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 […]
Put the onion and garlic in a food processor and whizz to a fine paste. Add this to a bowl along with the mince, herbs and spices and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well with your hands (you can fry off a little bit to check the seasonings and flavours are to […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic,chopped, 2cm piece of ginger, finely chopped, 200g lean minced beef, 2 tbsp Chinese rice wine, 6 Chinese mushrooms, roughly chopped (if using dried, soak for 20 minutes first), 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 baby gem lettuces, fresh coriander leaves to garnish. Method: Heat a wok or […]
Ingredients: 600g stewing beef olive oil 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped A small bunch of fresh coriander 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 800ml vegetable stock, preferably organic 1 small squash cut into chunks 2 tablespoons flaked almonds, toasted For the spice rub sea salt and […]
Ingredients: Meatballs: 250g lamb mince 1 clove garlic, chopped sml piece ginger, grated 1/2 onion, very finely chopped 1 green chilli 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp ground coriander Fresh coriander 1 oz grated cheddar A good pinch of salt and pepper Sauce: 1 and a half onions, finely chopped 1 tsp […]
Ingredients: 2 tbsp groundnut oil 150g rump steak, cut on the diagonal into thin strips 2 garlic cloves, chopped handful mangetout, thinly sliced 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced 1/2 red pepper, cut into thin strips 1 red chilli, chopped 8 baby sweetcorn, sliced 6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp Chinese rice wine Pinch of […]
Ingredients: 250g piece of rump or sirloin steak Marinade: 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp peppercorns, crushed 1 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tbsp veg or groundnut oil 1 green chilli, finely chopped Dressing: 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce Juice of half a lime […]