If you are looking for a quick and easy dinner for those busy weeknights then look no further! 200g Mushrooms Handful Spinach 2x Spring onion 1 Nest Egg Noodles 1 tbsp Soy Sauce 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce 1 tbsp Mirin 1 tbsp Golden syrup Multiply by the number of people you are feeding if more…
Tag: dinner
Portly Cooks | Nashville Style Hot Chicken
Nashville hot chicken is a new one to me but oh my god its good! Serves 2 2 Chicken Thighs 2 Chicken Drumsticks 100g Flour plus extra for dusting Milk – enough to make a loose pancake like batter Hot Sauce Oil for frying plus a little more for the seasoning 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper…
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 | Toad in the hole
It can’t be fancy food all the time and this mid-week dinner is a classic for a reason! For the Toad in the hole 4 Cumberland Sausages 70g Plain Flour 100ml Milk 2 Eggs 1 tbsp Oil for cooking For the onion gravy 1 large Red Onion 1 tsp Brown Sugar 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce…
Portly Cooks | Braised Octopus in Tomato Sauce
This one does take a little while but it is super worth it and will impress whoever you are going to make it for! 1 Medium Octopus (whole but cleaned) 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes 2 tbsp Honey Half a glass Red Wine 1 Bell Pepper 1 Red Onion 2 Cloves Garlic (Crushed) 1 tsp Smoked…
Portly Cooks | Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki (what you like fried) is classic street food from Japan, I’m not saying this is the most traditional way to make Okonomiyaki but it’s my way… 4 Green Cabbage Leaves (I used Sweetheart) Half a cup Flour 1 egg Milk Garlic powder For the sauce 2 tbsp Ketchup 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 1 tbsp…
Portly Cooks | Samphire and Spaghetti in Garlic Cream Cheese Sauce
I saw this on TV the other day, it’s supposed to have Agretti in it but in place of that i’ve used Samphire and I didn’t have any Gorgonzola either so… 90g Spaghetti 60g Samphire Half pack of Garlic and Herb Cheese Roll 25ml Double Cream 20ml White Wine Boil the pasta and samphire together…
Portly Cooks | Sea Bream with Braised Fennel and Samphire
Here’s a simple Sea Bream dish for your dinner… Sea Bream 1 Bulb Fennel 100g Samphire 1 Chicken Stock Cube Water Star Anise Chop the fennel and fry in a little butter for about 3 minutes. Make up the stock and add to a deep sided baking tray along with the star anise. Add the…
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…
Portly Cooks | Balik Ekmek
Balik Ekmek, fish bread is a fantastic street food from the foodie metropolis that is Istanbul in Turkey. Its typically made with mackerel so that’s what I’ve used here. Fresh Mackerel Fillets Sub Roll Salad of your choice Mayonnaise Start off by toasting the buns and then leave those to one side. in a heavy…
Portly Gourmet 