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Re: Favourtie food and recipes
« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2023, 08:01:29 PM »
A stir fry spin off from my pasta concoction.

My homemade stir fry:

Beef stir fry strips (extra lean) $12.00 ........ 500g packet at Woolies/Coles.
Gravy mix into a jug of water    $0.50  ....... a packet costs $4 but it lasts for weeks.
2.2 litres of boiled kettle water  $1.00 ........ roughly.
Onion & garlic powder              $0.60 ......... jars cost $4 but also last for weeks. Again you can use fresh instead.
Italian herb mix                       $0.30 ........... not really Asian but stuff it! It's for extra flavour.
Salt                                        $0.10 ......... a tablespoon.
Tomato paste (no added salt)   $1.00 .......... One satchel.
Carrot, red capsicum                $6.00 .......... fresh veggies. Baton cut so they are roughly 3-4 inches long.
& round beans.
4 eggs beaten in a bowl           $4.00 .......... I buy a 6-pack of organic free range eggs which are around $6.
Long life noodles (2 portions)   $1.00 .......... 4 square portions come in a pack (Changs). I guess you could use whatever noodles you like.
400g of long grain white rice    $1.20 ............ a 1kg packet costs around $3.
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Total                                    $27.70 

The method is similar to my pasta recipe.

Stir and brown the beef stir fry strips in a big pot and then add the gravy liquid and the boiled water.
Chuck in the salt, onion, garlic, herbs (all to taste) plus tomato paste & veggies.
Once it starts boiling allow it to cook for 20 minutes.
Then pour in the eggs and add the rice and then stir for a couple of minutes.
Add in the noodles.
Cook for at least another 6 minutes (noodles should separate), and then continue stirring until the right texture.

Again serves 9 decent sized plate meals.
Wrap/cover in al-foil and store away in the fridge and reheat each night.

Cost per meal: ~$3.10
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Re: Favourtie food and recipes
« Reply #16 on: December 28, 2023, 08:28:18 PM »
Few market photos from some pre Christmas shopping
Bit different over here !













Not sure what's happened Damo, pics haven't posted

Mr OE can you please investigate  :help
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Re: Favourtie food and recipes
« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2023, 10:19:15 PM »
I’ll fix guys
Will work it out tonight

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Re: Favourtie food and recipes
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2024, 07:25:44 PM »
MT - with your meal, 500g mince for 9 servings?
Yep Damo because it's not a proper bolognese. The mince is just part of the sauce along with all the other stuff chucked in the pot rather than the sauce itself if that makes sense. The next time I make it (probably this weekend), I'll take a pic and post it.
Probably looks like canteen food from the pics  :-\ :laugh: but it's tasty. My local Woolies was out of a couple things so there's slight differences to the recipe I posted earlier (grass fed beef mince rather than the standard Woolies extra lean mince & I had a spare bowl of peas that I used instead of beans). Anyway, these pics are just to show I made 8 plates and 2 bowls (equal to ninth plate) out of it.


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