Category Archives: stew

Goan fish curry

Posted on Wednesday 1st January, 2014 by headchef

This is adapted from a recipe in Rick Stein’s Fruits of the Sea – only we didn’t have conger eel or tamarind – though if Waitrose do a line of ‘ESSENTIAL conger eel’, I wouldn’t be entirely surprised. This is … Continue reading →

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Summertime suppertime

Posted on Monday 6th May, 2013 by headchef

It feels like summer is almost here, so while I was tidying up the garden I got a lamb stew on the go. It’s a bit like this one that I made a while back, with a few twists. For … Continue reading →

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Easy Moroccan lamb with couscous

Posted on Saturday 10th November, 2012 by headchef

This is pretty easy and so so tasty. half a leg of lamb or 800g lean diced lamb 1 tbsp olive oil 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 400g tin of chickpeas cinnamon stick small packet of ready-to-eat apricots roughly chopped … Continue reading →

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Pork Braised in Cider and spices

Posted on Saturday 3rd November, 2012 by headchef

This recipe from Waitrose Kitchen magazine was utterly delicious. I’d use half the amount of star anise next time, and I substituted a small amount of nutmeg as I didn’t have any mace. I fished out the bay leaves, cinnamon … Continue reading →

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Chicken & Veggie Cous Cous

Posted on Tuesday 15th May, 2012 by headchef

We have one veggie in our house so we often cook ‘split dishes’ – they start out the same and then get split in two at some point in the cooking process when meat is added to one pot and … Continue reading →

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Beef stew

Posted on Tuesday 12th April, 2011 by headchef

I made this for tea: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/jools-s-favourite-beef-stew This is a great, easy, delicious stew – just fry some onions and sage in a casserole, bung in some diced stewing beef, root vegetables (I use parsnips, swede, carrots, potatoes), red wine and … Continue reading →

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Granny Jean’s Hotpot

Posted on Tuesday 24th October, 2006 by James

This recipe comes from my Mum. Lancashire Hotpot is traditionally made with lamb, but this hotpot variation calls for beef. – Some diced stewing steak. About 500g. – Potatoes – loads. – One onion. – Half a pint of red … Continue reading →

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