Weekday Food … Ready, Set, Go! (Part 1)

“I've injected some global flavor into this week's repertoire of suppers. Quick and easy, they fly the good-nutrition flag, too"

Shopping List

·         Apple juice

·         Avocado

·         Baby beetroot

·         Baguette

·         Beef fillet

·         Butter

·         Carrots

·         Cranberry-and-appellee

·         Crème fraiche

·         Cucumbers

·         Free-range chicken

·         Evench shallots

·         Fresh dill

·         Lemon juice

·         Nori sheets

·         Orange juice

·         Pickled ginger

·         Poppy ginger

·         Poppy seeds

·         Pork Kassler chops

·         Pork spareribs

·         Potatoes

·         Prawns

·         Ready-made coleslaw

·         Red-skinned apples

·         Rindless streaky bacon

·         Saffron

·         Seedless raisins

·         Skinless chicken breast fillets

·         Small mushrooms

·         Sour cream

·         Spring onions

·         Sushi rice

·         Tofu

·         Watercress

·         White fish

Weekday Food … Ready, Set, Go!

Store cupboard essentials

·         Bay leaf

·         Beef stock

·         Black pepper

·         Breadcrumbs

·         Butter

·         Chicken stock

·         Canneo chickpeas

·         Canneo tomatoes

·         Cinnamon

·         Couscous

·         Dried chille flakes

·         Dry red wine

·         Flour

·         Free-range eggs

·         Fresh coriander

·         Garlic

·         Ground cumin

·         Ground coriander

·         Hot English mustard

·         Japanese rice vinegar

·         Liquid vegetable stock

·         Maple syrup or runny honey

·         Miso paste

·         Noodles

·         Olive oil

·         Onion

·         Paprika

·         Parsley

·         Port

·         Red wine vinegar

·         Salt

·         Soft brown sugar

·         Soya sauce

·         Sugar

·         Thyme

·         Tomato paste

·         Tomato sauce

·         Wasabi mayonnaise

·         Worcester sauce

Monday’s German Kassler Chops With Red Cabbage

Serves 3 to 4

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

·         Pork Kassler chops 3 or 4 (about 400 g)

·         Butter 1 T

·         Oil 1 T

·         Onion 1, thinly sliced

·         Apple juice ½ cup

·         Liquid chicken stock ½ cup

·         Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

·         Red apple 1, very thinly sliced

·         For the braised red cabbage:

·         Baby red cabbages 2, thinly sliced

·         Butter 25 g

·         Dry red wine 4 T

·         Red wine vinegar 2 T

·         Cranberry-and-apple jelly 1 T

·         Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Monday’s German Kassler Chops With Red Cabbage

1. Brown the chops in the butter and oil in a pan. Remove and set side. In the same pan, gently soften the onion, adding a little more oil if needed. Pour in the juice and stock and bring to a bubble.
2. Return the chops to the pan and reduce the heat. Season with black pepper. Add the sliced apple and cover. Cook gently for 10 minutes until tender. Check seasoning.
3. Serve the Kassler chops with the braised cabbage.
4. To make the braised red cabbage, stir-fry the cabbage in a pan in the butter until well- coated. Add the wine, vinegar and jelly and season. Bring to a simmer. Stir-fry for a few minutes until the cabbage wilts and is tender- crisp. Season to taste

Cook's note: Serve with noodles tossed with crème fraiche and poppy seeds.

Wine: Alto Rouge 2010