Ingredients 4 topside steaks, seasoned and dusted with flour 300ml beef stock 300ml of red wine For the stuffing 150g smoked bacon, finely diced 150g minced pork 1 small onion, peeled and finely diced 1garlic clove, peeled and crushed 50g fresh breadcrumbs 2 tbsp finely chopped sage A good pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Salt…
Oxtail Stew
“Rich stew is a winter classic and oxtail is one of those forgotten ingredients coming back into vogue. The addition of orange, dates and spices lends sweetness and fragrance. It makes great leftovers, ideally tossed through pasta. ” Ingredients 50 g plain flour 2.5 kg quality trimmed oxtail, cut into rounds (ask your butcher to…
Jam jar dressings
Ingredients For French dressing ¼ clove garlic 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 pinch sea salt 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper For yoghurt dressing 1/3 cup natural yoghurt 2 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1…
Sesame Dressing
Ingredients 3 Tbsp. roasted white sesame seeds 2 Tbsp. Japanese mayonnaise 2 Tbsp. rice vinegar 1½ Tbsp. soy sauce 1 tsp. sugar ½ tsp. mirin ½ tsp. sesame oil Instructions Put sesame seeds in a frying pan and toast them on low heat. When 2-3 sesame seeds start popping, remove from the heat. Grind the…
Saucy Bbq Chicken
Ingredients 8 small chicken drumsticks 1 large onion, cut into 6 slices Olive oil 1 cup ketchup 1/4 cup molasses 3 – 4 tablespoons cider vinegar 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon smoked paprika Several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce Fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley Directions 1. Preheat broiler. Broil chicken on the unheated rack of…
Shoyu Ramen
Serves: 4 1 large leek, halved lengthwise 1 ounce fresh ginger, thinly sliced (1/4 cup) 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 quarts low sodium chicken stock 1 quart water 1/4 cup shoyu or other soy sauce 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder butt, trimmed Salt and pepper 1 12-by-2-inch piece of kombu…
Simple Spinach Lasagna
Ingredients 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach 1/2 onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce 1 1/2 cups water 2 cups non-fat cottage cheese 1 (8 ounce) package part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded 1/4 cup…
Fried Ice Cream
Ingredients 1 56 ounce container Klein’s Vanilla Ice Cream 3 cups crushed corn flakes* 1 ½ cups vanilla sandwich cookie crumbs* 3 Tablespoons sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten canola oil, for frying Note: you want the corn flakes and cookies crushed, and almost crumbs, but there should still be some texture. Instructions Important Note: The…
Stuffed Pepper
Ingredients Hmm. It looks like these ingredients aren’t on sale today. 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice 2 cups water Sauce: 1 onion, diced 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups marinara sauce 1 cup beef broth 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes Peppers: 1 pound lean ground beef 1/4 pound…
BEEF WELLINGTON
INGREDIENTS 2 x 400g beef fillets Olive oil, for frying 500g mixture of wild mushrooms, cleaned 1 thyme sprig, leaves only 500g puff pastry 8 slices of Parma ham 2 egg yolks, beaten with 1 tbsp water and a pinch of salt Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the red wine sauce 2…
SLOW ROASTED PORK BELLY
INGREDIENTS 1kg pork belly Sea salt and black pepper 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and roughly sliced 4 fresh bay leaves 3 garlic cloves, peeled and bashed 1 tsp cardamom pods, bashed 4 star anise 1 tbsp fennel seeds Olive oil 325ml white wine 500–750ml chicken stock (depending on the size of your pan) 1 tbsp…
Ants-on-a-Log Sandwich
INGREDIENTS 2tablespoons chunky peanut butter 2thick slices toasted raisin bread 1½cups thinly sliced celery ⅓cup sliced celery leaves 1teaspoon lemon juice 1tablespoon olive oil ½teaspoon kosher salt ½teaspoon black pepper DIRECTIONS Spread the chunky peanut butter on the raisin bread. Toss the celery with the celery leaves, lemon juice, olive oil, kosher salt, and black…
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