Meat
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One gammon hock or ham hock or gammon knuckle One onion, roughly chopped Two ribs celery, roughly chopped One carrot, roughly chopped Three allspice berries, crushed 6 or 7 black peppercorns, crushed Place all in a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 2.5-3 hours until the…
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One rack of good lamb, about 250g per person Maris piper potatoes Chicken stock Two shallots, peeled and finely diced 200g guanciale or pancetta or bacon, diced Peas Two cloves garlic, finely sliced A small bunch of parsley A lemon A bunch of tarragon A bunch of basil A tsp of capers, finely chopped Olive…
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Two chicken thighs, boned, skinned and cut into bitesize chunks A roughly equal quantity of good ham, chopped into bitesize chunks 1tbsp plain flour A knob of butter Chicken stock 250ml white wine (a big wine glass worth) One carrot, cut into bitesize chunks One celery stick, cut into bitesize chunks One onion or two…
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Two skinless chicken breasts – I take them off a whole chicken and make crispy skin to snack on as I’m cooking About 150g flour Two eggs About 180g panko breadcrumbs Salt Black pepper White pepper Neutral oil or other high smoke point fat (lard, dripping, goose fat are all very good) One shallot, finely…
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500g beef mince Two Italian sausages Two slices bacon or 80g pancetta or 60g guanciale, finely diced One big onion or two medium onions, peeled and finely diced Two carrots, finely diced Two stalks celery, finely diced Two cloves of garlic, crushed and peeled Two tbsp tomato puree 250ml white wine 1l chicken stock Salt…
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One whole duck Salt Pepper One orange Lemon juice 50ml brandy 50ml Cointreau 100ml port Good chicken stock One onion, chopped One carrot, chopped One celery stick, chopped One clove of garlic, squashed 50g sugar 50ml red wine vinegar 1 tsp dried rosemary Day 1: To prepare the duck, remove its legs and set aside…
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A pack of pork mince Two spring onions, roughly chopped A big chunk of ginger, peeled and roughly chopped Two cloves of garlic, peeled and squashed A stick of lemongrass, roughly chopped A handful of fresh coriander White pepper Salt Sugar Chinese rice wine Soy sauce Rice vinegar Two tsp chilli flakes Two carrots Using…
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One rack of good lamb Half a Waitrose pack each of oregano, parsley, mint, basil Zest and juice of a lemon Two tsp capers Half a tsp caster sugar A very small clove of garlic Salt Pepper A dash of red wine vinegar Score the fat of the lamb in a diamond pattern, being careful…
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Four good Italian sausages One each yellow, green and red pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced Two shallots, thinly sliced One clove of garlic, thinly sliced 1tsp capers (optional but delicious) 3tbsp sherry vinegar 1tbsp honey Cook the sausages. I’d usually roast them for a dish like this – 180c oven for thirty minutes or so,…
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Four chicken thighs, deboned and skinless, cut into bitesize pieces One shallot, roughly chopped Two cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed Two spring onions, roughly chopped A big knob of ginger, peeled and roughly chopped One stick of celery, roughly chopped One red chilli, destemmed Five cherry tomatoes, roughly chopped Bunch of fresh coriander Two…
