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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
First make the spice blend. Lightly roast the spices in a dry pan being careful not to brown or burn. Add to a spice blender or pestle and mortar and grind to a fine powder. Chop the onions and add to a medium pan with a little oil and fry gently for about ten minutes. […]
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 […]
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 […]
In a food processor put the onion, ginger, lemongrass, garlic, chillies, lime zest and juice and whizz to a rough paste. Add the fish sauce, shrimp paste, basil, coriander and oil and whizz again to quite a fine paste. Heat a wok or large frying pan and add the paste. Fry for about 5 mins […]
Cut chicken into thin strips, dust with flour. Fry in batches in the oil until golden – remove from the pan and keep warm. Add chicken stock to the pan to deglaze then add chilli flakes, soy sauce and honey. Bring to the boil and bubble to reduce and thicken to a syrupy consistency. Pour […]
Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Heat a wok and add the oil until it starts to smoke. Add the chicken, onions, garlic, chillies and cashew nuts and stir fry over a high heat until everything starts to brown. Add the water, pouring it in round the sides of the […]
Chicken yaki soba is a super quick Asian dish to make and the sauce can be prepared ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator. First cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water before setting aside.