Category: Gareth’s Recipes

  • Orzo Carbonara

    3 egg yolks50g grated parmesan2 x tubs (the M&S ones) Bacon lardons (or pancetta lardons) 1/2 – 3/4 pack Orzo2 cloves garlicSalt and Pepper to taste Cook bacon lardons in a pan with a touch of oil until they’re cooked. Slightly crispy is the absolute peak here. Whilst that’s cooking, grate the parmesan and mix…

  • Chicken Shawarma

    Christ this is good. It takes a good bit of preparation as it needs to marinade – but it’s so worth it. 1 lemon, juiced150g pot natural yoghurt4 garlic clovesthumb-sized piece ginger, grated1-2 chillis (adjust to your heat preferences) 1/2tsp turmeric1tsp ground cumin1tsp garam masala2 boxes chicken thighs, boned and skinned

  • Chicken and Chorizo One-Pot

    This is really easy, really heartwarming, tasty, yummy, and has chorizo in it. Any questions? 6 chicken thighs, sliced to chunks (Or whatever’s in the pack, more isn’t going to hurt this!) 1 pack M&S cooking chorizo (5 little sosigs)2 stock pots, made up to 1 litre of stockTender stem broccoli, use feeling to measureGreen…

  • Sweet Chilli Pork Noodles

    SUPER quick and easy. Super simple, and yes, tasty as all hell. 400g(ish) box of pork mince1 thumb-sized ginger, grated2 garlic cloves, grated3 tbsp soy sauceJuice of ½ lime1/2 bottle good sweet chilli sauce 1-2 nests of noodles, cooked One thing to be cautious of – make sure you’re happy with the heat level of…

  • Korean Fried Chicken

    The myth, the legend. Sweet, sticky, crunchy and firey chicken. This is sort of 2 recipes in one, as there’s the recipe for the fried chicken nugs, and then the sauce. But who’s gonna argue? FOR THE CHICKEN: Chicken. This is deliberately vague – generally this will easily do 8 thighs with spare. Does work…