Mix the bananas together with the honey and the pecan nuts Divide the mixture equally between 2 slices of the bread leaving a slight space along the edges of the bread Top with the other 2 slices to m...
Preheat the oven to 180C350Fgas 4 Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the onions Cook gently for about 20 minutes until soft and golden brown Add the sage leaves cook for a couple of minutes more an...
This is one of those salads which tastes so amazing that you have to keep making it It's spicy zingy and really gets your tastebuds going Soak the noodles in a bowl of warm water until soft then drai...
This is a really good way to turn a cheap cut of meat into something special In this recipe we're going to get nice thin escalopes of pork from the leg flavour them and prepare them so they cook quic...
Heat the stock in a pan over a moderate heat Heat the olive oil in a pan Add the onions garlic and celery and fry gently for about 5 minutes until softened Add the rice to the pan and turn up the heat...
I first tasted this soup when I was in Barcelona It may not look like the prettiest dish it actually looks quite frumpy but the flavours are amazing The smoky spicy chorizo and Spanish ham are lovel...
This is a great dish for when you've got mates coming round as it's easy to make and looks fantastic The wild boar salami tastes great and as well as cooking with it you can use it in sandwiches Preh...
A quesadilla is basically a Mexicanstyle stuffed pancake like a toasted sandwich made with two tortillas sandwiched together with a cheesebased filling They are warmed through and served with guacamol...
This might sound odd but it's totally delicious for breakfast or dessert Especially with a ball of vanilla icecream great In a bowl mix together the grapes pinenuts rosemary sugar and white wine and...
Heat a griddle pan until it's really smoking hot then griddle each slice of ciabatta for a couple of minutes on each side until they are nicely charred Cut the garlic clove in half rub each ciabatta...
1 Preheat oven to 180Cgas 4 Butter 4 ramekins or ovenproof tea cups and coat with grated parmesan 2 Cook the spinach in a little butter and extravirgin olive oil over a medium heat for 23 minutes Whe...
Jamie says I love how versatile pesto's are more people should be using them My new range is all about getting people interested in trying pesto's bursting with new flavours that will bring life to ...
I must have made this torte hundreds of times when I first moved to London it was one of the first classic Italian dessert recipes that I learned to make and it's great Preheat the oven to 190C375Fg...
Preheat the oven to 200C400Fgas 6 In a large ovenproof pan on a medium heat fry the onion celery carrot and mushrooms in a little olive oil for 10 minutes Add the beef to the pan season with a little ...
Cotechino or zampone sausage is the big hero in this dish You should be able to buy these or order them at least from any good Italian deli and if they can't get them for you then they're not a good I...
Gennaro makes a mean stuffed porchetta It looks and tastes beautiful but don't be intimidated because it's really not hard to do at all Get your butcher to butterfly the meat for you then make this be...
This soup was first cooked for me by Das my friend who runs the southern Indian restaurants in London called Rasa I've based mine around his original recipe and what's fantastic about it is that it's ...
Monkfish is a lovely meaty fish to cook However it does contain a lot of milky juices This can sometimes be a pain because they tend to come out during cooking so instead of roasting grilling or fryin...
What a classic this dish is Most of my mates love the chickpeas but butter beans or even cubed potatoes will work well in their place Feel free to pep up this dish with more chilli depending on your t...
I came across this method of smokecooking beetroots slowly on the barbecue or in the hot ashes of a fire when I was in America My recipe uses small beetroots which are easier to peel and don't take as...
1 Take the fillet steaks out of the fridge an hour before they are required to let them come to room temperature Rub the fillets with a little olive oil and then roll them in the black peppercorns Do ...
Lavender has a clean fresh flavour and is surprisingly good in cooking particularly with fish or tagines Preheat the oven to 140C275Fgas 1 Score the vanilla pods lengthways and scrape out the vanill...
This is a killer dinner Rehydrating dried chillies in apple juice with raisins releases their heat and infuses them with a sticky sweetness that goes insanely well with lamb 1 Preheat your oven to f...
1 Heat half the oil over medium heat in a large saucepan and saut the pork for 10 minutes till browned Add wine and vinegar and cook for 35 minutes till liquid reduces Transfer to a bowl 2 Add remaini...
This is a superb moist cake a bit like a clafoutis in France but by adding breadcrumbs and using polenta it becomes very much like an Italian bread and butter pudding It's something that Italians woul...
Make sure you get hold of goodquality tinned Spanish anchovies for this otherwise it's not worth making it Cut the anchovy fillets in half lengthways and add to a bowl with the sliced chilli feel fr...
A slightly odd but really fantastic combination that must be tried Preheat the oven to 190C375Fgas 5 and find a snugfitting pot for the chicken Season it generously all over and fry it in the butter ...
This dish works as described here but you can also stuff it into hot flour tortillas or pitta breads to be eaten like a kind of fajita or burrito superb Spanish smoked paprika is now widely availabl...
These are deconstructed chocolate truffles and if you arrange this nicely on a table put a few cocktail sticks next to them and let people get stuck in and make their own I'm telling you you'll have s...
This is a really interesting delicious winter salad dish which is a great way of using up all the crunchy winter veg that's available It's proper name is bagna cauda which basically means 'hot bath' i...
This reminds me of winter days in my youth when I would come home late completely soaked through and shivering from playing down by the stream in the pouring rain Mum would give me a rollicking about ...
To make your meatballs Pick the rosemary leaves off the woody stalks and finely chop them Wrap the crackers in a tea towel and smash up until fine breaking up any big bits up with your hands Add ...
These are the easiest pancakes to make you don't even need scales to weigh your ingredients All you need is a cup or a mug As long as you use the same cup for measuring both the flour and the milk yo...
1 Put the sausages in a nonstick pan with a drizzle of oil the shallots 23 sprigs of the rosemary and a few pinches of salt and black pepper Toss gently and place on a medium heat Cook for about 20 mi...
Jools goes mad for this stew in the colder months of the year and the kids love it too It's a straightforward beef stew to which all sorts of root veg can be added I really like making it with squash ...
