Portly Cooks | Pork in Black Bean Sauce

Well here is a nice easy one for an impressive midweek meal. Serves 2 2 Pork Loin Steaks 1 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Black Bean Sauce 2 tsp Soy Sauce 1 Tsp Shaoxing Rice Wine 1 tsp Caster Sugar 90g Jasmine Rice 180ml Water Wash the rice and then add to a pan with the…

Portly Cooks | Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Meatballs are one of the simplest things you can make, grab some beef mince a roll it into a ball right? For the sauce 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp Ketchup 1 tsp Tomato Puree 1 tsp Paprika 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp Mixed Herbs For the meatballs 250g Beef Mince Half an…

Portly Cooks | Prawn Dumplings

Who doesn’t love dumplings they are the ultimate in comfort food! Here is a simple recipe for you to make them at home for yourself. For the cases 1 Cup Flour ½ Cup Warm Water For the filling 300g Raw King Prawns 1 Spring Onion (Finely diced) ½ tsp Chopped Garlic 1 Tsp Shaoxing Rice…

Portly Cooks | Roast Carrots and Black Pudding

I’m always looking for something to do with those little baby carrots and also more things to do with black pudding than just shoving it on my Sunday breakfast, this one ticks those boxes. ½ Pack Baby Carrots 3 Slices Black Pudding ½ Red Onion Heat the oven to 200c. Put the carrots into a…

Portly Cooks | Harissa Spiced Pork Flatbreads

Need a tasty bite to eat fast for a bunch of people?  Get some belly pork slices from the butchers and a jar of harissa paste, you’ll have a quick dins in no time. 4 Belly Pork Slices (cut in half to make 8) 4 Flatbreads (whatever you fancy) 4 tsp Houmous 4 handfuls Rocket…

Portly Cooks | Gochujang Wings

Sticky spicy chicken wings, what’s not to love? 2 tbsp Gochujang 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp Honey 25ml Rice Vinegar 1 tsp Soy Sauce Chicken Wings (about 6)   Cut the wings in half through the bone joint so you are left with a mini drumstick kind of bit and a flat bit.  Mix…

Portly Cooks | Fakeaway Battered Sausage and Chips

Fridays for some are for takeaways, my standard order in the fish and chip shop is battered sausage and chips. I decided I would try and make it myself, when you make your own chips its mad how many you get from one humble spud. So make this for your very own fakeaway at a…

Portly Cooks | Kaprao

I was given this lovely little recipe by one of my students and it’s awesome! 2 Slices of Belly Pork 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce 1 tsp Soy Sauce 1 tsp Thai Seven Spice ½ Garlic Powder 1 tsp Fish Sauce Cut the pork belly into thin strips or chunks and leave to one side. in…

Portly Cooks | Bruschetta

So simple it’s hardly worth putting these on here, but here we go. Half a Baguette 2 Salad Tomatoes 1 Clove Garlic (Crushed) Olive Oil Salt and Pepper Balsamic Syrup (Optional) Cut the baguette into slices and drizzle liberally with the olive oil. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes at 200c or until…