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e just goes on and on and the Naked Chef’, ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’, • Lingham’s chilli sauce Fooding around with on, always fresh, always ‘Jamie’s Dinners’, ‘Jamie’s Italy’, • 4 tbsp. fat-free natural yogurt happy and I just adore him. ‘Cook with Jamie’, ‘Jamie at Home’, • 8 corn taco shells Jenny Morris Jamie Oliver deserves every ‘Jamie’s Ministry of Food’, ‘Jamie bitH of success - he has really earned Does’, ‘30-Minute Meals’ and ‘Ja- Method: it. I love that he still appears to be mie’s Great Britain’. Try naming them Cut the pork into 1cm dice and tip humble and nice and kind and car- all in one breath. into the large frying pan with the ing. Let’s cook - we have time to spare! fennel seeds, paprika, salt and pepper Following the record breaking and stir regularly. Put 1 tablespoon success of ‘30-Minute Meals’, Brit- Ultimate Pork Tacos of olive oil and the cumin seeds into ain’s most-popular cookbook of all Serves 4 the medium frying pan. Trim, slice time, Jamie brings us the even-better and add the spring onions, squash in ‘15-Minute Meals’. I am gob smacked Ingredients: the unpeeled garlic through a garlic at just how many quarter hour meals • Pork crusher, then stir in the beans and there are in this beautiful book. The • 350g skinless pork belly their juices, and simmer. man really is a food wizard! • 1 heaped tsp. fennel seeds Finely slice the chilli, lettuce and This book is completely devoted • 1 heaped tsp. sweet smoked pa- most of the top leafy half of the to what most of us are asking for prika coriander, then halve, destine, peel scatter over the sesame seeds, and these days - super quick, tasty, nu- The cover of ‘Jamie’s 15 Min- • Beans and chop the avocado, along with then gently shake the pan to coat. tritious food that you can eat every ute Meals’ • Olive oil the . Toss and pile all this on Squeeze the limes into the broth, stir day of the week. Jayme, being a dad • 1 good pinch of cumin seeds a platter, coarsely grating or match and season to perfection. Ladle the of many little ones, knows that nutri- • 3 spring onions sticking the apple on top. Ripping a noodles, veg and broth into bowls tion is important. In creating these quickest and easiest meals Jamie’s • 2 cloves of garlic little chilli sauce through the yogurt and serves the seafood on top. Finish recipes Jamie’s made sure they are ever done. • 1 x 400g tin of black beans in a small bowl. with the coriander leaves. methodical, clever, sociable, fun, re- These recipes have been tested Stir, mush and season the beans ©Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals sulting in beautiful food full of big and tested to ensure that this book to taste. Drizzle the salad with a little Jamie Oliver flavours. It’s a classic book that will is a reliable companion for you and • 1 fresh red or green chilli soy sauce, the extra virgin olive oil arm you with the skills to create won- your family. • 2 little gem lettuces and lime juice, then toss together. Arnold Bennett Frittata derful meals, shockingly fast. The reviews have been suitably • ½ a bunch of fresh coriander Drain the fat from the pork pan, Serves 4 He’s taken inspiration from all glowing: • 1 ripe avocado and then serve everything straight over the world, embracing the tastes “Simply brilliant cooking, and Ja- • 1 large ripe tomato away, with a pile of taco shells and Ingredients: that we all love, playing on classic mie’s recipes are a joy” - Nigel Slater • 1 eating apple all the other elements, sprinkled with Frittata chicken, steak and pasta dishes, look- “Jamie should be given the Victo- • Low-salt soy sauce the remaining coriander leaves. • 250g undyed smoked haddock ing at Asian-inspired street food and ria Cross” - The Times • 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil ©Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals • 4 fresh bay leaves brilliant Moroccan flavours, putting Jamie Oliver’s previous books in- • 1 lime Jamie Oliver • 8 large eggs together great and so much clude ‘The Naked Chef’, ‘The Return • 6 spring onions more. And these are some of the of the Naked Chef’, ‘Happy Days with To Serve: Sticky Squid Balls • ½ a bunch of fresh mint Serves 4 • 1 large handful of frozen peas • Olive oil Ingredients: • 5g Parmesan cheese Broth • Salad • 2 chicken stock cubes • 2 apples • 400g sugar snap peas • 1 lemon • ½ a Chinese white cabbage • ½ a bunch of fresh chives • 2 fresh red chillies • 1 handful of walnuts • 200g tender stem broccoli • 75g watercress • 2 bok choi • 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil • 1 bunch of radishes • 30g Emmental cheese • 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger • 2 tbsp. low-salt soy sauce To Serve • 1 tbsp. fish sauce • 200g focaccia bread • 4 nests of egg noodles • 1 lemon • 2 limes • Squid & prawns Method: • 225g fresh squid, gutted and Put the fish and bay leaves into the cleaned casserole pan and cover with boiling • ½ a bunch of fresh coriander water. Pop the focaccia on the very • 225g large raw peeled tiger bottom shelf of the grill to toast. prawns Beat the eggs in a large bowl with • Sweet chilli sauce a pinch of salt and pepper. Trim and • 1 tbsp. sesame seeds finely slice the spring onions and the top leafy part of the mint and mix Method: into the eggs, along with the peas. Pour 1.5 litres of boiling water into Use a fish slice to remove the fish the large pan and crumble in the to a bowl, and then flake with a fork, stock cubes. Slice the sugar snaps, discarding the skin. Turn the heat un- cabbage and 1 chilli in the proces- der the frying pan up to high, add 1 sor, then tip into a large bowl. Trim tbsp. of olive oil and pour in the egg the ends off the broccoli, quarter the mixture. Stir for a minute until it be- bok choi and add both to the bowl, gins to set. Sprinkle over the poached along with the radishes. Finely grate haddock, finely grate over a dusting half the peeled ginger and finely slice of Parmesan then put the pan under half a chilli, then add both to the the grill on the top shelf until cooked stock with the fish and soy sauces, through, fluffy and golden (roughly and cover with a lid. 5 minute). Swap to the bowl blade, add the On a nice large board, match stick remaining chilli and ginger, the squid or coarsely grate the apples, then (pat dry with kitchen paper first), co- quickly squeeze over some lemon riander stalks, salt and pepper, then juice to stop them discolouring. Fine- blitz to a paste, using a spatula to ly chop the chives and sprinkle them scrape the mixture from the sides af- over the apple. Crumble over the wal- ter a minute. Put the sesame oil into nuts, add the watercress and drizzle the frying pan. Use 2 dessert spoons with the extra virgin olive oil, then to scrape and dollop the squid around toss together and season to taste. the pan so you get 8 balls. Fry, turn- Speed-peel slices of Emmental over ing when nicely golden, and adding the top. the prawns after turning. Get the frittata and focaccia out Stir the noodles and veg into the from under the grill and serve straight stock, pop the lid back on and bring away with lemon wedges. back to the boil. Turn the prawns, ©Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals drizzle over some sweet chilli sauce, Jamie Oliver

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