THE INSPIRATION I got inspiration for this lamb ragù recipe while doing my food shopping and seeing some very nice lamb leg boneless steaks. I thought these would be very good for a quick braise (they do not need too long a braise, because they …
Happy New Lunar Year! What is more appropriate than a beef Chinese dish to celebrate the year of the ox?! We tasted dry Beef Hor Fun (knows also as Beef Chow Fun) by ordering take away in a Pan-Asian restaurant in London, probably looking for …
I created this recipe while working on a holidays lunch for 6 people (the two of us and 4 friends). I wanted to have a seasonal Christmas/holiday starter that showcases pumpkin. It can be easily scaled up and truth to be told, you will …
This chocolate tart is very easy to make, both in its “normal” and gluten-free versions. The absence of gluten will not add complexity to the process, as you do not need to roll the dough. The dough is stuck on to the pan bit …
This chicken recipe is very close to my heart. When my girlfriend and I first moved to London, we were living in Kilburn. We loved walking to West Hampstead in the weekends and we often had Sunday lunch at a Spanish family-run restaurant called El …
The variables affecting dough fermentation time The benefits of dough long fermentations are multiple. An especially important one is complex flavour development. One other relevant benefit is digestibility (the bread will be easier to digest, because enzymes and lacto acid bacteria will join the party …
I could copy-paste some technical definitions (and maybe will at some other stages, because it’s good to learn and challenge ourselves), but to make it simple: when applied to food, fermentation is a process through which chemical changes occur in food. More specifically, when fermenting …
This flavourful duck miso ramen will give you great satisfaction! The duck and duck fat are delicate and provide for the fatty part of the broth, while dark miso is a flavour bomb that will make that broth complex and delicious. Duck miso ramen …
Carbonara is great, especially when made traditionally. However, we might sometimes be in the mood for a more delicate version, which does not rely so heavily on pork fat (but make no mistake: I heavily use duck fat instead). Or maybe some of …
This gnocchi dish is an extremely simple recipe, which shows how delicious dishes can be created in a few minutes if one stocks some flavour-packed ingredients in its pantry or refrigerator. It can be pulled out in literally 15 minutes, getting only one pan …