Category: Cooking

  • Beef Bourguignon a la Guillaume

    Autumn is here. The weather is getting cooler and the sun is setting sooner. We spent 10 minutes Saturday morning watching Guillaume Brahimi make beef bourguignon on Instagram, so I immediately put it on the menu plan for the week. Last night I made it, and I decided to document the whole process (because I am bored in quarantine). The full recipe’s online if you want to make it yourself…

    Ingredients

    Ingredients! Chuck steak, speck, red wine, carrots, leek, shallot, onion, celery, mushrooms, potatoes (for the mash), thyme, bay leaves, and parsley. No, I didn’t use $100+ worth of wagyu like Guillaume did. Mine’s just the normal stuff from the supermarket. And I’m also using box wine…

    Browning the beef

    First step – browning the beef in batches!

    Cooking down veg

    Next you add the chopped veg and cook it down.

    Boiling the wine

    Guillaume suggests briefly boiling the red wine “to reduce the acidity,” so that’s what I did. (The Snook, who studied chemistry, thinks this is nonsense. But in the kitchen, I do what the French chef says.)

    One for the chef

    Also having a cheeky drink myself. I do enjoy a good Banrock! (That’s a Moominmamma tea towel a friend brought me back from Finland last year.)

    Combining

    Combining it all together – beef, veg, wine, speck, herbs…

    Cooking

    And now leaving it to cook for 40 minutes…

    Carrot puree

    While that was happening, I made a “carrot puree” by boiling five whole carrots until they were soft and then smooshing them up with the hand blender.

    Adding puree and mushrooms

    The final step is to add the carrot puree and mushrooms, and then cook for another ten minutes. The puree really thickens it up!

    Finished stew

    Finished stew, with parsley added as well.

    Served with mash

    I served it with mashed potatoes on the side! Really savoury and delicious on a chilly Autumn night…

  • Photo Post

    Me and Moominmamma teaming up for something delicious tonight… (Thanks @themaninblue2 for the @moominofficial gift!!)

    Me and Moominmamma teaming up for something delicious tonight... (Thanks @themaninblue2 for the @moominofficial gift!!)

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    Homemade Chick-fil-A sandwiches from @kenjilopezalt’s recipe. Tasty and homophobia-free! ❤️ “That’s good chicken,” says the self-proclaimed chicken king of Sydney.

    Homemade Chick-fil-A sandwiches from @kenjilopezalt’s recipe. Tasty and homophobia-free! ❤️ “That’s good chicken,” says the self-proclaimed chicken king of Sydney.

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    Crispy pulled pork, coleslaw, and sweet corn. 😍

    Crispy pulled pork, coleslaw, and sweet corn. 😍

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    Perfect Pan Pizza, homemade by the Snook! (Recipe from @kenjilopezalt at @seriouseats.) ❤️🍕

    Perfect Pan Pizza, homemade by the Snook! (Recipe from @kenjilopezalt at @seriouseats.) ❤️🍕

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    Suddenly craving comfort food, so thanks to the @ausmeatemporium for delivering a giant box of meat destined for the slow cooker!

    Suddenly craving comfort food, so thanks to the @ausmeatemporium for delivering a giant box of meat destined for the slow cooker!

    Suddenly craving comfort food, so thanks to the @ausmeatemporium for delivering a giant box of meat destined for the slow cooker!

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    Because why wouldn’t you bake a Quarantine Celebration Carrot Cake the size of your head? 😂❤️🥕🍰

    Because why wouldn’t you bake a Quarantine Celebration Carrot Cake the size of your head? 😂❤️🥕🍰

    Because why wouldn’t you bake a Quarantine Celebration Carrot Cake the size of your head? 😂❤️🥕🍰

    Because why wouldn’t you bake a Quarantine Celebration Carrot Cake the size of your head? 😂❤️🥕🍰

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    Uh, yes. That is a lot of cake.

    Uh, yes. That is a lot of cake.

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    Continuing to perfect my Bibimbap! Rice, beef, bean sprouts, cucumber, zucchini, carrot, and kimchi… ❤️

    Continuing to perfect my Bibimbap! Rice, beef, bean sprouts, cucumber, zucchini, carrot, and kimchi... ❤️

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    My ability to survive Monday afternoon VCs improved significantly when the Snook snuck in with coffee and a slice of rhubarb tart. 😍☕️

    My ability to survive Monday afternoon VCs improved significantly when the Snook snuck in with coffee and a slice of rhubarb tart. 😍☕️