Quinoa and Tuna

Ingredients: (serves one)

• 100g quinoa
• 1 can of tuna
• 1 tbsp capers
• 1 tbsp olives
• 8 dried apricots
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp thyme

Method:

1. Rinse the quinoa thoroughly
2. Add the rinsed quinoa to a pan of boiling water (you need double the amount of water compared to quinoa)
3. Add a pinch of sea salt to the quinoa, cover, and allow to simmer for 12 minutes.
4. Once the quinoa has finished cooking  mix in the cumin and thyme and plate it. 
5. Add the rest of the ingredients to the plate and enjoy your healthy meal :)

  

Duck Breast

Ingredients: (serves one)

• 1 Duck Breast
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tsp Sesame oil
• 2 tsp Plum Sauce
• 1 tsp Honey
• Salt and Pepper
• (Fresh Chili)

Method:

1. Preheat your oven at 180 degress Celsius
2. Score the skin of the duck breast
3. Rub some salt and pepper onto the skin of the duck breast
4. Drizzle some oil in a frying pan and add the duck breast (skin facing down). Turn the cooker on to medium heat.
5. Fry for 12 minutes
6. Add the rest of the ingredients and flip the duck breast on it's other side
7. Fry for a further 5 minutes 
8. Switch off the cooker and place the frying pan in the hot oven.
9. Let the duck breast cook in the oven for a further 5 minutes
10. Take the duck out of the oven and serve 

Spare Ribs

Ingredients:

• Ribs
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp Tandoori Masala
• 2 tsp Brown sugar
• 2 tsp Honey
• (1 tsp Turmeric) 

Method:

1. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees Celsius
2. Cut up the rack of ribs
3. Place all the ribs in a plastic bag
4. Add the paprika, tandoori masala, sugar and honey
5. Close the plastic bag and place it in another plastic bag for safe measures (ribs can easily perforate the bag)
6. Move the ribs around in the bag in order for them to get coated with the spices and honey
7. Tear the bag and place the ribs in a dish
8. Place the ribs in the oven and let them cook for 15-20 minutes
   
   

Homemade Burgers

Ingredients (for 2 burgers):

• 1. 250g minced meat
• 2. l egg
• 3. About 4 tablespoons of Breadcrumbs
• 4. 1/2 tsp paprika
• 5. 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 6. l Onion
• 7. l clove of garlic
• 8. Worcester sauce
• 9. Ketchup
• 10. Salt and pepper

Method:
1. Place the minced meat in a large mixing bowl
2. In the same mixing bowl add; the chopped onion, crushed garlic, half a teaspoon of paprika, half a teaspoon of nutmeg, salt and pepper, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, and about a teaspoon of ketchup.
3. Mix the ingredients together
4. Add an egg to the bowl and mix it with the other ingredients. 
5. Add 2-3 tablespoons on breadcrumbs to the bowl and mix the ingredients. 
6. Drizzle some oil into the frying pan.
7. Once the oil heats up: scoop up about 3 or 4 tablespoons of the meat mixture and shape it into a burger with your hands and place in the frying pan.
8. Repeat step 7 till you use up all the meat.
9. Fry for about 3 minutes till the meat starts changing  colour.
10. Making sure that the burgers seem solid enough, flip them once carefully.
11. Fry the burgers on each side, flipping them every 2 minutes. 
12. After the burgers have been cooking for 15 minutes lower the heat and continue to fry them for another 5 minutes, making sure they don't get burnt.
13. You can now turn off the heat and serve your homemade burgers.