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Illawong Easter Work Party Recipes

Recipes are for 55-60 people.

Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity for 55-60 people Quantity for 4 - 5 people
Mince 6kg 0.5kg
Carrots 5 large 1 small
Onions 5 large brown onions 1 small brown onion
Tinned Tomatoes 4 large 1 small
Bottled Dolmio or Passata Sauce 3 bottles 1/4 bottle
Water 3 cups 1/4 cup
Garlic 1 knob or 8 cloves 1 clove
Parsley 1 bunch 1/4 cup chopped leaves
Oregano 1 bunch 1/8 cup chopped leaves
Spaghetti 4kg 0.5 kg

Method

  1. Brown Onions in oil
  2. Add mince, stir in while cooking
  3. Add garlic, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper and grated carrot
  4. Add bottled sauce, tinned tomatoes and water
  5. Cook with lid, stir, on lowish heat for an hour or so
  6. Reheat to serve on spaghetti with grated parmeson

Vegetarian Lentil Bolognese

Serves about 6 people. Soak and precook the lentils beforehand.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Fry onions in oil til soft
  2. Add oregano, tomatoes, garlic, champignons, salt and pepper
  3. Add lentils and carrots and beans, plus 1 cup water
  4. Turn down heat and simmer for 30 mins or so.
  5. Add sour cream and heat through.
  6. Serve over spag with parmeson cheese.

Italian Brown Rice Salad

Cook rice beforehand using half water, half stock if possible, with 1.5 cups of liquid to 1 cup of rice.

Ingredients

Dressing:

Method

  1. Combine the cooked rice with the ingredients and add dressing

Apple Crumble

Serves 8?

Ingredients

Method

  1. Mix the apples with sugar, sultanas, and cloves to desired taste, preheat in 180 degree C oven
  2. Mix the dry topping ingredients then add melted butter to the desired crumble consistency
  3. Top the apple and bake 30 minutes in a slow oven until nicely browned

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity for 55-60 people Quantity for 11 - 12 people Preparation
Brown Onions 10 2.5 Chopped
Garlic 8 cloves 2 cloves Chopped
Mushrooms 250g 65g Sliced
Basil 1 Bunch 1/2 cup loose packed chopped leaves Leaves Diced
Oregano 1 Bunch 1/4 cup loose packed chopped leaves Leaves Diced
Thyme 1 Bunch 1 tablespoon, loose packed chopped leaves Leaves Diced
Parsley 1 Bunch 1/2 cup loose packed chopped leaves Leaves Diced
Tinned Tomatoes 3 * 800g 2 * 400g Diced or mashed
Passata Sauce 2 bottles 500g Dolmio Tomato, Onion, Garlic Pasta Sauce  
Water 12 cups or more 4 cups or more (added 3 more cups) Rinse the tins and jar out with the water
Celery 2 bunches 1/2 bunch Diced
Carrots 10 2.5 Diced
Green Beans 500g 200g Chopped
Potatoes 5 1 extra large, or 2 medium Chopped Small
Riso Pasta 1 packet 1/4 packet (125g Risoni)  
Kidney Beans 2 * 400g tins 1/2 tin or use whole tin and omit lentils  
Soaked Lentils 2 cups 1/2 cup Presoaked, and precooked

Method

  1. Fry onions and garlic in oil
  2. Add mushrooms, then herbs
  3. Add the tomatoes and the passata and water (may need more)
  4. Add the chopped vegies
  5. Simmer for 30 mins, then add the kidney beans and lentils and the pasta
  6. Salt and pepper, simmer away for an hour or so.
  7. Serve with salad and bread, cheese, ham, damper

Marinated Tofu

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity for 40 people Quantity for 10 people Preparation
Fresh Ginger fist size digit size! grated
Madras Curry Powder 8 teaspoons 2 teaspoons  
Tamari 1 cup 1/4 cup  
Cumin 5 teaspoons 1 teaspoon  
Turmeric 5 teaspoons 1 teaspoon  
Chilli Flakes 4 - 6 teaspoons 1 teaspoon  
Tomato Paste 1/2 - 1 cup 1/8 - 1/4 cup  
Water 1 cup 1/4 cup to dilute the tomato paste
Bonsoy 4 L 1 L or equivalent powdered soy milk or use coconut milk
Spinach or Silver Beet 5 bunches 1.25 bunches  
Green Beans 1.5 kg 400 g
Potatoes 2 kg 500 g chopped into small cubes and boiled until almost done
Onions 6 1.5 chopped and fried with 1/2 the ginger in oil
Tofu (firm) 2.5 - 3 kg 600 - 800 g chopped into small cubes
Coriander 4 bunches 1 bunch
Red Capsicum 4 - 5 1
Brown Rice or Cous Cous

Method

  1. Marinate small cubes of tofu in Tamari and half the ginger, pepper + cup of water for however long is practical.
  2. Bake batches of tofu in the oven for 20 mins. (If this is not practical, don't do it. Just add the tofu in step 6. It will be softer but still work. Avoid adding all the marinade if tofu is not baked)
  3. Chop potatoes into cubes and boil until almost done, drain and leave aside
  4. Fry up chopped onions in oil.
  5. Add all the spices + the rest of the grated ginger. Add a bit more oil and fry for a minute.
  6. Add water + half the tomato paste, more to taste
  7. Add tofu, cook a few minutes
  8. Add chopped spinach, chopped coriander, chopped capsicum, cooked potato and stir
  9. Add soy or coconut milk and cook for 10-15 mins
  10. Add chopped beans in last 5 minutes
  11. Serve with brown rice. Allow a third to a half cup rice per adult.

Stir Fried Vegies

Ingredients

Method

  1. Stir fry the vegies

Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

Method

  1. Mix together the sauce ingredients over heat

Almond and Coriander CousCous

Ingredients

Method

  1. Soak the couscous
  2. Combine all together

Page last updated: 04 Jul, 2024