1-2 Hours

Beef mince stew and dumplings, the best of British comfort food, it’s delicious, relatively cheap, hearty and the perfect winter dinner.

Chicken dopiaza is an ever-popular dish on the menus of British Indian curry houses, it’s a relatively mild curry defined by lots of onions.

Preserved lemon chicken tray bake with garlic, shallots, potatoes & broccoli, flavoured with a combination of honey, sumac & zaatar.

Beef cannelloni is the ultimate comfort food, minced meat stuffed pasta tubes, cooked in tomato sauce, topped with bechamel and mozzarella.

Greek Youvetsi or Giouvetsi is comfort food heaven, featuring lamb cooked with red wine & tomatoes before being baked in the oven with orzo.

Vegan mushroom rendang “curry” with whole portobello shrooms in a rich & thick, spicy hot & sour “sauce” laced with tamarind & coconut milk.

Smoked haddock gratin in silky white sauce with potatoes, wilted spinach & a golden cheddar cheese & breadcrumb topping, proper comfort food.

Fasolia is a stew popular across the Middle East & Eastern Mediterranean, my version has Lebanese influences & features white beans and lamb.

Sausage and lentil casserole made with beef sausages and tinned cherry tomatoes all cooked down until sticky in beef stock and red wine.

Chicken shashlik has a complex history, my version of the recipe is influenced by the delicious Indo-Chinese kebab stick variant & I love it!