A Far Eastern version of a Cornish Pasty, feel free to use chicken in place of beef. You will need an 8cm cutter for the pastry or larger if you wish. This recipe uses short crust pastry but you can use puff pastry as a substitute if you wish, don’t overfill and seal the edges … Continued
Creamed corn is an important ingredient in this soup. It makes a perfect starter as it can be made ahead of time, refrigerated and warmed up. Remember to add the egg prior to serving the soup and not before.
Cook these prawns in their shells with salt, black pepper and butter and you will be surprised at the results. We have added a little chopped chilli for heat. Our supermarkets sell frozen king prawns at a reasonable price.
A popular restaurant starter, Crispy Seaweed is actually deep fried spring greens. Try making this at home for a cheap and easy starter or use it as a garnish for other appetizers.
What do you do with left over Christmas turkey and ham. This spicy family favourite is very versatile and is suitable for any left over meat – roast turkey, ham, beef and pork – even chipolata sausages. A mixture of different meats can be used together.
Fried garlic in this dish gives it a wonderful aroma. Do use the freshest fish you can find – 2 trout are sufficient for 4 people sharing.
This Hawker noodle dish from Singapore and Malaysia is cooked in a broth made from prawns and pigs tails. As you may encounter problems obtaining pigs tails from your local supermarket I have replaced them in this recipe with spare ribs.
Use a whole sea bass, bream or red snapper for this recipe, the freshest you can find! Simple to prepare and full of subtle ginger and spring onion flavours. Serve with hot Jasmine rice.
Fresh green chillies make up a large portion of green curry paste, some of the other ingredients being lemon grass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves. Because of this green curry paste is usually hotter than its red counterpart. Traditionally, small Thai aubergines are used in this curry but we have elected to use courgettes and … Continued
Rice noodles can sometimes taste a little bland but the addition of Wing Yip Ginger and Spring Sauce complements the duck. Lightly toasted sesame seeds and wilted watercress add crunch and flavour.