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Hi Spice The mixed spice, cinnamon and cloves are all included in the butter. Here in NZ mixed spice includes coriander, cinnamon, pimento, ginger, cassia, nutmeg and cloves. So there is a far amount of cloves and cinnamon, but it gives it that bit of zing. I have also used the butter with hot...

80 ml extra virgin olive oil 1 fillet of beef, well trimmed 120 g pancetta, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 500 ml red wine 10 g dried porcini mushroom, soaked in ¼ cup of warm water 500 ml good quality beef stock 1 tbs tomato paste 2...

100 g unsalted butter 500 g mixed wild mushrooms ½ cup dry sherry 2 tsp chopped thyme 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbs flat leaf parsley, chopped baguette, sliced and toasted to serve 1 Heat the butter in a large frying pan over a medium...

400 g Caster Sugar 1 vanilla bean, split 4 buerre bosc pears, peeled, cored and halved 115 g unsalted butter 3 eggs 120 g almonds 25 g plain flour Pastry 175 g plain flour 2 tbs icing sugar, plus extra for dusting 100 g...

Here's one of my favourite recipes from Australian chef, Bill Grainger. 80 ml olive oil 300 g shallots sliced 1 pinch sea salt 400 g canned chopped plum tomatoes 2 pinch saffron strands 1 tsp sweet paprika 225 g pimentos 1 pinch freshly ground...

Tom Yum paste is a hot and sour curry paste and is used to make Thai Hot and Sour soup. Red Curry paste should work, but will probably lose a little of the falvour Tom Yum brings to the dish.

This is a recipe from Cullen's restaurant in Hamilton, down here in New Zealand. It is from a column in a magazine here where people request their favourite recipes from restaurants, usually a very good source for some impressive eating. Enjoy! I have. 2 onions, roughly chopped 2 tbsp...

3 cups flour 1 tsp each : baking soda, salt, baking powder 2 tbsp caraway seeds 1½ cups buttermilk 1 Pre-heat the oven to 210°C 2 Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder into a mixing bowl. Mix in the caraway seeds. 3 Make a well in the centre...

I use pea sprouts as my wife isn't a great fan of onions, but I think I've seen green onions about. As to Hoisin, one of the problems in making it yourself would be that the main ingredient is fermented soy beans, which by all accounts smell a bit.

It is, I didn't add that I usually serve it with some Jasmine rice and steamed Bok Choy

Nope, I should have put that in, arugula it is

I like mine nice and simple. Pre-heat the oven to a high heat. Mix breadcrumbs, parsley and crushed garlic with some melted butter. Stuff the mushrooms with the mixture. Place in the oven for about 10 minutes and enjoy.

Another of my wife's favourites For the pancakes ¾ cup flour 25 g butter, melted ¾ cup milk 2 eggs, lightly beaten For the filling 2 single boned chicken breasts 1 tsp five spice ¼ cup Hoisin sauce 20 snow pea sprouts 1 Place the flour in a bowl and make a little well in the...

A bit of convenience food, so simple but tastes so good. Pork works well if you can't get any lamb. 2 cloves garlic, crushed ¼ cup each : Char Siu sauce, soy sauce 12 lamb cutlets or chops 1 Combine the garlic, char siu and soy in a plastic bag. 2 Place the lamb in the bag. Move the meat...

2 tbsp each : Hoisin sauce, white wine, grated root ginger 4 salmon steaks, about cm thick 4 tbsp chives, coarsely chopped ½ bunch watercress or coriander (cilantro) 1 lemon, juice and julienned rind 1 Combine the Hoisin sauce, wine and ginger and spread over the top of the salmon. Top...