Tomato consomme or brodo is a clear tomato soup; it has an intense flavour and is easy to make, I serve it with tortellini and tomatoes.
Recipes that take over 2 hours to cook
Pressed pork belly twice cooked until crispy and this recipe finishes it with a cherry and port sauce, a true fine dining dish at home!
This BBQ chicken pizza is close as I can get to a proper “old skool” pizza cooked in a pizza oven, the BBQ packs much more heat than you can achieve with a domestic oven and that smokey flavour adds something that can not be replicated.
Honey and sriracha chicken wings with a yummy sweet and spicy glaze, with instructions for cooking in an Air Fryer, on the BBQ and in an oven.
Rabbit ragu, a delicious lighter meat "sauce" that is slowly braised in white wine before being shredded and finished with cherry tomatoes.
Tonkatsu is a modern-day classic Japanese dish that features a crispy fried pork cutlet; this recipe features a "homemade" simple katsu sauce.
Slow roast pork belly with fantastically crispy crackling is a dream Sunday lunch and this is how I make mine, including the cider gravy!
Slow cooker chilli con carne with big chunks of beef and a heady combination of different chillies that create a deep, rich and bold flavour.
Apple and honey-glazed instant pot pork ribs are easy to make and produce tender, fall-off-the-bone meat despite a fairly short cooking time.
Beef osso buco is a recipe that swaps veal shank with bone-in shin of beef, which is braised in red wine and served with a simple gremolata.
Steak and ale pie is a true British institution; these individual hand-raised pies are packed with beef and mushrooms in a stunning gravy.
Wild boar stew with mushrooms featuring caraway, marjoram and lots of paprika with both slow cooker and stovetop instructions.
Slow cooker chicken cacciatore, my lighter take on an Italian hunters chicken cooked in white wine and tomatoes, makes a perfect summer meal.
A roasted tomato passata is the perfect way to preserve a glut of tomatoes and makes the perfect base for a host of stews and soups!
Slowly smoked pork ribs cooked in a BBQ are both delicious and remarkably easy to cook; you just need time and a BBQ with a lid!
Air fryer arancini balls are a take on classic Italian risotto rice balls; mine are stuffed with mozzarella cheese and have a tomato sauce.
Slow cooker char siu pork ribs are very easy; blend some ingredients, throw them in the crockpot, then 6 hours later, give them a quick glaze.
Cartmel-style Sticky Toffee Pudding is a modern British classic recipe featuring loads of sticky dates and a wonderfully silky caramel sauce.
Coq au vin is a classic French dish, chicken braised in red wine with bacon and mushrooms; my version uses legs and is made for two.
Slow cooker bean soup, a hearty, delicious and very simple vegan dish given a huge flavour boost by sun-dried tomatoes and balsamic vinegar.