9 aromatic mix Recipes

fresh cheese (1 lb) or 500 g feta (1 lb), mixed aromatic herbs, finely chopped (for example mint, oregano, dill or you can also use just 1 herb), eggs, potato, flakes (for puree), salt, to taste (if using unsalted cheese ), pepper , to taste, wine , if necessary (if your cheese is to dry), sesame seeds, for topping

boneless mild-cure gammon, red wine, water (approximately ), onion, halved, garlic cloves, unpeeled, head fennel, halved, star anise, coriander seed, fennel seed, mixed peppercorns, red currant jelly, ground cinnamon, smoked paprika, red wine vinegar

vigo completely seasoned easy to prepare red beans and rice mix, sazon goya with coriander and annatto (a goya seasoning mix)

satsuma oranges or 4 clementines, peeled and segmented, pears, cored, peeled and quartered, mixed fruit (dates, figs, prunes and cranberries), caster sugar, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, mint leaf, to serve, creme fraiche, to serve

ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, white sugar

dried beans: makes 5 cups, dried bean , such as small white beans, flageolets, cannellini, or black turtle beans, poultry , ham or meat stock (you need this much to keep replenishing the liquid), head fresh garlic , root removed, crushed, ham bone or knuckle, aromatic vegetable mix , wrapped in cheesecloth (see below), herb bundle (see below ), freshly chopped garlic, olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste, vegetable mix, carrots, peeled, and chopped, yellow or white onions, chopped, celery stalks, chopped, bay leaf crumbled, herb bundle, green leek leaves, washed, stalk celery, bay leaf, fresh parsley, fresh or dried thyme, fresh chervil, fresh tarragon, dried cannellini beans, cooked

chicken pieces (pref. a wheel with 4 thighs and 4 drumsticks), canola oil, onion, potatoes, mixed vegetables (variously called potjiekos mix here, or casserole vegetables ... or whatever. these are ready-to), string bean (green beans, chopped, bought ready-prepared at supermarket), sugar, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt (we use aromat), black pepper, coarse, vegetable stock (the granular type from a tin), water, hot pepper salsa (actually garlic-chilli sauce, available readily in sa and always in my condiments cupboard), chopped fresh rosemary or fresh thyme or garlic or dried herbs, from my spice drawer