spaghetti and meatballs recipe | Allegra McEvedy
Posted by edwina 4 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
A classic dish good for slurping!This is a classic that isn't made enough. It is way more fun if you get that really long spaghetti which is good for slurping up – decent napkins needed!Serves four. Takes 40 minutes360g beef mince3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil2 tins peeled plum toms2 medium onions, chopped4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped200ml red wine2 bay leaves1 tsp dried oregano2 big pinches ch
Kibbeh recipe | Allegra McEvedy
Posted by edwina 11 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
These Lebanese morsels of minced lamb and bulgar wheat are perfect for supperWhichever Lebanese cook first dreamed up kibbeh is a genius. These are so yumtious for any occasion – supper, parties and portable too for the office lunch. In their homeland, kibbeh come in various shapes and sizes (and even made with raw, minced goat) but this is the most popular variety.Makes about a dozen. Takes 45 m
Chicken and Swiss chard melt | Allegra McEvedy
Posted by edwina 18 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Forget Popeye's spinach – chard's better for youThe best thing about this simple supper is the chard, which is in season right now. You can use it anywhere you might use wholeleaf spinach, but you will get a more boldly textured result.Chard is even better for you than spinach, too – it just never had the PR muscle of Popeye behind it. It contains less oxalic acid than spinach, which means that w
A simple and healthy way of handling a cumbersome fishPoached skate salad with broccoli, and anchovy dressingPoaching skate is a simple and healthy way of handling this slightly cumbersome fish – chuck it in a roasting tray with some wine and bits and it's done. Skate turns fast, so get it good and fresh. Takes 40 minutes Serves two100g lentils, puy, green, speckled or brown700g skate wing3
Allegra McEvedy and Paul Merrett serve up escalope of chicken with rocket and lemon and a good old-fashioned treacle tartEscalope of chicken with rocket and lemonMost people work all day, so the thought of coming home and starting an intricate recipe would put us off even opening the cookbook. This supper recipe should not leave you feeling as if you have just served a state banquet at the Guil
The G2 weekly recipe from chef Allegra McEvedy: Claims basquaise
Posted by edwina 125 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Clams basquaisePalourdes clams are available from any fishmonger, and you're better off ringing the day before and ordering them to make sure you get the freshest. This is good solid Spanish cooking (they love a bit of pig with their molluscs), and the stuffed tomato makes it feels properly Iberian.Enjoy with a hunk of crusty bread as it's pretty juicy, but in a good way.Serves two1 red onion,
The idea for this recipe - which is ace for barbecues - came from the disastrous news that our local Indian had stopped doing my wife's favourite dish. "The English don't like bones," they said. Not true! (For two)6 loin chops1 onionThumb of ginger, trimmed and clean Juice of ½ lemon3 cloves garlic, finely chopped2 small green chillis, finely chopped 4tbsp yoghurt (plus some to serve)Spice
Allegra McEvedy's clickalong: Mediterranian fish stew
Posted by edwina 152 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Allegra McEvedy's revolutionary online cookalong returned this month with one ambitious fish stew. Here are our results from around the world
