This is a dish normally cooked on the hob top or over an open fire as a seasoned tagine (the name of the vessel) should be able to take such direct heat. If nervous simply put the tagine in the oven if worried about cracking. This is an absolute favourite among tagines not least for the simplicity of its preparation.
Cheap to make and devastatingly delicious! A perfect mid week treat or as part of a larger meal. The origin of the dish is not known, but it is probably a European adaptation of a Sichuan dish. A dish best served with rice alongside a very cold beer.
An absolute favourite, my poached chicken recipe is delightfully tasty and offers an almost medicinal respite after days of indulgence. Clean, light, and easy to prepare, it’s a comforting choice that’s perfect for resetting your palate.
This is my glazed ham recipe, and I often see people pouring syrupy glazes over hot hams that haven’t had time to cool off first!
This Venetian-Style Beef Liver recipe, or alla Veneziana, highlights the rich flavour of ox liver. While not as creamy as calves’ liver, it’s incredibly delicious when lightly floured, fried in butter, and combined with vinegar and meltingly tender onions for a truly flavourful dish.
Venison Pad Krapow recipe from Valentine Warner offers a quick and delicious lunch option.
Jorge Thomas, founder of Swaledale Butchers told me of this recipe, along with many things, both meat and miscellaneous that have caught my attention and interest. Featherblade makes for a great braise he instructed me and as I’d only ever cast them into the flames, I set myself a challenge that I’d cook two Featherblade steaks from the same Dexter cow. One cooked as I normally would, the other braised.
Chowder is the Welsh breakfast of cockles, bacon and laverbread. This interpretation uses gammon and cockles and is a match made in heaven. Served on some good toast, it delivers the same comforting joy as a mother’s open arm
Marrow is a superfood, full of goodness, and unlike many other superfoods, it is also packed with delicious flavour. Serve to pregnant wives, girlfriends and friends who are not pregnant but may need some uplifting.