Okra, or ladies fingers as they’re sometimes called, is a vegetable that’s not often seen outside of the Middle East/India and, strangely enough, in the Southern United States where it’s used in such dishes as gumbo. Some people find the texture a little off-putting, referring to them as “slimy” but I prefer to think of […]
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you’ll know that I have a thing for slow cooked lamb such as this soy and garlic braised lamb shoulder or this slow cooked lamb pasta but this recipe by Jamie Oliver is the daddy of them all. Talk about a lot of bang for your buck! First you have […]
I don’t cook nearly as much Persian food as I’d like to. Unfortunately it’s not food that can be whipped up quickly and needs the better part of an afternoon to prepare and cook – it’s slow cooking at it’s best. The saving grace to all those hours is that khoresht freeze and reheat beautifully […]
Next time you feel like firing up the barbecue and want a break from the same old steak dinner I can highly recommend these tandoori lamb cutlets. I needed to provide a barbecue meat and salad dish to take along to a family gathering and I was trying to think of something a little […]
This recipe has become one of my family’s favourite meals. Especially when we’re entertaining large numbers of people because it’s so darn easy, ridiculously easy – there’s no frying, sautéing or caramelising involved, in fact you don’t even need to boil any water for the pasta! A true one-pot meal that only requires time, and […]
Now that the mayhem of Christmas is over and we’ve had turkey, ham and all the related leftovers for days on end I thought it would be nice to post a Persian recipe and take your taste buds on a journey to the Middle East. I’ve used the word stew above in trying to translate […]
A butterflied leg of lamb is a great cut for the barbecue. A large leg will feed 6-8 people, with side dishes, and a smaller one will easily do 4 people. The nice thing about grilling a butterflied leg is that due to it’s being uneven in size and width you get a range of […]
Moussaka is sometimes referred to as the Greek version of lasagne, with fried eggplant slices replacing the pasta. It’s similar to lasagne in that there’s a ragu of minced meat which is topped with a béchamel sauce before being baked but it has a very different flavour profile due to the ragu being made with […]
This is another recipe from the Red Spice Road cookbook and it’s awesome. The meat is succulent and falling off the bone from hours of slow braising with a wonderful Asian soy based sauce that’s thick and flavourful. It’s a quick dish to put together but it does need a lot of time in the […]
The star of this dish is really the stewed green beans; the patient and slow cooking of onions, garlic and tomatoes giving them wonderful flavour. Green beans are a great vegetable for long slow braising for whilst they break down a little and loose their “squeakiness”, they don’t completely wilt. I could happily consume just […]
Mustard With Mutton 