My cottage pie for cowboys! Feather blade braised in the pressure cooker with barbecue sauce (I used my homemade one, but your favourite shop-bought is fine), pulled into chunks rather than shredded so you get proper mouthfuls of beef, then…
Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs with a dry spice rub, browned and then roasted on top of a fragrant tomato masala sauce, so the skin stays crisp. This makes enough for four.
A frittata for two, baked in the oven with cherry tomatoes, spinach and little pockets of harissa ricotta. Line the tin with baking paper and you can just lift it out – no washing up. India, your brunch is ready!
This came about because I had a jar of Seville orange and passion fruit marmalade sitting in the fridge that needed using up – and orange and duck is a classic for a reason. The sauce wants to be slightly…
A gorgeous, punchy garlic and lemon dressing for big shell-on prawns – I get mine from the frozen section at Waitrose. Six each makes a main course, or serve three as a starter. It’s heavy on the garlic, so if…
I need to eat more radishes – cooked like this, they’re so good. This is my brunch for one, but it would make a side for two (or just double it). I finish mine with crème fraîche and a sprinkle…
Pork fillet cut into medallions and squashed flat cooks in minutes. I salt mine in the morning and leave them uncovered in the fridge so they dry out and caramelise beautifully. I serve it with my 50/50 celeriac and potato…
Macerating the tomatoes for a couple of hours, brings out all their juicy sweetness and the marinade can be used as a dressing. If you can’t get hold of burrata, try using buffalo mozzarella. If you can’t get hold of…
The inspiration for this dish is a Pad Thai. My own version of Pad Thai uses 16 ingredients and I wanted to come up with something economical as well as quick and easy to make. This will feed 4 hungry…
A classic Spanish sauce which is usually served at room temperature. There are many variations but mine doesn’t have breadcrumbs as I think they are unnecessary and means this sauce is then gluten free. My own personal twist to this…