Friday 1 July 2011

Asparagus & Lemon Quinoa Risotto / Chai Iced Tea / Coconut Green Curry Mussels / Ox Tongue Fritters & Green Sauce



Blog Post & Recipe: Asparagus & Lemon Quinoa Risotto


My favorite, lazy way to make quinoa is to throw in some peas and soy sauce. But this time, I was curious how it would work as a risotto. The answer: quite well!


Blog Post & Recipe: Chai Iced Tea


It’s spicy, has a good amount of caffeine (due to the black tea), is milky and sweet, and most important, it’s cold. The sweetened condensed milk is major. If you don’t have a can in your cupboard, and don’t want to buy one, then milk and sugar are totally a workable substitute.


Blog Post & Recipe: coconut green curry mussels


We prep the ingredients (together!) with Andrew picking the mussels over to discard the open or cracked ones. Then he gives them a good rinse and peels a knob of ginger. I busy myself with the lemongrass, the garlic, lime juice, and cilantro. We drop a nob of butter in the pot, and let it melt and get foamy before we bloom the aromatics, stir in coconut milk and curry paste, and add the mussels.


Blog Post & Recipe: tongue and groovy: ox tongue fritters and green sauce (the post includes a link to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's ox tongue, oxtail and pigs' cheek recipes)


First, buy a salted ox tongue from your butcher. It should look like the photo above. You might want to leave it to rinse in cold water for a while before you get properly started - or, if you've got a nice butcher, s/he might have done that for you. Then, cover the tongue with water (you'll need a BIG pan), bring it to the boil, bubble it away for a couple of hours with a few tasty bits and pieces, such as these ...



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