Savoury mince beef, a cheap and cheerful meal that takes me back to my childhood, I have of course added a few tweaks to turn up the flavour!
Recipes that take between 45 and 60 minutes
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Vegan onion gravy, a rich & boldly flavoured silky sauce packed to the gunnels with loads of onions, thickened with dried porcini mushrooms.
Keema rice or a cheats biryani if you like, mine features minced lamb and caramelised onions and is loaded with Indian influenced flavours.
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Jerk salmon fillets marinated in a wonderfully spicy Jamaican-influenced paste before being quickly pan-fried to get a perfectly crispy skin.
Jerk chicken drumsticks, my take on a Jamaican favourite that sees drummers marinated in a fragrant and spicy paste, then baked or air fried.
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