Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wednesday 30 April 1975, page 14


COOKING EXPERT VISITS

'Pikelets

like I

never had

before'

Recipe swapping

" , aTong neighbours and wider travelling by young people has led to "" >'reater range of ingredients used in the international recipes at every cook's fingertips.

Margaret Fulton of c"ri

weefcS,andS,in Canb"°T tott

femeAdosi;? Wot'

brief sta" P dUn"B hcr

S3"

recipe", Mrs Fullon safe!.

pans and, if possible, invest m an iron oven casserole,

" ?hey may seem very ex5K? at.,the lime b.« they Md 'hfm for a lifetime and these days they are so at .active that they ea" be

She °h^C ,ab!c". ^c said

fnr fi-r a, special liking Jor Italian dishes and the squid recipe is taken from her'Italian Cookbook"

t ' rec'ne, Chinese style 'or shredded beef and omons is taken fr0ro the! Marpi-et Fulton Cook-'

The recioe Mrs Barlin If", tor her pikelets i"

added for good measure.

SQUID

,c" Ingredients 750gr (Hlb) squid. 3 tblspns olive oil. salt and pepper.

_ . Method

»Kin squid, remove head and msides, rub any black

wash15 futWh-h, and

. 4 v*Ut into several

, Pieces for grilling 0r fmo

llmi slices for pan fry na f Vlace in a dish with oil? s"tt

P=PPer to season and

occasionally.0116 h°"r U,rnin8

To pan fry: heat a heavv "ToSl?-A

Si S'S«C." ","omT 5°r ftMSol'S

sionallj; with oil. g Ca"

*P. Piquant sauce: pan frv *?!i i >r ^ cloves garlic Whni'f ?, snla" hot chilli When tender, remove garlic

Mrs Fulton at the Embassy Motel, DeaKin,

last week.

and chilli. Combine 1 tablespoon each of breadcrumbs,

t parsley and butler and toss over squid, stirring over a high heat for 1 minute. Serve with lemon wedges.

SHREDDED BEEF AND

ONIONS

Ingredients

500gr (lib) fillet of beef 1 tsp salt

1 egg white

1 tblspn cornflour 4 tblspns oil

4 onions, thinly shredded oil for deep frying

1 tblspn Chinese wine or dry sherry

1 tblspn sugar

1 tblspn soy sauce Method

Pound beef with back of chopper or large knife. Slice thinly and shr.vi inlo strips 5cm (2in) long and ' icm ('/iin) wide. Mix beef with salt, egg white and coinfiour. Heat 4 tablespoons oil and fry onions until soft

and light brown. Remove to plate.

In hot oil, deep fiT bcel for half a minute, drain. Put beef and onion-: inio 2 tablespoons hot oil, then add wine, sugar and soysauce. Stir over high heat for two minutes Serve immediately.

PIKELETS

Ingredients

1 cup self-raisms flour £ Isp saU .

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tblspoons sugar 1 egg

i cup sour > milk (or fresh with 1 tsp vinegar)

1 desstspn melted butter

Mctliod

Sift dry ingredients, stir in remainder of ingredients and mix into a smooth paste. Drop dessertspoons of the mixture on to a lightly-greased heavy based pan heated to 200 degrees C (3S0 degrees F). Turn when light bubbles form and cook on reverse side. Serve with butter or jam and whipped

cream.