Vegetable Hotpot Jamie Oliver Food

VEGETABLE HOTPOT

Steps:

• Boil potatoes just lightly until about cooked.
• Place chopped veggies and garlic in a casserole dish or saucepan with 1 tablespoon oil and sweat veggies for 5 minutes. (This means to put them (preferably) in a covered frying pan and let cook on low for about 5 minutes -- just long enough to take a bit of the crunch off, but not enough to cook them entirely.)
• Do not overcook.
• Add the herbs and seasonings to the vegetables.
• Mix mustard powder, flour and tomato paste with water and stock until smooth.
• Pour mixture onto the vegetables and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to an ovenproof dish if necessary.
• Place the potato in a bowl with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and toss until coated.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pile the potatoes on top of the veggies and bake in a preheated oven at 400 F for 45 minutes.
• The potatoes should be brown, but if they're not you can grill them for another 5 minutes.
• Serve with a salad or on top of rice.

LAZY CHEESY VEGETABLE HOTPOT

Steps:

• In a shallow microwavable dish toss the leeks in half the butter and cook on High for 5 mins until they begin to soften. Stir in the cabbage and mushrooms and add the crème fraîche. Lay the potato slices over the vegetables pressing them down with a fish slice.
• Dot the potatoes with the remaining butter and microwave, uncovered, for 15-20 mins on High until they are done. Scatter over the cheese and thyme, and either microwave on High to melt for 2 mins, or grill until crisp and brown. Leave to stand for a few mins and serve straight from the dish.

JAMIE OLIVER'S GRILLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Wash your vegetables.
• Heat the grill or griddle pan, put the whole peppers on and get them black on all sides.
• While still hot, put them in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and leave to cool.
• Slice the zucchini 1/4" thick and do the same to the fennel, reserving the herby tops.
• Grill the zucchini and fennel together on the grill for about a minute on each side, or until nicely charred. You don't want them too black or too raw.
• Remove to a clean dish towel in one layer, making sure they don't sit on top of each other or they will steam and get soggy.
• Cut the eggplant across into slices 1/2" thick.
• Grill the slices, turning 4 times to get the nice grill marks.
• Remove to the towel.
• Boil the baby leeks in salted water until they're just cooked.
• Drain and rub with a little olive oil, and grill until lightly marked.
• Peel the peppers and cut into strips.
• Put all the grilled vegetables into a big bowl.
• Take about 1/4 of the basil leaves and bash them with a mortar and pestle with a good pinch of seasoning until you have a smooth pulp.
• Add about 8 TBS of extra virgin olive oil and the vinegar, to taste.
• Pout this over the vegetables and toss quickly so that everything gets coated in the lovely basil oil, then throw in the remining basil leaves.
• Slice the garlic really thin to give you a delicate flavor and add to the bowl along with the fennel tops.
• Mix everything together, and serve on a large plate at room temperature.

VEGETABLE AND LENTIL HOTPOT

Steps:

• Heat oil and saute onion and garlic in sacuepan for 2 minutes or until onion has softened.
• Add all spices and saute for a further minute or so.
• Add all other ingredients and simmer covered, stirring every few minutes for about 25 minutes or until vegetables and lentils are cooked.