The Universal ‘Green Sauce’

Salsa verde, chimichurri, pesto, chermoula – you can find the characteristic ‘green sauce’ in most corners of the world. While these sauces all vary in ingredients and preparation, generally they’re defined as an uncooked sauce made primarily from fresh herbs. They add a fresh, punchy flavour and are often used to provide balance, cutting through…

Slow-Cooked Texas Chili

Texas chili doesn’t contain beans or tomatoes and has a base of dried chillies, which allows for a really deep, rich flavour. This recipe uses both minced beef and diced beef, which gives it a range of textures to make up for the lack of beans. This has quite the kick, so I’ve cooled it…

Indian Pulled Lamb Shoulder with Cucumber Raita and Mango Kachumber Salad

This is something a bit different to your average curry, with all the classic Indian flavours but more in the style of a loaded flatbread. Serve with garlic naans and pickled onions for a really delicious meal! Ingredients (to serve 4): For the pulled lamb 1.5 kg Lamb shoulder 3 tbsps Dark brown sugar 2 tsps Garam masala 2 tsps Smoked paprika…

Tinga de Pollo Tacos with Habanero Lime Chimichurri and Grilled Mango Salsa

I took inspiration from a Binging With Babish video for these spicy pulled chicken tacos, and it’s a super flavourful way to cook chicken. I served the tacos with habanero lime chimichurri – I make chimichurri quite often, so thought I’d switch it up with this spicy version. The spice from this and the chicken…

Green Shakshuka with Harissa Butter and Garlic Yoghurt

This is a really quick, flavourful, and filling brunch that packs a lot of veggies. Although you could of course add some meat if you’d like, this is a great, healthy vegetarian dish! If you want to be extra healthy, substitute the butter for olive oil, and it’ll be just as tasty. Ingredients (to serve…

One-Pot Prawn, ‘Nduja, Chorizo, and Samphire Orzo

This is a really quick but really flavourful dish, perfect for a weeknight dinner! This recipe is also super adaptable, you could use any seafood or any veggies you like with this method as a guideline. Ingredients (to serve 4): 300 g Orzo 200 g Frozen raw king prawns ½ Cured chorizo ring 3 Garlic cloves 2 heaped teaspoon ‘Nduja 100…

Achiote Cod Tacos with Charred Corn Salsa

I wanted to try something slightly healthier than baja fried fish tacos (which are delicious), so I grilled the fish and served it with a charred corn, pepper, and tomatillo salsa, guacamole, pink pickled onions, a chipotle crema, and homemade corn tortillas. You can find the recipes for guacamole and pickled onions here. Achiote is hard…

Pad Thai Fried Chicken Gua Bao

This is the second recipe for my fried chicken bao two ways. Here is a pad thai inspired bao, with pickled bean sprouts and spring onions, a pad thai glaze, crushed peanuts, and lime. I don’t have my own recipe for the buns, but I used this recipe and they turned out perfectly! Ingredients (to serve 4):…

Korean Fried Chicken Gua Bao

This is the first recipe for my fried chicken bao two ways – here we have a Korean inspired bao, with buttermilk fried chicken thighs in a spicy glaze, gochujang mayo, and a fresh Korean slaw. I don’t have my own recipe for the actual buns, but I used this recipe and they turned out perfectly! Ingredients…

Homemade Tagliatelle Alla Norma

Pasta alla norma is a Sicilian dish of pasta with fried eggplant, tomatoes, basil, and grated ricotta salata. I couldn’t find ricotta salata, but pecorino romano could be used instead, or even feta if you want a similar texture. My version is kind of a cross between alla norma and puttanesca, with the addition of…