Entrecôte is not my favourite cut of steak, it’s often tough and chewy given the way the sinew works thought he meat. But when done well it’s can make for a great meal and an inexpensive one at that. This dish is my preferred way to cook it, it adds additional flavour (it’s a lean…
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Recipe: Pork Belly Bao
The Taiwanese snack food gua bao, known simply as bao, has become the ‘it’ snack food. With the likes of Yum Bun dishing them out to long waiting queues at street food markets, more and more Asian restaurants are offering them, or like Bao specialising in them, and even Nigella Lawson included them in her…
The Perfect Steak
It’s probably the most instinctive food we eat, taking us back to our days as hunter gatherers, there’s almost something Pavlovian in it. Long a treat and a sign of socio-economic standing, steaks are readily available to us in any supermarket and almost any restaurant (in one form or another). The problem is that even…
Steak Tartare Recipe
Raw food may not be for everyone but thank god more and more are eating it, be it fish or meat, it makes it all the more easy to get hold of when you’re at a restaurant. Steak tartare is the quintessential raw dishes; that perfect mix of meat with a spice, rich egg yolk,…
Tuna Burger
Who said burgers have to be made from meat? The Filet-o-Fish at McDonald’s may be the most famous fish burger, but it’s certainly not the only one or anywhere near the best. J Sheekey’s Atlantic Bar has been serving a gorgeous shrimp and scallop burger for years, with many restaurants now serving up similar offerings.…
Paratha - The World’s Best Street Food
Every nation on earth has its own street food or some version of it. Mexico has Tacos, New York it’s Pretzels and Hot Dogs, the UK Cornish Pasties and Pork Pies. The Middle East has falafel, the Far East has everything from Pho to bbq crickets, while India has samosa and Pav Bhaji. But India…