From The Wooden Board

A meal for 2 for under $5.00

INGREDIENTS

• 2 medium size potatoes
• 1 tin flavoured tuna (tomato & basil)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• Breadcrumbs
• Oil
• 1 cup Rice, uncooked

METHOD

Peel and chop potatoes.  Place in small saucepan with hot water and a pinch of salt.  Cook on high heat until the potatoes are soft.  Drain well.  Mash plain potato.  Drain the tin of tuna well and using a fork mix well in the potato.  Press down and place in refrigerator for 10 minutes.  This takes the heat out of the potato and helps bind the ingredients.  Once cool divide mixture into 4 even balls pressing down gently.  Beat egg in a small bowl, spread crumbs in another bowl.  Carefully roll the tuna patties into the egg then the breadcrumbs.  Press again. Roll the patties once more into the egg and crumbs.  This gives the patties a nice thick coat of crumbs.   Cook rice as per packet directions or use a rice cooker.  Place in freezer while the oil heats in a frypan.  Shallow fry the patties turning over once till light brown. Drain well on paper towel.

Serve on a bed of rice with sweet chilli sauce.

Try one of AntJan Sauces drizzled over the top of each patty.

Suitable to freeze.

Microwave potato only.

Serves- 6    Dinner for $25.00

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 700g topside steak,cubed
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 sticks celery, chopped
• 1 brown onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled, chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1-1/2 cups Guinness beer
• 1 cups beef stock
• 2 bay leaves

METHOD

Place flour and salt and pepper in a large bowl.  Roll cubed steak in flour mix and lightly coat. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook steak, in several batches, for 3 minutes or until browned. Heat remaining oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add celery, onion, carrot. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until tender. (At this stage if you use a slow cooker pour all ingredients into pan cover with lid and cook on low for 8 hours)  Add tomato paste. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Gradually stir in Guinness. Add stock and bay leaves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Return steak and any juices to pan. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.  Remove bay leaves before serving.  Spoon mashed potato into decorative bowls. Spoon over casserole and serve with crusty bread.

20 slices for $4.20

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup oil
• 2 teasp vanilla
• 3 bananas mashed
• 3 cups self raising flour
• 2 teasp cinnamon
• 1 teasp salt

METHOD

Grease 2 large loaf tins/ rounds or 1 lamington pan.  Beat together sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla and bananas.  Sift flour with cinnamon and salt.  Add ½ flour while beating then add the remaining flour.  The mix may become too thick to use the electric beater, in this case revert to the wooden spoon.  Use spatula to scrape edges occasionally.  Bake in a moderate oven 180 degrees for 50 minutes.  Remove from oven and allow to cool in pans.