Noodles with Prawns

Ingredients

• 12 prawns, peeled, tails left intact
• 1 tsp peanut oil
• 1 birds eye chilli
• 450 g noodles
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 8 spring onions, quartered
• 200 g baby bok choy, quartered
• 2 tspsweet chilli sauce
• 1/4 cup oyster sauce

Twice Cooked Melting Pork

Ingredients

• 500 ml shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
• 2 star anise
• 5 cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and bruised
• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and bruised
• 3 spring onions, finely chopped
• 3 tblsp light soy sauce
• 1.25 kg piece of pork belly, rind left on but unscored
• for the glaze
• 4 tblsp runny honey
• 2 tblsp light soy sauce
• to garnish
• 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and sliced diagonally
• 2 spring onions, sliced diagonally

Soy and Ginger Sea Bass and Asian Green Parcels

Ingredients

• 1 large thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger (peeled and finely minced)
• 2 garlic cloves (peeled and finely minced)
• 1 tblsp rice wine
• 2 tblsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 4 baby bok choy (shredded)
• 4 sea bass fillets (pin-boned)
• 6 spring onions (finely sliced)
• 1 red chilli (deseeded and finely sliced)

Creamed Spinach with Applewood Smoke Bacon & Caramelized Onions

One Pot Spring Lamb Casserole

Ingredients

• calorie controlled cooking spray
• 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) lean diced lamb
• 12 shallots, peeled
• 300 g (10 ½ oz) chantenay carrots, trimmed and halved lengthways
• 0.50 tblsp plain flour
• 300 g (10 ½ oz) small new potatoes, halved
• 400 g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 heaped teaspoon clear honey
• 400 ml (14 fl oz) vegetable stock
• 2 tblsp chopped fresh mint
• 100 g (3 ½ oz) frozen soya beans

Twice Cooked Melting Pork

Ingredients

• 500 ml shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
• 2 star anise
• 5 cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and bruised
• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and bruised
• 3 spring onions, finely chopped
• 3 tblsp light soy sauce
• 1.25 kg piece of pork belly, rind left on but unscored
• for the glaze
• 4 tblsp runny honey
• 2 tblsp light soy sauce
• to garnish
• 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and sliced diagonally
• 2 spring onions, sliced diagonally

Salmon with Soba Noodle Sushi and Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

Salmon marinade

• 1 salmon fillet (between 4-5oz)
• 4 star anise
• 0.25 cup light soy sauce
• 1-2 teaspoon of palm sugar
• 2 tblsp sesame oil
• 1 inch piece of ginger peeled and thinly sliced

Garnishes

• sweet soy sauce
• sprinkling of spring onions cut on the diagonal
• slice of pickled ginger
• a little chopped coriander

Soba noodle sushi

• 5 oz dried soba noodles
• 1.50 tblsp rice vinegar
• 1.50 tblsp sesame oil
• 2-3 scallions (green and white part finely sliced)
• small bunch of coriander finely chopped
• coarse salt to taste
• 1 sheet of nori
• 1 slice of red pepper finely chopped

Cucumber salad

• 0.25 to ½ cucumber (peeled seeded and julienned)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 0.25 cup rice vinegar

Herb and Honey Marinated Lamb Cutlets

Ingredients

• ingredients for lamb and marinade:
• 3 french trimmed lamb cutlets
• small handful (10 g) flat leaf parsley
• handful (20 g) mint
• handful (20 g) coriander
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tblsp lemon juice (1/2 lemon)
• 60 ml olive oil
• 30 ml light soy sauce
• 1.50 tablespoon honey (more if using red wine vinegar)
• 1 tblsp rosemary vinegar/red wine vinegar
• water
• salt
• ingredients for courgette flower stuffing:
• 4 courgette flowers
• 100 g ardsallagh (or similar) goats’ cheese
• 1 tblsp grated parmesan
• 1 tsp mint finely chopped
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind (1 unwaxed organic lemon)
• salt and pepper
• ingredients for batter:
• 100 g plain flour
• 2 tblsp sunflower oil
• 160 ml sparking water
• 1 egg white
• sparkling water
• salt
• vegetable oil for frying
• ingredients for broad bean and pea puree:
• 100 g podded broad beans
• 100 g peas (frozen are fine)
• 2 sprigs thyme
• lemon juice to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• pepper
• salt

Spiced Honey Glazed Chicken Wings

Ingredients

SPICED HONEY-GLAZED CHICKEN WINGS:

• Vegetable oil, for greasing
• 3 pounds chicken wings, split, wing tips discarded
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons honey

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
• Sweet chili sauce, for dipping, such as Mae Ploy

Glazed Pork Steak with Butter Beans, Peas & Bacon

Ingredients

• 0.50 a pork steak
• 2 tblsp olive oil
• 15 g butter
• a bunch of mint leaves
• 1 tblsp caster sugar
• 15 ml white wine vinegar
• 25 ml extra virgin olive oil
• pinch of salt
• 2 tblsp tomato purée
• 1 tblsp soy sauce
• 1 tblsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tblsp honey
• 100 g butter beans (tinned)
• 100 g garden peas (tinned)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tblsp créme fraiche
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• 70 g smokey bacon bits/ lardons, or full rashers to be chopped

Salmon with Soba Noodle Sushi and Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

Salmon marinade

1. 1 salmon fillet (between 4-5oz)
2. 4 star anise
3. 0.25 cup light soy sauce
4. 1-2 teaspoon of palm sugar
5. 2 tblsp sesame oil
6. 1 inch piece of ginger peeled and thinly sliced

Sizzling, Sticky, Spicy Pork Rice

Ingredients

1. 1 tblsp sunflower oil
2. 250 g (9oz) pork mince
3. 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
4. 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely minced
5. 1 tblsp dark soy sauce
6. 1 tblsp oyster sauce
7. 2 tsp caster sugar
8. 300 g (11oz) leftover cooked rice, cold
9. 200 g (7oz) sugar snap peas, finely sliced
10. bunch of spring onions, finely sliced
11. 2 large free-range eggs, beaten
12. 1 mint sprig, leaves finely sliced
13. 1 lime, cut into wedges, to garnish (optional)

Teriyaki Salmon with Noodles and a Peanut Dressing

Ingredients

1. 2 tblsp dark soy sauce
2. 1 tblsp chinese rice wine
3. 1 tblsp honey
4. 1 tblsp dark brown sugar
5. juice of 1 lime
6. 1 tsp sesame oil
7. 1 large chilli (finely chopped)
8. 2 garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
9. 6 skinless salmon fillets
10. sesame seeds, toasted in a dry frying pan
11. 6 spring onions (thinly sliced)

• for the crunchy peanut noodles (recipe for 4 people):

1. 400 g rice vermicelli noodles
2. 5 spring onions (sliced finely diagonally)
3. a handful of salted peanuts (roughly chopped)

• for the peanut sauce (recipe for 4 people):

1. 1 tblsp sunflower oil
2. 1 clove of garlic (finely minced)
3. 1 small thumb sized piece of ginger (finely minced)
4. 1 small chilli (de-seeded and finely chopped)
5. 200 ml coconut milk
6. 3 tblsp soy sauce
7. juice of 1 lime
8. 3 tblsp crunchy peanut butter

Tuna with Wasabi, Crème Fraiche and Pickled Salad

Ingredients

• 1 tuna steak
• 4 Soy Sauce
• 0.50 tsp wasabi paste
• 3 tsbp crème fraiche
• radish
• 1 large cucumber
• 3 tblsp sesame seed oil
• 1 tblsp honey
• 1 tblsp mint
• 0.50 cup rice vinegar
• 0.50 cup caster sugar
• star anise
• sesame seeds- enough to coat
• coriander- bunch
• mint-bunch
• 1 tblsp Mirin

 

Chicken, Sweet Potato & Broccoli Gratin

Ingredients

• 200 g sweet potato
• 100 g chicken breast
• 200 g (½ can) of chopped tomatoes
• 150 g broccoli
• 1 carrot
• 1 stick celery (approx. 50g)
• 0.50 small onion (approx. 50g)
• hint of salt
• black pepper from the mill
• 1 tblsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp oregano
• spray of olive oil
• 50 g low fat cheddar cheese

Soy Steamed Cod with Crisp Gingered Vegetables

Ingredients

• 4 cod fillets - 2 packets inismara cod fillets
• 1 packet mangetout
• 1 packet oyster mushrooms, torn into thick strips
• 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into thin chips (it’s really important these are cut thinly as it will effect overall cooking time)
• 1 large piece of ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 4 tblsp primadonna extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tblsp soy sauce
• 4 tblsp water
• salt and pepper

 

Chow Down Chicken Noodles

Ingredients

• 500 g skinless boneless chicken thigh or breast fillets, diced into bite size pieces
• marinade:
• 1 tblsp cornflour
• 2 tblsp soy sauce
• 1 tblsp oyster sauce
• 2 tsp sugar
• vegetables:
• sunflower oil, for stir frying
• 2 onions, sliced into thin wedges
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tblsp grated ginger
• 1 green pepper, sliced
• 2 celery sticks, diagonally sliced
• 6 spring onions, diagonally sliced
• 150 g mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 0.50 chinese leaf cabbage, finely shredded
• 300 g ready to use noodles
• sauce:
• 4 tsp cornflour
• 2 tblsp cold water
• 2 tblsp dry sherry
• 250 ml chicken stock
• 2 tblsp soy sauce

 

Smoked Back Bacon with Boxty, Red Onion and Blackcurrant Jam and Steamed Greens

Ingredients

• reduced salt back bacon joint
• 1 packet steam fresh frozen broccoli, pea and sugar snaps, cooked as per pack instructions
• red onion and blackcurrant jam:
• 3 red onions (cut in half and finely sliced)
• 1 tin blackcurrants (drained and half of juice reserved)
• 3 tblsp soy sauce
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 3 pinches nutmeg
• 2 tblsp demerara sugar
• 2 tblsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tblsp sunflower oil
• boxty (makes 8 cakes):
• 40 g scallions, finely chopped (3-4 times)
• 300 g grated raw potato
• 300 g baked potato (bake in oven at 200°c/gas 6 for 1 hour. scoop out insides and mash.)
• 100 g flour
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 10-30 ml milk

 

Bourbon Chicken

 

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup soy sauce