Nicole Keating and Presiana Ilieva were crowned the winners in the second edition of the Mystery Box challenge! Their innovative use of the zero waste ingredients created a delicious dish that led them to victory.
Learn more about ingredients & techniques with our EFL cooking guide
View Guides2 bell peppers
50
g
Brussels sprouts
300
g
Cauliflower
1 orange
50
g
sugar snaps
50
g
bok choy
220
g
flour
30
ml
olive oil
3
tbsp
soy sauce
1
tsp
rice syrup
2 garlic cloves
2
tsp
peanut butter
To make the Cauliflower Rice:
– Cut the cauliflower into smaller pieces
– Put those pieces in a hand blender or grate it to make it into a rice
– Put olive oil in a pan, add the cauliflower rice, pepper, salt, cajun spice
– Fry and mix it
Sauce for stir fry veggies:
– Put soy sauce in a bowl
– Add 2 cloves of garlic crushed or cut into small pieces
– Add rice syrup
– Add 2 teaspoon of peanut butter
– Mix it all
The Stir fry veggies:
– Cut the sugar snaps in half
– Cut the boy chop into smaller pieces
– Add olive oil in a wok
– Add the sugar snaps in a wok, let them cook for few minutes then add the bok choy
– When you feel like the veggies are getting softer, add the sauce to the wok and mix it all together
– Tip: to present it on a plate later, cut some orange zest and set aside for decoration on top of the veggies ( get the orange zest before you squeeze them)
The Brussels sprouts:
– Clean and cut them if necessary
– Add them to an oven tray
– In a small bowl squeeze the orange juice with honey
– Add this sauce to the Brussels sprouts
– Cook them in the oven for about 20-30min until cooked
Samboussek (sort of dumplings):
– Put 220gr of flour in a bowl and add30ml of olive oil
– Add some water until the texture of the dough is smooth. The texture shouldn’t feel too sticky to the fingers. If it is, add some more flour
– Let the dough rest for 30min in the fridge
– While the dough rest, cut the bell peppers int0 small pieces
– Add olive oil to the pan, fry the bell peppers in the pan until cooked
-Add pepper and salt to it
– Once the bell pepper is cooked and soft, blend it until it becomes a paste/sauce
-Take the dough and roll it out until it’s thin (add flour on the table so that it doesn’t stick) – if you don’t have a rolling pin, a bottle of wine with some flour will do the trick
– Cut the dough in small circles, you can use a glass to define the size of the circle – make multiple ones until there is no dough left
-In the middle of the circle of dough, add a spoon of the bell pepper sauce
-Fold the circle in two like a calzone and press on the side to close it
Tip: you can use a fork to press the side and make a nice pattern
– Add a bit of olive oil to a pan
– Add some of the samboussek in there and cook/fry them
– Don’t forget to turn them to make sure both sides are well fried
Alternative: you can also decide to cook them in the oven at 220 degrees for 10-15min
Mystery Box Winners: Nicole Keating and Presiana Ilieva