Ingredients Steps Add lukewarm water to a large bowl. Sprinkle over the yeast and sugar and stir with a fork. Set aside for 20 minutes until the mixture has become bubbly. Add in the sifted flour, salt, dried Italian herbs and cumin seeds. Mix together until the mixture becomes a dough then knead for aContinue reading “Garlic herb pull apart rolls”
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Homemade Pasta
Ingredients Steps Sift the flour and salt then add it to a clean counter top. Form a well in the middle. Add the 4 eggs in the middle of the well, then with a fork, whisk the eggs gently and slowly, incorporating the flour a little at the time constantly, until you have formed aContinue reading “Homemade Pasta”
Beef short rib ragu pasta
Ingredients Steps Combine all the spices, salt and pepper together to make a spice blend. Sprinkle half over the beef short ribs. Add oil to a large pot, and place on a medium to high heat. Once the oil has heated, you’re going to seal the beef short rib, fry them until just golden brownContinue reading “Beef short rib ragu pasta”
Brioche Buns
Ingredients Serving: Makes 4 large buns Steps Heat the milk for 25 seconds in the microwave, then let it cool for a few seconds, add 1 tsp of the sugar, mix then add the yeast and milk mixture and set aside until frothy. In a bowl, sift the flour, add remaining 2 tsp of sugarContinue reading “Brioche Buns”
Meaty filled buns
Ingredients: Dough Heat up the milk for 30 seconds in the microwave or just until lukewarm, ensure it’s not hot. Add a tsp of sugar and the yeast. Stir together and set aside. In a bowl sift the flour, add the sugar, pinch of salt, egg and melted butter and the milk and yeast mixtureContinue reading “Meaty filled buns”
Smoked Haddock Chowder
Ingredients: Steps: Finally chop the onions and garlic and dice the potatoes into cubes. Place a pot on the stove on medium heat, add half of the chopped onions and potatoes, then add the milk and the haddock fillets. Let it simmer gently to poach the haddock. Once the haddock is poached remove it fromContinue reading “Smoked Haddock Chowder”
Ostrich Wellington
Ingredients: Pancake: Steps: Place the pan on medium to high heat and add 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the finely chopped mushrooms, shallot, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Fry until all the moisture is removed from the mushrooms and the mixture has cooked down completely. Now make your pancake combining all of the ingredientsContinue reading “Ostrich Wellington”
Mediterranean Fish Stew
Ingredients: Steps: Dice the onions, peppers and garlic really finely in a processer, add to a pan with olive oil and make sure the pan is on a medium to high heat. Cook the onions until soft and just going brown, then add the sugar, smoked paprika and fish sauce and mix until well combined.Continue reading “Mediterranean Fish Stew”
Middle Eastern & North African Slow Cooked Lamb Shank
Ingredients: Lamb Rice Hummus Yoghurt Sauce Garnish Chopped Parsley and pomegranate seeds Steps: Lamb Dice the onions and garlic finely and fry until cooked through, then add half of all the spices and the honey and fry just until toasty brown, add the mixture to a clay oven dish. Sear the lamb shanks until brownContinue reading “Middle Eastern & North African Slow Cooked Lamb Shank”
Baby Spinach & Beetroot Salad
Ingredients: 150g baby spinach 1 x cup cooked brown lentils 4 x large beetroots 70ml red wine vinegar 40ml honey 100g Soft Goats cheese Salt to season 1 cup roasted corn kernels Assorted seeds (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower & flaxseed) Pomegranate seeds Dressing: 15ml honey 15ml hot English mustard 30ml olive oil 10ml lemon juice Steps:Continue reading “Baby Spinach & Beetroot Salad”
Thai Fish Curry
Ingredients: Steps: Chop the onions, red pepper, garlic and ginger finely. Add it to a hot pan with olive oil and fry on a medium to high heat until the onions and red peppers have cooked down, around 5 to 7 mins. Then add the thai green paste, honey, sugar, 1tsp salt and fish sauceContinue reading “Thai Fish Curry”
Turkish güveç
Ingredients: 600g lamb pieces 250g chopped tomatoes 2 large onions 2 small aubergines/eggplant 1 small green & yellow (or red) pepper 5 baby potatoes (optional) 5 garlic cloves 125ml tomato paste 80ml rosewater 450ml mutton stock 1 tbsp. coriander seeds 2 tbsp. cumin seeds 2 tbsp. smoked paprika 1 cinnamon stick 2 tbsp. salt 1Continue reading “Turkish güveç”
Salmon Fish Cakes
Ingredients: 3 x medium sized potatoes 350g salmon (about 3 fillets) 2 tsp tomato ketchup 1 tsp English mustard zest and juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp. chopped parsley 4 tbsp. plain flour 1 egg, beaten 150g breadcrumbs 5 tbsp. oil Steps: Boil the potatoes until tender. Strain until dry then mash it. Meanwhile, fryContinue reading “Salmon Fish Cakes”
Beef short rib bao buns
Makes +/- 12 Ingredients: Bao Dough 80ml warm water 125ml milk 1 tbsp active dry yeast 5 tbsp castor sugar 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt Beef Short Rib 800g beef short rib 1 large onion 4 cloves minced garlic 1 tbsp grated ginger 1Continue reading “Beef short rib bao buns”
Butter Chicken
Serves 3 Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts sliced 1 medium-sized onion 3 cloves garlic A small bunch of fresh coriander (1 tbsp chopped up) 1 tsp garlic & ginger paste 250g cherry tomatoes 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp oil 1 tbsp sugar 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander ½ tsp turmeric 2 tsp paprikaContinue reading “Butter Chicken”
Butternut, Mushroom & Feta Risotto
Ingredients: 20ml oil 1 tbsp (15g) sugar 1 medium to large onion 4 garlic cloves 400g butternut 250g mushrooms 25g dried mushrooms 375g risotto rice 1.2 liters water 1 tbsp (15g) dried Italian herbs 2 tbsp (30g) Cajun spice 25g butter 50g feta cheese 30g chopped chives Steps: Put the dried mushrooms in a bowlContinue reading “Butternut, Mushroom & Feta Risotto”
Creamy Cajun Style Prawns
Ingredients: 1 onion 4 cloves garlic A small bunch of Italian parsley 1 tbsp honey 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 800g prawns with heads on. 125ml white wine 2 cups water 250ml cream, 2 tbsp smoked paprika 2 tbsp Cajun spice ½ tsp cayenne pepper 1 tbsp salt 1tsp freshly ground black pepperContinue reading “Creamy Cajun Style Prawns”
Zucchini, Corn & Cheese Muffins
Makes 9 Ingredients: Zucchini, Corn & Cheese Muffins 1 ½ cups grated zucchini ¾ cup corn 11/4 cups grated white & yellow cheddar cheese 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 eggs separated 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp dried Italian herbs (or you could use fresh) 1 tsp honey 40mlContinue reading “Zucchini, Corn & Cheese Muffins”
Spring Rolls
Makes 24 Ingredients: 1 large onion 4 grated garlic cloves 1 tbsp grated ginger 500g shredded cabbage and carrot 2 x minced chicken breast 3 tbsp soya sauce 2 tbsp teriyaki sauce 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt Spring roll wrappers Sweet chili sauce to serveContinue reading “Spring Rolls”
Smoked Haddock Pie
Ingredients: 400g smoked haddock fillets 1 large onion ½ green pepper 1 large potato 2 carrots 100ml white wine 2 tbsp oil 30g butter 500ml milk 15ml lemon juice 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 2 tbsp Cajun spice 1 tsp smoke paprika ½ tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp Italian herbsContinue reading “Smoked Haddock Pie”
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