Queso dip with chorizo cooked in adobo sauce To make the queso dip, place the cheese and cornflour in a mixing bowl. Toss well to coat the cheese in the cornflour then transfer to a pan. Add the shallot and milk – there should be just enough milk to cover the cheese. Place over a…
Noodle salad with Asian-style peanut butter sauce Place half the coconut cream in a saucepan over a medium to high heat and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic and chilli, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 1 minute. Add the remaining coconut cream, peanut butter, peanuts and so…
Mustard-and-sultana sauce Pour the dessert wine over the sultanas and leave to soak for 30 minutes. Place the sultanas and dessert wine, mustard, lemon juice and stock in a saucepan and boil uncovered to reduce the sauce. Once thickened, stir in the butter and…
Grilled burgers and Greek-style garlic sauce To make the garlic sauce: Peel and boil the potatoes then mash. Chop the garlic then sprinkle with a little salt before crushing to a paste using the tip of a knife. Mix with the vinegar before adding to the mashed potato. Gradually add th…
Beef with oyster sauce 1. Toss the meat with the oil, sugar and soya sauce. Fry in a very hot pan or wok until dark brown. 2. Add the garlic and ginger. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the vegetables. Stir-fry fora further 2 minutes, then add the oyster sauc…
Snipped noodles in vodka sauce 1. For the noodle dough, place the flour and salt in the bowl of a standmixer fitted with the dough hook and set the speed to low. Add the water and oil in a slow, steady stream, mixing until a ball forms, around 1–2 minutes. 2. Incre…
White chocolate-and-raspberry self-saucing pudding 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 30 x 20 cm ovenproof dish or baking tin. Place the flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl and whisk together. Add the chocolate drops and mix. 2. In a separate bowl, whisk together…
Hot-sauce pork 1. Toss the pork in the marinade and marinate overnight or for at least 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180°C. 2. Heat 1 T oil in a large ovenproof pan and fry the pork over a high heat, then roast for 15 minutes. Set aside. 3. Using…
Pork chops with braised cabbage and mustard-cheese sauce 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Heat 1 T butter in a large ovenproof pan over a medium-high heat. Season the pork chops on both sides with a pinch each of salt and pepper. Place them in the pan and brown well on both sides, about 3 minutes p…
Roast chicken with peach hot sauce 1. Combine the Worcestershire sauce and salt and pour into a large Ziploc bag. Place the chicken in the bag and massage the marinade into it well. Marinate in the fridge overnight. 2. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Heat the oil in a large p…