Practical English in the kitchen to cook, eat, share and enjoy.
Ingredients 300 ml white wine vinegar or cider vinegar 150 ml extra virgin olive oil 1 medium hot chilli, washed, halved lengthways 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and squashed, using the back of a knife. 1 bay leaf 1 sprig of fresh rosemary 2 sprigs of fresh thyme Zest of 1 lemon Method Place all…
Ingredients 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped or grated 2 garlic cloves, crushed Large pinch chilli flakes 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes 1-2 tsp caster sugar, depending on how sweet your tomatoes are 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil 75ml vodka 400g pasta of your choice 6-8 tbsp freshly grated parmesan or…
Ingredients 250g cherry tomatoes, halved Extra-virgin olive oil to drizzle 375g ready-rolled all butter puff pastry 4 tbsp cream cheese 2 free-range egg yolks 25g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives Handful fresh basil leaves Method Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/ gas 6. Put the cherry tomatoes on…
Ingredients 150g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 150g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 250g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 50g cocoa powder 160g soured cream 200g golden sugar 150g soft light brown sugar 4 medium free-range eggs For the chocolate icing 2 gelatine leaves 500g double cream 300g dark…
Ingredients Olive oil for frying 750g lamb neck fillet, cut into chunky strips 2 aubergines, halved and cut into strips 1 onion, finely chopped 5 dried figs, roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1½ tbsp Baharat 1 tsp ground cumin 375ml hot chicken stock 125g mixed olives, roughly chopped Handful toasted flaked almonds Small…