Bachelorette Recipes

I was going to say "Working Girl" recipes but that might have given the wrong idea.
Here's a couple of easy to cook recipes for hard working bachelorette's. Like teachers or nurses. Good for guys too.

SICILIAN STYLE FISH STEW


Ingredients


Olive oil                                  2 or 3 cloves of garlic
1 finely chopped onion           2 Stalks of celery          
2 diced plum tomatoes
5 or 6 drained Anchovies from a can                          
Pinch(es) of Red Chilli flakes to taste
400 ml, nearly a pint, Vegetable or chicken stock
125ml or glass white wine
50 grms Plain Couscous
250 grms of white fish fillets
1 lemon zested for the peel              Handful of chopped parsley

Method


Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a largish deep frying pan OR your WOK. Add the onion, celery, garlic and chilli flakes. Be careful not to use to much just a pinch or 2. Dish not meant to be that spicey. Cook on a medium heat for 10 minutes. Stirring occasionally, be careful not to burn the onions. Add the tomatoes and anchovies, cook for a few more minutes. Pour in the wine and the stock bring to the boil. Cook for a few more minutes then add the couscous. Turn down to simmer and add the fish. Cover and cook until the fish is ready about 5 minutes. No need to over cook the fish.

Mix together with a little lemon juice the zest and parsley. Sprinkle over the dish.

This is a very tasty dish and surprisingly quick and easy. You could have the onions and celery already chopped. Keep in the fridge in sealable freezer bag.
You could pop in the shower before you put in the fish.

SAUSAGES IN CIDER


Ingredients


Olive oil
Big pork sausages as many as you need.
I use Colisimo sausages, the best I've had here in the USA
www.colisimosausages.com
This dish freezes okay
A big onion or 2 small, sliced.              2 celery stalks
4 to 6 rashers streaky bacon chopped into 1" pieces
2 teaspoons of flour          350ml Dry cider
1 teaspoon mustard. I use Colmans powdered mustard you can use made up just as well

Method


Heat the oil in a your Wok or a large frying pan with a lid. Brown the sausages on as many side s as you can. Remove from the pan. Add the onions, celery and bacon until the onion cooked but not burnt about 15 minutes at most. Sieve the flour into the onions, stirring in until absorbed. Gradually add the cider, then the mustard, stir until dissolved. Bring to the boil and add the sausages, bring to low simmer and cook for 30 to 45 minutes.
Time to have a shower and a glass of wine or finish off the cider.

Serve with mash potato, brown rice or wholewheat curly pasta.