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Category: Beef

SWEET CHILLI AND PEPPER NOODLES

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • January 14, 2025
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LP This easy, brightly coloured pork and pepper stir-fry really celebrates that bottle of sweet chilli sauce – usually used just for dipping – hiding at the back of your … Continue Reading →

HALLOUMI BURGER

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • January 5, 2025
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An easy halloumi burger that will make you rethink burgers forever. Halloumi comes from the island of Cyprus. Its particularity is that it does not melt when cooked. Lightly browned, … Continue Reading →

BRAISED PORK CHEEKS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • November 25, 2024
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  Melt-in-your-mouth braised pork cheeks in a rich and flavourful sauce made with beer. This fantastic recipe transforms an inexpensive cut of pork into a true delicacy. INGREDIENTS Serves 5 … Continue Reading →

SHAWARMA MEATLOAF WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • November 11, 2024
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  This Shawarma meatloaf from Yotem Ottolenghi is a departure from the normal meatloaf you are accustomed to .  A whole load of  aromatic Shawarma spices and herbs such as … Continue Reading →

Vietnam’s bò lúc lắc, (shaking Beef)

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 9, 2024
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This Vietnamese beef stir-fry has a rich and dark sauce that’s garlicky, sweet and salty, with a frisky black pepper bite. A sprinkle of bicarb is a restaurant secret that … Continue Reading →

MEATLOAF Extra tasty

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 3, 2024
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This Meatloaf is so much more than a giant hunk of ground beef in a loaf shape. It oozes with flavour,  moist and tender, and yet does not crumble apart … Continue Reading →

DOMATESLI KIYMALI FIRIN MAKARNASI (TOMATOE BEEF MINCE CYPRIOT PASTA BAKE)

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • May 13, 2024
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  A Cypriot Pasta Bake, which everyone makes a little differently, but this recipe is delicious because of the addition of the Halloumi and mint into the béchamel. The spicing, … Continue Reading →

ULTIMATE CHILLI CON CARNE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • May 15, 2023
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  Has “Anna” observed in her opening statement: “I’m going to put my neck on the line and say I think this is the best Chilli Con Carne you’ll ever … Continue Reading →

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