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Spicy Stir Fried Beef with Eggplants

Minced (ground) meat is often looked upon as a second class citizen by carnivores, a throwback to a time when butchers made their mince from scraps and trimmings of … Continue reading →

May 21, 2015 · 27 Comments

Slow Oven Braised Beef Cheeks

There’s lots to love about winter. Slippers, sloppy joe jumpers, open fires, soup, scarves and oven braised meat are some of my highlights. Melbourne has mild winters by world standards, … Continue reading →

June 17, 2014 · 34 Comments

Braised Beef with Guinness Mushrooms Molasses

Our long hot summer has faded into a glorious autumn. As soon as the sun begins it’s daily descent though, the temperature drops sharply. Dinners have morphed from grills and … Continue reading →

May 13, 2014 · 21 Comments

Tess Kiros’ Dolmades

I have rolled thousands of dolmades in my cooking career, but never before have I filled them with meat. Pickled vine leaves rolled into a cigar shape with a herb … Continue reading →

January 9, 2014 · 26 Comments

Beef Stroganoff

i was inspired by my Mum’s beef stroganoff recipe from the 1960s. It was probably the only dish she ever made with added sour cream, and I recall enjoying it … Continue reading →

November 16, 2013 · 21 Comments

Crispy Orange Peel Beef

I didn’t plan to make this dish, but I unwittingly bought twice the weight of meat needed for the red braised brisket which I posted a couple of days ago. … Continue reading →

March 27, 2013 · 9 Comments

Thai Beef Salad

This is a fabulous dish for a crowd. It can be made hours ahead of schedule, in fact it improves if made hours ahead of schedule. I make Thai Beef … Continue reading →

December 16, 2012 · 2 Comments

Boeuf Bourguignon