This is a recipe I stumbled upon when looking for something new to do with venison. It is truly easy and works on almost everything...as you'll see in the notes below.

Ingredients

3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup water
1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup mirin (or an equal amount of rice vine...

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Yield: 3-4

Ingredients

1 x 1kg large carrots, sliced lengthways
2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
Sea salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup Greek yoghurt
Juice and zest of ¼ lemon
1/3 cup mint leaves, chopped
¼ cup dill, roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish
1 teaspoon ho...

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Yield: 6-8

Mashed Potato Ingredients

1.5kg / 3.3lb Baking Potatoes
1 tbsp + 1 tsp Salt, or to taste
6 tbsp / 90g Butter, leave at room temp
160ml / 2/3 cup Cream, leave at room temp
150g / 1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar
1/4 tsp Black Pepper, or to taste

Gratin Ingredients

750g / 1.6lb Ba...

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Yield: 6

Meatball Ingredients

1.5 pounds ground turkey/chicken
1 tablespoon olive or peanut oil
1/3 cup chopped shallots
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 stalk of lemongrass white part only chopped fine ( 2-3 tablespoons)
1.5 tablespoons grated ginger
1 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish...

This classic recipe is probably my ultimate favorite dessert!

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Yield: 4

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
4 large egg yolks

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, set a small saucepan of water (or a teapot) over low heat.
  2. Pour the cream into a sma...