1 Pack Green Beans 2 Cloves Garlic 1 tsp Soy Sauce Oil for Frying Trim the ends off the beans and heat a wok until it is smoking hot. For the garlic you can either slice it or crush it or even use granules, it’s up to you. Drizzle some oil in the wok and…
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Portly Cooks | 4 Recipes for 2 People
What can you do with beef mince? There are tons of things but the other day I went to the butcher and picked up 800g of beef mince (for £4.50) and wondered how many dishes could I make for 2 people from it… here is the result. Serves 2 Homemade Burgers 200g Beef Mince 1…
Portly Cooks | Roasted Aubergine
Need a quick and easy dinner? Look no further! Serves 2 2 Aubergines 1 tbsp Oil 4 tsp Harissa Paste 4 tsp Yoghurt It’s ridiculous how easy this is. Heat the oven to 180c and rub the aubergines in the oil. Put them on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 40 minutes,…
Portly Cooks | Tempura Udon
Tempura udon is a essentially I simple noddle dish with some epically long prawns. The tricky bit is making those prawns long… Serves 2 6 Raw King Prawn (Peeled and De-veined with tail on) 600ml Dashi (I used 2 powder sachets dissolved in hot water) 2 tbsp Soy Sauce 2 tbsp Mirin 100g Rice Flour/Corn…
Portly Cooks | Lamb Iskender… Kind of
I had this for the first time ever in a restaurant I’d been taken to Istanbul by my friend, this is my go at making something near to Iskender, I’m not saying it is Iskender but it has all the flavours. Serves 3-4 1 Boneless Leg of lamb 1 tbsp Olive oil 1 tsp Mixed…
Portly Cooks | Mushroom Pasta
I used dried mushrooms in this so I could use the stock made from re-hydrating them in the sauce, you don’t have to obviously a veg or chicken stock cube will do the same job. Serves 2 200g Oyster Mushrooms 50g Dried Shitake 120g Spaghetti (or your favourite one whatever you have to hand) Stock…
Portly Cooks | Pork Belly Slices, Oyster Mushrooms, Sugarsnap Peas and Pea Puree
Sometimes simple is best, the pea puree is optional too, if you can’t be bothered with that just chuck the peas on the plate with the rest of the veg! Serves 2 4 Pork Belly Slices 100g Sugar Snap Peas 200g Oyster Mushrooms 60g Frozen Peas 1 tsp Dried Thyme Salt and Pepper Heat the…
Portly Cooks | Sea Bass in Black Bean Sauce
The original recipe for this had the sea bass poached but if you have a double layer steamer, steam the fish along with the fish to save both time and washing up. 2 Sea Bass Fillets 2 Pak Choi 1 Red Chilli 2 Spring Onions 1 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Black Bean Sauce 1 tsp…
Portly Cooks | Grilled Lamb Chops with Bulgur Wheat, Feta and Pomegranate
Here’s a nice little lamb dish for those evenings when you want something that’s not a lot of work and looks pretty impressive. 2 Lamb Leg Steaks 50g Bulgur Wheat 3rd block of Feta 80g Pomegranate Seeds 100ml Water 1 Chicken Oxo If you don’t have a grilled pan for this, don’t worry you’ll get…
Portly Cooks | Spiced Lamb Mince and Orzo
I got a new spice mix the other day and used this dish as an experiment and it worked really nicely. Don’t worry if you can’t find Lebansese 7 Spice, you can sub it out for Harissa Spices/paste and this will still work perfectly. 100g Lamb Mince 65g Orzo Half a courgette (diced) 1 Tomato…
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