Portuguese
Portuguese-style trout with vinegared rice and beans
Ingredients For the fishy bit 4 small trout, preferably brown or brook 250ml/8¾fl oz dry white wine 2 cloves garlic, sliced 2 bay leaves freshly ground black pepper 125g/4½oz flour 16 thin slices of presunto, prosciutto, serrano or Parma ham 125ml/4½fl oz olive oil 100g/3½oz unsalted butter 30ml/1¼fl oz lemon juice 90ml/3¼fl oz chopped flatleaf parsley For the rice and beany bit
Piri-piri prawns and harissa couscous
Note: If the baharat spice mix is unavailable, make your own blend of black pepper, paprika, ground cumin, ground coriander, freshly grated nutmeg and ground cinnamon and keep the unused spice blend in an airtight jar. Ingredients For the piri-piri prawns 2 red chillies, seeds removed, roughly chopped 1 dried chilli, roughly chopped ½ lemon, juice only 3 garlic [...]
Salt cod and tomato stew
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 100g/3½oz salt cod, skin removed, flesh cut into pieces 55g/2oz green beans, trimmed 55g/2oz new potatoes, cooked and chopped 5 cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters 150ml/5fl oz hot chicken stock chunky white bread, to serve
Cataplana of seafood
Ingredients For the Lisbon paste 6 red peppers ½pt/1 cup olive oil 4 cloves of garlic salt to taste For the base stock 4 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion 1 clove of garlic 1 bay leaf 4 anchovies 2 cooking tomatoes 200ml/7fl oz dry white wine mixed with 2.5ml/½ tsp of saffron strands 100ml/3½fl oz fish stock 1 star anise For the cataplana of [...]
Pan-fried calves’ livers with wild mushroom and Madeira sauce and skinny chips
Ingredients For the calves' livers 4 x 150g/5oz slices calves' livers, trimmed salt and freshly ground black pepper 50g/2oz butter For the wild mushroom and Madeira sauce 125g/4½oz wild mushrooms 150g/5oz streaky bacon lardons 175g/5oz baby shallots, peeled 110ml/4fl oz Madeira wine 175ml/6fl oz beef stock 110ml/4fl oz double cream salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chervil For the skinny chips