Method: Normally, I would only advise drinking brandy but here it’s used in this very tasty pasta dish! Cook the tagliatelle in a large pan of salted water until al dente. While the pasta is cooking, fry the shallots and walnuts in olive oil in a large frying pan for a few minutes. Add the garlic and […]
Method: For the pancakes whisk together the flour, eggs and milk and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat the oil in a frying pan then pour in a ladle of the batter. Swirl the batter around the pan to make a thin pancake and cook until bubbling. Flip the pancake with a […]
Method: This is a very simple recipe, place the prawns in a small food bag and add the ginger, garlic, lime juice and chilli. Leave to marinate for 30mins at least. Prepare the salad by pan frying the peppers in a pan with some olive oil, when ready remove from the pan and mix in […]
Method: Boil the potatoes and mash. leave to cool. Add the tuna, garlic, bread and parsley. season and mix well Divide into 4 portions and shape into fishcakes before dipping in egg then roll in the breadcrumbs Bake in a medium over (180oC) for about 20 mins or until golden brown
Method: This is easy. Slice all the ingredients and then start to layer them in an oven proof dish. Start with a layer of potatoes, then add some onion, garlic and chorizo, Cover this with another layer of potato and so on until you have several layers of the dish. If you want you can […]
Method: Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente. Heat 1-2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and add the pancetta. Fry over a medium heat, stirring until crispy. Add the garlic and chilli and fry gently for a few minutes. Next, add the butter beans and fry, […]
First make the walnut sauce: The walnuts need to be shelled which is quite painstaking but necessary to remove the bitter flavour. There are two ways to shell them: 1. Cover them with boiling water, leave to stand for 3 minutes and drain. Rub in a clean tea towel which will remove some of the […]
Make the meatballs: Mix all meatball ingredients together with your hands, ensuring they are well combined. Wet your hands and roll the mixture into small balls about the size of walnuts (you should get about 18 balls). Heat a wok until smoking and add 100-150ml groundnut oil. When very hot, add half the meatballs and […]
Preheat the oven to 190C. Arrange the halved tomatoes cut side up in a roasting tin, drizzle 2 tablspoons of the oil over them and sprinkle with the garlic and salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 20 mins turning once. Cook the pasta until al dente. Put remaining oil in a large bowl […]
Put the onion and garlic in a food processor and whizz to a fine paste. Add this to a bowl along with the mince, herbs and spices and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well with your hands (you can fry off a little bit to check the seasonings and flavours are to […]