Archive for the 'Meat' Category
Steak with Butternut and Caramelised Onions
We decided that steak with salad would be fairly healthy for a Friday night. We had a couple of sirlion steaks and roasted some butternut pieces and mushrooms to go with them. We also cooked down a red onion until it was quite gooey and caramelised with just a few “intentional” black bits. And there […]
Read More..>>Pheasant au Vin
Yesterday, we bought a pheasant at our local butcher with the intention of cooking it today. After considering a few pheasant-related recipes, we decided to make something up and do a “pheasant au vin”. I’m glad that we did because it was really, really good. Joined the pheasant, then marinated it in some red wine […]
Read More..>>Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Although neither of us are Irish, we never let a food holiday pass us by. Today, in true Irish spirit, we made beef in Guinness with colcannon. The casserole was good, if a little sweet but the colcannon was brilliant. G
Read More..>>Lamb Chops with Roasted Vegetables
Tonight we had planned to make lamb kofta, but the lamb mince that we’d bought on Saturday had not lasted well so we bought some lamb chops at the last minute. We seasoned the lamb chops with salt and garlic and pan-fried them, then sprinkled them with parsely and a squeeze of lemon juice. We […]
Read More..>>Beef Stroganoff
After the huge success of our pork stroganoff a while back, we decided to try it with beef instead. We found a recipe and followed it, but the result was not as good as the pork stroganoff. We’ll try it again using exactly the same recipe that we used for the pork, except use beef […]
Read More..>>Lemongrass Marinated Beef
We have been planning to cook this for a while but have been distracted by various things along the way. We got around to it tonight and it was really good. The vegetables in the marinade (shallots, lemongrass, garlic, chilli) were supposed to be ground to a puree, but our mortar and pestle weren’t really […]
Read More..>>Sausages and Lentils
Tonight’s objective was to use lentils. I found lots of different lentilly recipes: fishy ones, lamby ones but Stephen, being Stephen, decided the only one to go with was the sausagey one. So that’s what we did, and it’s a good job I let him get his own way sometimes because it was a triumph. […]
Read More..>>Cauliflower Cheese (and Roasted Butternut with Chicken Casserole)
We had some chicken thighs that needed using up so last night, while we were cooking dinner, Stephen make a quick casserole. I heated this up tonight and served it with some vegetables that also needed using up. I made some cauliflower cheese and some roasted butternut. I didn’t think they were going to go […]
Read More..>>Harissa Roasted Chicken with Tabbouleh
Tonight, we roasted some chicken thighs in harissa and served them with tabbouleh. It was quick and tasty. We made the tabbouleh with lots more parsley than usual as recently we’ve had it a few times in Turkish restaurants and have noticed that this tends to be the primary ingredient. It was good but I […]
Read More..>>Rolled, Stuffed Pork Loin
Tonight we decided to try stuffing a pork loin. Kerri made a sage, onion and bacon stuffing which we stuffed into the opened and flattened pork loin. We rolled it and Kerri tied it up with little bows. Served with roast potatoes, parsnips and peas. We’d planned to have butternut squash with it too but […]
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