Marie Rose Sauce (Seafood Cocktail Sauce) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! I wish I could tell you the origin of Marie Rose sauce, but I haven’t found a convincing answer. It was popularised as a seafood cocktail sauce by British TV cook Fanny Cradock in the […]
Piri-Piri Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Portuguese cooking class! The piri-piri chilli (also written peri-peri or pili pili, as one word or two) was developed by the Portuguese in Mozambique and spread from there to their other territories; pilipili means ‘pepper’ in Swahili. These small hot chillies (similar to bird’s eye, which […]
How To Roast A Capsicum (Red Pepper) Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Roasted red peppers (or capsicums) are a versatile ingredient, great in sauces and dips, as part of an antipasto, piled onto bruschetta and tossed through pasta. You can char capsicum quickly over an open […]
How To Make Bread Crumbs Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Making fresh bread crumbs at home is super easy and a great way to avoid food waste. In traditional cuisines food is never wasted, especially something as precious as bread which was revered as almost holy […]
Sambal Terasi Goreng Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indonesian cooking class! Sambal terasi goreng is the most common of the many sambals found throughout Indonesia. Sambal means chilli sauce and terasi is Indonesia’s pungent shrimp paste, virtually identical to Malaysian belacan and similar to Thai gapi. Sambal terasi originated in Java, where it’s […]
Acar (Indonesian Pickles) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indonesian cooking class! Acar are the slightly sweet, sour, spicy pickles that accompany almost every meal in Indonesia. They’re popular in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei as well and are similar to Indian achar and Thai ajat. Acar keeps well in the fridge for several months […]
Satay Sauce(Sambal Kacang) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indonesian cooking class! This Indonesian satay sauce recipe was taught to me by chef Hasan Yeoh from Kko Kko Balinese restaurant. It makes a thick peanut paste that keeps in the fridge for a couple of months. When you’re ready to serve, mix it with […]
Satay Paste Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indonesian cooking class! This recipe makes enough satay paste to marinate 3kg of meat. You could make a smaller quantity, but what are you going to do with the other half of the chilli? This is the basic marinade for any type of satay – chicken, […]
Quick Kimchi Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! Kimchi, Korean spicy pickled cabbage, is a great side dish with almost anything. Cabbage ferments quickly, especially if you start it off at room temperature for a day. Kimchi is even delicious eaten as soon it’s made, without […]
Piadina Romagnola Learn to Make Piadina at Casa Artusi in Romagna on my Small Group Italian Food & Wine Tour You’ll see this traditional flatbread all over Romagna, the eastern half of the central Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It’s sold from small street stalls everywhere and accompanies most restaurant meals. I was taught to make […]
