This recipe by Irina Janakievska celebrates the simplicity of Balkan home cooking. A traditional Ohrid-style beef stew, Chomlek is slow-cooked with beef shin, shallots and garlic until meltingly tender — humble, hearty, and deeply satisfying.
Recipes
Dimlama – Uzbek Harvest Stew
Dimlama is a gift from Uzbekistan, a dish that celebrates the season, the harvest, and the earth itself. It’s exceptional in its simplicity, a reminder of how generous the ground can be. The ingredients are layered, left to cook slowly, and allowed to create their own broth, a beautiful harmony of flavours that become something far greater than the sum of their parts.
Burmese Pork & Mango Pickle Curry
This Burmese pork and mango pickle curry recipe, kindly shared by The Rangoon Sisters, balances sour, spicy and savoury flavours for a dish that’s simple yet celebratory.
Burmese Stir-Fried Spicy Chicken Livers
Burmese Stir-Fried Spicy Chicken Livers is a bold, fiery stir-fry from The Rangoon Sisters, packed with garlic, chillies, and warming spices. A quick, flavourful dish from their family kitchen.
Burmese Chicken & Potato Curry
A classic Burmese curry of chicken and golden fried potatoes, richly spiced and full of comforting flavour. Recipe by The Rangoon Sisters.
George’s Grouse Poutine
Try my grouse and chips recipe, a playful take on poutine with braised grouse legs in rich gravy, fried grouse breasts, crisp chips and cheese curds.
Lamb Breast with Mint & Coriander Sauce
Tender lamb breast slow-cooked with cider, then crisped and served on a bed of mint and coriander sauce. Finished with capers and onion for a bright, balanced dish.
Partridge with Smoked Lardons, Apples & Brandy
Cooks in 40 minutesA rich autumn partridge dish with smoked lardons, apples, carrots, and brandy cider sauce. Served with golden croutons, it pairs beautifully with red wine or cider.
Fresh Cucumber & Cabbage Salad with Roasted Peanuts
A fresh cucumber and cabbage salad with a sweet-sour chilli dressing and roasted peanuts. The perfect side for beef rendang, grilled meats or spiced dishes.
The Ultimate Beef Rendang
Make the ultimate beef rendang with this slow-cooked Indonesian recipe. Rich, spiced beef shin simmered in coconut milk for deep flavour and tender texture.
Rolled Hogget Saddle with Borlotti Beans & Summer Vegetables
A celebratory recipe pairing rolled and stuffed hogget saddle with fresh summer vegetables and vibrant salsa verde. Ideal for slow barbecue cooking.
Tandoori Butterflied Leg of Hogget with Raita
This bold, spice-led recipe makes the most of rare breed hogget, marinated in two stages with garlic, ginger, lemon, yoghurt and aromatic spices. Ideal for the BBQ or oven roasting, it delivers deep flavour and a tender texture. Serve with a cooling raita, naan, rice pilaf or spiced potatoes.