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This recipe for herb-crusted rack of lamb by Mike Tomkins is all about good quality meat, fresh herbs and cooking the lamb perfectly. The trick to getting beautifully pink medium rare lamb, while allowing the fat to render and the crust to become nice and …
The process of cooking meat is not complete once it’s off the heat. Understanding how to rest meat properly is key to getting it perfectly cooked and juicy. We used our temperature knowledge to answer common questions about resting. We also asked Marcus Bawdon, blogger …
We’re really excited to be working with MasterChef finalist 2021 Mike Tomkins on bringing you some incredible recipes over the coming months. Mike showed us how to reverse sear this rib of beef to perfection with this simple but impressive steakhouse dish. For a beautifully …
Light Italian meringue, sweet baked apricots and a delicious hazelnut cream are a match made in heaven. This dessert would go down a storm at a dinner party. Take the sugar water up to 120°C on your Thermapen before adding to the egg whites to …
This Mexican-inspired steak recipe is bursting with fresh ingredients. Prized for its flavour, the hanger steak is tenderised in a lime and chipotle rub, giving it a fantastic kick. Served with a chunky avocado salsa with lots of fresh chilli and coriander, this recipe is …
Sweet, juicy ribs and charred corn are BBQ classics that are always a crowd pleaser. Cooking the perfect BBQ ribs is about coating them with lots of BBQ rub and sauce so they’re bursting with sweet, smoky flavours and slowly taking them up to temperature …
Fire cooking fanatic The Smokin’ Elk absolutely loves lamb and of course he loves to BBQ, so we invited him to create a recipe for some really tender pulled BBQ lamb shoulder packed with flavour. One of the best cuts of lamb to cook on …
These BBQ pork chops are simple, rustic and full of flavour. I recently served them at a family BBQ and it went down a storm. You can also be creative by throwing in a few boiled potatoes or wedges of fennel into the tray for …
Juicy porchetta, crisp, salty crackling and sweet caramelised apples is a flavour combination made in heaven. Add to that a beautiful blue cheese and pear salad and you’ve got a truly mouthwatering dish. The key to ensuring the porchetta is beautifully tender inside with an …
If you like your wings saucy you’re going to love these grilled buffalo wings. Coated in a thick layer of spicy, creamy buffalo sauce and served with a mouthwatering blue cheese dip, these will absolutely knock your guests socks off (if you can bear to …