delectabilia
Delectably Different Recipes
Hotteok is Korean street food. The dough is wrapped around a sweet filling, normally a mix of sugar, nuts, spices, and then shallow fried. In this hotteok recipe, the filling is a delicious blueberry reduction and a slice of brie.
The classic Beef Wellington reimagined with a more tasty, nutritious, and environmentally friendly black bean core. This Vegetarian Wellington is paired with a mushroom miso gravy, layering in loads of umami.
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.
The tastiest meat cuts come from the muscles that do the most work. The meat from slow-braised lamb shanks, therefore, make this shepherd’s pie something exceptional.
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.
A trio of garlic – roasted, black, and raw – are wrapped in chicken and sealed with that tastiest of cured hams – speck. The braised red cabbage adds a nice sparkle to complement the garlic stuffed chicken breast.
Cooking the bacon-wrapped salmon using the sous vide method allows the flavours to meld while keeping the salmon delicate and moist. The charred corn puree and the braised endive bring some wonderful diversity to the plate.
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.
Sometimes a simple dish can be a truly amazing dish. This fusilli in tomato sauce is one such dish.
Like rice, pasta, and potatoes, gnocchi is a stage on which you can feature more complex flavours. This pan-fried ricotta gnocchi is the perfect foundation for sweet and savoury slow-roasted tomatoes, garlic, thyme, and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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!
