What to do with leftover bread and custard? Bread and butter pudding! I made a tiny bowl, just nice for the 3 of us but Jeff was not very satisfied. I used ready made custard from Waitrose which was really really good - very thick and creamy.
Ingredients:
Unsalted Butter
400g Vanilla Custard
3 slices of White Bread
1/2 cup Dried Mixed Fruits
Brown Sugar
Directions:
Lightly grease a baking dish.
Spread butter on both sides of bread.
Place a slice of bread on the baking dish. Sprinkle on some mixed fruits and pour 1/3 of custard on bread.
Repeat this with all ingredients.
Leave for about 30 mins allowing the bread to soak up the custard.
Bake in a bain marie at 180°C for 45 mins.
Remove from oven, sprinkle on some brown sugar over the surface, caramelise with a mini blowtorch. (optional step)
Joyce tried a recipe of couscous royal and kept asking to try it. I finally had a go today. I couldn't get all the ingredients so I made some substitutions and added other ingredients that I think will go well with the dish. It's very tasty and very filling. The following recipe could easily feed a family of 10!
Ingredients: serves a lot!
200g Chorizo - cut into large pieces
500g Chicken pieces
1kg Shoulder of Lamb - chopped into large pieces
5 Carrots
5 Turnips
5 Tomatoes
5 small Onions
1 bulb Garlic
1 Aubergine
215g (wet weight) Butter Beans (canned)
410g (wet weight) Chickpeas (canned)
4 Bay Leaves
35g Harissa Paste
100g Concentrate Tomato Puree
3 Cinnamon Sticks
1 tbs Cumin
1 pinch Saffron
Couscous: serves 3
1 cup Couscous
1 1/4 cup Hot Water
3/4 cup Raisins
2 tbs Coriander - coarsely chopped
Directions:
Brown chorizo in a pot (without oil).
Remove chorizo and brown chicken and lamb.
Add in all other ingredients except for butter beans and chickpeas.
Pour in a cup of water, bring to boil.
Lower heat and simmer until meat is tender.
Mix in butter beans and chickpeas, simmer for about 10 mins.
Add salt to taste.
For couscous:
Pour boiling hot water onto couscous. Cover for about 10 mins.
