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The orange sauce shines with savoury beef and sweet red capsicums, a great combination of beef and vegetables in a single dish.
| Preparation Time |
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30 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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8-10 minutes |
| Serve |
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4 |
| GI |
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medium |
Ingredients
- 350 g lean rump steak; trimmed, sliced thinly
- 500 g broccoli; cut into florets
- 3 garlic cloves; crushed
- 2 teaspoons orange zest; freshly grated
- 2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chilli sauce, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 tablespoon ginger; freshly grated
- 1 medium onion; sliced
- 1 capsicum (red or yellow, sweet pepper); cut into thin slices
- ½ cup orange juice; freshly squeezed
- 1½ teaspoons cornflour
- basmati rice or brown rice, to serve
Methods
- In a small bowl, whisk together orange juice, soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, chilli sauce and cornflour; set aside.
- Heat 1 teaspoon of the canola oil in a large non-stick wok or frying pan over high heat
- Add half of the steak and cook, without stirring or turning, until browned on the underside, about 1 minute
- Stir and turn the slices, then cook just until browned on the other side, about 30 seconds
- Transfer to a plate
- Add another 1 teaspoon canola oil, repeat with the remaining steak and transfer to the plate.
- Add remaining oil to the frying pan, then add ginger, orange zest and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, 10 to 20 seconds
- Add onion and stir-fry for 1 minute
- Add the broccoli and capsicum and stir-fry for 30 seconds
- Add ¼ cup water, cover, and cook just until crisp-tender, about 1½ minutes
- Push vegetables to the outside of the pan. Stir the reserved sauce, pour into the centre of the pan and cook, stirring, until glossy and thickened, about 1 minute
- Stir vegetables into the sauce, return steak to the wok and turn to coat
- Serve with rice.
| Energy per serving |
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160 calories |
| Carb per serving |
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9 g |
| Protein per serving |
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28 g |
| Fat per serving |
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11 g |
| Fiber per serving |
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6 g |
| Preparation Time |
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15 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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10 minutes |
| Serve |
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4 |
| GI |
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medium |
Ingredients
- 300 g lean minced pork
- 2 small green apples; cored and grated
- 75 g fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs
- 25 g fresh ginger; peeled and finely chopped
- 8 lettuce leaves; halved
- 4 soft white bread rolls; split
- 4 spring onions; very finely chopped
- ½ Japanese cucumber; thinly sliced
- 1 garlic clove; crushed
- 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- pinch of cayenne pepper
Methods
- Add minced pork, apples, breadcrumbs, spring onions, garlic, ginger, thyme and cayenne pepper in a large bowl
- Mix and squeeze together
- Shape the mixture into four balls, then press into flat patties about 10 cm in diameter and 1.5 cm thick
- Preheat the grill to medium and set the shelf on the lowest position
- Place the patties on a sheet of foil on the grill tray or on preheated barbecue plate
- Grill for about 15 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and cooked through
- Divide the lettuce leaves and cucumber slices among the bun bases
- Place the patties on top, then spread with chilli sauce
- Cover with the bun tops and serve immediately
Tips
- The pork patties can be shaped up to a day in advance and chilled until required
- Remove from the refrigerator 10 minutes before you want to cook them
- Raw patties can also be frozen
Sweet Chilli Sauce Ingredients
- 1 red chilli; thinly sliced and diced
- 2 teaspoons arrowroot
- ? cup (about 80 ml) lime juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
Preparing Sweet Chilli Sauce
- Put chilli in a small saucepan
- Stir slowly lime juice, rice vinegar, brown sugar and fish sauce to blend
- Put the saucepan over a high heat and bring to the boil
- Stirring until thickened
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool
| Energy per serving |
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180 calories |
| Carb per serving |
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60 g |
| Protein per serving |
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25 g |
| Fat per serving |
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9 g |
| Fiber per serving |
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7 g |
This recipe is a modern Australian low fat low GI cuisine. It can be served as entree, lunch, main or side dish. It is so easy to prepare no cooking expirence is required.
| Preparation Time |
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5 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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10 minutes |
| Serve |
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4 |
| GI |
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low |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup white balsamic dressing
- ½ cup mint leaves; finely diced
- 1 spring onion; finely sliced
- 1 green oak leaf lettuce; leaves separated, washed
- 1 lebanese cucumber; sliced
- 1 avocado; diced
- 4 radishes; sliced
- 250g sugar snap peas; blanched
- 750g cooked prawns; peeled
Methods
- Arrange lettuce leaves on a large platter
- Top with sugar snap peas, cucumber, avocado, radish and prawns
- Garnish with mint and green onion
- Combine olive oil and white balsamic dressing in a bowl
- Season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- Drizzle over salad just before serving
| Energy per serving |
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?? calories |
| Carb per serving |
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?? g |
| Protein per serving |
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?? g |
| Fat per serving |
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?? g |
| Fiber per serving |
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?? g |
| Cholesterol per serving |
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?? mg |
Delicious, healthy, and not too heavy for a mid-week soup.
| Soaking Time |
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10 minutes |
| Preparation Time |
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20 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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40 minutes |
| Serve |
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8 |
| GI |
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low |
Ingredients
- ½ cup (or about 100 g) red lentils
- 2 cups (or 500 ml) boiling water
- 2 large carrots; peeled, cut into large slices
- 1 large head broccoli; cut into florets
- 1 kg kumara; peeled, cut into large slices
- 1 red onion; chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 spring onion; diced
- ½ cup low-fat natural yogurt; to serve
Methods
- Soak lentils with boiling hot water in a large jug and set aside
- Heat olive oil in a large saucepan on medium heat
- Add in chopped onion to cook for 2 minutes or until soft
- Add lentils and soaking water, carrot, kumara, broccoli, 6 cups water and bring to boil
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, until vegetables are tender
- Set a side to cool slightly and blend until smooth
- Season to taste, topped with low-fat natural yogurt and spring onion and serve
| Energy per serving |
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?? calories |
| Carb per serving |
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?? g |
| Fat per serving |
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?? g |
| Fiber per serving |
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?? g |
| Preparation Time |
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10 minutes |
| Serve |
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4 |
| GI |
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low |
Ingredients
- 8 Slices whole-grain bread
- 2 tablespoons bottled horseradish cream
- 250g lean roast beef; thinly sliced
- 100g beetroot; peeled and grated
- 50g snowpea sprouts;
- pinch of cracked black pepper; to taste
Methods
- Spread 4 slices of bread with horseradish cream
- Top with the shaved beef, grated beetroot and snowpea sprouts
- Sprinkle with cracked black pepper
- Cover with remaining bread slices, cut and serve
| Energy per serving |
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285 calories |
| Carb per serving |
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34 g |
| Fat per serving |
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6 g |
| Fiber per serving |
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4 g |
| Protein per serving |
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24 g |
| Cholesterol per serving |
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45 mg |
| Preparation Time |
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10 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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20 minutes |
| Serve |
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4 |
| GI |
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medium |
Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves; crushed
- 2 tablespoons curry paste
- 1½ cups low-fat yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large red onion; finely chopped
- 1 large chicken. Removed skin; Cut or Chop the meat to roughly 5cmx8cm size
- 1 bunch spinach; leaves roughly chopped steamed
- ½ cup cold water
- ½ cup flaked almonds
Methods
- Heat a small, non-stick frying pan over medium heat
- Toasted flaked almonds for 3 to 5 minutes by shaking pan gently
- Remove to a plate
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat
- Add onion and garlic
- Stir cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until soft
- Add curry paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until aromatic
- Add low-fat yoghurt and ½ cup cold water and stir until well combined
- Add chicken, stir cook and bring to a gentle boil
- Reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes
- Add spinach. Cover and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach has wilted
- Spoon curry over rice
- Top with toasted almonds and serve
| Preparation Time |
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45 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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25 minutes |
| Serve |
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6 |
| GI |
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medium |
Ingredients for Ricotta Filling
- 2 tablespoons dark chocolate bits
- 2 teaspoons plain white flour
- 2 teaspoons coffee-flavoured liqueur
- ¼ cup low-fat yogurt
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- 150g low-fat ricotta
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
Ingredients for Dough
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons low-fat dairy-free spread
- 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons water
- ¼ cup white self-raising flour
- ¼ cup wholemeal self-raising flour
- 1 egg yolk
Dough
- Add caster sugar, sifted cocoa powder, sifted flours and low-fat dairy-free spread into a processor
- Start the processor to mix mixture until crumbly
- Add the water and egg yolk and continue to process until ingredients are just cling together
- Knead the dough gently on lightly floured surface until smooth
- Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes
Ricotta Filling
- Using a electric mixer to beat low-fat ricotta, egg, egg yolk, low-fat yogurt, caster sugar and plain white flour in medium bowl until smooth
- Stir in chocolate bits and liqueur
Methods
- Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced)
- Grease 18cm round loose-based flan tin
- Remove dough from refrigerator and press dough into tin
- Cover with baking paper large enough to extend 5cm over edge
- Fill in with dried beans or rice on the oven tray and bake for 10 minutes
- Remove beans and paper and bake a further 5 minutes or until pastry is browned lightly; set aside to cool
- Reduce oven temperature to 180°C (160°C fan-forced)
- Pour ricotta filling into pastry case
- Bake for about 20 minutes, uncovered
- Set aside to cool and keep in refrigerate until it is firm
| Energy per serving |
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169 calories |
| Carb per serving |
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21 g |
| Fat per serving |
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6.5 g |
| Fiber per serving |
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1.2 g |
A pungent mix of Szechuan peppercorns, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, and star anise. Spices extensively used in Chinese cooking.
| Preparation Time |
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10 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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20 minutes |
| Serve |
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4 |
| GI |
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low |
Ingredients
- 400 g pork fillets; trimmed of all excess fat
- 250 g medium Chinese egg noodles
- 300 g snow peas or sugar snap peas
- 125 ml homemade vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 large onion; finely chopped
- 1 large garlic clove; crushed
- 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
- 2 red (yellow or orange) capsicums; seeded and thinly sliced
- salt and pepper; to taste
- fresh coriander leaves; to garnish
Methods
- Cut each of the pork fillets across into 5 mm x 5 mm slices and strips. Cover and set aside
- Cook the noodles in a saucepan of boiling water for 4 minutes, or cook or soak them according to the packet instructions. Drain well and set aside
- While the noodles are cooking, heat a wok or a large heavy-based frying pan until hot
- Add the oil and swirl to coat the wok, then add the onion and garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute
- Add the five-spice powder and stir-fry for another minute
- Add the pork strips to the wok and stir-fry for 3 minutes
- Add the snow peas or sugar snap peas and the capsicums and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes
- Pour in the stock, stir well and bring to the boil
- Add the noodles to the wok and stir and toss for 2–3 minutes or until all the ingredients are well combined
- Season to taste and serve immediately, sprinkled with coriander leaves
| Energy per serving |
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180 calories |
| Carb per serving |
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40 g |
| Protein per serving |
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42 g |
| Fat per serving |
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10 g |
| Fiber per serving |
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6 g |
| Cholesterol per serving |
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?? mg |
| Soaking Time |
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45 minutes |
| Preparation Time |
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45 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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30 minutes |
| Serve |
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4 |
| GI |
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medium |
Ingredients
- 500 g pumpkin; peeled, seeded, cut into 2cm pieces
- 400 g can diced tomatoes
- 400 g can chickpeas; drained, rinsed
- 400 g can cannellini beans; drained, rinsed
- 300 g green beans; trimmed, blanched
- 1 onion; finely chopped
- 1 slice wholegrain bread; diced
- 1 garlic clove; finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon blanched almonds
- 1 teaspoon ground paprika
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley leaves
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
Methods
- Heat a large saucepan with cooking oil on medium
- Cook onion for 5 minutes, stirring, until golden
- Stir in cumin and paprika and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant
- Add pumpkin, tomato and chickpeas with 1 cup water and season to taste
- Cook, covered, for 10 minutes, until pumpkin is tender
- Heat oil in a small frying pan on low
- Fry bread, garlic and almonds for 2 minutes, until golden
- Blend in a food processor until mixture resembles breadcrumbs
- Stir through parsley
- Add cannellini and green beans to pumpkin mixture and toss gently until heated through
- Serve sprinkled with crumb mixture
| Energy per serving |
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185 calories |
| Carb per serving |
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?? g |
| Protein per serving |
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?? g |
| Fat per serving |
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9 g |
| Fiber per serving |
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?? g |
| Cholesterol per serving |
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?? mg |
| Preparation Time |
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15 minutes |
| Cooking Time |
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20 minutes |
| Serve |
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4 |
| GI |
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low |
Ingredients
- 400 g fresh baby portabella mushrooms
- 1 cup marsala wine (or sweet red dessert wine)
- ½ cup fresh parsley; minced
- 6 slices of cheese wedges
- 8 nos eggs; beaten
Methods
- Use a damp paper towel to wipe mushrooms clean of debris
- Cut each one into 4-5 vertical slices
- Thoroughly coat a large skillet with vegetable spray and warm over medium heat for 1 minute
- Add the mushrooms and continue to cook for 6 minutes
- Stir frequently to cook evenly. Lower the heat if needed
- Stir in the parsley and simmer for 1 minute
- Remove skillet from heat
- In a small sauce pan, drop the cheese wedges, pressing down with the back of a fork to squash them
- Add in the marsala and stir with a wooden spoon to mix
- Cook the sauce over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly
- Add sauce to the mushrooms and keep covered while the pasta is cooking
- Cook the pasta according to package directions
- Be careful not to overcook. This pasta will only require 4-5 minutes once them come to a boil
- Drain and pour pasta over mushroom sauce and serve immediately (fresh egg noodles absorb liquids quickly)
- Grated parmiggiano reggiano cheese may be added as desired
| Energy per serving |
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384 calories |
| Carb per serving |
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53 g |
| Protein per serving |
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14 g |
| Fat per serving |
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5 g |
| Fiber per serving |
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1 g |
| Cholesterol per serving |
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80 mg |
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