healthy char kway teow

Serves 4

Poppy cooks…

1. Lightly beat
   5 eggs with a fork, pour into a lined brownie tray and cook in a 180ºC oven until done.
   
   
2. In a wok on high heat, saute
   red capsicum, thinly sliced,
   yellow capsicum, thinly sliced,
   3 garlic cloves, minced,
   carrot, finely julienned,
   1/2 zucchini, julienned in
   olive oil until cooked and slightly softened.
   
   
3. In the meantime, in a large pot, boil 
   400g thick rice noodles in accordance with packet instructions, then drain.
   
   
4. Return noodles to pot, then add
   2 handfuls of spinach, sliced,
   2 sprigs of coriander, minced, oven cooked eggs, sliced and stir fried veggies.
   
   
5. In a small mixing bowl, stir together
   3 teaspoons coconut sugar,
   4 tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce,
   6 tablespoons coconut amino sauce, and
   2 tablespoon olive oil and pour into pot.
   
   
6. Stir together on high heat until ready and serve with
   black and/or white sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

honey tofu with fried quinoa

Serves 3

Poppy cooks…

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together
   1/2 tablespoon olive oil,
   1 tablespoon gluten free soy sauce,
   1 tablespoon coconut amino sauce,
   2 tablespoons manuka honey and
   juice of 1/4 lime.
   
   
2. Add
   packet firm tofu, cubed into mixture and marinade for at least half an hour.
   
   
3. In a deep frying pan on medium heat, fry
   1 cup quinoa until it crackles and becomes aromatic then set aside.
   
   
4. In a rice cooker, add
   onion, diced to the pan with
   olive oil and cook until lightly browned.
   
   
5. Add
   green chilli, deseeded and chopped and
   2 cloves garlic, minced and cook for 1 minute.
   
   
6. Add
   500ml vegetable stock and quinoa and cook until all the stock is absorbed.
   
   
7. While the quinoa is cooking, steam some
   asian greens in the steamer insert.
   
   
8. Also while the quinoa is cooking, cook the marinated tofu in a frying pan; cooking until the sauce caramelises, tossing frequently to coat the tofu.
   
   
9. Stir
   juice of 1/4 lime,
   4 spring onions, sliced diagonally,
   handful coriander, chopped and
   1/4 cup pepitas through the quinoa mixture.
   
   
10. Serve the tofu on top of the quinoa and sprinkle with
    sesame seeds, with the asian greens to the side.
    

mápó dòufu

Serves 4

Poppy cooks…

1. Cook
   2 cups brown basmati rice.
   
   
2. Before putting on the heat, in a wok combine
   1 egg, lightly beaten,
   1 tablespoon cornflour,
   1/2 teaspoon ground five spice,
   1 tablespoon spring onion, finely chopped,
   1/2 teaspoon coconut sugar,
   1/4 teaspoon olive oil and
   1/4 teaspoon celtic sea salt.
   
   
3. Add in
   500g free range pork mince, mixing to coat pork in marinade; then cook pork mixture on a high heat.
   
   
4. Add
   red capsicum, finely diced,
   handful green beans, finely chopped,
   1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes,
   1 tablespoon garlic, minced,
   1 tablespoon ginger, minced,
   2.5 teaspoons coconut sugar and combine.
   
   
5. Add
   1 cup chicken stock,
   2 tablespoons gluten free soy sauce and
   2 tablespoons coconut amino sauce, reducing the heat if it starts to spit.
   
   
6. In a small dish, dissolve
   2 teaspoons cornflour in
   2 teaspoons filtered water and add to the pot and stir through.
   
   
7. Add
   4 spring onions, finely sliced, and
   2 packets of firm tofu, cubed until most (but not all) of the liquid is absorbed.
   
   
8. Serve on cooked rice with extra
   spring onions, sliced on top.

tofu paella

Serves 6

Poppy cooks…

1. Add1 tablespoon coconut oil and
   onion, diced to a rice cooker and stir occasionally for 5 minutes.
   
   
2. Stir through
   red capsicum, diced for a further 3 minutes.
   
   
3. Add
   2 garlic cloves, minced,
   2 cups arborio rice,
   500ml vegetable stock,
   1.5 cups hot water,
   tin of diced tomato,
   1/4 teaspoon saffron,
   1 teaspoon dried thyme,
   1 teaspoon sweet paprika,
   1 teaspoon celtic sea salt and
   1 teaspoon cracked black pepper, stirring occasionally until rice cooker has finished cooking.
   
   
4. Stir through
   1 cup peas and
   350g silken tofu, chopped and leave in the rice cooker to warm through before serving.

Notes
Some rice cookers need a certain weight before they will turn on - simply apply a bit of pressure to the bowl if your rice cooker won't turn on with just the onion in it to begin with. My easy rice cooker version can also be replicated in a large pan. If preferred, firm tofu can be used by cutting into cubes and frying off prior to the method described above.