One of my favourite comfort foods is a chicken katsu curry. Crispy panko breadcrumbs, tender meat, mildly spiced curry sauce… it’s so enjoyable. You know what else I like? A roast chicken. So one Sunday I thought, why not combine the two? A whole roast chicken katsu curry! Simple really; make a katsu-style sauce from two ingredients – or use […]
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Most people’s best food memories, aside from the childhood dinner table ones, come from a holiday experience. For me it was the perfect steak in New York, an amazing chocolate dessert in Florida, or even a lamb chop in the Peak District. The good times mingle with the food, being with friends and family, and a rose-tint descends on the memory. […]
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I’m no stranger to stroganoff, usually with beef. But here’s a recipe to ring the changes and try a different technique into the mix: smoked chicken stroganoff. If you haven’t smoked meat before, you just need a wok with a lid. You add your smoking flavourings to a tin foil pouch, along with some rice to slow the burning process down, […]
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Have you ever cooked with black garlic? It’s a sweeter, richer version of it’s whiter cousin. Sainsbury’s sent me some to try. There’s no getting around it, it looks wrong. The flavour is very similar to regular garlic, but a bit like when you roast garlic cloves black garlic is a little sweeter and more intense. Wikipedia says it has balsamic […]
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