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Cooking with Gousto

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We have been using Gousto for about six months now and have been impressed with their variety of meals and step-by-step instructions which even I can follow! So we decided to show you how easy it is to cook with Gousto.

Disclaimer: We have no affiliation with Gousto and this recipe was ordered from our own account.

Shredded Hoisin Chicken Wraps

Ingredients:

You are provided with the necessary ingredients and the only one not included was vegetable oil.

British chicken breast strips
Tortillas
Cucumber
Gem lettuce
Hoisin sauce
Soy sauce
Spring onion
Toasted sesame seeds

Method

First we had to let the chicken air for a little bit before we started cooking it and then drizzle a little vegetable oil into a pan over a hight heat. Cook the chicken strips for about 5-6 minutes on each side until golden and the chicken is cooked through.

Then it’s time to cut up your cucumber into discs and then into matchsticks and slice your spring onions lengthways into thin strips.

Once the chicken is cooked, you need to shred it apart using two forks.

Put the shredded chicken back in the pan and add your soy sauce and hoisin sauce to it and cook until warmed through.

Wash your lettuce, pat it dry with kitchen paper and then finely shred it.

The tortillas just need to go into a microwave for about 20 seconds, just to warm.

Assemble the wraps…

Cover the tortilla with some hoisin sauce (we added this from our own hoisin sauce bottle!)

Add some lettuce on top…

then cucumber…

and sliced spring onions…

and lastly the shredded chicken.

Thoughts

This was a very simple recipe to follow with not much cooking involved and it took us about 20 minutes from start to finish. There are more complicated recipes and we will be doing one of them in the near future. The meal was tasty and three tortillas was just enough for us, which is another good thing about Gousto, it gives you portion control.

I have uploaded a video where we make this dish on my YouTube Channel, please give it a watch and see how we got on.

Cookery, Cooking and Baking

Turkey Casserole

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So Christmas is over, but there is still enough turkey to feed an army, what do you do with the leftovers? Turkey curry (see my blog) is always an option, but how about a turkey casserole?

Searching through my fridge I also found some vegetables which were languishing in the bottom drawer and so I decided to concoct my own turkey casserole recipe – so here we go!

Ingredients

1 onion (chopped)
2 carrots (chopped)
1 leek (sliced)
1 swede (peeled, chopped)
2 parsnips (peeled, chopped)
600g turkey (cut into large pieces)
2 tbsp plain flour
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 litre of turkey/chicken stock

Method

I put the onions, carrots, leek, swede, parsnips into a slow cooker and sprinkled over the flour. Then I added the bay leaves, mustard and tomato puree and mixed this in. The stock was added and another quick stir and salt and pepper for seasoning.

I put the slow cooker on low for eight hours and two hours before the casserole was due to be finished, I added the cooked turkey.

The result was a very filling and comforting turkey casserole which could be served with new potatoes or mashed potatoes, perfect for between Christmas and New Year.