about half the stock is absorbed add the mushrooms and peas, taste and season.

keep adding the stock 100mls at a time until the rice is cooked completely. your aiming for a creamy mix with firm but soft rice grains, you will most probably use all the stock

once all the stock is used up let the pot simmer for a few mins without stirring to let it thicken up.

add a spoonful or 2 of the parmesan and stir thorugh to give it stickiness

leave to rest for a few minutes

then eat with bread or salad, goes nice with a crisp white wine lol

the chorizo can be substitued for bacon, chicken, nits of sausage etc as can the peas be changed for sweetcorn or cherry tomatoes etc. the onions and risotto bit is just the base just add whatever ingredients you like.

in the spring, instead of using chorizo just use mushrooms and wil garlic and instead of the veg stick use a litre of birch sap. i did this last spring and it was nice, quite different from using stock.

 

[Puddock]

I found these simple one pot ideas:-

Chorizo sausage tortilla
1) cut chorizo into chunks, fry off in a little olive oil on the frying pan,
2) cut some mushrooms and peppers and optional extras
3) slice some haloumi cheese and add this into the mixture
4) cook for a few mins
5) splash of balsamic vinegar
6) spoon / pour into a tortilla.
tasty, quick and easy.

Chicken Curry
1) Bring some rice to the boil, then set it to one side.
2) Fry some diced chicken in a little water/oil.
3) Throw in some onions/peppers again if you want.
4) Once it's cooked, chuck on some pataks curry paste to taste
5) Add some campbells condensed soup and mix it all up
6 heat some more and serve with the rice.

Veggie Chilli
1) oil, chopped onions. Fry.
2) add tin of kidney beans, chopped peppers, water. Boil.
3) have bag of salad (or wild greens), grated cheese, tortillas and pickled chillis on standby.
4) add chilli powder to taste.
5) spoon into tortillas, top with cheese, salad, pickled chillis, sour cream. Serve.

Chorizo Risotto
1) Briefly fry the sausage and some chopped onions in a pan.
2) add the rice (to soak up the juices) then water.
3) Add peas, carrots, peppers etc.
4) Chuck in some stock cubes and let it simmer away.
5) Watch out for it sticking though.

Corned Beef Hash
1) dice and gently soften the onion, season at this point.
2) dice and Soften the carrot.
3) add beef stock and potatoes.
4) Simmer for around 20ish minutes until spuds are cooked.
5) Add the cubed corned beef for the last 5 minutes.

Vegetable Stir Fry
1) Warm two tables spoons of oil in wok,
2) Add mushrooms, onions, corn, garlic and pepper,
3) On a moderate heat keep moving contents for 5 minutes,
4) Add sauce of choice or a few shakes of soy sauce with rice or noodles,
5) Continue cooking and stirring for a couple more minutes.

One Pan Pasta
1) Boil 250g of any pasta shapes for 10 minutes until soft,
2) Drain and then return to the pan,
3) Stir in a couple of packets of stir-in-sauce or similar,
4) Chuck in a dozen or so olives, halved if you can be bothered,
5) Crumble some feta cheese on top.

 

[Old Pa]

 

[Realbark]

1Ilb minced beef or cubed if you prefer
2 good squirts of tomato puree
1 onion chopped
salt n pepper to taste
3 cups water
Hot sauce or chilli powder or chopped chiilis to taste (i use chopped scotch bonnets)
6/8oz peanut butter
6 Tablespoons lemon juice

Brown off the mince n onion. Add pepper n salt to taste. Add lemon juice n cook for about 10 mins or so.Add water. Bring to boil/simmer. Add chilli and peanut butter. Cook for about 45 mins stirring occasionally. This is a variation of dromeda, a west african dish i believe and is very filling! Even if you dont like peanut butter dont worry - you cant taste it like it is from the jar as it melts into a creamy sauce when cooked. Eat with rice or veg. Serves about 4.

 

[Countryman]

http://www.channel5.com/shows/mexican-food-made-simple/recipes/chorizo-and-spud-quesadillas

Variations on this are very easy. Cubed potatoes 1cm fried in with the chorizo work surprisingly well. In a wrap they are ridiculously filling.

 

[Countryman]

Variations on this are probably the classic camp one pot dish. Two if to add a bed of rice or pasta.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9100/onepot-chicken-chasseur

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

French crepes, sweet or savoury.

 

[Graham_S]

Something I do as a quick and dirty meal is fry up some diced chorizo, add a small can of beans, chop up a couple of mini babybel and stir until it melts.
Eat with pita bread.
I usually add a dash of tabasco.

It's a good cold weather lunch.
Takes about 5 mins.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Baby bels are great, snack on their own or add in.