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.