Mix all marinade ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the chicken pieces and mix well to coat them in the marinade. Cover and leave in the fridge for 1-2 hours or overnight if possible. Melt the butter in a large frying pan. When it starts foaming add the passata. Allow to bubble away, stirring […]
Whizz garlic, celery and carrot in a food processor until finely chopped but not mushy. Zest the lemons and squeeze the juice of one half. Crush the peppercorns and juniper berries together in a pestle and mortar. Heat the olive oil in a large, deep saute pan. Mix the flour and salt in a bowl […]
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 […]
Mix together lemon rind, juice, garlic, 2 tsp of the oil, 2 tbsp basil and salt and pepper. Add the chicken and mix well. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Heat remaining oil in a large plan and cook the onion for 3 mins. Remove chicken from marinade with a slotted spoon, reseving the marinade […]
Heat the oil in a wok or large pan and add the bay leaf, cloves and pepper. Fry briefly, stirring then add ginger and garlic. After 30 secs add chicken and mix well. Add turmeric, chilli and salt. Allow chicken to cook through in own juices (10-12mins) with the lid on. Stir in yogurt, heat […]
Preheat the oven to 180C. Arrange the chicken pieces in a baking dish along with the onion, lemon and bay. Drizzle everything liberally with olive oil and sprinkle over the paprika and cumin. Using your hands rub all flavourings well into the chicken. Season well with salt and pepper. Roast for approx 30 mins or […]
Dry roast 2 tsp of the cumin seeds until dark brown. Set aside. Heat oil in a pan, add remaining cumin seeds. When they begin to crackle, add the onions and fry until soft. Add chicken and brown. Add garlic and ginger and fry for 3-4 mins. Add tomatoes, turmeric, chilli, salt, garam masala and […]
Slice the garlic and set aside. Add a good glug of olive oil to a pan and heat up, add the chicken when hot and brown on all sides, if you want to add pancetta do it now. In the meantime put your pasta on to cook in a deep pan of water, with about […]
Classic recipe for Cantonese lemon chicken – simple and quick to make
Fry half the onion in a little oil for a few minutes then add chicken – brown on all sides. Whizz the other half of the onion,1/4 cup water, the ginger and garlic to a fine paste and add this to the pan. Fry for a few minutes before adding the chillies, salt and pepper […]