When I cook Seabass I generally stick to Mediterranean influence and flavours, but after cooking a Chicken and cashew dish earlier this week I thought that with some additions the sauce would be amazing with Seabass fillets. I tried it out tonight and as my other half says ,when he goes for a second helping... Continue Reading →
Balsamic and red wine oven slow cooked lamb shanks
Ingredients One lamb shank per person - cooked six to these ingredients one large onion fresh springs of Rosemary fresh sprigs of Thyme Baby carrots Four crushed garlic cloves Chicken stock 2 litres One bouquet garni 1 tablespoon of onion powder 200ml balsamic vinegar 200ml Red wine vinegar Half a bottle of red wine -... Continue Reading →
Seabass in a lemon caper sauce with meditteranean crispy potatoes
I want to continue to showcase fish and how quick and easy it is to cook with and how delicious it can be. Seabass is one of my favourite fish, make sure to buy good quality fillets from a fishmonger if you can as they will be guaranteed to be bigger. This dish takes less... Continue Reading →
Steamed Bao buns two ways : Slow cooked Asian pulled pork buns and Cripsy honey king prawn stuffed buns
The background to how I came to fall in love with bao buns is not what you might expect to hear. Almost a year after visiting an Asian tapas restaurant in Iceland I finally made them after dreaming of the pork belly bao buns we had that night most nights however these were so good... Continue Reading →
Lemon and garlic crab claws and prawns tagliatelle
IngredientsCrab clawsPrawns deveined Lemon (zest of and juice of)One onion choppedTwo courgettes choppedRapeseed oilTagliatelle pastaThree garlic cloves gratedTwo chicken stock pots ( mixed with 1 l.5itre of water and 1 with 250ml of water)Tin of plum tomatoes ( cherry would be lovely too)Garlic granulesmediterranean herbsLemon pepperSaltMethod Defrost your fish if required in cold water and... Continue Reading →
Beef and mushroom in oyster sauce with noodles
Ingredients400g of diced beef, or sirloin beef stripscornflouroyster sauce 3 to 4 tablespoonsdark soy sauce 3 tablespoonssesame oil for cooking and for garnish before servingsesame seedsmushrooms choppedOne onion finely choppedgreen beanscourgette choppedOne nest of noodles per two adults,chicken stock pot 1 litrebeef stock pot 500mlchinese five spice 2 teaspoonsgarlic granules 1 teaspoononion powder 1 teaspoonspring... Continue Reading →
Airfryer Asian style crabcakes
If I have to describe these in one word, it would be "More". Now there is a backstory to these crabcakes and that is that this is my lovely Mam's recipe and I know if she was here right now she would be delighted to see that I have cracked how to cook them in... Continue Reading →
Sweet and sticky slowcooker homemade bbq chicken wings
Balsamic vinegar 6 tablespoons1 chicken stock potTomato sauce 4 tablespoonsHoney 4 to 6 tablespoonsWorcestestershire sauce 6 tablespoonsBrown sugar 3 tablespoonsWholegrain mustard 2 tablespoonsCrushed chilli flakes 1 teaspoonGarlic granules 4 teaspoonsOnion salt 3 teaspoonsGround black pepper 2 teaspoonsSmoked paprika 4 teaspoonsCayenne pepper 1 teaspoonPaprika 2 teaspoonsHoney & Tomato sauce- extra for adding mid way through the... Continue Reading →
Griddled sesame prawns and courgette in a sticky oyster sauce
I cook this in the griddle pan as I love the texture of the courgette and prawn in this dish but its as easy to cook in a wok or pan. IngredientsPrawnsSesame seedsSesame oilGarlic oilchinese five spicegarlic powderonion powdersoy sauce 3 tablespoonsginger choppedoyster sauce 3 tablespoonsfish sauce 1 tablespooncourgettesasparagustenderstem brocollionionHalf a lemons juice MethodPart steam your... Continue Reading →