Category: Recipes
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How to cook perfect basmati rice: a step-by-step guide
I love to serve fluffy mounds of basmati rice with curries or as part of a cold buffet. So, what’s the secret to making that perfect, fluffy dry mound of rice every time? Even experienced cooks can find this a little daunting and end up with a claggy, sticky mess. Well, the mother of a…
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Keralan pork curry with fresh pineapple chutney
I love curries made with chicken, beef or lamb but this pork curry is one of my absolute favourites. You need good quality shoulder pork from a proper butcher that’s been chopped into nice hearty chunks. It should be marbled with fat so that it stays beautifully tender. I serve it with some plain basmati…
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Thor’s Hammer beef shank braised in red wine
Dear readers, meet Thor’s Hammer! I walked into my favourite butcher’s shop before Christmas to stock up on my usual Lincolnshire goodies – pork pie, haslet, chine, Lincolnshire sausages, sausage pie and gammon…and I saw this in the counter display. I had never seen anything quite like it and it was love at first sight.…
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