Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make this beef stir fry 🍽️ What to serve it with 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic stir fry recipes Black Pepper Beef 💬 Reviews Pepper doesn’t just have to be used as a simple seasoning. Freshly ground black pepper has a beautiful warming flavour to add heat to a dish without the need for chillies. Two teaspoons of black pepper does sound a lot in a dish for four people, but it mellows in the sauce, so you get a gently heat, rather than the harsher heat of using chillies....

Make a cobbler instead! An easy blackberry cobbler makes a delicious dessert. That’s what I love about cobblers. What Is a Cobbler? Cobblers are really easy fruit desserts typically made with a biscuit-like topping. If you have a couple baskets of berries or some stone fruit sitting around, you can quickly prep an easy cobbler before dinner, let it cook while you’re eating dinner, and it will be ready in time for dessert....

Made with brandy, crème de cacao, and heavy cream, a Brandy Alexander is alcoholic and indulgent, creamy without being cloying, decadent but not overwhelming—like a boozy dessert-in-a-glass. It’s perfect for a holiday party or a treat on a quiet night at home, and it’s so easy to make that it may become one of your go-to drinks. The History of the Brandy Alexander The Brandy Alexander first appeared in print in The Savoy Cocktail Book, published in 1930....

If you have, bravo! If you haven’t, don’t despair, neither have we. Typically that happens about two days before the event. But if I have anything to do with it this year (and that’s a big if, as my dad is usually the one who decides what we eat for the big family meals) these Brussels sprouts with chestnuts and bacon will be on the menu. Chestnuts and Brussels sprouts are a natural combination—earthy and strong, warm and filling....

You can eat them plain with a little honey mustard for dipping, or you can throw them on top of a cajun chicken pasta. Toss it on top of a salad for a cajun chicken salad for something on the lighter side. These tasty little bites are good so many different ways! To cool oil fast, add in cold oil Genius, huh? When you add something into the oil to fry, it lowers the temperature of the oil....

In this guide, we will explore all of the ins and outs of this unique spice. What is Caraway? Contrary to popular belief, caraway “seeds” are actually dried fruits. For the remainder of this article, we will refer to caraway dried fruits as “seeds” since that is the more common name for them. Caraway seeds can be used whole or ground up to flavor a dish. Some cultures even use the leaves of the caraway plant for a garnish or base of a soup....

Char Siu Pork – Chinese BBQ Pork No trip to Chinatown is complete without taking home a container of Chinese BBQ pork. And I am yet to manage the drive all the way home without sneaking in a little taste test (or two…or three). The darn traffic lights! If they were GREEN all the way home, then I wouldn’t have a chance to do that! OK, that’s a blatant lie. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, and we both know I would be hooning over the Harbour Bridge, holding the steering wheel with one hand and rummaging around in the plastic carry bag with the other, blindly trying to feel my way to the barbecue pork container....

I received one of those “no brainer” questions a few weeks ago. It went like this: “Nagi, would you be interested in attending a small lunch to sample and learn about Riccadonna sparkling wines? Massimo Mele will be cooking up an Italian feast!” It took me about 2 seconds to hit Reply and send “YES!” straight away. Oh, then I went back to check the date and make sure I was actually free – but really, I would have made it fit into my diary....

The Secret Ingredient: Cheese! These sausage balls are basically meatballs, but less finicky; the recipe doesn’t call for breadcrumbs, eggs, or a bunch of other add-ins. What it does call for is cheese (two kinds, in fact): cream cheese and cheddar cheese. Stir these together with Italian sausage and you are in business! Don’t Skip the Browning Step I was worried that the meatballs would fall apart in the slow cooker or while browning but they firmed up nicely and held their shape....

Often this time of year gardens are overflowing with zucchini and summer squash. This quick and easy recipe is a great way to use up some of the bounty. Note that summer squash varies in tenderness, sometimes you need to cook them a little longer, sometimes a little less. As you are browning, sprinkle either dried basil or chopped fresh basil on the vegetables.

I admit I have not, though the idea of it intrigued me recently. The dish sort of reminds me of my mother’s arroz con pollo, but with mushrooms and without tomatoes. With this recipe, I set out to make a scratch cooking version of chicken and rice casserole, sans the cans, with the goal of extracting as much flavor as I could out of the ingredients. How to Make Chicken and Rice Casserole First, note that we use chicken thighs, instead of the more popular (and more expensive) breasts....

How do you make soup feel hearty? I’m a soup lover – like all the soups are my jam, but Justin really only loves a good, hearty soup. It’s got to be pretty loaded and substantial for him to feel like it’s a complete meal. So, for this chicken fajita soup, I added lots of bell peppers, fire roasted tomatoes, green chiles, onion and a decent amount of chicken. Then, to take it to the next level, I threw in some cauliflower rice to make it feel even more filling and complete....

These little crispy, spicy bites of chicken are so good and amazingly crispy.Forget about serving them as a starter. In fact, forget about the rest of dinner. I’ll just have a plateful of these dipped in sweet chilli sauce. I love how the gram flour gives them a mild, nutty taste. Plus it also happens to be gluten-free, so it’s a great option if you have gluten-free guests or family members....

This is a simple, light chicken soup that is richly flavored with shiitake mushrooms, and brightened with fresh ginger and soy sauce. The stock is very light and comes just from the cooking of the ingredients for less than half an hour. The combination of the ginger, chicken, mushrooms, soy sauce, and a touch of salt and sugar is just lovely, and I highly recommend trying this soup. A Simple Soup With a Complex History The recipe is an adaptation of one I discovered in a most curious cookbook, The Cultural Revolution Cookbook by Sasha Gong and Scott Seligman....

This is why, on our annual trek back to the United Kingdom to visit his family over the holidays, we’ve started the tradition of going to an Indian restaurant on New Year’s Eve. We skip the champagne, the sparkles, and the countdown in favor of eating our fill of spicy curry. In an effort to ensure that we’re not deprived of Indian food the rest of the year, I am learning how to cook more Indian dishes at home....

It’s a favorite filling for burritos and tacos, and wonderful just on its own with a bit of rice and tortillas. Many recipes call for puréeing raw tomatillos and adding them to the pork to cook. In this recipe we roast the tomatillos first, browning their skins, to bring out more flavor. I recently begged this recipe from my Acapulco friend, Arturo who was surprised I wanted it. “But Elise, it’s so easy, anyone can make chile verde....

YES this is easy! Of course it is easy – every recipe on my blog is easy. I promise you this is worth trying. The smell when the pancake hits the pan, the shallots sizzling…..I’m lost for words to describe how good it is. It is a great make ahead dish – you can keep the ready-to-cook pancakes in the fridge or the freezer – and you can cook them in their frozen state, it just takes a 3 minutes instead of 2 minutes on the stove....

Even better, Matzo Toffee is vegan, so you can serve it after any Seder meal. A Family Favorite I first learned about this kind of toffee from my Aunt Belinda, who taught me how to bake all kinds of delicious treats when I’d stay at her house as a kid. We made it with a recipe that used saltine crackers in the same way matzo is used here (not on Passover, of course!...

Hi everyone, it’s Kevin from Kevin Is Cooking. Special thanks to Rachel for letting me contribute here on The Stay at Home Chef. For today’s post I’m sharing this Chocolate Glazed Pumpkin Pie. I decided not to swirl the chocolate in the pumpkin filling, but layered chocolate ganache on top with a chocolate cookie crust for one tasty spin on the classic pumpkin pie. Shake up that holiday dessert table with this one!...