Remove sausage meat from skins. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the sausages, breaking them up with a wooden spoon. Add the tomato puree, stir well and fry for 1-2 mins. Add the white wine, let it sizzle and die down then add the tomatoes. Break them down with a fork, […]
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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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Tomato and butter spaghetti
This recipe was cooked for us by our good friend Marino Benedetti who owns a hotel in Malcesine, Lake Garda. It is a great quick lunch or tea dish. Tip the tomatoes into a small saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer quite rapidly until well reduced – it should almost become a thick, tomato […]
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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. […]
Make the pasta: Sieve the flour into a food processor and add the eggs, egg yolks, salt and oil. Pulse the mixture until it looks like fine breadcrumbs then mix on a higher speed until it starts to come together. If it looks too dry, add another egg yolk. Dust a clean worksurface with flour […]
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Italian beef stew
Season the beef with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a casserole pan and brown the beef in batches until well coloured. Remove with a slotted spoon. Add the onion and fry gently for a few minutes until soft. Next add the carrot and fry for a few minutes before adding the celery and […]
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Beef carbonnade with carrot stoemp
Preheat oven to 150C. Put the flour in a large bowl and season. Coat the beef in the flour. Heat half the butter and half the oil in a large casserole pan over a high heat. Brown the beef in batches then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Reduce the heat to medium-low […]
Fry the beef in the oil in a small casserole pan until well browned. Add the onions and fry until they are slightly softened. Add the thyme, wine and stock. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 1 hour with the lid on. Add the carrots and chestnuts, season and cook gently for another hour […]
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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 […]
Prepare the topping ahead. Gently saute the shallot and garlic in 1 tbsp oil for about 5 minutes until softened. Remove from the pan into a bowl with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add a further 2 tbsp oil to the pan and saute the mushrooms over a high heat, stirring frequently for about […]