Grill
Get your fire going. Insert you grilling plates. One close to the coals and one higher up so you have 2 direct zones.
Fire
A good fire is the key ingredient, Control your fires ingredients, it needs oxygen and fuel to create heat. Use good ingredients. Don’t use pre treated instant lighting charcoal....
Distance
Proximity to heat changes the flavour of your food. Too hot and you will scorch or at worst set fire to whatever you are cooking. Not hot enough and it wont cook. Learn to master t...
Wild Garlic
It will be soon that time of year again when wild garlic starts growing in hedgerows and woodland. Free food that is good for you. Firstly be sure what you are picking is wild garl...
Food critics?
A journalist? A writer? A chef? A keen amateur? Social Influencer- Which pigeon hole? By influencers I don’t just include Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tripadvisor and so on, I m...
Steak Night
There is no simpler pleasure than a great piece of well reared, well aged, expertly butchered and perfectly cooked steak. A myriad of traditional cuts (I am talking, rump, sirloin,...
Getting all in a Pickle
With Spring about to be sprung, that means we are heading into growing season. Gluts of produce, longer days, salads and hopefully more outdoor cooking! I am sure I am not the only...
Curry Sauce
I am not talking about the stuff you get in jars. I am talking about the stuff you get from your Chinese restaurant or takeaway. That thick curious gloopy stuff that really is diff...
A Few Words on Expansion of Taste
We all have different tastes. We all like different foods. Some people really don’t like mushrooms or shellfish, or meat. Some people won’t eat certain things due to religious ...
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Wild Garlic Base
250g of Garlic leaves washed and patted dry with a clean tea towel. This might look like a lot but it reduces down dramatically. Blend in a food processor and add in 75ml Olive oil...
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Easy Pickles
Salting your pickles will help retain their crunch, but is not essential and you can get great pickles without doing this step. Cut 1 medium red onion into 3-5mm slices, 1 large br...
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Pork Basic Marinade
This is enough for about 2kg of meat. 100g light muscovado sugar 25g paprika 25g good salt 1 Tbsp ground black and white pepper 1 Tsp Finely chopped Thyme (fresh if you can get it ...
