Achar Gosht, a hot & sour Indian curry cooked in a wok to emulate a karahi, this version has Hyderabadi influences and uses lamb or mutton.
Recipes that take a little time (1-2 hours)
Shepherdess pie is a vegetarian shepherd's pie, mine has a glorious lentil & fennel ragu under a crispy mashed potato lid topped with cheese.
Sticky pork belly bites wrapped in a gluhwein inspired, red wine & brown sugar glaze flavoured with cloves, cinnamon, mace, & star anise
Cheese and potato pie was ever-present on the school dinner menu as well as at home; it is essentially a cheesy mash bake, and it is awesome!
Borsos tokany is an easy and delicious Hungarian pork stew, flavoured by lots of black pepper; it also features bacon and a sour cream sauce.
Rakott krumpli is a Hungarian layered potato dish with sausage and boiled egg, brought together with sour cream and baked to perfection.
Cheese and onion pie, a true British institution, my version adds potato and wholegrain mustard to sharp Cheddar and onions cooked two ways.
Langos is a Hungarian flatbread, a gloriously indulgent street food that simply must be topped with sour cream (tejfol) and grated cheese.
Wild boar ragu or ragu al cinghiale is my take on an Italian meat sauce using minced boar in a red wine sauce that is perfect pasta fodder!
This slowly cooked Moroccan-influenced lamb tagine gets a sweet edge from dates and honey and texture from deliciously nutty almonds.
Perfect roast potatoes are an essential part of every Sunday lunch, and they are at their best when roasted in a pan with a joint of meat!
Braised red cabbage in red wine & brown sugar may be a Christmas table favourite but it is a dish that works well on any Sunday lunch menu.
Borscht soup is a dish that has many variations; my version is Russian in influence and features beetroot, beef and cabbage, and it is superb!
Roast guinea fowl is the perfect lighter Sunday lunch for two, and my version pairs it with a simple cider sauce and honey-glazed vegetables.
This beef hotpot features a delicious spicy beef stew that features almonds & dried apricots and is finished with a crispy sliced potato lid.
Duck leg tagine, slowly cooked until perfectly tender on a bed of onions, dried apricots and almonds in a mildly spicy rose harissa sauce.
A glorious homemade Cumberland Sausage is the star of this very British bangers and mash recipe that comes with an onion gravy recipe to boot.
Chicken hotpot with leeks in a creamy whole-grain mustard sauce made from a roux without cream and topped with a layer of crispy potatoes.
Chicken Dhansak is an Indian curry that features a boldly spiced lentil sauce and is considered to be the ultimate Parsi comfort food!
Chicken tagine with preserved lemons and harissa, a simple dish with Moroccan influences that has earthy, sour notes and a little spice.