Old England Ham Chowder

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 300 g gammon steaks
• 3 medium carrots
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 onion
• 2 medium potatoes
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons cream
• 1 1/2 liters chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 tablespoon chopped dill

Recipe

• 1 finely chop the onions and the celery and fry in butter.
• 2 when softened and translucent add diced carrots.
• 3 cube the gammon ( approx 1 x 1 cm cubes) and add to the mixture.
• 4 let simmer for a few minutes frequently stirring.
• 5 add the cubed potatoes, the chicken stock and marjoram.
• 6 let simmer for approx 30 minutes till the potatoes start breaking up ( use a flowery variety such as king edward).
• 7 take off the heat and add the cream.
• 8 season to taste.
• 9 garnish with chopped fresh dill.

Grilled Swordfish

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup finely chopped shallot
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons wine
• 2 lbs swordfish steaks, cut into 6 serving-sized pieces

Recipe

• 1 heat grill.
• 2 in small non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium heat until hot.
• 3 add shallots; cook and stir 3 minutes or until tender.
• 4 remove from heat; stir in thyme, sugar, lemon peel, mustard and wine until well-blended.
• 5 spread half of mixture on 1 side of swordfish steaks.
• 6 when ready to grill, oil grill rack.
• 7 place swordfish, spread-side up, on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals.
• 8 cook 6 minutes.
• 9 turn swordfish; spread remaining shallot mixture over swordfish.
• 10 cook an additional 5 to 7 minutes or until center of fish flakes easily with fork.

Old Bay Steak Fries

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs baking potatoes, cut into wedges
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 tablespoons old bay seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine potato wedges with oil, seasoning, and salt; toss to coat well.
• 3 spread potatoes in a single layer on the baking sheet.
• 4 bake without turning until tender and browned, about 40-45 minutes.

Grilled Swordfish With Lemon Caper Butter

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lb swordfish steak
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon drained capers
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill or broiler.
• 2 brush swordfish with oil and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 grill or broiler 3-5 minutes until browned outside and just opaque throughout.
• 4 while fish is grilling, in a small saucepan, combine butter, lemon juice, capers, garlic and salt.
• 5 heat on grill or stovetop until butter is melted and flavors have combined, 2-3 minutes.
• 6 serve swordfish with butter sauce spooned on top.

Grilled Surf And Turf Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces sirloin steaks, tips cut into 1-inch squares
• 20 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/4 cup oil
• salt
• pepper
• 1 large bell pepper, any color, cut into strips
• 1 vidalia onion, thinly sliced
• 1 large beefsteak tomato, cut in wedges
• 8 cups mixed greens
• 1/2 cup ranch dressing

Recipe

• 1 toss steak tips with 2 tbs oil and thread onto skewers.
• 2 toss shrimp with 2 tbs oil and thread onto separate skewers from the beef.
• 3 discard any excess oil.
• 4 sprinkle skewers lightly with salt and pepper.
• 5 grill beef to your desired doneness.
• 6 grill shrimp until opaque (about 3 minutes, turning once).
• 7 place greens in a serving dish or on individual plates.
• 8 toss beef and shrimp with vegetables and place on the bed of greens.
• 9 drizzle ranch dressing over the top.

Nan Nans Irish Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg lamb steaks or 1 kg stewing lamb
• 2 onions
• 3 sticks celery
• 3 carrots
• 3 medium potatoes
• salt and pepper
• 1 instant oxo
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs

Recipe

• 1 chop lamb into bite sized pieces.
• 2 chop (not dice) vegetables.
• 3 place the vegetables and lamb together in a crockpot or casserole dish (make sure it has a lid).
• 4 add one and a half cups of water (make sure water covers all meat and vegies.).
• 5 also add the herbs and oxo cube.
• 6 cook for about 1 hour on 180 degrees celsius.
• 7 take it out of oven and stir stewm to thicken the stew, mix some corn flour (about a teaspoon) with some water (about a quarter of a cup) add this into the stew.
• 8 cook for an extra quarter of an hour.
• 9 then serve.

Onion-stuffed Steak

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (1 1/2 lb) beef porterhouse steaks, cut 1 1/2 inches thick
• 1/2 cup sliced green onion
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 dash celery salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

Recipe

• 1 slash fat edges of steak at 1-inch intervals. (don't cut into meat).
• 2 slice pockets in each side of meat, cutting almost to bone.
• 3 in a skillet cook onion & garlic in 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• 4 add celery salt & dash pepper.
• 5 stuff pockets with onion mixture; skewer closed.
• 6 mix wine & soy sauce; brush on meat.
• 7 grill over medium hot coals for 8-10 minutes, brushing often with soy mixture.
• 8 turn & grill 8-10 minute more for rare, continuing to brush meat with soy mixture often.
• 9 in a smaller skillet, cook mushrooms in remaining 2 tablespoons butter till tender.
• 10 slice steak across grain. pass mushrooms to spoon atop steak.