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

Roast Beef with Creamed Onion and Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients  3 x 350g Rib Eye or Striploin Steaks 400g Cremini Mushrooms (cleaned, trimmed, and sliced) 2 Onions (peeled, trimmed, and sliced) 2 Cloves of Garlic (finely diced) 2 Sprigs Thyme 250ml Chicken Stock 50ml Madeira Wine 75ml Worcestershire Sauce 75ml Rice Wine 2tbsp Soy Sauce 150ml Heavy Cream Small bunch Parsley (washed, trimmed, and … Continue reading Roast Beef with Creamed Onion and Mushroom Sauce

Steak au Poivre (Steak with Creamed Pepper Sauce)

Ingredients: 2 x 225g Filet Steaks (31 Day Dry Aged) 2tbsp Black Peppercorns (lightly crushed, toasted) 1 Shallot (finely diced) 1 Clove of Garlic (finely diced) 3tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 1tbsp Soy Sauce 150ml Chicken Stock 75ml Heavy Cream 1tbsp Brandy or Cognac Instructions: Season your steaks with salt and pepper. Heat your saute pan on … Continue reading Steak au Poivre (Steak with Creamed Pepper Sauce)

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)

Beef Bourguignon (Braised Beef in Red Wine with Carrots, Onions, Mushrooms and Bacon)

Ingredients: Braised Beef 2kg Beef Blade (trimmed, and cut into large chunks) 1.5 litres Red Wine (Cabernet Sauvignon) 750ml Brown Chicken Stock 5 Onions (trimmed, peeled, and quartered) 3 Carrots (trimmed, peeled, and sliced) 2 Celery Sticks (trimmed, and sliced) 2 Leeks (washed, trimmed, sliced) 2 Whole Heads of Garlic (split in half horizontally) 3 … Continue reading Beef Bourguignon (Braised Beef in Red Wine with Carrots, Onions, Mushrooms and Bacon)