West African Beef Mafe (or peanut butter stew)
Posted: 13 December '11 by Niall
Fancy spicing up your usual beef stew with a little West African flavour? Here’s a recipe for a traditional Senegalese stew called Mafe. A little chilli, some tomatoes and a spoonful of peanut butter gives the dish a quirky twist, and wonderful flavour!
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Mongolian Beef with rice
Posted: 11 January '11 by Niall
Here’s a great recipe for making a very more-ish dish – Mongolian Beef with rice. As far as I know the recipe doesn’t have any Mongolian origins whatsoever – it’s a staple on Chinese Restaurant menus in The States, though, and that’s good enough for me. The sauce is just so tasty: the measurements below..
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Hungarian Beef Goulash
Posted: 30 November '10 by Niall
With the weather resembling something out of a C.S. Lewis story, our recipe-list has changed drastically. All of those light, delicate dishes from the Meditteranean have been well and truly retired. Hungarian Beef Goulash is a hearty and warming peasant dish from, unsurprisingly, Hungary. Goulash-type recipes are common right across Eastern Europe, all of which..
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Build a better burger!
Posted: 02 April '10 by Niall
There are times when only a juicy, meaty beef burger will do.. This is a slightly more upmarket take on the basic burger though, with a zingy onion relish and wholegrain mustard mayonnaise. I saw Oliver Dunne’s recipe on RTE’s “The Afternoon Show” and, apart from a few minor additions, thought that it was pretty..
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Tagliatelle with Bolognese Ragu
Posted: 08 March '10 by Niall
Last weekend I thought I’d make one of my favourite dishes, Bolognese Ragu.. A really simple meal, but one that has a million and one different recipes for it. This is the best recipe for Bolognese that I know of and it produces a very tasty, authentic Italian meal. You’ll be surprised by a few..
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Beef casserole with suet dumplings
Posted: 12 January '10 by Niall
With the bitter Winter wind whistling around outside and the garden covered in a thick carpet of white snow, I thought that it was high time to make one of my favourite Winter dishes – beef casserole with dumplings. A beef casserole is made using Chuck Steak (also called braising steak), one of the cheapest..
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Viva Lasange!
Posted: 26 July '09 by Niall
One of our favourite meals is Lasange. While it does take a little time to prepare, it’s well worth the wait – with the added benefit that the left-overs taste even better the next day! You can view the slideshow hereImage 1Image 2Image 3Image4Image 5 Serves 4 Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion,..
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Onglet with bearnaise and Pommes Pont Neuf
Posted: 17 July '09 by Niall
Or steak and chips with bearnaise sauce to you and me! Last Monday and Tuesday were bank holidays in Northern Ireland, so we decided to celebrate the long weekend with (another) meal together. Paul happily scoured St. George’s Market for some excellent foccacia and ciabatta from The Yellow Door, while Kelly and I set our..
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