Author: PK
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Pancetta
Pancetta is a cured meat product made from the pork belly cut. It is produced in two forms, rolled or flat. Bacon can also be made from this cut so what is the difference between pancetta and bacon? Bacon is salt cured (by brining) and then smoked to preserve it. Pancetta is cured using salt,…
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Pasta: Maccheroni, Macaroni
Macaroni is a short, hollow pasta shape. The curved version is also know as elbow pasta outside Italy. It is great in soups, salads and pairs well with both heavy and light sauces. It is primarily sold dried (pasta secca) but I like to make it using my Philips Pasta And Noodle Maker. Like most…
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Pasta: Penne
Penne, Italian for pens, is a relatively new pasta shape but is popular world-wide. They are tubular in shape and hold sauce like no other. It is primarily sold dried (pasta secca) and available everywhere. Here I am making Penne al Baffo. It is a saucy delight of cream and tomato paste. Enjoy and sorry…
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Pasta: Conchigliette, Conchiglie and Conchiglioni
I find conchigliette (aka small shell pasta) perfect for thin sauces/emulsions, soups and salads. This includes light meat sauces such as the slow cooked lamb shank and vegetable broth I show below. Their ridges and shell shape grip and hold the sauce for that perfect mouthful. The next size up is called conchiglie and is…
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Ham Hock And Cabbage Soup Pressure Cooker
I recently posted a slow cooker version of this ham and cabbage soup. It takes about 6 hours but it is well worth the wait. If you don’t have that long or like me you have gone a bit ‘pressure cooker mad’, you might want to try this version. Once the cooker is up to…
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Ham Hock And Cabbage Soup Slow Cooker
I love a ham hock soup and growing up, Pea And Ham Soup was a regular treat. Did you know you can make a mean ham soup using cabbage instead of split peas? I have been making it this winter and wanted to share the recipe with you. I have a pressure cooker variant but…
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Welchy’s Chicken Wontons
Last night I made wontons using Welchy’s Wontons step by step guide. They turned out amazing and are so much fun to make. Whilst I used her recipe, I doubled the amount of mince and used chicken instead of pork. I got 40 wontons instead of 20 due to the extra mince. We ate 20…
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The Weber Trivet Turns Your Weber Q Into An Oven
I have a Weber Q 2000 and it is the best gas BBQ I have ever owned. Did you know you can transform your Weber 1000, 2000 or 3000 into a roasting oven? I highly recommend the Weber Q Roasting Pack (not a paid recommendation). The pack contains two foil convections trays and a stainless…
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Harissa Spice Blend
Harissa is a spice blend of Moroccan origin. Generally, it features cumin, chilli, salt, ground coriander seeds, garlic, paprika and caraway seeds. This warm, earthy tasting blend is perfect for rubbing on any meat and making marinades. Here is an example straight from my BBQ. Lamb rack rubbed in harissa and garlic. Enjoy, PK Here…
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Thai Red Curry Beef In Your Pressure Cooker
I recently bought my first pressure cooker (the Phillips Slow Fast Cooker) and it came with an amazing cookbook. This is their Thai red curry with beef and pumpkin adapted to use potatoes. INGREDIENTS 1 to 1.5kg beef chuck steak, cubed Plain flour to coat beef cubes A good slug of peanut oil 1/2 cup…
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