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
Recipes
Marrow bone canoes & crumbs
Cooks in 40 minutesMarrow 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.
Pork chop w/ anchovy dressing
Cooks in 25 minutes Difficulty EasyThere are very few things better than a good pork chop. That’s a fact. Here are a few tips and a delicious anchovy dressing to help you do the chop justice.
Jaffna roast chicken
Cooks in 1 hour, 40 minutes Difficulty MediumDeeply aromatic with a spice mix that includes fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and fenugreek, this whole roast chicken recipe is one of the most delicious and well-known recipes in Sri Lanka. It’s best served with flatbreads, rice dahl, or a zingy salad.
Rump steak, barbecue onions & salsa verde
Cooks in 30 minutes Difficulty MediumSalsa verde is another green sauce that goes perfectly with flavoursome rump steaks. It provides a lovely freshness to a summer’s bbq, as does this recipe for charred and then steamed onions provided by the wonderful George Ryle of the Garden Café.
Massaman curry w/ beef shorts ribs
Cooks in 2 hours Difficulty MediumMassaman curry is known throughout the world but most traditional recipes I’ve encountered are highly time consuming and complex. Don’t let that put you off as the rewards are great for those that want to make this Muslim-Thai curry at home.
Smokey beef rib tacos
Cooks in 4 hours Difficulty MediumThis is a recipe that’s about using what’s to hand to create a combination of smokiness, acidity, spicy notes, sweetness, and that umami depth of flavour that we all love.
All-year-round BBQ butterflied leg of lamb recipe
Cooks in 1 Hours, 30 Minutes Difficulty MediumHere is my butterflied leg of lamb recipe, and although it’s never too late in the year to BBQ, I’ve yet to cook Christmas lunch on mine! New Year’s Eve dinners at home, however, have often seen my BBQ fired up. In the eastern end of the Mediterranean, lamb cooked over wood and charcoal is a natural part of life.
Pounded cucumber salad w/ peanuts & beans (tam dtaeng kwaa) thai salad recipe
Cooks in 10 minutes Difficulty EasyDiscover a taste of Thailand with this Pounded cucumber salad (tam dtaeng kwaa) recipe. Perfect when served alongside our northern Thai sai ua sausages or with flavoursome artisan steaks such as rumps and onglets.
Steak & onion pie
Cooks in 1 hour Difficulty MediumProper pub grub and a real crowd-pleaser, try our steak and onion pie recipe for a golden-brown crusty pastry that’s unctuously filled with tender beef, onions, beer, and a richly flavoured gravy.
Roasted rack of lamb
Cooks in 35 minutes Difficulty EasyThe colours and tastes of spring and summer collide in this beautiful, fresh and elegant recipe. Juicy and tender rack of lamb is served with a bright and refreshing salad made with heirloom tomatoes, broad beans, runny honey, and lemon juice.
Crying tiger beef noodles
Cooks in 10 Minutes Difficulty Easyhave absolutely no bloody idea why this dish is called this. I’m assuming because traditionally the amount of dried chilli it has in it can seriously mess you up. Either that or tigers hate the taste of it? I’ve also heard people call it by the name waterfall beef, due to how the juices that flow from the beef like a waterfall are used as part of the dressing to give a fuller, richer flavour.