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Ilse Fourie’s Mediterranean Smoked Kipper Quiche

August 7, 2012 in Uncategorized

The last post I wrote about Ilse Fourie‘s Butter Chicken, the standard comment was: “Beautiful….and the food isn’t bad either!” I got it! Loud and clear, with Ilse in the kitchen, my food and photography were taking  back seats and just because she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, I was ok with that! Today I  am sharing her delicious Smoked Kipper quiche recipe and I expect profuse drooling, not only for her, but for the quiche too!
During last week’s Easy Cooking Housewife Challenge, Ilse received Mediterranean Smoked Kippers and Mature Dutch Gouda cheese in her mystery basket.Dumbfounded at first, but after serious contemplation with Sue-Ann Allen (runner up Masterchef SA 2012), she felt inspired enough to create this masterpiece. It was a delicious quiche, she added just enough smoked quiche to give it a very subtle smokiness without overpowering it.With just enough cream, milk, eggs and  cheese to bring it all together, the result was a light, fluffy, eggy quiche….divine!!

Mediterranean Smoked Kipper Quiche

Mediterranean Smoked Kipper Quiche

More Master Chef Recipes

Chorizo and Potato Snack

 Jade de Waal’s Potato and Chorizo Snack

Mediterranean Samoosas

 Sue-Ann’s Mediterranean Samoosas

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All photographs in this post is courtesy of Matt Stow. Thank you Matt!

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Delicious Butter Chicken by Masterchef’s Ilse Nel for RSG

July 18, 2012 in Uncategorized

Our stunning Chef

I have had many renditions of butter chicken in my life and I have heard so many explanations for the name butter chicken, but I can truly say I have NEVER eaten Butter Chicken quite as delicious as today’s lunch. In true Masterchef style, Ilse Nel, made a killer version of this popular Indian Curry. My only problem with the curry was
that it was not nearly enough. I could have had it again for supper, no problem! It is however, as I one can derive from the name, not a dish for the faint-hearted when it comes to calories. Butter chicken does not refer to the tenderness of the chicken, but as I suspected the dish is laden with butter, yogurt and yes…..wait for it….cream. Utterly decadent and scandalously delicious!

Ilse’s Butter Chicken

Buttery and scandalously delicious

Please tune in to RSG tomorrow morning just after 9 when we make this delicious Butter Chicken .100-104FM or listen online at www.rsg.co.za

More delicious Curries

 Citrussy Chicken Curry 

Thai Crab Curry

 Curry Meatballs with Onion and Banana Relish

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