Cook a Roast Beef for 25 minutes? Really??

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Roast Beef Recipe for a Super Sunday Roast Dinner.

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I admit it. Sometimes I have to try things just to see if they work. Sometimes, they are failures. Like overnight oatmeal in a slow cooker (ick). But sometimes,  weird sounding recipes work.

I make a rib roast once every few years, and this was the week.   I remember someone once saying they put the roast into a hot oven, turned the oven off, and 2 hours later …perfection.  Well folks, that is almost how it works, and yes, it is pretty incredible.

Here’s how I did it:

1 beef rib roast, (mine was approximately 5 pounds)

1-2 tablespoons Montreal steak spice, OR coarse salt and crushed peppercorns

a few sprigs of rosemary

a few cloves garlic, peeled and minced

Remove roast from refrigerator.

Let it stand on counter for 30 – 60 minutes.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

Dry the roast as well as you can.

Put garlic under…

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Bourbon BBQ Sliders with Garlic Aioli

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Oh my, these little sammies were sooooo very good. I must tell you now that 1 pound of ground beef will only yield 10 (2 oz. each) burger patties, and 10 sliders is just not enough for the four of us. So if you decide to make these awesome sliders, make 2 lbs! The recipe for the bbq sauce and the aioli is plenty for twice the patties. All you have to do is saute a little extra onion, garlic, and peppers.

This recipe is in 3 parts, so I am going to start with the aioli since it will need some time to chill. I recommend any recipe that has lots of mayo in it to refrigerate as long as possible so all the flavors can infuse and there won’t be an overwhelming mayo taste.

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Garlic Aioli

1/2 cup mayo

1 T fresh lemon juice

1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced

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Banoffe Pie

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I made this today to have after a big Sunday roast.
Really easy to do, really indulgent but Gluten Free.

Ingredients

397g Tin of Nestlé Carnation Caramel
50g Butter
200ml Double Cream
Table Spoon of Icing Sugar
Two Bananas Sliced.
150g Free From Digestives or any other brand of Gluten Free Digestives. ( You can swap for
Bar of Dark Chocolate

Method
Preheat oven to 180
Blitz the digestives in a food processor,If you haven’t got a a food processor you can put the biscuits in a plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin.
Melt the butter then add the biscuit and mix.
Line a 20 inch Pyrex Pie dish with a circle of baking paper.
Then press down the crumb base with a spoon making sure you bring the crumbs up the sides to contain the filling later.
Place the base in the oven for ten minutes then leave to cool.
Then place a small layer of the Carnation Caramel onto the crumb base. Place a layer of banana on top if the Caramel.
Repeat to creat another layer then smooth over more Caramel over the top in line with the top of the edges if the crumb base.
Chill for 20 minutes.
While the pie is in the refrigerator whip the cream and icing sugar till it peaks.
Take the pie out if the fridge and put the whipped cream on top of the pie.
Grate the bar of chocolate on top of the cream till it is covered in chocolate shavings.
Chill for a further 60 minutes then its good to eat!
Enjoy

Here’s a similar recipe

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/8183/banoffee-pie

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Chocolate and Espresso Coffee Fondants

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Great dessert! I will be having a go at trying to make a gluten free version.

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 115g good quality dark chocolate
  • 115g salted butter
  • 1 shot of strong espresso or 1 Tbl of instant coffee granules
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 60g caster sugar
  • 30g plain flour

METHOD:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease and butter 4 x 125ml ramekins.
  2. In a heavy based pan over low heat, melt the chocolate, butter and coffee until melted. Stir to a glossy batter. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
  3. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, egg yolks and sugar with an electric mixer for at least 5 minutes or until pale, thick and leaves ribbons trails.
  4. Add chocolate and flour and gently fold until just combined. Be careful not to knock too much air out of the batter.
  5. Divide batter amongst ramekins and place on a baking tray. Fondants can be covered with clingwrap and stored in the fridge or freezer at this stage.
  6. Bake for 12…

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Cider Braised Pulled Pork

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I have been searching all over for a really good Pulled Pork Recipe with great visuals! Love the meat rakes.

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BBQ season is kicking in, and the smell and taste of good home cooked BBQ food gets seriously addictive. I love to give it a local twist, and pork shoulder braised in cider is truly a wonderful match, the only thing I could do was to smoke it with some chunks of apple wood pruned from the apple trees in my garden. The pork was a wonderful shoulder from Pitmans Farm.

My recipe is over on the Food Magazine blogs, some great blogs on their site, including this one for Cider Braised Pulled Pork.

Have a great BBQ season.

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Almond “Sugar” Cookies (Gluten Free/ Dairy Free/ Refined Sugar Free)

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I am starting my Seven Day free from Diet tomorrow so i will be needing these to kill the sugar cravings!

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Sandi's Allergy Free Recipes

Spring and summer can get pretty busy, but you still need want some nice cookies around 🙂
So if you don’t have time or don’t want to go through the fuss of rolled out sugar cookies, these will work out great for you. All the taste of rolled sugar cookies, but much less work.
Almond Sugar Cookies
Almond “Sugar” Cookies (Gluten Free/ Dairy Free/ Refined Sugar Free)
1/2 c. coconut oil (or dairy free margarine)
2/3 c. palm sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. almond extract
1 3/4 c.  gluten free flour mix
1 tsp. xanthan gum
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 c. almond flour
1/2 c. dark chocolate
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream the shortening and sugar together. Mix in egg and extract. In another bowl whisk together flour mix, xanthan gum, and baking powder.
Add dry ingredients to creamed ones and mix well. Roll into small balls and roll into…

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Grill on New York Street Chateaubriand

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Wednesday night i went out for a friends birthday at Grill on New York Street in Manchester.http://blackhouse.uk.com/restaurant/manchester-new-york-street/

 

It has been somewhere i have been meaning to go for a while. My friend Dan had a 50% off food card which is a membership card i have one for Gusto which is another Living Ventures Restuarant, they are valid everyday but friday and saturday. http://blackhouse.uk.com/membership/

Grill on New York Street is very similar to Grill on the Alley in terms of Menu and layout. My friend was quite eager to order the Chateaubriand because a) he had never had it before and b) the 50% off.

The meat was beautiful but two much for even the two of us to finish.

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The membership card is definitely worth getting and you can get one for all Living Ventures restaurants such as The living Room and Grill on the Alley. Plus the cocktails are always really good Porn Star Martini’s Vary from Restaurant to Restaurant as they always do. The Cherrylicious is definitely worth a try you could very easy loose track of how many of these you drink.

I have never made Chateaubriand myself but i intend to one day.

Here is a link to a recipe to make it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chateaubriand_with_80496

Enjoy

 

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Smokey Cheddar Filled Burgers

Smokey Cheddar Filled Burger Recipe

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I love making my own burgers, in fact I never buy my own. It’s become quite an obsession now of mine to create the perfect burger!
Recently travelling to the USA it’s quite apparent that the UK have a long long way to go to be any where near the standard of burgers in the US. I don’t know if its due to the fact that most takeaways are bought when we are drunk,taste and quality go out the window. America seem to take real pride in Food no matter what time of night they serve it up.
So here’s the version I came up with tonight. I hope to post quite a few different Burger Recipes.

This should make two very large burgers of four reasonable size.
Remember that in the UK our burger buns don’t accommodate the large burger!

Ingredients

For the Burger Mix

500g Minced Aberdeen Angus Steak
1 Red Onion
Half a Red Pepper
2 Gloves of Garlic
2 tablespoons of BBQ Sauce
Salt and Peper Seasoning

Mix all of the above ingredients in a pod processor starting with the onion, garlic and pepper. Then add the meat bit by bit and the BBQ sauce. Then season.

Once the mix is ready divide into how many burger’s you want, then half them again. Sprinkle some flour on a surface pat one out and lay some Cheddar Cheese in the middle then pat the other half over the top. Transfer to a floured plate and continue till all burgers are done.

Refrigerate for at least an hour till the burgers are firm.
Preheat the oven to about 180c.
Cook the burgers each side for five minutes.
Then remove from the oven and cook on a hit griddle or frying pan for a minute each side to brown the outside.

Serve on a bun with salad and sauce.

Enjoy!

Here’s a similar recipe.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/a-cracking-burger