Steak and Old Peculiar pie with a rich beef and onion gravy, new potatoes, carrots, watercress and shredded red cabbage braised with butter and honey
Steak and Old Peculiar pie
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Tuna steak
Seared tuna steak, crushed peas with herbs, carrot julienne, steamed asparagus and watercress. Dinner for one tonight…
Grilled asparagus and roasted tomatoes
Grilled asparagus and roasted tomatoes with a herb crust
Roasted tomatoes
Based on Nigel Slater’s recipe for roasted tomatoes with a crust made from breadcrumbs, olive oil, sea salt and pepper, with fresh thyme, parsley, garlic and chives, all from the garden. Sweet, sticky, crunchy and aromatic
Pork and spring greens
Pork (from last summer’s hogroast!) sauteed with onions, garlic, home-grown green pepper and Indian spices, then simmered with Santini tomatoes in wine, mango juice and passata until rich and sticky. Served on a bed of shredded spring greens, steamed, then tossed in butter and fresh mandarin juice, topped with crumbled Cheshire
Trout with asparagus
Grilled trout with chopped almonds and asparagus, served with a lime butter sauce
Spicy beef
Beef strips, onions and tomatoes in a sauce of fried spices with cream and mango juice, served with new potatoes, parboiled then tossed in mustard seeds and turmeric and browned in butter. Fresh mint raita and crunchy courgette batons
Cauliflower curry
Cauliflower curry with brown rice and fried puri (by Caroline)
Sausage and mash
Bangers and mash with mushrooms, peas and home-grown horseradish sauce (grown and made by Caroline)
Salmon steak
Salmon steak coated in English mustard and rolled in a mixture of crushed star anise, black and pink peppercorns, whole yellow mustard seeds, smoked seasalt flakes, chopped oregano, thyme and rosemary, roasted and served with broad beans and peas from the freezer and new spuds. Parsley sauce made with fresh flat-leafed parsley. Dressed with fresh chives. All the herbs are straight from the garden