This recipe, from FIRE ISLANDS: Recipes from Indonesia by Eleanor Ford, is a deeply flavoursome and complex dish. Hot with chillies and sour with tamarind, the rich and smooth sauce still allows the duck to shine. To make the bumbu, or spice mix, roughly chop 6 large red chillies, 6 red shallots, 2 cloves of…… Continue reading hot and sour duck
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beef ribs with lemongrass and tamarind
Wonderfully rich and sticky these beef ribs are sure to impress. Preheat your oven to 150ºC (300ºF). Brown 3 large or 6 smaller beef ribs briefly, either in a frypan or on a barbecue, and transfer them to a roasting pan with not too much excess space. Now, roughly chop 40g (1.4 oz) each of…… Continue reading beef ribs with lemongrass and tamarind
ice cream terrine
I chose Asian flavours for this pastel creation, once again inspired by Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. The advantages of this ice cream terrine are that it’s prepared ahead of time, easy to keep servings to an even size and it looks attractive too! The three flavours I made were guava and tamarind, salted coconut and kaffir lime leaf. For the guava and…… Continue reading ice cream terrine
turmeric assam chicken
This Nonya style Malaysian dish is wonderfully complex and fragrant. In a small food processor or mortar and pestle make a paste of 1 tablespoon of grated fresh turmeric, 1 tablespoon of grated fresh galangal, 3-4 stalks of finely sliced lemongrass (the white part only) and a 2cm (¾”) piece of belacan (shrimp paste) and add 1 tablespoon of tamarind…… Continue reading turmeric assam chicken
date and tamarind cake with lemon cardamom icing
A surfeit of dates and a search for ideas led me to this amazing Dan Lepard recipe. I just couldn’t resist and it didn’t disappoint. Preheat your oven to 180ºC (350ºF) and grease and line a cake tin with baking paper. Put 200g (7 0z) of dates, 50g (1¾ oz) of tamarind paste and 300ml (10 fl oz) of water in…… Continue reading date and tamarind cake with lemon cardamom icing
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