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Thai-style Stuffed Squid
on Oct 27, 2009 in Barbecue Fish Main Dishes Meat BBQ Squid BBQ Stuffed Squid Pork Squid Squid Stuffed Squid Thai Stuffed Squid Too cold for a BBQ you say? Pah! Never. Well, not yet anyway. There’s nothing like flinging a few good things on a hot Weber to chase away the winter blues, and good things were in abundance as we chowed our way through these enormous steaks, s...
Beefy, Beefy Rendang
on Oct 24, 2009 in Curry Main Dishes Malaysian Meat Uncategorized Beef Beef Rendang Malaysian Curry Rendang Apologies for the week long absence; work plus problems accessing the blog have made writing anything impossible. I actually made this a couple of weeks ago now, when the weather had just started to really turn. What better way to stoke the internal...
Tinda Masala
on Oct 16, 2009 in Curry Gluten-free Side Dishes Vegan Vegetables Punjabi Tinda Tinda Tinda Masala The tinda masala is one of my favourite dishes at Tayyabs; certainly my favourite vegetarian dish and a no-brainer when it comes to ordering. The very first time I went there, I noticed it clinging on at the bottom of the menu and decided to try it a...
Jamaican Oxtail Stew with Guinness
on Oct 12, 2009 in Caribbean Food Main Dishes Meat Pulses Jamaican oxtail stew oxtail oxtail stew Every so often, Chris will put in a dinner request: “I saw a Jamaican oxtail stew on Levi Roots a couple of weeks ago” he tells me, “can you make it tonight?” It sounds like a gentle question but is in fact a firm requisition.
‘Ham School’ at Brindisa
on Oct 7, 2009 in Food Classes Food Events Meat Borough Market Brindisa Brindisa Ham Workshop Ham Workshop Iberico Ham To me, the swine is the greatest of all animals (for eating) and what follows is an account of my lesson on arguably one of the finest ways man has seen fit to prepare the beast for its tasty fate. I was invited to a preview of the new ‘ham w...
Deep Fried Anchovies with Chilli & Preserved Lime Mayo
on Oct 6, 2009 in Fish Fruit Pickles Sauces, Condiments and Spreads Snacks Starters Anchovies Fresh Anchovies Fried Anchovies Recipe Pickled Limes Spicy Mayonnaise Recipe I rarely come across fresh anchovies, so when I spotted some in a local fishmonger (Moxon’s in East Dulwich), I greedily snapped up three big handfuls, cheap as chips at £2.something for the lot. Being an anchovy obsessive, the thought of eati...