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Osso Buco is special to me because it takes a while to cook (four hours), but is extremely worth it. It reminds me that all good things take time.
Ingredients
Beef shanks
Carrots
Celery
White onions
Red wine
Rosemary
Thyme
Black pepper
Tomato paste
Garlic
Salt to taste
Cinnamon (secret ingredient)
Method
Dip the shanks in flour, then pan sear them till crispy.
Set aside and in the same pot sauté the vegetables (carrots, celery and white onions).
Add the wine and all the herbs. Add back in the shanks and cook on low heat for four hours.
Chicken Biriyani
Ingredients:
Full chicken
Eight to 10 blended tomatoes
Tomato paste
Four large onions
One teaspoon ginger and garlic paste
One teaspoon ghee (cooking oil)
Plain yoghurt
Mint, coriander, mixed biryani spice, garam masala spice, curcuma (turmeric)
Stock cubes
Basmati rice
Orange food colouring
Two bay leaves, thyme, cinnamon, 6 green cardamom pods
Cooking oil and salt
Method:
I make my chicken biriyani by layering. I marinate the chicken and then pan fry it with the marinade (spices and yoghurt).
I then deep fry the onions separately. I boil rice and add some food colouring in a third pan.
Next, I layer them in a baking dish and place in the oven.
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