Category Archives: Meat

Xinjiang style lamb noodles

Posted on May 13, 2013 by SharmilaSub

Well, that was a bit of a gap. To be honest, life is pretty mental right now, and I have to admit I’m losing the will to blog. Does this happen to everyone in the end? I’m not sure. I … Continue reading →

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The Butchery, Maltby Street

Posted on April 30, 2012 by SharmilaSub

So, it’s always lovely when someone says they like this blog – it does make me incredibly chuffed, especially considering a) the design is rubbish, b) the photos are rubbish, and c) I am currently averaging about one blog post … Continue reading →

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Have a heart

Posted on March 4, 2012 by SharmilaSub

There’s no getting around it. Hearts look like hearts. That muscle that keeps you alive.  In this instance, two hopefully well kept sheep.  If you have a thing about bits of meat that really properly do look like a piece … Continue reading →

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Pearly meatballs

Posted on January 29, 2012 by SharmilaSub

So, it probably hasn’t escaped your attention that Chinese New Year has been and gone.  Never avoiding an opportunity to eat Chinese food, I duly set about concocting a bit of a homemade feast. Alongside the wonderful soy sauce chicken … Continue reading →

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Breast of lamb with onions, and the wonder of Simon Hopkinson

Posted on October 23, 2011 by SharmilaSub

I hate most cookery programming on TV.  Either too high concept or pornified, most stuff really doesn’t speak to me, even though I love cooking. So, I was very surprised when I found myself really enjoying Simon Hopkinson’s recent show … Continue reading →

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Xinjiang style lamb with cumin

Posted on September 10, 2011 by SharmilaSub

If I was allowed only one spice to use for the rest of my life, it would be cumin. Whole cumin seeds frying in butter or ghee must be one of the most wonderful smells to ever grace a kitchen.  … Continue reading →

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Chicken tikka masala

Posted on September 4, 2011 by SharmilaSub

Yes, chicken tikka masala. That wonderful combo of pre-cooked chicken breast chunks, Heinz cream of tomato soup and some miscellaneous “Indian” flavourings. You know the drill. Well, no.  It might be a dish damned by its ubiquity. Often terribly made. … Continue reading →

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Making bacon

Posted on December 5, 2010 by SharmilaSub

Bacon with chinese flavourings, in fact.  I have cured my own bacon before, and very nice it was too.  The only issue being I didn’t use any saltpetre.  At the time, I wasn’t bothered about the fact that its absence … Continue reading →

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Hot and numbing dried beef

Posted on November 21, 2010 by SharmilaSub

Another Sichuan dish, and I make no apologies for that. This is one of my favourite things to order when I go for Sichuan food.  Think a much more tender, flavourful version of beef jerky or biltong.  It is scarily … Continue reading →

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Breast of lamb Ste Menehould with sauce gribiche

Posted on September 3, 2010 by SharmilaSub

Everyone loves crispy things in breadcrumb.  Fact.  I recently ate a load of cheese in breadcrumbs.  So wrong, but even so, I still kind of liked it.  There’s a lot to be said for a crunchy crumb. Add to the … Continue reading →

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