Cottage Pie

Ingredients: Minced Meat Filling 1kg Lean Ground Beef 500ml Chicken Stock 3 Carrots (trimmed, peeled and finely diced) 3 Parsnips (trimmed, peeled, diced and blanched) 2 Onions (trimmed, peeled and finely diced) 400g Portabello Mushrooms (cleaned, trimmed and finely diced) 250ml Dry Red Wine (Cabernet Sauvignon) 50ml Worcestershire Sauce 25ml Soy Sauce 150ml Tomato Paste … Continue reading Cottage Pie

Penne with Pork, Tomato and Eggplant Ragu

Ingredients: 450g Dried Penne Pasta 100g Parmesan (grated) 3 Zucchini (cut into chunks) Pork, Tomato and Eggplant Ragu 2 Medium Eggplants (washed, trimmed, and diced) 4 Onions (trimmed, peeled, and sliced) 2litres Tinned San Marzano Tomatoes 500ml Chicken Stock 150ml Tomato Paste 1000g Ground Pork 3 Bay Leaves 1 Head of Garlic (peeled and chopped) … Continue reading Penne with Pork, Tomato and Eggplant Ragu

Prosciutto Wrapped Stuffed Pork Loin Roast with Lemon, Garlic and Herbs

Ingredients: 2.5kg Pork Loin Roast (trimmed and butterflied in half lengthwise) 200g Sliced Prosciutto 2 Lemons (juiced and zest finely grated) 5 Garlic Cloves (peeled and minced) 1 Bunch Sage (washed, and chopped) 1 Bunch Parsley (washed, and chopped) 5 Sprigs Thyme (washed, and chopped) 1 Bunch Chives (washed, and chopped) 600ml Chicken Stock 100ml … Continue reading Prosciutto Wrapped Stuffed Pork Loin Roast with Lemon, Garlic and Herbs

Japanese Style Meat and Potato Stew (Nikujaga)

Ingredients:  400g Pork Shoulder (trimmed, and sliced) 1 Onion (trimmed, peeled and sliced) 2 Carrots (trimmed, peeled and cut into chunks) 1 Lotus Root (trimmed, peeled and sliced) 6 Yukon Gold Potatoes (peeled and cut in half) 150g Snow Peas (trimmed, and cleaned) 1000ml Chicken Stock 2 tbsp Ginger (peeled and minced) 2 Cloves Garlic (peeled … Continue reading Japanese Style Meat and Potato Stew (Nikujaga)

Leg of Lamb Pot Roast with Carrots, Potatoes and Peas

Ingredients: 1 Whole Bone-In Leg of Lamb (fat trimmed) 1.5kg Yukon Gold Potatoes (washed and peeled) 5 Carrots (washed, peeled and cut into chunks) 3 Onions (trimmed, peeled and sliced) 1 Orange (washed, zest peeled into strips, and juiced) 200g Peas 750ml Brown Chicken Stock 250ml White Wine 100ml Tomato Paste 1 Head of Garlic … Continue reading Leg of Lamb Pot Roast with Carrots, Potatoes and Peas

Roast Beef with Bacon, Mushrooms and Creamed Wild Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients  1.2kg Striploin Roast (fat and sinew cleaned and removed, butchered and fabricated into a large log/cylinder and trussed) 250g King Oyster Mushrooms (Cleaned, Trimmed, Cut in Half and lightly scored) 6 Strips Bacon 250g White Button Mushrooms (cleaned, trimmed, and sliced) 25g Dried Wild Mushrooms 2 Shallots (cleaned, trimmed, peeled, and thinly sliced) 1 … Continue reading Roast Beef with Bacon, Mushrooms and Creamed Wild Mushroom Sauce

Chicken with Corn Puree and Summer Squash

Ingredients Saute Chicken and Zucchini 4 Chicken Breasts (skin-on, boneless) 2 Yellow Zucchini (trimmed, quartered lengthwise, core removed and sliced into ½ inch pieces) 2 Green Zucchini (trimmed, quartered lengthwise, core removed and sliced into ½ inch pieces) Bunch Parsley (cleaned, washed and sprigs picked) Creamed Corn Puree 250g Corn Kernels 2 Shallots (thinly sliced) 1 Clove Garlic … Continue reading Chicken with Corn Puree and Summer Squash