Ingredients: 24 large raw prawns, shelled 1 tsp cornflour Sauce – 1 tsp Szechuan peppercorns 3 tbsp rice vinegar 3 tbsp hoisin sauce 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1/2 tsp crushed dried red chillies 2 tbsp groundnut oil 25g raw peanuts, in their skins, roasted, skins rubbed off 1 small red chilli, sliced 1 spring […]
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Hot and sour Indonesian prawns
Ingredients: 1 tbsp groundnut oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 tbsp garlic, chopped 2 tsp ginger, chopped 2 fresh red chillies, chopped 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 tsp sugar 24-30 raw tiger prawns, shelled and deveined squeeze of lemon or lime juice fresh coriander Method: Heat a […]
Coconut prawns
Ingredients: ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs ½ cup unsweetened desiccated coconut Grated zest of 1 lime 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground black pepper 2 eggs 18 large raw prawns, peeled, deveined with tails left intact Groundnut oil for frying Method: Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Mix panko, coconut, lime zest, salt and pepper […]
Big mack
Ingredients: 250g smoked mackerel 175g mashed potato 1 egg, beaten 2-3 spring onions, chopped 1 tbsp parsley, chopped 1 tbsp fine oatmeal or breadcrumbs groundnut oil for shallow frying Method: Skin, bone and flake the mackerel. Mix with the potato and egg. Add the spring onions and parsley. If the mixture is stiff, moisten with […]
Turkish kofta kebabs
Ingredients: For the kebabs: 500g lamb mince 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves, peeled Half a tsp dried mint Handful fresh parsley 1 red chilli, de-seeded For the minted yogurt: 200g natural Greek yogurt Small handful chopped fresh mint For the carrot and cumin salad: 1 large carrot 1 turnip (or can […]
Kabobs (Indian kebabs)
Ingredients: 250g lamb mince 4 spring onions, very finely chopped 1 clove garlic and a small piece of ginger, grated 1 tsp garam masala 1 green chilli, finely chopped 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1/4 tsp each of ground cumin, chilli powder, ground fenugreek and turmeric 1 tsp salt Pinch of black pepper 1 tsp fresh […]
ServesĀ 2 Cooking time 45 mins Ingredients 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 onions, finely chopped 2 carrots, diced 2 parsnips, diced 2 garlic cloves, sliced 3 tbsp curry paste 2 baking potatoes, diced 50g/2oz basmati rice 2.5 litres chicken stock salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 chicken breasts, sliced 50g frozen peas 1 tbsp […]