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Lovely simple weeknight dinner. Works with pasta or rice. Ingredients 500g steak strips 2 tbsp vegetable oil, divided 1 large onion, sliced 300g mushrooms, sliced 3 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour 500 ml beef stock 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 150ml sour cream or cream Salt and pepper Chopped chives, for garnish (optional) Instructions Slice the steak into 3cm strips, discarding excess fat. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat, scatter

My pursuit of the perfect roast trimmings continues. This was really nice but needs to be balanced against other sides to ensure it's not overall too sweet. For example alongside parsnips I think the sweetness of the whole dish would be too much. Ingredients   1 red cabbage, coarsely chopped. 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar 4 tbsp of sweetener or sugar 4 tbsp of butter Salt and Pepper to season   Method   Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add the red cabbage and c

Brining tests continue. I had to really trust the porcess on this one and the house took on the aroma of a fish and chip shop. It actually worked really well. The skin was cripsy and excellent (I did add a bit of seasoning before cooking too) and the meat was nicely salted with a subtle flavour that I wouldn't have picked out as vinegar. Easy ingredients too compared to some of the brines I have on my list to try.   Ingredients   Small to medium whole chicken 6 bay leaves

Yes another creamy pasta! I can't help it. It's much more flavoursome than the picture looks becuse the original recipe said 350g of pasta and it swallowed the sauce. You only need 250g really. Ingredients 250g short pasta For the Garlic Butter Chicken: 600g chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp Italian seasoning For the Creamy Mozzarella Sauce: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1/2 mediu