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Rachel Allen |
19 Sept 2007 |
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 A native of Dublin, Rachel Allen is a busy mother and a professional cook, broadcaster, teacher and writer. She is now best known as the presenter of 大象传媒 ONE鈥檚 series Rachel鈥檚 Food for Living. Her philosophy on food is that good ingredients simply prepared will give great results. As Rachel will be preparing a zesty Aztec soup for Woman鈥檚 Hour, Jenni will be talking to her about making food and memories, simplicity and sophistication in the kitchen and her plans to get people who don鈥檛 normally cook to give it a go.
Rachel鈥檚 4th 大象传媒 series, 'Rachel鈥檚 Food for Living', is on Saturdays, 11.30 am 大象传媒 One. Her book, 'Rachel鈥檚 Food for Living' is published by Harper Collins,听ISBN: 978000725931X .
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Zac鈥檚 Aztec Soup |
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Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
3 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, peeled and chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 large cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped or grated
1 tsp chopped and seeded red chilli
1 litre (1 戮 pints) light chicken stock
1 large chicken breast, diced into 1cm (陆 inch) pieces
Juice of 陆 a lime
For the salsa:
3 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
1 ripe avocado, peeled, stoned and diced into 5mm (陆 inch pieces)
150g (5 oz) tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes), diced
Juice of 陆 a lime
2 tbsp chopped coriander
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method:
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and add the chopped onion; season with salt and pepper. Cover and sweat for 10 minutes or until the onion is soft. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for about two minutes. Add the stock and bring up to the boil, reduce to a simmer, add in the chicken and gently cook for 2-3 minutes until the meat is cooked. Turn off the heat, then add the lime juice.
- Make the salsa by mixing all the ingredients together, season with salt and pepper.
- To serve, ladle the hot soup into warm bowls and drop a large tablespoon of the salsa into each bowl.
Recipe courtesy of Rachel Allen.
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