Homemade garlic butter is very easy to make and can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks. Serve it on smothered on grilled steak, burgers, chicken or roasted vegetables, or butter a baguette or flatbread and bake in the over or grill for delicious garlic bread. I like to use some white…
Sauces
aïoli
What makes aïoli different to garlic mayonnaise is you start with the garlic and add the other ingredients. Some recipes don’t use egg as the emulsifier, instead they just use lots of garlic to thicken the sauce. This version of aïoli I think is easier to make. I love this as a dipping for goujons of chicken or…
home-made mayonnaise
Sometimes I think it’s nicer to make your own mayonnaise! I recommend using a light vegetable oil as the base and then for some flavour, a light olive oil. I find using all olive oil makes the sauce too rich and bitter. Using a hand stick blender almost makes this mayonnaise foolproof and saves a lot of…
sweet chilli dipping sauce
I love Thai food and visited Thailand a few times for holidays and visiting family. You can buy bottled sweet chilli sauce, but I find they do vary considerably, some taste great while others are just disgusting. PrintSweet chilli dipping saucePrep 5 minsCook 5 minsInactive 20 minsTotal 30 minsYield 50 ml I love Thai food…
homemade tomato ketchup
My grandmother was a keen gardener and grew vegetables and fruit. Each year she would make her own tomato ketchup which we enjoyed when we visited. It doesn’t look like the commerical ketchup you can buy at the supermarket which uses concentrated tomato puree, but I think its a nice alternative using fresh tomatoes. It…
spiced vinegar
This recipe for spiced vinegar is a foundation ingredient for homemade tomato ketchup. Vinegar, spices – what more can I say about it! PrintSpiced vinegarPrep 15 minsCook 2 hoursTotal 2 hours, 15 minsYield 475 ml This spiced vinegar is a foundation ingredient for homemade tomato ketchup. Ingredients500ml malt vinegar1 tbsp mace6 cm cinnamon stick1 tbsp…
roasted red pepper sauce
Roasted red pepper sauce is great on pasta or sauce for chicken. Its best made in summer when peppers are at their sweetest. You can extend the sauce with a little pasta water or juices from roasted chicken. The sauce can be made in advance and kept for a day or two in the fridge….