Sunday 11 November 2012

Meatloaf & garlic mashed potatoes!!

Homey and comforting
Simple with a twist

••• For the loaf •••
In mortar & pestle:
Coriander seeds
Mustard seeds
Dried Rosemary
Mexican oregano
Garam masala
Then Add:
Hoisin sauce
Gulden's mustard
Scapes
Diced rep pepper
S&P

Bacon strips

Lay strips of bacon down on a cutting (or in a bread pan) board the width of your loaf.
Put the meat mixture on top of bacon. Form the bacon strips around the meat to form a loaf shape. Place on baking sheet or cast iron skillet.
Bake in a preheated 350• oven for 40 mins or until an internal temp of 170•

(If using bread pan...leave it inside the pan to cook)

Garlic Mashed potatoes

I know what you're thinking...not someone else trying to tell me how to make mashed.. But these are my go to and they're simple bad delish. No fuss, no muss.

I use largeish 1 potato per person
5 cloves garlic
1/2 onion
Butter
Milk
Grated parm cheese
>optional< Parsley or scallions
S&P

Boil potatoes and 3 of the cloves of garlic and the 1/2 onion. Drain and mash
TIP>do not add the milk or butter until after you're done mashing! If you do, you run the risk of the coldness of the butter and milk making the potatoes gluey<
Grate in the 2 remaining cloves of garlic then mix in the milk & butter. Finish with the parm cheese.
Sprinkle the parsley and/or scallions







Friday 9 November 2012

PORK BUNS!

the stuff dreams are made of!

these beauties are no good for you, in any shape or form (other than maybe the veggies you use for garnish)
but they're some of  the most delish things ever invented by

the true master of this so far is Momofuku in NYC. We had the chance to go there in Sept and it was a life altering experience.

The bun is sweet and moist while the pork is salty and crunchy. The texture is a fulfilling fix of decadence and guilty satisfaction.