Month: June 2022

Food & Drink

Tomato and basil soup
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Tomato and basil soup

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 1kg/2lb 4oz mixed ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 1 handful fresh basil leaves, plus extra to serve 1 tbsp tomato purée 4 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve 400-600ml/14-21fl oz hot vegetable stock salt and freshly ground black pepper 2-3 tbsp caster sugar, to taste 150ml/5fl oz double cream, plus extra to…

Beef bulgogi
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Beef bulgogi

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the beef 300–400g/10½–14oz rib-eye steak 2–3 spring onions, each chopped into 2–3 pieces 2 Little Gem lettuces, halved lengthways 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted For the marinade ½ ripe Asian pear, cored and cut into chunks (see recipe tip) 4 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tbsp soft brown sugar 2 garlic cloves 25g/1oz fresh root ginger,…

Lush lemon pepper chicken
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Lush lemon pepper chicken

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the marinade 4 tbsp clear honey 2 tbsp Dijon mustard 3 garlic cloves, peeled, grated 3-4 tsp cracked black pepper, to taste 2 lemons, zest, and juice For the lemon pepper chicken 4 bone-in chicken breasts, skin removed, each breast scored three or four times using a sharp knife 4-5 sprigs of fresh…

Ras-el-hanout chicken traybake
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Ras-el-hanout chicken traybake

This is made possible by BBC Foods. Ingredients 400g/14oz sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2cm/1in cubes 400g/14oz carrots, cut into 2cm/1in cubes 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large red onion, cut into 8 wedges 3 garlic cloves 4 chicken breast fillets (about 170g/6oz each) 1 lemon, quartered 2 tsp ras-el-hanout spice mix a handful of fresh thyme sprigs a handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped salt…

Nectarine puff tart with cinnamon and rum cream
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Nectarine puff tart with cinnamon and rum cream

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the nectarine puff tart 1 ready-rolled sheet puff pastry 1 free-range egg, beaten 3 large ripe nectarines, thinly sliced ( or peaches or bananas) 3 tbsp runny honey (or maple syrup or sugar) generous dash dark rum (or amaretto) large pinch ground cinnamon (or allspice, ground cloves or nutmeg) 1 lime, zest only, to decorate (or…

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