Tag: dinner
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(Mostly) grilled pork belly with orange & herbs
If you are into pointing fingers and letting people know how righteous your opinion is, you might call this out as a little bit of a cheaty type method of grilling. Well, that’s fine because I guess it is cheating. I’m not taking steroids or threatening competitors or even competing in a sport, but that…
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Green bean salad with onion vinaigrette
Good salad. Make it. Could add crispy bacon and/or croutons if you need help getting the green stuff past your mouth’s vegetable defences. GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH ONION VINAIGRETTE (serves 4 – 6 as a part of a banquette) 300 g green beans, trimmed and cut into 2 cm (1 in) pieces1 baby cos lettuce,…
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Grilled lamb ribs
When my brothers and I were well younger, like knee high to a grasshopper or possibly back when pussy was a kitten, my Ma would throw a barbecue every now and then and if there was something that we were guaranteed at her barbecues was that she would be cooking a pile of lamb ribs…
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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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