Tag: northern rivers food
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All-of-the-things ‘slaw
All-of-the-things ‘slaw Yup. Coleslaw not purely consisting of the traditional cabbage, carrot and possibly onion, but instead this coleslaw has pretty much all of the things in it. Quite contradictory to my views of the past I might add – those who know me or who think they know me through these interweb pages will…
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Grilled pork belly tacos
Pork belly tacos. This was smoky, grilly-meat-juicy deliciousness. I honestly feel that glowing coals are truly the way to make a piece of pig feel properly loved. The pork belly was rubbed with sea salt and then cooked on the bottom level of the bullet smoker with no water pan at 350 F (180 C)…
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An ode to my Ma’s savoury mince pie
This is a meat pie that would make my mother proud. I have said more than once that my mother was not the flashest of home cooks, and she is OK with that and still sends me birthday cards etc, etc, etc, but she could definitely throw together a damn fine fish fry, great meat…
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Herby grilled snapper
Herby grilled snapper. Just get on it. HERBY GRILLED SNAPPER 2 kg snapper or similar fish, scaled and gutted 2 cloves garlic 2 cups picked fresh herbs – a mix of parsley, rosemary, oregano and nasturtium 1 tspn dried chilli flakes 1 tbls red wine vinegar ½ cup olive oil Salt and pepper Extra olive…
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Braised beef cheeks in drinkable red wine
At one time in the past I was of the opinion that the wine I used for cooking would not be the wine I would consume myself. In fact, the wine I used for cooking would be bottom shelf, cheap as, nasty assed goon*. My opinions on more than one thing have changed in the…