Ginger Jar Food
Archive for March, 2011
March 28th, 2011
Cheat’s chicken & almond empanadas with salsa fresca
We’re only cheating with the pastry, I promise, using pre-made puff rather than making traditional empanada pastry. The spiced chicken filling & south American salsa is all home-made, making this a really simple and tasty snack, starter or part of a south American buffet. more >
March 21st, 2011
Roast pork belly with apple & cider sauce, hispi cabbage & lentils
Once you’ve mastered the technique of cooking pork belly with excellent crackling (follow the steps in this recipe), you can turn your hand to exploring the possibilities of what to put with said pork! This recipe includes home-made apple sauce, seasonal hispi cabbage and fully flavoured puy lentils (also great with lamb & chicken) to set off our delicious slow cooked pork. more >
March 18th, 2011
Tapas: Pan-fried squid with chilli, anchovy, parsley & rocket
We made this simple dish in a cookery lesson yesterday, it took about 12 minutes from start to finish, even including preparing the squid! As with many very simple dishes it’s important to use great ingredients. My fishmonger did me proud with the squid and I used good oil, fresh, wild rocket and excellent anchovies. more >
March 15th, 2011
Tapas: Mussels with chilli & garlic butter and parsley breadcrumbs
Next in the tapas series, a recipe that when I tested I didn’t have high hopes for, but which turned out to be genius. Garlic + Seafood = Where Can You Go Wrong? Adding the chilli kick, a hint of lemon, the crunch of breadcrumbs and the freshness of parsley is just a few layers of loveliness on top. This is also a great little dish for entertaining as you can pre-cook and stuff the mussels several hours ahead of serving. more >
March 14th, 2011
Pork belly, chorizo & butter beans
Here, I’ve updated an old GJ recipe for this sharing edition of our newsletter. Pork belly + chorizo + beans are found in many a tapas restaurant and is an excellent dish for summer eaten in small quantities with fresh bread and a glass of chilled sherry – Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado - whatever your tipple of preference. Mine is Oloroso if anyone is looking for gift ideas… more >
March 2nd, 2011
I’m blushing, words of praise…
A testamonial straight from the horse’s mouth following a private dinner party in Kent… more >
March 2nd, 2011
A warm salad of peas, feta & lemon
A guest post from my friend Sarah… “I had a variation of this salad at Redhook, a gem of a seafood and steak restaurant in Farringdon. I chose it as an accompaniment to a juicy rib-eye steak, but this recipe is a great option to accompany a spring lunch, maybe a herby roasted chicken or a perfectly cooked pink leg of lamb. If you do make it to Redhook and sample one of their steaks, then the Cline ‘Cashmere’ 2008 is the perfect drop of red to wash it down with. more >
March 2nd, 2011
Review: Zin Sushi, Greenwich
I’ve just been to lunch at Zin on a recommendation from one of the waiters at an event we worked last night. It’s about 5 minutes walk from my house, I pass it every day, but have never been lured in as it’s not very smart, the windows are busy so you can’t see what lays inside, and I’ve never been very intrepid. more >