Tag: dinner
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Potato, chorizo and capsicum on the fire
This is something that I first made as a side dish for a little barbecue, but as I ate it I definitely had the feeling that it would do damn fine for itself as the main event… the star attraction… the big kahuna. So, I guess that bit of information is so you can work…
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Okra with tomato and spices
I dare say you either love or hate okra. Everyone I know either loves it or hates it, and that is enough of a focus group based experiment for me to deduce that you will be in one of these categories too. Either way is fine by me – I’m always going to want you…
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Deer and beer chilli con venison
This is the sort of one pot meal that is going to look past your lack of culinary training (and/or talent) and end up being both tasty and delicious, and ready and raring to impress all your friends. All it really needs is a little time to simmer away and get sexy. Just like the…
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Smoked duck breast with Thai red curry
This in an incarnation of a dish I had on the menu when I was the chef at a Thai restaurant in my past life. I am a big fan of the combination of the deliciousness of duck, red curry for the heat, lychees for a little bit of that exotic sweetness and Thai basil…
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Chicken mole is good
Chicken mole is good. Mole, in Mexican, simply means sauce. But what a sauce it is. This is one version in a sea of quite possibly thousands. Put it on the table next to some corn, rice, salsas, avocado and/or crumbly cheese, and a big ol’ pile of warm tortillas. Always with a pile of…
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BBQ lamb shoulder, chermoula & herby yoghurt
First up we’re going to get a lamb shoulder seasoned up with some herbs and spices and then we get that lamb into the drum smoker and let it ride for a few hours or so. While that party is happening in the drum you can make some delicious tasting accoutrements to accompany that lamb.…
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Smoked cheeseburgers
These can be done in an offset smoker, kettle, drum smoker or whatever else you have hanging around on your verandah. I guess the key is this; you will need to be cooking away from a flame to get the smokiness in there. It’s just gotta be something that’s going to let you hang out…
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Grilled red emperor with coriander chimichurri sauce
Chimichurri is now a pretty famous Argentinian steak sauce but I am going to let you in on a little secret today; it is also bloody good on pork, lamb, chicken, seafood and vegetables. There you go – pretty much good for everything. So the total opposite of, say, a corona virus. Today we’re going…
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Big ol’ kale and cheese pie
Sauteed kale, onion, garlic, herbs and cheese mixed with enough egg and cream to hold it together, put to bed under a blanket of puff pastry and then cooked in the oven for 45 minutes or so until it’s golden and delicious. This is the kind of thing that can be an easy healthy lunch…
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Almost succotash
This I a little something I shall describe as a Covid lockdown succotash. You know, the type of succotash you make when you don’t want to go into town because that disease is floating around there somewhere, so you make something that is very loosely based on succotash with whatever is left in your fridge…
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