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Editor’s picks: Prime 10 recipes from April 2024
Arroz con gambas y calamar
José Pizarro is a good friend of Good Meals and long-time contributor for a cause – his Spanish recipes are a masterclass in flavour and approach. This epic paella is a bonafide showstopper, topped with juicy complete king prawns and rings of tender calamari. Serve it with loads of bread for mopping up the gorgeous juices.
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Arroz con gambas y calamar
Peanut butter-stuffed French toast
French toast is a chief instance of taking easy elements and turning them into one thing spectacular. This pan-fried brunch dish is made utilizing easy storecupboard elements, together with condensed milk. It’s impressed by deep-fried French toast from Hong Kong and for those who’re not a peanut butter fan, you need to use chocolate unfold as an alternative. It’s one gutsy technique to begin the day.
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Peanut butter-stuffed French toast
Air-fryer fish fingers
The unstoppable rise of the air-fryer has led to simply as huge a spike in curiosity in air-fryer recipes. Every month, our professional meals crew consider new methods to make use of this energy-efficient equipment. Air-fryers are a genius kitchen addition in relation to cooking frozen comfort meals like fish fingers, however our new air-fryer fish fingers recipe takes issues to a brand new degree. White fish is roofed with panko breadcrumbs earlier than being air-fried and served in a sarnie. Tremendous-soft white bread is an absolute important for this one.
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Air-fryer fish fingers
Lamb stew with fluffy rosemary & cheddar dumplings
I really like the nostalgic and hefty hit of an excellent old school dumpling. These tacky, herby balls of consolation high an adaptable meat stew that may be made with lamb, mutton, hogget or goat. We’ve seen various centrepieces turn into actually standard since the price of dwelling disaster, and this recipe has been designed to work with cheaper cuts of meat in addition to conventional spring lamb.
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Lamb stew with fluffy rosemary & cheddar dumplings
Curried spring veggie pilaf
I really like the swap from winter cooking to lighter, brighter spring dishes, and this vibrant jasmine rice pilaf ticks loads of packing containers. It makes use of low cost elements like spinach and frozen peas, so it’s preferrred for a fridge clear-out day. The rice is spiced with turmeric, cumin, cardamom and curry powder giving it depth of flavour, plus it’s vegan and purse-friendly. What higher technique to have fun the brand new season.
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Curried spring veggie pilaf
Sluggish-roasted mutton shoulder with garlic bean mash & gremolata
Mutton isn’t essentially the most trendy meat – it has a a lot gamier flavour than lamb and the next fats content material. Nevertheless, it’s usually a extra sustainable choice and may deal with bolder flavours, which is why it’s so standard served in curry. Our lovely mutton centrepiece is gradual roasted and served with a butter bean mash. I really like that pulses are having their second within the solar as they’re such an underrated ingredient. The dish is freshened up with a herby gremolata.
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Sluggish-roasted mutton shoulder with garlic bean mash & gremolata
Subsequent-level chocolate babka
It’s not usually I’ve time in my busy household schedule to spend just a few hours kneading dough, however after I do get a window I plan to make this epic chocolate babka. This twisted loaf is layered with a chocolate and almond filling, and the dough is delicately spiced with cinnamon. It’s glazed with a sugar syrup for the trademark shiny high. In case you nail this one, count on critical cooking kudos.
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Subsequent degree chocolate babka
Lemon thumbprint cookies
On the better facet of the baking scale are these cute lemon cookies. The easy biscuit dough is lower into small balls that are squished with thumbprints, huge or small. Youngsters will love getting hands-on and spooning within the lemon curd. You can also make them into fried eggs by dusting the sides with icing sugar. I’ll be making these with my kids over the Easter break.
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Lemon thumbprint cookies
Lemongrass & lime pork meatballs with pickled veg
Pork mince is one in all my favorite midweek elements because it’s low cost, versatile and a flavour sponge. This rice bowl is a complete new method of serving it that I’ll be attempting this spring. The mince is flavoured with fish sauce, sriracha, lemongrass, lime, coriander and spring onions. The flavours are layered up even additional with a facet of pickled veg, all served on sticky rice.
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Lemongrass & lime pork meatballs with pickled veg
Goat mole chilli with pickled radishes
In case you’ve by no means cooked with goat, this recipe is an effective place to begin. The tactic is just like traditional chilli however the mole sauce elevates the dish. Ancho chilies, chipotle paste, peanut butter and darkish chocolate are flavour highlights, and the dish is slow-cooked on the hob or within the gradual cooker. There are additionally stress cooker directions if you wish to fast-track the method. It’s served with picked radishes to chop by way of the richness and produce the dish to life.
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Goat mole chilli with pickled radishes
