Fuss Free Flavours for fuss free Stokes

Fuss Free Flavours

We're delighted to introduce Helen Best-Shaw who is a freelance food writer and photographer.

She has been writing about achievable, affordable and mostly healthy food on her delightful foodie-friendly blog site Fuss Free Flavours since 2007.

Helen says:

"When cooking, the Fuss Free approach works best for me.

I do not have either a large, or grand kitchen!  I often write about the 'effort to glory ratio' creating dishes that are impressive, but when you know a few tricks, they are very easy to prepare."

Flavour and Stokes the Fuss Free way

Helen (left) recently sampled a few Stokes sauces and preserves to see what she thought and to see if they inspired any foodie thought that might fit her 'Fuss Free' mantra.

These are just a couple of her amazing ideas using our Tomato Ketchup which we thought you might enjoy.

Helen describes Stokes Tomato Ketchup as:

"...thick, sweet and intensely tomato flavoured ketchup, probably the best I’ve ever had."

 ...so we know she has impeccable taste.


Sausage meat sauce for pasta bake

You'll need:

• A glug of light olive or vegetable oil
• 1 large onion peeled and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
• 2 good quality pork sausages de-skinned and crumbled
• 1 small red pepper deseeded and chopped
• 1 tin tomatoes
• 2 tbs tomato ketchup (we suggest Stokes of course)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Here's how:

1. Fry the onions and garlic in the oil until soft, add the sausage meat and peppers and other vegetables (if using) and cook for a few more minutes.
2. Pour over the tinned tomatoes and stir in the ketchup. Season and then cover and allow to simmer, stirring from time to time until the sauce has thickened.
3. Use as a sauce for a pasta bake, or in a sandwich with sliced gherkins and cheese for the ultimate sausage Sloppy Joe.

Baked sticky Asian chicken wings

 
You'll need:

• 2 cloves of garlic crushed
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp tomato ketchup (Stokes perhaps...)
• 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce (Stokes indeed we think)
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 pinch Chinese five spice
• 10 chicken wings
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 jar Baxters Deli Toppers Red Onion
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 spring onion sliced
• 1/2 small chilli sliced
• Optional dipping sauce:
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp chilli sauce

 

 Here's how:

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
2. Mix the garlic, honey, tomato ketchup, sweet chilli sauce and dark soy sauce and Chinese five spice in a large bowl.
3. Add the chicken wings and mix together well – make sure each wing is well coated in marinade.
4. Add a dash of oil to a small roasting dish. Cover the bottom of the dish with the Baxters Deli Toppers Red Onion, and layer the chicken wings on top.
5. Cook in the oven for 40 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, and top with sesame seeds, sliced spring onion and sliced chili.
6. Mix chilli sauce and dark soy sauce and serve a dipping sauce.

We tried this at the weekend and it really is delicious Helen.


Thank you

Many thanks to Helen and her tasty touches. Some great ideas here.

If you would like to read more of Helen's Fuss Free Flavours, just click here and enjoy.





More foodie thoughts for the week:

Braised meat has the wonderful byproduct of filling your home with delicious aromas, enjoy these techniques and recipes here.

For simple recipes just bursting with flavour - amazing in minutes, click here.

What's in a name - read the delightful story of how Stokes got its name here.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

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