Mapo tofu is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province. Consisting of aromatics and tofu set in a spicy sauce, typically a thin but oily, and bright red sauce based on doubanjiang bean sauce with minced meat. This spicy, pungent, and appetizing dish goes perfectly with steamed rice. Ingredients 4 ounces ground beef meat 4 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Dinner
Salt Crusted Beef Rib Eye
Nothing beats a slow-cooked, salt-crusted rib eye steak to wet the appetite ! Using a kilo of salt with 4 egg whites in it, mix the salt so its soft and clumpy. Place a handful big enough to cover the steak on a baking tray and place the steak on top. Add seasoning as you … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Mash
Sounds simple, is simple and turns that yucky vegetable into something really quite nice ! Sweet potatoes, cut, peeled and microwaved till cooked. Add: finely chopped garlic, Coarsely chopped chilli, Coriander Garlic chives Dash of Soy sauce A splash of vinaigrette Sweet mango chutney Twist of lime Coarsely mash it through the sweet potato, season … Continue reading
Spaghetti Vongole
Deliciously simple. No quantities, just plenty of garlic, chilli, white wine and the freshest of SA clams. Continue reading
The Perfect Roast Beef
There’s nothing better than roast beef on a wet winters evening, and that’s exactly what we got here. A marvellous standing rib roast from Rumps and we’re set. Now there’s only one way to have beef, and that’s medium rare. So how to get this hunk of meat cooked so its medium rare inside and not like … Continue reading