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Italian Main course Pasta Ravioli fillings Starters Vegetarian

Ravioli with walnut sauce

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 […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Starters

Tangy Thai chicken

Mix everything together (except the oil and soy) in a bowl. Cover and chill for half an hour in the fridge. To cook, heat a wok or large frying pan until almost smoking. Add the oil and then the chicken mixture. Stir fry on a high heat for about 5 minutes or until the chicken […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Starters

Thai chicken patties

Cut the chicken into chunks and pulse in food processor to break down.  Finely chop the chilli, lemongrass, ginger and garlic. Add to the chicken along with the fish sauce, lime zest and coriander and pulse again. Season if required. Once happy with mixture, shape into small patties. This is easier if you wet your […]

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Chicken Italian Main course Pasta Starters

Tortellini in Brodo

Make pasta: Sift flour and salt into food processor, slowly pour in the egg and yolks , followed by the olive oil. As soon as the mixture comes together into a dough, switch off the machine. Put the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for 10-15 mins, until smooth. Wrap in cling […]

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Italian Main course Pasta Ravioli fillings Starters Vegetarian

Butternut squash ravioli with sage butter

Place the squash in a roasting tray, skin side down. Drizzle over the olive oil and sprinkle on the fennel, chilli, oregano, salt and pepper. Rub this mixture into the squash. Roast in a hot oven (abot 200C) for 20-30 minutes or until the squash is cooked (see Cook’s tip). Once cooked, scrape the flesh […]

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Chicken Italian Starters Xmas recipes

Chicken and pancetta terrine

In vase you need more meat on Christmas this is perfect, this pancetta and chicken terrine is actually quite light and a greater starter or mid course if you don;t have enough food going on already

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Indian Starters Vegetarian

Vegetable samosas

Ingredients: 2 Medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 1 Onion, finely chopped A little groundnut oil Half a cup frozen peas Quarter cup of currants or sultanas 2 tbsp Chopped coriander 2 tbsp Lemon juice 1 tbsp Soy sauce 1 tsp Ground cumin Pinch of hot chilli powder (or half tsp chopped fresh chilli) […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Pork Starters

Vietnamese chicken balls

Ingredients: 500g Chicken mince (make your own by chopping thigh meat in a food processor) 3 Cloves garlic, crushed 3 Shallots, finely chopped 1 Stalk lemongrass, finely chopped Few leaves of fresh mint and some fresh coriander, chopped 1 tbsp Fish sauce Salt and pepper Vegetable oil A large bunch of mint, leaves picked 2-3 […]

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Asian recipes Fish Pork Starters

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, […]

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Asian recipes Fish Starters

Fried Vietnamese spring rolls

Ingredients: Filling: 60g Rice noodles (thin ones) 1 Cup of raw prawns, peeled, de-veined and roughly chopped 1 Small red onion, very finely chopped 2 Spring onions, finely chopped 1 Large cloveof garlic, finely chopped 1 Carrot, peeled and grated Small handful sugar snap peas, sliced Small handful of beansprouts A few sprigs of fresh […]