Macadamia Recipes

Macadamia Nut Loaf

  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
  • ½ cup finely chopped celery
  • 125g chopped mushroom
  • ¾ cup finely chopped macadamia nuts
  • 2 eggs
  • just over 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 tsp. cornflour
  • 1 finely chopped onion
  • ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • salt

MICROWAVE RECIPE

Melt the butter on high for 1 minute. Combine with breadcrumbs, celery, mushrooms, macadamia nuts, eggs, onion, cornflour, milk, pepper and salt. Turn into loaf dish, cover, cook 25 minutes on 50% power, or medium low. Let it stand. Slice loaf and pour over homemade tomato sauce. Serve with steamed vegetables.
(125g = 4oz.)

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Macadamia Herb Chicken

  • 4 chicken breasts boned
  • ground black pepper,
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • ½ cup thinly sliced green onions,
  • 1 tbs. brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp. finely chopped thyme
  • rosemary and oregano
  • 125g thinly sliced red & green capsicum
  • 2/3 cup raisins
  • 2 tbls.lemon juice
  • Coconut Crust (see below)
  • ¾ cup raw macadamia nuts chopped.

Coconut Crust:

  • Toss 5 tbls. melted butter
  • 2 tbls. lemon juice,
  • ¼ tsp.salt, pepper
  • 1½ cups dessicated coconut
  • 2 tbls. chopped fresh parsley.

Season the chicken generously with pepper. Gently cook them on all sides until they change colour (they turn white). Arrange the chicken in a baking dish, then add onions, brown sugar, thyme, rosemary & oregano, capsicum, raisins, & lemon juice to the frying pan and stir to mix them together well. Pour this over the chicken, cover the baking dish and cook at 180C for 35 minutes. Take off the cover, sprinkle with coconut crust and chopped macadamias and cook for another 10 minutes uncovered. Serve with the juices spooned over. (125g= 4oz.) (180C= 350F)

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Macadamia Fish

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
  • 4 fish fillets
  • ½ cup chopped raw macadamia nuts
  • pinch dried basil leaves
  • ground black pepper.

Spread half of the butter on a shallow baking dish then sprinkle with half of the cheese. Lay the fillets on top in one layer, then dot with the rest of the butter. Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese, the macadamia nuts and basil leaves. Bake in the oven at 200C, basting occasionally with melted butter and cheese, for 15 minutes. Serve with sauce spooned over the fish, and sprinkle with the pepper. (200C = 400F)

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Macadamia Nut Pie

  • 3 eggs
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • ¼ cup melted butter
  • 2 tbls. dark rum (optional)
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped raw macadamia nuts
  • Shortcrust pastry.

Beat the eggs, sugar, syrup, rum and vanilla until thoroughly mixed. Stir in the macadamia nuts. Line an 8″ pie dish with the pastry, fill the pie shell with the mixture and bake at 180C for 40-50 minutes until the filling is set. Let the pie cool before serving. Serve with whipped cream and orange segments.

(The alcohol in the rum, which is optional, evaporates during cooking.)
Note: I have been told this mix is too sloppy
to set while cooking, so try adding some flour.
(180C=350F)