delectabilia
Delectably Different Recipes
The complexity of the duck, marinated and slow-cooked, is perfectly balanced with fresh herbs, vegetables, and tofu in these rice paper wraps. The green herb sauce draws out these flavours while adding a whole other layer of deliciousness.
Building upon a pork and chicken bone broth, this seafood ramen adds some tastes of the ocean. The seafood flavours are engaging, making the shoyu broth more complex yet so satisfying.
This fermented fish consommé gets its intense flavour from a rich bone broth and a liquor made from boiling fermented fish. Inspired by Vietnamese bun mam, the clear broth packs a flavour punch that is sure to create some photo-worthy facial expressions.
In Barcelona, a grilled eggplant flatbread would be known as coca. It’s also a close relative to the pizza. Adding XO sauce may not be typical of Catalan or Italian cuisine, but it works, contributing both complexity and heat.
Made some pizza bases? Ready to step up to a higher level? This easy focaccia recipe is a fun next step in bread making. With a satisfying crispy crust and moist, tasty crumb, this delicious bread goes great with soups and salads. Or, enjoy with a piece of prosciutto or canned sardines in olive oil.
Crispy potato waffles are a delight any time. Add the complexity of black sausage and a dab of crème fraîche to this potato waffle recipe, and you have something worthy of savouring together with a glass of good wine.
Two of my favourite indulgences, blueberries and Roquefort cheese, sitting atop a flatbread that is worthy of such an esteemed topping. A combination made in… [your choice of utopia].
Salmon and avocado are one of those perfect matches. Whether salmon and avocado sushi or adding avocado to a salmon burger recipe such as this, the combination is divine!
These duck and herb springs rolls would be great with a wide range of sauces. With this very special dipping sauce, they are phenomenal.
Departing from the typical white wine-based sauce, these NZ green-lipped mussels are steamed in sake and miso. Sorry white wine – this is some serious competition!
Hearty and healthy, this garlic and chicken soup is packed with flavour and goodness. The symphony of flavours in the broth are the perfect complement for the tasty and succulent chicken drumsticks.
Great with sourdough bread or green salad, this grilled octopus on baked beans is simple to prepare yet truly delicious and visually engaging.
When you crave New Zealand paua but can’t get any, what do you do? Tasmanian abalone is a very close relative of NZ paua. This sautéed abalone noodles recipe is a great way to get the best from this ocean delicacy. Or use NZ paua for a more intense flavour.
Kimchi is visibly present as a topping, but kimchi juices work together with buttermilk to ensure we have a tender, succulent, and tasty piece of chicken in this burger. This Korean influenced chicken burger has so much character, making western-style chicken burgers seem rather lame.
Perhaps more appropriately called an Asian flatbread, this Asian pizza is topped with flavours from North-East Asia. The natto, kimchi, and yuzu kosho bring complex fermented and spicy notes to complement the classic tomato and cheese.
