This is the traditional accompaniment for Osso Buco when you are not watching your figure. Depending on how you are serving this, I’d use either beef stock or chicken stock but home made, not nasty dehydrated cubes. I personally find…
Category: Accompaniments
Gremolata
A classic Italian condiment for adding zest to meats, whether roast or braised. My first encounter was with Osso Buco. Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 10 mins cooking time: n/a Ingredients A large handful of flat leaved parsley 2 garlic…
Herbed Couscous
I do love Moroccan tagines and when I have them I like to serve them with this herbed couscous. I try to soak the couscous grains in a stock appropriate to the main ingredient, chicken stock for chicken, lamb stock…
Chimichurri
Chimichurri is a traditional Argentinian salsa [sauce] used to accompany barbecued or grilled meat. It is quite like a spicy version of my favourite, Salsa Verde, which also accompanies steak very well. Planning serves: ? preparation time: 15 mins cooking…
Salmoriglio
Salmoriglio is a bit like a variation of Salsa Verde from Sicily. Like Salsa Verde , it goes very well with plain grilled fish. The eminent Mr. Stein does it with swordfish, which I am sure is very good. I’ve…
Mango Salsa
I don’t know whether this constitutes fusion food or not – Mexico-America-Far East? Does Mexico grow mangoes? Whaever it is, this salsa goes very well with salmon which, in my view, tends to need a lift and something to cut…
Preserved Lemons
Preserved lemons are, in my view, indispensible in the making of tagines. You can buy them bottled in supermarkets but these are a pale shadow of those you make yourself. Fortunately they are very easy to make requiring no more…
Skorthaliá
Summertime means that Greek food should be tried on a regular basis. This version of garlic sauce is basically (very) garlicky mayonnaise with ground almonds added for body and texture. It makes a good dip, along with the usual suspects,…
Caramelized Red Onion
There are various recipes flying around for so-called Red Onion Marmalade or Caramelized Onion. The thing that seems to vary most is the sweetness or otherwise of the recipes. This version was my smashing together of a couple of recipes…
Dukkah
One triggered by Paul and Liz’s trip to New Zealand in 2009. It made such an impression that Paul had to write about it so there’s clearly a need to make a note of it. The idea is to dip…