Month: December 2022

Food & Drink

One-pot bacon, spinach and tomato pasta
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One-pot bacon, spinach and tomato pasta

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 4 rashers smoked back bacon, cut into roughly 1.5cm/⅝in slices 1 garlic clove, finely sliced ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional) 900ml/1½ pint vegetable or chicken stock, made with 1 stock cube 250g/9oz dried spaghetti 150g/5½oz cherry tomatoes, halved 100g/3½oz young spinach leaves 50g/1¾oz Parmesan, finely grated freshly ground black pepper Method Heat half the oil…

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Minted lamb stew

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1.2kg/2lb11oz lamb neck fillet, cut into 5cm/2in pieces 4 large banana shallots, sliced 1 leek, trimmed and sliced 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 3 large garlic cloves, crushed 55g/2oz plain flour 350ml/12fl oz red wine 300ml/½ pint chicken stock 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp redcurrant jelly 2 tbsp mint sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce large knob of butter…

Black pudding meatballs
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Black pudding meatballs

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 500g/1lb 2oz minced beef (not low fat) 250g/9oz black pudding 2 fat garlic cloves, grated 3 tbsp finely chopped parsley, plus extra to serve 2 tbsp finely chopped chives, plus extra to serve 1 tsp dried thyme 2 tsp sea salt flakes (or 1 tsp fine sea salt) a very good grinding pepper ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes 2 tbsp porridge oats (not…

Kidney bean meatless balls
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Kidney bean meatless balls

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the meatless balls 400g tin red kidney beans, drained and rinsed 50g/1¾oz fresh white breadcrumbs ½ tsp garlic powder ½ tsp onion powder ½ tsp fine sea salt 1 large free-range egg yolk generous pinch of cayenne pepper 1–2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil freshly ground black pepper For the sauce 400g tin chopped tomatoes…

Christmas hot chocolate
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Christmas hot chocolate

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the classic dark hot chocolate 25g/1oz light muscovado sugar 20g/¾oz cocoa powder 200g/7oz dark chocolate, broken into small pieces toasted marshmallows, whipped cream, cookies, cubed brownies and chocolate shavings, to garnish For the eggnog hot chocolate 25g/1oz light muscovado sugar 20g/¾oz cocoa powder 200g/7oz dark chocolate, broken into small pieces 500ml/18fl oz full-fat milk…

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