Last article I promised delicious, nutrient dense & iron rich recipes to bolster reserves and provide instant, whole food energy – otherwise known as my Iron Deficiency Anaemia recipes!
Here they are — my beloved, party-pleasing pate to help you conquer your fear of organ meats & provide an edible multivitamin. Also included, a wonderfully old-fashioned egg flip, lamb chops & buttery carrots to create a colourful, healthy banquet.
Iron Deficiency Anaemia Recipes:
Organic Chicken Liver Pate
Serves 2 as a light meal or 6 as a canape
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
100 g quality cultured butter or ghee
3–4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 red or brown onion or 1 leek, roughly chopped
500 g organic livers
2 teaspoons basil leaf, oregano leaf or rosemary leaf
Method
Melt 40 g butter or ghee in a medium frying pan, add the garlic and onion or leek and cook for 5 minutes or until soft and transparent. Add the liver and spice blend and saute for a couple of minutes until just cooked, but not brown all the way through. Their colour will turn from burgundy blood red to an opaque, brown/pink. A grey/brown colour means that they are over-cooked and will not taste as good.
Allow to cool slightly, then process in a food processor until smooth. Add 40 g butter or ghee and process again. Pour into a glass jar with a lid and smooth the surface with the back of a spoon. Melt the remaining butter or ghee, pouring evenly over the pate to seal – this helps preserve the pate for longer. Allow to cool completely, then serve or refrigerate for up to 7 days. This recipe & more can be found in my I Am Food Recipe eBook.
Old Fashion Egg Flip
Raw whole eggs offer a complete, digestible, unprocessed and chemical free protein source. They are the original ingredient in old school, body builders’ protein shake smoothies.
Choose a base
milk 3⁄4 cup whole cow’s or goat’s
yoghurt 3⁄4 cup whole cow’s, sheep
or goat’s
coconut milk open a young coconut, pour out the coconut water and scoop flesh, blend to make a coconut milk base. Store in a jug in your fridge and use 3⁄4 cup at one time (use as a base if you are allergic to nuts or dairy).
almond milk make your own out of a handful of activated or blanched almonds and a cup of water. Blend. (Use as a base if you are allergic to dairy).
add nutrition
raw eggs 1 or 2 (if you are allergic to eggs use gelatin).
coconut oil 1-2 tbsp extra virgin
add natural sweetness
stevia 1⁄4 tsp green leaf powder or honey 1⁄2 tsp raw
add natural flavour
raw cocoa (chocolate flavour)
A level tsp. Perfect companions to chocolate are: mint (add a drop of organic essential oil of peppermint) or orange (add 1⁄2 tsp of orange zest)
ginger A tsp of freshly grated root
vanilla bean 1⁄4 tsp powder
cinnamon 1⁄2 tsp powder
all things nice spice blend 1⁄2 tsp
fruit 1⁄4 cup of frozen berries or
pear, papaya or 1⁄2 a frozen banana (choose berries if trying to lose weight).
Marinated Lamb chops
Ingedients
4 lamb chops
1/2 tsp of coarse natural salt
1/2 tsp of whole black peppercorns
2 fresh garlic cloves
3 tbsp of olive oil
a handful of fresh mint leaves
a handful of fresh parsley leaves
lemon juice to serve
Method
In a mortar and pestle, pound fresh mint and parsley leaves, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Rub paste over chops and cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake in oven at 120 ̊C until golden brown. Serve with extra salt and lots of lemon juice.
Orange Butter Carrots
Zesty, sweet – a great side dish for lamb chops or roasts.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking times 10 minutes
Serves: 4 as a side
Ingredients
zest and juice of one orange
6 medium carrots, sliced
100gm of hard block butter
Season with natural salt and freshly cracked pepper
Method
Melt butter in a pan, add orange juice, zest and carrots. Sauté until cooked on medium heat. Season well.
Increasing iron stores and giving your body ample nutrition should be a tasty exercise – one infinitely preferable to synthetic supplementation. Indulge in a whole foods buffet to feel energized, satisfied & unstoppable.
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