Cook pasta until al dente in plenty salted water. While the pasta is cooking, heat a frying pan and melt the butter and add the smoked salmon. Fry over a medium heat for a few minutes then add the peas. Stir through then add the creme fraiche. Heat through quite gently until peas are cooked […]
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Pasta with smoked mackerel
For this pasta with smoked mackerel recipe choose a good pasta like De Cecco which typically takes around 10-12 mins, the pasta should be cooked through but with a little bite to it. You can’t get a better place to source mackerel than Scotland so make sure you get something that it is good quality, Italian […]
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Linguine with crab and chilli
Cook pasta in plenty salted water until al dente. Meanwhile gently fry the chilli and garlic in the olive oil for a few minutes. Turn up the heat and add the wine. Allow to bubble and reduce by half. Add the crab meat and season. Reduce the heat and allow to warm through before checking […]
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Linguine with tuna and tomatoes
Cook the linguine in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente. In a large frying pan gently fry the garlic and chilli in about 2 tablespoons of olive oil for a few minutes. Add the tuna, capers and tomatoes and mix through. Cook for a few more minutes on quite a high […]
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Pasta domenica
Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling, well salted water. Meanwhile, fry the spring onions and chilli in a generous amount of olive oil (about 3 – 4 tbsp) until softened, stirring frequently. Then add the garlic and fry for a minute or two. Add the tomato and a pinch of salt. Allow to […]
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Pasta with tuna, peas and parsley
This is a really simple recipe and very healthy. Boil the pasta, we use De Cecco pasta shells but any good quality pasta will do. Meanwhile add the garlic to a frying pan with olive oil. Fry gently until softened and then add the tuna, capers and tomato. Mix well and gently warm through, when […]
Heat a wok and add 2 tbsp groundnut oil. Fry the onions over a medium heat for 5-7 minutes until softened and slightly caramelised. Add the ginger garlic and chilli and fry off for a few minutes. Next add the spices and allow them to fry off before adding a pinch of salt. Add the […]
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Jambalaya
Jambalaya is a classic one pot meal from the US/Caribbean. If you are making some to freeze I would just add as many praws as you need for each serving each time rather than reheating them Serves 4 Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients Good slug of olive oil 100g smoked pork sausage such as chorizo […]
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Chicken and prawn curry
Ingredients: 200g Chicken breast cut into thin slices 200g Raw prawns, peeled 1 400ml Tin coconut milk 1 level dessertspoon Paprika 1/2 tsp Turmeric 3 Large cloves garlic, crushed 2.5cm Piece of ginger, grated 1 level tbsp Coriander seeds 1 level tsp Cumin seeds Red or green chilli, chopped 1 level tbsp Tamarind paste (or […]
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Fried Vietnamese pancake
Ingredients: 100g Rice Flour 2 Eggs 175ml Coconut milk 1/2 tsp Turmeric 1/2 tsp Sugar Salt 2 tbsp Fish sauce 1 tsp Palm sugar 200g Pork fillet 8 Large prawns Black Pepper Handful of beansprouts 4 Spring onions Method: Make a batter by beating the eggs in a bowl and adding in the rice flour, […]