Wednesday, June 24, 2009

No-Knead Bread

Very pleased with the bread I am baking! No bread machine, no
kneading, and very tasty and crusty.

Based on the recipe from Artisan Bread in 5 minutes.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Roasted Aged Rib-Eye

The best kosher 'steak' I have ever had!


Dry aged for 30 days, then marinated in evo oil, garlic, rosemary and thyme.

Marinated all day, then scraped off and seared - once coloured on all sides, the garlic/rosemary and thyme is placed back on the steak, stabbed with a meat thermometer and it goes into a hot oven for 30-40mins.

Removed from the oven when the thermometer read "rare" - keeping in mind that it retains a lot of heat, and gets hotter as it rests.

Rested for 15mins, then sliced across the grain.

AMAZING!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Yokisha Sunday Roast

Slow roasted chicken (3 hours @ 125c, stuffed with herbs, garlic &
lemon, and rubbed with salt and evo) - about the closest thing to a
Cook Shop roast chciken that you can make at home.

Served with rice, peas and my first attempt at gravy by whisking the
cooking juices (after removing most of the fat) with some flour and
water to get the right consostency.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Chilli Jam

This is my chilli bush after I harvested 15 chillies for an Orange-
style chilli jam. Still lots left!!!

Soften 1 onion and 5 cloves of garlic in a generous amount of
vegetable oil. Then add the de-seeded chillies and 1 capsicum, both
roughly chopped. When these are soft add 2 tbs tamarind paste, 2 tspns
fish sauce and brown sugar to taste (I used about 6 tbs).

Cook for another 10 mins then purée in a food processor.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Salmon poached in a verjuice and citrus vinaigrette

Pan fry (or grill) salmon first to get a bit of colour, then poach in
a warm verjuice / lime / lemon / olive oil bath.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Lamb spareribs with Huey's sauce

Lamb ribs oven baked in a Coca Cola-based barebeque sauce!

One small bottle of Coke, tomato sauce, sweet chilli sauce,
worcestershire sauce, sambal olec, garlic, and red wine vinegar!

Pour over the ribs and bake at 210 degrees until browned and tender.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Chicken, grape and cashews salad

Left-over Morrocan grilled chicken thighs cut into dices, chopped
celery, grapes cut in half, and home-made honeyed cashews. Dressed
with a honey balsamic dressing.