Home cooking for children and adults
Author: Alexander Whaley
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Peri-Peri Chicken
Peri-Peri chicken is one of the great exports from Africa. Many will know it as Nando’s chicken. Something magical happened a few centuries ago when Portuguese explorers returned from South American with chilies and settled in Africa. Africans took one look at the herbs and spices brought by the explorers and zeroed in on the…
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Chimichurri Dried Herb Mix
A great churrasqueiro lets the product speak for itself and chimichurri is the way to let it just do that. Fragrant herbs enhance the flavor of grilled meat, grilled vegetables too, come to think of it… Traditionally, chimichurri is a loose fresh-herb oil blend that is spooned over a freshly cooked steak. Parsley, chilies, oregano,…
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Porc au Caramel / Vietnamese Caramelised Pork
My version of porc au caramel is definitely not as per the original as we prefer to add in a lot of vegetables to make this a 1-pot dish. However, these are listed as optional and excluding them will keep you closer to the original dish.
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Olive Bread Rolls (Yeast Based)
Olives, saltiness and bread – what an amazing combination! Just add some butter and it is the perfect accompaniment to just about any dish or soup. Unlike commercially bought olive breads, these are just jam packed with olives and often feel more olive than bread – a great source of fibre? These bread rolls can…
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Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls / Christmas Rolls / Chelsea Buns
Cinnamon rolls, or Christmas rolls, as I have heard them described are simply magical all year round, but tweak them just a little to add some Christmas flavours – dried currants, raisins and cranberries – so often found at this time of the year and just a touch of a zingy lemon peel and you…
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Perinaise or spicy mayo sauce
Some matches are made in heaven -spicy mayo and chicken burgers or chips or burgers or crudités or sushi or… well, you get the gist. Spicy mayo or perinaise as Nando’s calls it, goes best with just about anything grilled – just wait until you spread it on some freshly grilled corn. The most common…
