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Cheesy Roast Potato, Mountain Pepper and Onion Bake

Cheesy Roast Potato, Mountain Pepper and Onion Bake

If you're looking for the ultimate comfort food this is for you Potatoes oven roasted on a bed of onion with butter and olive oil and topped with Gruyere and Parmesan Cheeses - and the whole delicious dish seasoned liberally with our Mountain Pepper. 6 large potatoes, cut in halves 2 large onions, sliced into rounds 50g unsalted butter slug of good olive oil 1/2 cup grated gruyere  1/4 cup grated parmesan 2 teaspoons Mountain Pepper 1 teaspoon Tasmanian Pepper Salt   Melt the butter with the oil in the bottom of a cast iron baking dish or similar Place...

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Wild Herb Spiced Chicken Meatballs

Wild Herb Spiced Chicken Meatballs

Makes approx. 12   1 large egg 500g chicken mince 1 onion, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed and very finely diced 1 rasher middle cut bacon or streaky bacon 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil  1 tablespoon Wild Herb Chicken Spiced Rub ¼ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and/ coriander I/2 cup rice flour 1 tablespoon Extra Spiced Chicken Rub with Wild Herbs   Preheat the oven to 185 degrees C . Lightly coat a large baking dish or rimmed baking sheet with non-stick oil spray.   With a fork beat the egg in the bottom of a large...

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Galya's Ukranian Borscht with Lemon Myrtle

Galya's Ukranian Borscht with Lemon Myrtle

A traditional Ukrainian borscht should be so thick a wooden spoon will stand upright in it and we've been so fortunate to have Galya’s recipe and it certainly fulfils this expectation with many familiar ingredients ! So delicious and hearty. We have added Lemon Myrtle to this soup which is what we do, with the deepest respect to the Ukrainian original,  and the flavour of lemon Myrtle with Beetroot is a marriage made in heaven.  The soup, without Lemon Myrtle is a true Ukrainian recipe. Makes 2 litres 500g beef bones 3 litres beef stock ( or any other kind...

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Chilli Coconut and Lemon Myrtle Beef

Chilli Coconut and Lemon Myrtle Beef

4 Servings   700g beef chuck steak (or similar) , cut into bite sized cubes   1 teaspoon  Wild Herb Salt   2 tablespoons oil   2 tablespoons unsalted butter   ½ large white onion, thinly sliced   4 garlic cloves, crushed and finely chopped   1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled ginger (optional)   1 and1/2 bottles Chilli Coconut & Lemon Myrtle Sauce   1 (400ml) can unsweetened coconut milk or cream handful baby spinach leaves   500g waxy potatoes, peeled, cut into 2-inch pieces   500g vegetables such as pumpkin, celery, capsicum, spring onion etc (your choice)   Steamed...

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