Sweet Lamb Curry

Ingredients:

500 g cubed lamb or beef

1 onion, roughly chopped

1 carrot, sliced

2 sticks celery, sliced

1 large cooking apple, diced

2 heaped tablespoons plain flour

1 heaped tablespoon curry powder

420 g can tomato soup concentrate

1 heaped tablespoon golden syrup juice of ½ lemon (2 tablespoons)

1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar seasoning to taste

Serves 6

Method:

Preheat oven to 160 C.

Mix meat, onion, carrot, celery, and apple with flour and curry powder.

Add tomato soup, golden syrup, lemon juice, sugar and seasoning.

Stir all ingredients together well and cook covered in a 2-3 litre casserole dish in a slow oven for a minimum of 40 minutes until the meat is tender and the juices are thickened.

Tips:

Leave out the curry powder, add extra vegetables and call this dish a stew.

Serve with mashed potato, steamed rice or damper and seasonal greens.

Nutrition information per serve:

Energy 1020 kJ

Protein 21 g

Fat 4 g

Carbohydrate 31 g

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Savoury Fruit Rolls

Ingredients:

3 sheets ready rolled puff pastry with canola

500 g chicken mince

415 g can apricot halves in natural juice, drained and lightly mashed

1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

1 cup dried seasoning mix or dried breadcrumbs

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce

Makes 12 rolls

Method:

Cut the three sheet of pastry into quarters giving a total

of twelve squares.

Combine chicken mince, fruit, parsley, seasoning mix,

onion and sauce mixing thoroughly. Divide chicken

mixture into twelve equal portions and shape into rolls

the same length as the pastry. Place rolls on top of pastry

and moisten edges with water. Fold the pastry over the

rolled mixture, joining the edges underneath. Place rolls

on a lightly sprayed oven tray and bake at 200 C for

25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Tips:

A tasty alternative to sausage rolls.

Serve with fruit chutney or a spicy sauce.

Substitute sausage or lamb mince for chicken mince.

Substitute peaches for apricot halves, drained, slightly

mashed.

Nutrition information per roll:

Energy 1126 kJ

Protein 12 g

Fat 14 g (higher due to the pastry)

Carbohydrate 24 g

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