Month: April 2020

Baby back ribs

Cook low and slow for best results. 6 hours they took to prepare. 8 mins to eat the lot. The kids were like sharks feeding. 4 x Racks of Baby Back Ribs 1 Cup of Apple juice Salt Pepper Sauce 235g or 1 cup ketchup 115g cup lightly packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon apple cider …

Sweet and sour pork

Sweet and Sour Pork Marinate Pork Vegetable oil 500g Pork tenderloin, cut into thin strips 2 tbsp Soy sauce 2 tbsp Chinese wine or Sherry 2 tsp white pepper 1-inch ginger, fine chopped Batter 3 Eggs 125g corn starch Mix to form batter with consistency of thick cream Sauce 1 tbsp Ketchup 4 tbsp vinegar …

Chicken wings

This is a clever way to cook chicken wings by baking. Thanks to Chef John for the tip and the recipe. The kids said they are as good as Elephant and Castle who are the gold standard in wings in these parts. 4.5Kg Chicken wings 1 tbsp salt ( about ½ tsp per kg) 1 …

Singapore noodles

Vegetable oil 500 g chicken cut in thin strips 200g prawns Cornflour Soy sauce 2 eggs 2 packs of medium egg noodles 5 cloves garlic, fine chopped 1 ginger, fine chopped 1 red chilli, deseed and fine chop 6 green onions, white part cut in strips, green part chop 1 medium size onion, cut in …

Debone leg of lamb

It’s Easter, so we had lamb.

Chilli Lemongrass Chicken

Ingredients 500g Chicken thigh or Breast 3 Cloves Garlic, fine chopped 2 tsp Dried Red Chilli Flakes 1 Red Bell Pepper, cut julienne 150ml Chicken Stock 1 Tbsp Tamarind Juice 1 Tbsp Sugar Marinade 1.5 Tbsp Fish Sauce 1 Tbsp Sugar 2 tsp Chilli flakes 2 Lemongrass, the white part, remove hard tusk and fine …

Carmelised Pork

Vietnamese food is healthy and delicious. The kids rate this in their top 5 and it cured them of the phobia against fish sauce. Ingredients 500 g Pork Belly cut in ½ cm thick slices.  Or Pork Loin cut in very thin slices. Vegetable oil 1 Tbsp sugar 375 ml water Green Onions, cut white …

Bearnaise Sauce

1 Tbsp chopped shallots 1 Tbsp chopped tarragon 2.5 Tbsp white wine vinegar Salt and pepper 2 Egg yolks 125g butter, melted and clarified Add shallot, tarragon, vinegar and a little water to a pan and reduce by 2/3rds. Using a sieve, strain off the herb/vinegar liquid. You will need about 2 tsp for the …

Chicken Cashew Curry

Voted one of the best in our house, so we make big batches same as Bolognese and Chilli. Hats off to Chef John from Food Wishes for the recipe. 1 kg Chicken Breast, cut in large cubes, mix with have the spice blend and a little vegetable oil, marinate for a few hours. Vegetable oil …