Posts Tagged ‘Chilli’
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Its as cold as a witches tit here in London at the moment. The kind of cold that gets into your bones, and wont shift until it’s made to. Which is where this chorizo and chickpea stew comes in. A bit of a riff on the Spicy Spanish Stew I do, this is hotter, spicier, smokier and has all the ingredients to give you that Ready Brek glow, but without having to shovel some unpleasant gruel down your neck.
I use Brindisa’s picante chorizo, as I like it the best, but you can use whichever cooking chorizo floats your boat. Don’t use the salami like cured stuff, as it doesn’t really work for this recipe. Lets crack on.
Ingredients (serves 3-4)
6 cooking chorizo
1 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium hot red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp maras biberi
1 tin of chopped tomatoes (400g)
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Tags: Brindisa, Chickpea, Chilli, Chorizo, Cold, Garlic, Hot, Maras Biberi, Onion, Piquant, Ready Brek, Smoked Paprika, Smokey, Spicy, Stew, thyme, Tit, Tomato, Weather
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
As you may know, Hand To Mouth is a big fan of the avocado. Particularly for breakfast. And we couldn’t be be better placed right now to feed our addiction. California produces around 90% of the US’s crop, so San Francisco is awash with them, and seeing as we’re living in a Mexican area of the city, I thought I’d pay homage to the ‘alligator pear’ by throwing together a guacamole.
I’ve got a lot of love for guacamole. Eating a bunch of it with some corn chips and washing it down with a couple of cold beers is, in my opinion, time well spent. Whole Foods does a pretty good one, but at 6 or 7 dollars a tub, it’s not exactly cheap, so we’ve been making our own. We’re living on a budget after all.
Before we get cracking, a quick couple of pointers. Avocados will discolour pretty quickly once cut, so prep all the other ingredients first. I also like a few chunks in my guacamole, so keep back one quarter of chopped avocado to add to the bowl once you’ve mixed together all the other ingredients.
Ingredients
2 ripe avacados
1 habanero chilli, de-seeded and finely diced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2-3 spring onions, finely chopped
1/2 a plum tomato, de-seeded and diced
1/2 handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped
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Tags: Avocado, Beer, Chilli, Coriander, Corn Chips, Garlic, Guacamole, Habanero, Lime Juice, Spring Onions, Tomato
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Monday, April 11th, 2011
We’ve had quite a nice burst of sun in London over the past few days, which got me thinking about salads. But seeing as we’re not quite out of the woods temperature wise yet, this is greenery with guts.
The beetroot is warm and sweet with a bit of a spicy kick, and goes really well with the tangy, creamy goats cheese. If you wanted to, you could also throw in a few crushed walnuts, but I didn’t have any to hand, so I didn’t.
Y’all ready?
Ingredients (serves 2)
500g beetroot
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
1 teaspoon, fresh oregano, chopped
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
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Tags: Beetroot, Chilli, Goats Cheese, Honey, Olive Oil, Oregano, Rocket, Salad, Spinach, thyme, Watercress
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Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Nope, not the secret behind the Colonel’s spicy burger (sorry KFC lovers), but a baked chicken dish which makes a great substitute for a Sunday roast. The ingredients might seem a bit summery, but they do a great job of kicking this dark, winter weather where the sun don’t shine. It’s also pretty low maintenance, so you’ll still be able to drink wine, wrap presents, watch the Come Dine With Me omnibus, or whatever else you want to do.
Ingredients (serves 2-3)
6 organic chicken joints, legs and thighs
8 cloves of garlic
20 or so baby plum tomatoes
1 chilli, de seeded and chopped
1 lemon
150ml white wine
Handful of fresh basil leaves
Olive oil
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Tags: Basil, Bread, Cavolo Nero, Channel 4, Chicken, Chilli, Come Dine With Me, Garlic, KFC, Lemon, Olive Oli, Tomatoes, White Wine, Zinger
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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
I’ve got to say that I absolutely loved Marrakesh, and probably my favourite experience of our whole honeymoon was eating in Jemaa El Fna at night. During the day, Marrakesh’s main square is home to performing monkeys, snake charmers, magicians, medicine men, dentists and all kinds of other fantastic oddities. But come dusk, it transforms into what can only really be described as the World’s biggest restaurant.
The dozens of food stalls that fill the square at night start setting up at around 5 o’clock. From a distance you can see the smoke rising from the braziers, and before long you are hit by a combination of all sorts of delicious smells. There are a myriad of ways to fill your belly, with most stalls specialising in one or just a few dishes from grilled meats to eggs, snails to harira, and a few things that might offend the squeamish.
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Tags: Aicha, Chicken, Chilli, Food, Grilled Meats, Harira, Hassan, Jemaa El Fna, Lamb, Marrakesh, Merguez, Morocco, Pastilla, Pigeon, Stalls, Tagine
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
I first heard about The Meatwagon a few months ago on the BBC 4’s Food Programme, and subsequently on a number of blogs. It seems to have become the stuff of legend pretty quickly, and for those into their food, you can understand why. The story goes that the owner of the wagon, Yianni, quit his job and headed for the US to research the perfect burger. He toured the length and breadth of the country (I may be embellishing here) picking up recipes, tips and tricks until he thought he’d cracked it. He then returned to London, formula in hand, bought a food truck and then hit the road spreading the good burger word. Insane and inspiring in equal measure.
Until last week, his burgers had evaded my jaws, but when I heard that he was pitching up at The Ship pub near me, I knew I had a date with meaty destiny, particularly as Yianni had picked up ‘Best Sandwich’ at the British Street Food Awards the previous weekend. As we approached the wagon, for some reason we felt a sense of trepidation, the kind you get when approaching an illegal rave. Would there be a huge queue? Would there be any meat left? What were we going to do if we couldn’t get our fix?
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Tags: Bacon, Beef, Burgers, Byron, Cheese, Chilli, Cloche, GHot Plate, Mesatwagon, Perfect, Sourdough, Steak, Steam
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Saturday, September 11th, 2010
As man cannot live on smoothies alone, we’ve been cooking up some detox friendly solids too. This recipe is a bit of a remix of a Nigel Slater feta and lentil salad recipe, and it’s really delicious. You won’t even notice that it’s actually pretty good for you.
Our detox is now over, but we eat this pretty regularly regardless. It’s good served hot, but can be eaten warm or even cold the day after.
Ingredients (serves 2-3)
200g green lentils
200g feta cheese
2 red onions, sliced
1 red pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Small handful of fresh oregano
1 heaped teaspoon of maras biberi or dried chilli flakes
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Olive oil
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt a pepper to taste
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Tags: Bake, Chilli, Dijon Mustard, Feta, Green Lentils, Lemon juice, Lentil, Olive Oil, Oregano, Red Onion, Red Pepper, Salad
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Monday, July 26th, 2010
My Mac has recovered, so its back to France for a few posts.
When we visited the food market at Forcalquier, as mentioned in this post, the missus spotted some courgette flowers for sale. We both remembered seeing Jamie Oliver deep frying some ricotta stuffed flowers on one of his shows, and despite not having a cookbook or any access to the interwebs, we decided to gave it a go.
Without blowing my own trumpet, the results were great, and to be honest it was easier that I thought it would be. The following recipe serves 6 as a small starter (2 flowers each), and although I didn’t at the time (because my father ain’t fan of the spice) I’ve added some red chilli. Not very French, but there you go.
Ingredients
12 large courgette flowers
For the stuffing
250g Ricotta
50g Parmesan, grated
1 tablespoon finely chopped basil
1 tablespoon finely chopped mint
Zest of 1 lemon
1 red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
Salt & pepper to taste
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Tags: Basil, Batter, Chilli, Courgette, Flowers, Fried, Lemon, Mint, parmesan, Ricotta, Stuffed
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