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matchsticks

(ˈmætʃstɪk)
pl n
(Cookery) thin sticks cut from a vegetable
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INGREDIENTS Leftover pulled Welsh lamb or shredded leftover roast Welsh lamb Dash of oil 1/2tsp Chinese 5 spice powder Pack Chinese pancakes 1/2 jar hoisin sauce 1/2 cucumber cut into thin matchsticks Bunch spring onions, cut into thin slices METHOD 1.
INGREDIENTS 350g thin-cut minute steak , very thinly sliced into strips 3 tbsp cornflour 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder 100ml vegetable oil 1 red pepper, thinly sliced 1 red chilli, thinly sliced 4 spring onions , sliced, green and white parts separated 2 garlic cloves, crushed thumb-sized piece ginger , cut into matchsticks 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 2 tbsp tomato ketchup cooked noodles, to serve (optional) prawn crackers, to serve (optional) METHOD Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
IF you don't have any spiky visitors, you'll need just a few simple materials to make your own hedgehog friend: YOU WILL NEED: Air-drying clay Paint - brown, black and any other colours you might like to use Two small googly eyes About 30 matchsticks (You can buy these from model or craft shops.
1 pound celery root (celeriac), peeled and cut into thin matchsticks (about 2 1/2 cups totals)
DEDICATED Philip Warren has spent 70 years building a fleet of 484 warships - from a million matchsticks.
On why he used matchsticks as a medium, he tells Inquirer, 'Pangarap ko dati na gumawa ng sariling art na kakaiba.
Chinese chicken with pancakes Serves 4 Ingredients?5 tbsp hoisin sauce, plus extra to serve ?2 tbsp plum sauce ?1 tbsp honey ?1 tbsp rice vinegar ?8 chicken thighs, skin on ?20 Chinese pancakes (available from Waitrose, Asian supermarkets or Chinese takeaways) ?1 cucumber, cut into quarters lengthways, then into matchsticks ?Bunch of spring onions, cut in half lengthways, then into matchsticks Method 1 Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
Twenty-four matchsticks can be arranged to create the pattern illustrated below.
THESE images show the spectacular creativity of a Tyneside man who decorated his entire flat in artwork made from matchsticks.
IT'S made of thousands of matchsticks, has replica stained-glass windows, and even took pride of place at Prince William's first public royal duty in 1991 - but for many years this stunning model of Cardiff's Llandaff Cathedral was hidden away in an office.
She called the task the "Triangle Challenge" to appeal to the students' competitive spirit and restated the problem in terms of building triangles out of matchsticks:
Chop the lemon peel into thin matchsticks, then place in a small saucepan with 200ml water.