Awesome Australia Day recipes
No better way to celebrate Australia Day than with a backyard BBQ, picnic at the beach, river or creek.
Check out our yummiest recipe picks that friends and family will love.
1. Australia Day prawn cocktail
Shopping list:
- 20 large prawn cutlets, peeled & de-veined
- 500ml water
- 10mls white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ wombok vinely shredded
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 80mls mirin
- 50mls rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon pickled ginger, chopped
- 1 tablespoon coriander, chopped
- 1 tablespoon Vietnamese mint, chopped
- Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1 roti bread
- ½ iceberg lettuce, shredded
- 200grams cooked shrimps
- 2 eggs
- 80mls white wine vinegar
- 200mls vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon sumac
Full recipe here
2. Sweet damper
Shopping list:
- 450 grams self-raising flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 180ml milk
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 80grams butter
- Optional. Desiccated coconut
- Sultanas
- Choc chips
Full recipe here
3. ANZAC Cookies
Shopping list:
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup coconut
- 125 grams unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoon golden syrup
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon bi-carbonate soda
Full recipe here
4. Baked cheesecake
Shopping list:
- 1kg cream cheese, softened
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- Zest and juice of 2 lemons
- Zest and juice of 2 limes
- 150grams palm sugar
- Dash of vanilla extract
- 2 packets of dried sweet biscuits
- 180grams unsalted butter, melted
- Zest of 1 lemon
Full recipe here
5. Home-made pies
Shopping list pie pastry:
- 1 ¼ cups plain flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons cold water
Shopping list pie lid
- 1 2/3 cups plain flour
- 125 grams unsalted butter
- 1 egg chilled
Full recipe here
6. Coconut snowballs
Shopping list:
- 1 ¾ cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 100ml melted butter
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1 cup dried apricots
- 1 ½ cups blitzed toasted pecan nuts
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Full recipe here
7. Lamb cutlets
Shopping list:
• 10 X lamb cutlets
• 200grams breadcrumbs
• 50 grams grated parmesan cheese
• ½ bunch chopped coriander
• ½ bunch chopped parsley
• ½ bunch chopped basil
• 50ml olive oil
• Sea salt & cracked white pepper
• 2 eggs
• 100ml milk
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 4 large tomatoes, peeled & de-seeded
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 100ml white wine
• 1 tablespoon salt reduced stock or gravy mix
Full recipe here
8. Chicken & lamb skewers
Shopping list:
- 500 grams boneless chicken thighs
- 500 grams mutton backstrap
- zest & juice of 1 lemon & 1 lime
- ½ bunch finely chopped coriander
- 50ml olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sumac
- Sea salt & cracked black pepper
- 200grams aged basmati rice
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 finely grated carrot
- ½ cup Mildura raisins
- 2 tablespoons honey
Full recipe here
