FISH CUTLETS (FISH BALLS)

INGREDIENTS

• ½ brown onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2cm piece of ginger, finely chopped
• 1tbs oil
• 8-10 curry leaves
• 2-3 green chillies or 1tsp chilli powder (optional)
• 2-3 potatoes, diced
• 425g tin tuna or mackerel, drained
• 2-3tsp pepper
• Salt to taste
• 2tsp lemon juice

Crumb Coating

• 1 cup flour
• 1-2 cups breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs, whisked

Oil to deep fry

METHOD

1. Add potatoes to pot of water and boil until tender and mash.
2. Add tablespoon of oil to frying pan and heat on medium.
3. Add onion to pan and fry until golden
4. Add garlic, ginger and chillies or chilli powder (if using) to pan and fry for 2-3minutes
5. Then add curry leaves and fry for 1 minute
6. Add tuna / mackerel and potatoes and mix together in pan for few mins
7. Add salt and pepper
8. Stir in lemon juice then leave to cool
9. When cool to handle, roll 1-2tbs in balls
10. Roll in flour, then eggs and crumbs
11. When all are coated, you’re ready to fry!
12. Heat oil in deep pan until hot. Test, by dropping a little bit of breadcrumbs into pot, and if it sizzles, you’re ready to fry.                 
13. Deep fry cutlets until golden and drain on absorbent paper towel.
14. DIP IN TO MAMA MELISSE HOT SAUCE......ENJOY

SPICY PRAWN PASTA

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pkt spaghetti (or any pasta of your choice)
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped
• 2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2tbs oil
• ½ cup white wine
• 700g raw prawns, shelled and deveined (can substitute for cooked prawns)
• 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
• 2-3 lemons, juiced
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 2-3tsp Mama Melisse Hot Sauce

METHOD

1. Bring a pot of water to boil for the pasta
2. Mix lemon juice, zest, chopped parsley and Mama Melisse Hot Sauce and keep aside
3. Add pasta to boiling water and cook until al dente, then drain
4. While pasta is cooking, heat oil and fry onion for 2-3 mins until soft. Then add garlic and cook for 1-2mins.
5. Add wine to pan and cook for 2mins
6. Add prawns and cook until pink
7. Add in the pasta and the lemon juice mix and stir to combine.
8. Enjoy with green salad and garlic bread!

MAMA'S CHEESE LOG

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tub of Cream Cheese
• 1 Handful of Dried Cranberries
• Mama Melisse Hot Sauce
• Handful of Dried Coconut nut mix or Granola

METHOD

1. Mix Mama Melisse Hot Sauce to the cream cheese. Keep adding hot sauce until you find your heat sweet spot
2. Chop or blitz dried Cranberries and add to cream cheese
3. On Glad wrap roll cheese into a log (I use a sushi mat with glad wrap for this)
4. Put in freezer for 1 hour to harden
5. Remove from freezer and unwrap from glad wrap.
6. Roll on the coconut seed mix or granola
7. Serve with fruits and crackers
8. Drizzle with honey (optional)
9. Take to your party and take all the credit