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Semi dry your own tomatoes with some garlic and herbs and seriously ramp up the intensity of tomato. Dry them a little longer to make them even longer lasting, try oven drying your own confit tomatoes - you'll love them!

Learn how to make salt beef (also known as corned beef), including a bagel with gherkin and corned beef hash. Yum!

Learn how to make these amazing flaky pastries from Paris with a mouth-watering chocolate side. Enjoy!

Learn how to bake whole fish in a salt crust. This ancient technique was for the elites and wealthy until salt became mass produced and cheap to buy. Just combine some egg white and water with salt and pack it around whole fish and the end result will be juicy and moist, and surprisingly not salty at all!

Full recipe on my website here's the link https://www.unclemattscookerylessons.com how to make Scones, the classic British tea cake. Perfect for afternoon tea. These delightful and simply little cakes are so light, delicate and crumbly, do you like yours cream then jam (Devonish) or jam then cream (Cornish) this is a serious issue which can divide a family discussion so find out for yourself which you prefer, me? I'm in Devon on this one btw

How to make fig chutney, fantastic preserved fruit, chutney's originate from India but the style we enjoy in Europe and the US is an Anglo - Indian collaboration, the vinegar makes the chutney's longer lasting for the winter months. Have a go at making your own fig chutney, you'll be happy that you did. check out my first novel. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KAT-Matthew-...

Mulligatawny comes originally from South India and Sri Lanka, it was a kind of soup/broth of vegetables spices and rice. The Britishers loved mulligatawny but requested a few changes to suit their pallet. The addition of meat was the main one and sometimes mulligatawny can be finished with cream or yoghurt instead of coconut milk. So I hope you consider making mulligatawny, lovely all year round. check out my first novel. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KAT-Matthew-...

How to make tomato ketchup, the original sweet and sour sauce. Tomato ketchup I think the most popular condiment on planet Earth or at least in the West, but it originates in the East China or Malaysia ketchup was originally popularised in Great Britain using anything but tomatoes, mushrooms were the most popular ingredient. An American made tomatoes or 'love apples' the go to for us and tomato ketchup was born Check out my first novel. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KAT-Matthew-...

In the culinary arts, the term en papillote refers to a moist-heat cooking method where the food is enclosed in a packet of parchment paper or foil and then cooked in the oven. Delicate foods such as chicken breast or fish may be cooked en papillote as they can be quickly cooked by this steaming method. BBQ cooking is different so replace baking paper for tin or aluminium foil and you can cook en papillote directly over charcoal - or en papillote on a grill - en papillote in a pan - To BBQ fish can be difficult to wrap it in a foil parcel or en papillote to let it steam with butter and herbs, amazing Check out my first novel. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KAT-Matthew-...

Pita bread is an even better invention than sliced bread. It is no wonder that this round pocket bread has been a staple of the Middle East for 4,000 years. In fact, pitas have been both a bread and a utensil throughout the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean serving the function of loaves of bread in wheat centric areas of Europe, Africa and Asia. So if it's pita or pitta I don't know, I just love pita or pitta bread check out my first novel. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KAT-Matthew-...

Fabada is a filling dish eaten at midday made with white beans, pork or bacon, black sausage (morcilla), chorizo, and often saffron. It originated in northern Spain Fabada is the name of the beans in Fabada Asturiana - there are many different recipes for Fabada Asturiana and this one is my interpretation of Fabada, hope you enjoy Check out my first novel, yes I wrote a book. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KAT-Matthew-...

full recipe and more on my website, here's the link.https://www.unclemattscookerylessons.com This recipe is very new to me and I cannot find any information about the origins so it really must be a recent discovery (or its a thousand years old, who knows?) Either way these cured egg yolks are incredible, long life in the fridge, super umami flavour perfect with pasta, salads or risotto. If you have a dairy allergy then use these instead of parmesan cheese

full recipe and more on my website here's the link. https://www.unclemattscookerylessons.com how to make lemon curd, sharp and sweet lemony loveliness. citrusy lemon curd, fabulous indulgent lemon curd recipe - creamy lemon curd - lemon curd filo tart - lemon curd and strawberries - lemon curd and strawberry tart

Sticky toffee pudding is one of the most popular pudding in the world today, it is in the UK at least. The very sinful butterscotch sauce that goes with it takes this pudding to the next level. It is simply amazing! Sticky toffee pudding is relatively new and dates back to the 70's and specifically to The Lake District, one of Englands most beautiful protected areas. Beatrix Potter the fine lady that created Peter Rabbit, made sure the area was protected from those industrialists from Manchester, any way this is about Sticky Toffee Pudding with butterscotch sauce so, if you decide to make my recipe make sure to wear your stretchy pants as this packs in some serious calories but it is a rare treat. I hope you have a go at making sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce check out my first novel. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KAT-Matthew-...

Simply incredible Southern Fried Chicken and gravy. I decided not to call this Southern fried chicken KFC because I would no doubt get taken to task for not being accurate enough, so I've taken the cowards way out and gone safe with Southern fried chicken, it still wont stop me referencing KFC though haha. So why do we love this fast food so dang much? I fell out of love with McDonalds years ago because the burgers are horrible, but I still love a great burger, but in the UK you need to find those independent burger bars and then they still might be crap? But Southern Fried chicken including KFC and Miss MIllies (that's the choice we have, unless you go to those very dodgy chicken shops) is just great. My research was interesting so it seems that West Africans loved to cook chicken with roughly the same spicing used in my Southern fried chicken recipe, and the horror of slaving brought West Africans to the States and these flavours were developed in plantation kitchens and included the Scottish settlers love of deep frying (yes there is a reason why those Celts deep fry pizza and chocolate) and hey presto the most loved soul food was born. Introduce brining in buttermilk for the most tender juicy chicken and I am in love with this food, the secret of a long life is have this every now and then though as it is not health food folks.

The very best of British Brown sauce just like HP but so much more fruity. HP sauce was created by a grocer from Nottingham in the 19th century, it got it's name from the houses of parliament as the MP's loved this sauce and the logo on the bottle of brown sauce to this day has Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on it. So what is brown sauce? It is a a strong flavoured alternative to ketchup, the same technique with different ingredients creates a strong fruity spicy sauce that is perfect with a bacon sandwich, or a full English breakfast. I do hope you give this classic English condiment a try it is gorgeous, enjoy my HP brown sauce recipe. check out my first novel. https://www.amazon.co.uk/KAT-Matthew-...