Cooking with Taimi

31/07/2026

Creamy Garlic Chilli Prawn Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes

Ingredients :

4 tbsp olive oil
1.5 tsp chilli flakes
1.5 tsp chilli powder
1.5 tsp origanum
2 tsp chopped garlic
2 cloves of garlic (sliced)
800g prawns
1 onion (diced)
1.5 cups plum tomatoes (halved)
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes (chopped)
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp sugar
Pasta water to deglaze
500ml fresh cream
Baby spinach
Spaghetti
2 tsp chilli flakes for heat

Steps :

●In high heat, fry the prawns in the chilli flakes, chilli powder, garlic and origanum. Once its about 3/4 way cooker, remove and set aside.

● In the same pan, add more olive oil and saute the onions and sliced garlic until soft and fragrant.

● Add the tomatoes paste, and cook out for about 2 minutes before adding the plum tomatoes and sundried tomatoes.

●Add some boiling water and allow the tomatoes to fully cook. The oil should surface. Season with salt, pepper and sugar.

●Turn the heat down to low and add the cream. Mix well.

●Once the sauce has deepened in colour, add the pasta, prawns and baby spinach. Mix well.

31/07/2026

Fry wing sauce

Ingredients:

Butter
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp chili flakes
1 tsp honey
2 Tbsp hot sauce
1 Tbsp barbecue sauce

31/07/2026

Tripe simplest recipe
Tripe
Salt
Beef stock
Onion
Garlic
Tomato
Curry powder
Minestrone soup

Clean the tripe hard very well.
Boil with onion, salt + a bay leaf until tender (2–3 hrs, or ±45 min pressure cooker).
Fry onion, garlic, curry powder and little tomato in a pot.
Add beef stock
Add the tripe back with some of its sauce simmer 20–30 min until the gravy thickens.
Dish up with steamed bread, porridge.

31/07/2026

Homemade Sweet Chilli Sauce

Ingredients:

5 fresh red chilli peppers
50g brown sugar
1 garlic clove, crushed
100ml water
50ml apple cider vinegar
A pinch of salt
1 tbsp cornstarch

Method:
Chop the chillies and add to a saucepan with all ingredients except cornstarch. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Blend until smooth. Dissolve cornstarch in 2–3 tbsp water, stir in, and cook until thickened. Pour into a clean jar.
Shelf life: Up to 3 weeks in the fridge in a sealed jar.

31/07/2026

03/05/2026

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03/05/2026

Beef & Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients:
Minced beef
Bacon
Spinach
Lasagna sheets
Milk
Flour
Oil
Onion
Spices: paprika, Cajun spice, garlic powder RajahKnorrox beef cube
Tomato paste
Salt & pepper
Cheese: white cheddar & mozzarella
butter

Direction:
Heat a little oil in a pan.
•Add chopped onion and cook until soft.
•Add chopped bacon and fry until slightly crispy.
•Add minced beef and cook until browned.
Add:
1–2 tbsp tomato paste
Crushed Knorrox beef cube
Paprika, Cajun spice, garlic powder
Salt & pepper
•Add about ½ cup water and let it simmer for 10–15 minutes.
•Add chopped spinach and cook until wilted.
Set aside.

2. Make the white sauce (creamy layer)
•Melt 2 tbsp butter in a pot.
•Add 2 tbsp flour and stir for 1–2 minutes.
•Slowly pour in milk while stirring continuously.
•Stir until smooth and thick.
•Add salt & pepper.
•Mix in a bit of white cheddar for extra flavor.

3. Assemble the lasagna
•Preheat oven to 180°C.
•In a baking dish:
•Spread a little meat sauce at the bottom.
•Add lasagna sheets.
•Add meat + spinach sauce.
•Add white sauce.
•Sprinkle mozzarella.

•Repeat layers until finished.
• Final layer: white sauce + lots of cheese (mozzarella & cheddar).

4. Bake
•Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes
•Remove foil and bake 10–15 minutes more until golden

5. Rest before serving
•Let it sit for 10 minutes before cutting

03/05/2026

Beef stir-fry

Ingredients:
• Beef strips
• Onion thinly sliced
• Carrots thinly sliced
• Peppers green, red and yellow
• Garlic
• Paprika
• BBQ spice
• Cajun spice
• Worcestershire sauce
• Steers peri-peri sauce
• BBQ blasting sauce

Fry your season spice beef strip untill cooked and take them out,
Fry onion, add garlic, carrots and peppers for 3 minutes and add your beef strips.
Add you combined Sauces to the pan and let it cook for 30 minutes
Serve with mash potato or rice