Beef

Gluten-free sugar-free Chilli Beef

Preheat the oven to 180ºC fan oven/200ºC/gas 6. Cut the potatoes half way through in a criss cross pattern, see photo, brush with oil and season well with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes. Heat the …

Gluten Free Valentine’s Steak Dinner with Polenta Chips and Caramelised onion and red pepper sauce (Part 1 of 2)

  To make the polenta, add the polenta to the boiling water and stir well. Add the veg stock pots and the salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 10 minutes, stirring all the time. The …

Free From Friday: Gluten-Free Lasagna with lots of hidden veg

Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok and add the onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Fry for 3 minutes. Add the beef and pancetta and fry until the mince is no longer pink. Add the rosemary, bay …

Home-made Blue Cheese Stuffed Beefburgers with sweet onion relish

Preheat the oven to 200ºC fan oven/220ºC/gas 7. Put the potatoes on a large baking tray and sprinkle over with oil. Season with salt and pepper and mix everything together. Place in the oven for 30-35 minutes. To make the …

Pastrami on Rye Salad

This is a take on the American ‘Pastrami on Rye’ but made into a gorgeous salad .If you are not keen on the gherkins then you can replace them with normal cucumber. Heat the 1 tablespoon oil in a large …

Spicy Risotto

If you like hot food, you can add more curry paste. Cook rice with pilau rice seasoning Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion and garlic for 1 minute. Add the mince and cook until it …

Lasagna

Once you have mastered Spaghetti Bolognese and the Quick Cheese Sauce, try this recipe when you have a few friends around. Preheat the oven to 180ºC fan oven/200ºC/Gas 6. Put the 2 mugs of grated cheese, flour and nutmeg in …

Beefy Mince and Pasta Bake

Very simple to make and share with flatmates. It is OK reheated in the microwave, but best eaten straight away. Preheat oven to 200ºC fan oven/220ºC/Gas 7. Cook the pasta. Heat a little oil in a frying pan or wok. …

Quesidillas Recipe

Quesidillas can be varied. Here are the basic instructions and one set of ingredients which can be used. If you are vegetarian, obviously leave out the meat and add other vegetables of your choice. For quesidillas, it is best to …

Bobotie Recipe

Put the oven on to heat at 180ºC fan oven/200ºC/Gas 6. Fry the onions and garlic in a frying pan for 1–2 minutes. Add the mince and cook until the meat is no longer pink. Add the curry paste, apple, …

“Desperate Dan” Cow Pie Recipe

Heat a little oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions, until they become soft and a little brown. Add the meat and fry until no longer pink on the outside. Add the 2 mugs of water, stock and …

Oxtail Soup Recipe with beer and butter beans

Heat the oil in a large saucepan.  Add the whole pieces of oxtail and fry until it begins to brown. Add the onion, carrots, celery and potatoes and fry for 1 minute. Add the herbs, water, stock, tomato puree, ale …

Beef and Barley Broth Recipe

Preheat the oven to 180ºC fan oven/220ºC/gas 6. Heat the butter in a large hob to oven casserole and add the onions. Fry until the begin to soften. Add the carrots and meat and fry until the meat is no …

Rogan Josh Masala Mince Recipe with naan and raita

To make the raita, squeeze any excess liquid from the grated cucumber and mix the ingredients together. Leave to one side until needed. Heat a little oil in a large saucepan or wok.  Add the onions and fry until they …

Blue Cheese & Red Pepper Burgers – with gherkin relish

These home made beef burgers are a great twist to what you might do normally cook, you could try not telling people that their burger has anything in it, like a surprise burger? I don’t know maybe we’re just being …

Simple Spaghetti Bolognese

Heat a little oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion and garlic for 1 minute. Add the mince and cook until the meat is no longer pink. Add the tin of tomatoes, tomato purée, mushrooms and sugar. Crumble …

Movie Night Chilli Tortilla Pie

Heat the oil in a wok or saucepan. Fry the carrots, onion and garlic until the onion begins to soften. Add the minced beef and cook until no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, stock cube, water and chilli …

Perfect Steak and Mash

To make the mustard sauce, simply mix the crème 1. fraîche and mustard together. Leave in the fridge until needed. To make the balsamic onions, heat the oil in a pan and add the onions. Cook until they become quite …

Five Spice Beef Noodles

Heat the oil in a wok. Add the beef strips and 1. cook on high heat for 2 – 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set to one side. Add the onions, garlic, peppers and ginger to the pan. …

Pastitsio

Heat the oil in a wok or large pan and 1. fry the onion and garlic until it begins to brown. Add the meat to the pan and fry until it is no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, tomato purée …