Australian Politics Forum - Vegetable of the week thread

Dsmithy70 Gold Member Offline ire futuis vobismetipsis Posts: 13147 Newy Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #15 - Oct 13^th, 2011 at 12:37pm BLOODY BONZA!! Muso The "City Nationals" branch is so impressed with that well presented submission that we will trying that out at our next meeting with a view to incorporating it in next years CNCWACB (city nationals country women's assoc cook book)
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Dirty Paki Khunt Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 102897	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #16 - Oct 13^th, 2011 at 1:17pm PNP (Boloch) approves of this recipe.
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Cliff Richard Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 558	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #17 - Oct 13^th, 2011 at 6:23pm okra definitely might get the next nomination okra is very important as a thickening agent and is featured extensively in west african and creole cuisine it's really slimy tbh but it's delicious
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #18 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 3:23pm

Well fellow National Party delegates it's that time of the week again.
This week I'd thought we'd get back to basics as the last 3 have seen the exotic's run wild.
I present this weeks vegetable:
THE CARROT

Today's recipe from the CNCWACB is a simple but elegant dish.
Can be served warm in winter or chilled for a refreshing starter during the summer months.

Carrot and ginger soup

Boost your immune system this winter with a good dose of ginger and vitamin C in this hearty carrot soup.
Ingredients (serves 4)

* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 brown onion, finely chopped
* 5cm piece ginger, peeled, finely chopped
* 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
* 6 (1kg) carrots, peeled, chopped
* 4 cups chicken stock
* sour cream and chopped dill leaves, to serve

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Method

1.

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, ginger and garlic. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes or until onion is soft.
2.

Add carrots, stock and 2 cups water to saucepan. Simmer, partially covered, for 35 to 40 minutes or until carrots are very tender. Remove from heat and set aside.
3.

Using a food processor or blender, process soup, in batches, until smooth. Return soup to saucepan and stir over low heat until warmed through.
4.

Ladle soup into bowls. Top with sour cream and dill. Serve.

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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #19 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 3:24pm Gosh is it that time already?
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barnaby joe Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1992 euchareena	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #20 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 4:15pm all those multicoloured carrots look delish
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #21 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 4:39pm barnaby joe wrote on Oct 5^th, 2011 at 2:20pm: the winner of this week's vegetable of the week thread is the swede discuss swedes here http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/IMAGES/swede_brora_2.jpg They're turnips, i can see what it says on the link, but they're turnips. Oyster mushrooms are great in stir fries.
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #22 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 5:07pm

Sweet Potato: highly nutritious, great to eat, easy to grow (great summer groundcover) and stores well!

Actually, few people seem to know that the young leaves and growing tips are an ideal green leafy vegie!

http://www.fao.org/WAIRdocs/x5425e/x5425e0d.htm

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A store of goodness

Think of a plant that has a high food value, is easily grown, matures quickly, produces a lot of food for the planting space used, has good keeping qualities, and tastes nice. It sounds too good to be true. Yet the sweet potato has all of these qualities.

Planting a large crop of sweet potatoes guarantees that there will be no food shortages in case of disasters such as cyclones or flood. After a disaster, the crop can still be harvested, to be eaten or stored. Some of the tips can be replanted to produce another crop quickly. The young leaves and tips of the sweet potato are always a good food, emergency or not.

Sweet potatoes are a very nutritious local food that should be used to their full potential.

Easy to grow

The scientific name of sweet potato is Ipomoea batatas. The stems are long and trailing, with deep green leaves. The flowers are funnel-shaped and white or pink. The roots may have a light yellow to purple skin and the flesh inside may be white, pink, purple or yellow.

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Sweet potatoes are normally grown during the drier months. Stem cuttings about 46 centimetres (18 inches) long are generally used for planting. Pieces of the roots may also be used. The planting hole should be 15-30 centimetres (6-12 inches) deep. After planting, make a mound around the cutting for the tubers to grow. Make sure that the sweet potatoes are not under shade.

The roots are harvested 3-7 months after planting, when the leaves turn yellow. For more information on growing sweet potatoes, contact your local agricultural officer.

The roots of the sweet potato are a good source of energy, which the body needs to stay active and alive. Yellow and orange varieties of the sweet potato root contain a high amount of Vitamin A. Other pale-fleshed varieties contain much less of this important vitamin.

The bar graphs show that sweet potato roots contain a wider variety of nutrients than Pacific cabin biscuits. Even after cooking, the roots contain many vitamins and minerals, particularly Vitamin C which cabin biscuit lacks.

Mashed sweet potato, with a very small amount of coconut cream added, makes a good weaning food for babies. Using sweet potatoes from the garden to prepare baby food means not having to buy expensive baby foods from the store. Babies will enjoy eating a large variety of local foods.

Green leaves for health

Sweet potato tips are a health-giving, protective food. They are excellent sources of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Vitamin A is needed for proper growth, healthy eyes, and prevention of disease. Vitamin C keeps the body tissues strong, helps the body Use iron, and assists chemical actions in the body.

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is necessary for normal growth and healthy eyes. It is found in fair amounts in the tips.

Eating dark green leaves every day is a good habit. Green leaves give the body the vitamins and minerals it needs. The bar graphs show that sweet potato leaves provide more nutrients, particularly Vitamin A, than European cabbage. The darker the leaves, the more Vitamin A they contain.

Preparation

The roots

Sweet potatoes which are dry and hard are best cooked by boiling. The soft, sweet, watery kind with a darker colour are best cooked by baking.

Sweet potatoes may be baked in an earth oven in their skins, or they may be boiled or steamed. They may be eaten as they are or mashed with a kale coconut cream.

To keep sweet potato roots from changing colour, do not peel the skin before cooking. Cooking sweet potatoes with the skin on helps keep the vitamins. If they are peeled, boil them straight away for about 20 minutes so that they will keep their colour.

Cooked sweet potato can be made into a variety of dishes. Mashed with a little coconut cream, fish, and green vegetables, it makes a good baby food. Leftovers may be cut up into chips and fried in a lime oil. They may also be mixed with other foods to make casseroles, cakes, and pies.

Traditionally, when cooked with other foods, the sweet potatoes are peeled, sliced and placed in a banana leaf that has been softened over a fire. Coconut cream, other vegetables and fish are added. The bundle is baked in an earth oven or steamed and makes a complete meal.

The leaves

The young leaves and tips are prepared by boiling for a short time in a small amount of water. Serving or cooking sweet potato leaves with a lime fat, such as coconut cream, helps the body use the Vitamin A that is in the leaves. They may also be fried in a covered pot in a lime cooking oil. Onion and garlic may be added for flavour. They are a good addition to soups and are an excellent food for babies, pregnant women, and breast-feeding mothers.

Baby's delight

One serving:

3 sweet potato leaves
1 small piece pumpkin (approximately 1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon fresh or tinned fish
1 tablespoon coconut cream
¼ cup water

1. Put all ingredients in a pot.
2. Cook slowly for about 10 minutes until pumpkin is soft.
3. Mash well.
4. Serve warm.

Sweet potato tip soup

Four servings:

2 cups sweet potato tips
1 cup water
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #23 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 10:54pm

The editors at the CNCWACB feel that a serving suggestion should be added to our recipe of the week.
We would not recommended that you just follow the above recipe and serve cold in a large bowl with sour cream, it will be anything but refreshing.
For spring eating we suggest serving as a "Wecome to the table course"
A refreshing start before tucking into the BBQ.

Serve as follows:

Pour cold soup into chilled shot glasses
Replace sour cream with natural yoghurt mixed with chopped pickled ginger and dill leaves.
A cleansing start for the palate, just enough to get the jucies flowing and highten the senses.

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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #24 - Oct 20^th, 2011 at 4:10pm

Grey wrote on Oct 19^th, 2011 at 4:39pm:

barnaby joe wrote on Oct 5^th, 2011 at 2:20pm:

the winner of this week's vegetable of the week thread is the swede

discuss swedes here

http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/IMAGES/swede_brora_2.jpg

They're turnips, i can see what it says on the link, but they're turnips.

Oyster mushrooms are great in stir fries.

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/JPEG'S/Mushroom%20Images/OysterGills.jpg

Yes, but they are disqualified. They are actually closer to the animal kingdom than the vegetable kingdom. Perhaps we could have a fungus of the week thread.

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barnaby joe Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1992 euchareena	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #25 - Oct 20^th, 2011 at 5:31pm yeah musos right no fungi allowed that's a whole other kingdom why do vegetables look so much more appetising in the pictures in this thread than they do in the supermarket aisles?
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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #26 - Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 11:48am barnaby joe wrote on Oct 20^th, 2011 at 5:31pm: yeah musos right no fungi allowed that's a whole other kingdom I know - got to keep an eye on these leftard Liberals.
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #27 - Oct 26^th, 2011 at 2:54pm

Wednesday Again

A day to celebrate god's gifts to National Party Members who get quezzy at the sight of blood.

Today's offering from CNCWACB

http://t2.gstatic.com/imagesq=tbn:ANd9GcRzmFedMJ0yTqgY9YGHm3j-a0wDy7Tr0B_wsnDa0IceuwxkBp0-4g

Zucchini Flowers

Ingredients
(serves 4)

* 18 male or female zucchini flowers
* 8 kalamata olives, halved, pitted
* 2 anchovies
* 8 small basil leaves
* 200g fresh ricotta
* Vegetable or light olive oil, for deep-frying
* Lemon wedges, to serve
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Batter

* 2/3 cup (100g) plain flour
* 1 tbs olive oil
* 150ml chilled light beer
* 1 eggwhite

Method

1. Holding a zucchini flower, use your thumbs to gently make a split in flower. Use your fingertips to snap off and discard yellow stamens in centre of flower. Repeat with remaining flowers.

2. Finely chop olives, anchovies and basil. Place in a bowl with ricotta and season to taste with pepper. Spoon a teaspoonful of ricotta mixture into centre of each flower, then twist petal ends to enclose. For batter, place flour and 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl. Add oil and beer then whisk until a smooth batter forms. In another bowl, whisk eggwhite until soft peaks form then gently fold into batter.

3. Line a tray with paper towels. One-third fill a deep saucepan or deep-fryer with oil, then heat over medium heat until 180ÂºC, or a cube of bread browns in 15 seconds. Working in batches of 4, dip flowers, 1 at a time, into batter, allowing excess to drain off, then deep-fry for 2 minutes or until golden. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to tray. Repeat with remaining flowers and batter. Scatter with salt and serve with lemon wedges.

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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #28 - Oct 27^th, 2011 at 8:44am

muso wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 11:48am:

barnaby joe wrote on Oct 20^th, 2011 at 5:31pm:

yeah musos right no fungi allowed that's a whole other kingdom

I know - got to keep an eye on these leftard Liberals.

In case the subtlety was lost, that was a veiled reference to the migration of the Liberals in the political spectrum with respect to the Nationals, and the fact that it's something that a Typical National voter would not fully appreciate.

The Nationals have stayed more or less where they always have been, while the Libs have overtaken them to the Right.

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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #29 - Oct 27^th, 2011 at 10:17am

Dsmithy70 wrote on Oct 26^th, 2011 at 2:54pm:

Today's offering from CNCWACB

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzmFedMJ0yTqgY9YGHm3j-a0wDy7Tr0B_wsnDa0...

Zucchini Flowers

http://cdn.taste.com.au/images/recipes/nb/2006/03/9597.jpg

They look and sound delicious. I'm going to keep that recipe.

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The Nationals have stayed more or less where they always have been, while the Libs have overtaken them to the Right.

Aside from Barnaby Joyce - the Nationals have regressed. They are completely ineffective and have nothing to offer their electorates, which is a pity. A good political party is desperately needed to act in the interests of country and regional areas.

The Liberals have obliterated them in everything but name only.

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