Category: Dinner
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Spicy shepherds pie
These early autumn days can be warm and sunny but the minute the sun goes down it’s properly chilly. It’s time to bring out the big comfort food guns and this spicy shepherd’s pie is just the job. A real shepherd’s pie is made with leftover Sunday roast lamb and gravy but you could substitute…
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Goan-style beef curry
I normally make curry sauces thickened with yoghurt but this delicious Goan-style beef curry is made primarily with rich beef stock and coconut (toddy) vinegar. Chunks of beef are braised in the spiced stock and reduced to a dark, silky sauce that has a pleasant background heat from black pepper and whole dried Kashmiri chillies.…
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Traybake roast chicken on a bed of chorizo and chickpeas
Traybake dishes are brilliant for time-pressed cooks and this one really delivers on flavour too. The chorizo, spices and harissa flavour the onions, peppers and chickpeas with the parsnip dice adding a delicious sweetness. I used whole chicken legs from my butcher as they deliver the best result but they can be hard to come…
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