Give your taste buds a treat with our easy-to-prepare ragout. With all the ingredients combined in a casserole dish, let the oven take care of the rest. Enjoy meltingly tender beef on-top of cooked pappardelle and sprinkled with thyme leaves. Ingredients 600g chuck steak (Other cuts that could be used for this recipe include blade … Read more
This dish tastes delicious and it’s also extra-quick and easy to prepare. We recommend using soy sauce with reduced salt otherwise it might taste too salty. With the greens, you can be flexible and choose whatever is available and in season. Hoisin sauce is available in your supermarket and adds a great flavour to the … Read more
Ingredients Polenta: 2¼ cups water 2½ cups polenta pinch of salt pinch of black pepper 90g butter Meat sauce: 675g Quality Mark beef mince 3 tbsp olive oil 1 chopped carrot 4 sage leaves ½ tsp dried thyme 3 tsp fresh rosemary 800g crushed cherry tomatoes pinch of salt pinch of black pepper White sauce: 130g butter 6 tbsp white flour 4 cups milk pinch of nutmeg 1 cup grated parmesan cheese Method To … Read more
Ingredients 750g Quality Mark diced beef (blade steak, chuck steak or gravy beef are ideal). Diced into 2-3cm chunks. 1 diced eggplant 1 diced red capsicum 1 diced onion ¼ cup chopped black olives ¼ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes 2-3 tsp garlic cloves 1 tbsp capers 1 tbsp oregano ¼ cup tomato paste 2 tbsp white flour 1½ cups beef stock ¼ cup red wine Method To slow-cook filling: … Read more
Ingredients 600g Quality Mark gravy beef pinch of salt pinch of black pepper 3 tbsp white flour dash of canola oil 2 tbsp tomato paste 2 cups beef stock 250g chopped button mushrooms 2 tsp brown sugar 1½ cups grated carrots 1 celery stalk 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 1 bay leaf 1 tsp paprika To assemble: cheddar cheese 1-2 sheets puff pastry 1 egg beaten with a 1/4 cup … Read more
It’s a Kiwi thing, right? I have New Zealand friends living in the US who can never find a decent pie. One of the first things they when they arrive back in NZ (when they can get here of course) is to find a tasty Kiwi pie. Pies are a great meal in winter; in … Read more
A number of years ago we hosted an “Awesome Offal Sunday Lunch” for friends and clients. It was before offal became fashionable again and our luncheon created the opportunity for 25 offal lovers to feast on what they loved to eat. Each guest was challenged with creating an offal dish using their favourite offal cut. … Read more
Beef brisket is an old-fashioned cut has become very trendy in recent times. One of our chef clients in 2018 ran a meat smoking class for the Wellington on a Plate festival using beef brisket. It’s a versatile, economical cut that if cooked quickly will be tough but when cooked slowly results in flavoursome, succulent … Read more
Prep time: 1 hour | Cook: 12 mins | Serves 4 | Excellent source of iron There’s something delicious about eating meat off the bone and these BBQ short ribs are the perfect way to do so. Ingredients Beef short ribs (10 to 12) ½ cup sweet chilli sauce ¼ cup tomato sauce ¼ cup soy sauce … Read more
Prep time: 10 mins | Cook: 26 mins + resting time | Serves 12 | Great source of iron A whole piece of beef always looks spectacular. This is a simple recipe that looks and tastes fabulous, and it could easily be cooked on the BBQ as well. Pair it with your favourite salads or summer … Read more