Soup, Sauce & Gravy

Delicious Aubergine Curry (Vegetarian Indian Eggplant Curry)

Eggplant curry

The most common aubergine curry is probably Baingan Bharta, which is a dish from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan were the aubergine (eggplant) is minced before cooking. I had bought some small Indian eggplants the other day at the grocery store and wanted to make a dish that kept them more whole and …

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Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe – The Perfect Accompaniment to Fish

Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe

Tartar sauce, or as the French call it, ‘Sauce Tartare’ is a simple, but an incredibly tasty accompaniment to fish dishes and though it is fairly ubiquitous, it is really easy and worth the effort to make your own homemade tartar sauce. Tartare sauce is commonly is made with a mayonnaise base or sometimes with aioli, …

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A British Indian Classic Chicken Vindaloo Recipe thanks to the Portuguese

Classic British Indian Chicken Vindaloo Recipe

This chicken vindaloo recipe has been a long time in development, not just in my kitchen, but vindaloo curry is also one of the reasons today why we think of Indian food as hot, not just because of it’s famed heat, but because it owes it origin to Portuguese traders before becoming a British Indian classic curry. …

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Dogs Nose Salsa (Xni Pec) – Habanero salsa from the Yucatan

Xni Pec - Dogs nose salsa

Dogs Nose Salsa, or its proper name Xni Pec, is another Mexican salsa with a funny name, e.g Pico de gallo (The rooster’s beak). Xni-Pec (pronounced ‘shnee pek’) is ancient Mayan for ‘The Dog’s Nose’, probably because you’ll be sweating like a Dog’s nose after eating it because of the addition of habanero chilli peppers. …

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Compound Butter – The easy way to add flavor to a meal

Bacon wrapped filet steak with black truffle butter

Compound butter, or more commonly known as flavoured butter is a really easy and cheap way to add flavour to a dish without the effort of making a sauce. You’ve probably seen it most often on top of a steak in a restaurant, melting slowly adding a little zing of flavour to the meat. The …

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