Serves 4 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 1kg desiree potatoes, peeled and halved Maldon sea salt and pepper 4 pork chops olive oil 1 small handful fresh thyme 1 tsp fennel seeds 10 fresh bay leaves 285ml cider 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 4 tbsp crème fraiche Method: Preheat oven to 200C. Parboil potatoes in salted […]
Serves 4 Cooking time 3 hours Ingredients 500g Steak mince 250g Pork mince 6 rashers of pancetta (or smoked bacon) diced 2 onions, diced 1 Stick celery, diced 2 cloves of garlic, sliced 1 tbs tomato puree 1 Carrot, diced 1 glass of red wine 1/2 cup of milk or single cream 2 tins tomatoes […]
This is an excellent lamb dish, lamb works well with chorizo and the smoked paprika adds another dimension.
Serves 4 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 1kg beef fillet, sliced thinly across the grain 1 tbsp dark sweet soy (kecap manis see Cook’s tip) 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tbsp groundnut oil 8 cloves garlic, peeled 3cm piece root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 2 onions, sliced 1 red chilli, chopped 1 tsp tamarind paste […]
Serves 2 Cooking time 2 hours Ingredients Groundnut oil and a knob of butter for frying 250-300g casserole lamb (neck fillet or shoulder) 1 onion, chopped 1 stick celery, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 sprig rosemary, leaves removed and finely chopped 200ml (large glass) red wine 250ml beef stock 1 tbsp […]
Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 250g Meat (turkey steak, chicken breast or rump steak) cut into thin strips 1 Red onion, sliced 1 Clove garlic, chopped Half a green pepper and half a red pepper, sliced 1 Green or red chilli, chopped 1 tsp Smoked paprika 1 tsp Ground cumin Pinch of dried […]
Serves 6 Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 1 swiss roll 1 x 425g tin apricots in juice, drained 2 tbsp custard powder 2 eggs, separated 1 tbsp caster sugar 600ml milk 100g caster sugar Method: This is a very easy recipe for a great hot trifle dessert. First slice the swiss roll and arrange along […]
Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 2 Chicken breasts 250g Egg noodles 2 Whole cloves of garlic 3 cm Piece of pelled root ginger 1 Litre of good quality chicken stock 2 Pak choi, roughly chopped (Alternatively you could use any green vegetable such as chinese cabbage or baby spinach etc) 4 Spring onions, […]
Serves 2 Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 2 Chicken breasts, skin removed 75g Ricotta 2 Large cloves garlic, finely chopped A little lemon zest Handful of grated parmesan Parsley and basil, finely chopped (adjust amount to suit your taste) Salt and pepper 1 Egg, beaten Flour and breadcrumbs to coat Method: Mix together the ricotta, […]
Serves 6 Cooking time 2 hours Ingredients 340g chocolate 70% cocoa solids 225g unsalted butter, cut into small cubes and at room temperature 5 organic free-range eggs 210g caster sugar Extra butter for greasing Method: This is the most amazing chocolate cake. There is no flour in it so it is not a spongey cake […]