Rub the beef with the sugar and chillies. Place in a non corrosive dish and pour over the soy sauce. Cover with cling film and marinade in the fridge overnight, turning a few times. Remove the meat from the marinade (reserve the marinade) and wipe dry with kitchen roll. Cut into 4 equal size steaks […]
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Indonesian Rendang
Place the onion and garlic in a small food processor and whizz until smooth, adding a little water to help it along if necessary. Place the coconut milk in a pan with a heavy base and bring it to the boil. Reduce the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the milk has reduced by half. […]
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Beef and coconut stir fry
Heat a wok until smoking. Add the oil and then add the lemongrass, ginger, garlic and chilli. Stir fry for a minute or so and then add the spices. Add the beef and stir fry to coat in all the flavours- keep the heat high, don’t let the beef ‘stew’. Next add the mushrooms and […]
First make the spice blend. Lightly roast the spices in a dry pan being careful not to brown or burn. Add to a spice blender or pestle and mortar and grind to a fine powder. Chop the onions and add to a medium pan with a little oil and fry gently for about ten minutes. […]
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Tangy Thai chicken
Mix everything together (except the oil and soy) in a bowl. Cover and chill for half an hour in the fridge. To cook, heat a wok or large frying pan until almost smoking. Add the oil and then the chicken mixture. Stir fry on a high heat for about 5 minutes or until the chicken […]
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Thai chicken patties
Cut the chicken into chunks and pulse in food processor to break down. Finely chop the chilli, lemongrass, ginger and garlic. Add to the chicken along with the fish sauce, lime zest and coriander and pulse again. Season if required. Once happy with mixture, shape into small patties. This is easier if you wet your […]
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Thai green curry
In a food processor put the onion, ginger, lemongrass, garlic, chillies, lime zest and juice and whizz to a rough paste. Add the fish sauce, shrimp paste, basil, coriander and oil and whizz again to quite a fine paste. Heat a wok or large frying pan and add the paste. Fry for about 5 mins […]
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Honey Chilli Chicken
Cut chicken into thin strips, dust with flour. Fry in batches in the oil until golden – remove from the pan and keep warm. Add chicken stock to the pan to deglaze then add chilli flakes, soy sauce and honey. Bring to the boil and bubble to reduce and thicken to a syrupy consistency. Pour […]
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Cantonese Lemon Chicken
Classic recipe for Cantonese lemon chicken – simple and quick to make
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Chicken laksa
Chicken laska is a classic Asian recipe and worth the effort. Poach the chicken. Pour about 250ml boiling water into pan, roughly chop poaching ingredients (except chicken) and add to pan. Add whole chicken breasts, a pinch of salt and poach over very gentle heat for about 20 mins or until just cooked. Remove from […]