Spirits

Sweet and Sour Minced Pork

Sweet-and-Sour-Minced-PorkIngredients:
* 3 dried red chillies
* 1 tablespoon groundnut or vegetable oil
* 250 g (8 oz) lean minced pork
* 1 tablespoon soy sauce
* 1 tablespoon soft dark brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons dry sherry or sherry vinegar
* 1/2 x 550 g (1 lb 2 oz) jar bean sprout salad in wine vinegar
* 14 x 200 g (7 oz) packet creamed coconut
* 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
* 16 large chicory leaves (about 1 large head chicory)
* 2 teaspoons sesame oil
* salt
* parsley, to garnish

Shellfish sauce

Shellfish-sauceIngredients:
* 60 ml (2 fl oz / 1/4 cup) olive oil
* 500 g (1 lb) fresh mussels in shells, cleaned
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 2 shallots, finely chopped
* 185 ml (6 fl oz / 2/3 cup) dry white wine
* salt and pepper
* 250 g (8 oz) can clams
* 6 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley

Hare sauce

Hare-sauceIngredients:
* saddle of hare, weighing about 500 g (1 lb)
* 6 teaspoons vegetable oil
* 6 rashers bacon, rinds removed, chopped
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 1 carrot, finely chopped
* 2 teaspoons plain flour
* 155 ml (5 fl oz / 2/3 cup) meat stock
* salt and pepper
* freshly grated nutmeg

Marinade:
* 250 ml (8 fl oz/1 cup) red wine
* 1 onion, sliced
* 1 stick celery, sliced
* 1 bay leaf
* 2 black peppercorns

Seafood pasta salad

Seafood-pasta-saladIngredients:
* 375 g (12 oz) monkfish
* 60 ml (2 fl oz / 1/4 cup) dry white wine
* 250 g (8 oz/4 cups) green pasta spirals
* 90 g (3 oz) smoked salmon trout
* 125 g (4 oz / 3/4 cup) peeled prawns
* 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill weed
* lemon slices and sprigs of dill, to garnish

Salad dressing:
* 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* salt and pepper
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 3 teaspoons lemon juice
* 75 ml (2 1/2 fl oz / 1/3 cup) olive oil

Sidecar cocktail

Sidecar-cocktailIngredients:

* Cognac – 60 ml
* Orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier or another triple sec) – 30 ml
* Lemon juice – 10 ml

Cocktail Blue Laguna

Cocktail-Blue-LagunaIngredients:

* Liqueur of Blue Curacao is 20 ml
* A white rum is 30 ml
* Liqueur of Malibu is 50 ml
* Sprite or Lemonade 100 ml
* 1 Cherry


Garibaldi Cocktail

Garibaldi-Cocktail-Ingredients:
* 3/10 Bitter Campari
* 7/10 Succo d’Arancia

Sausages Basted with Beer

Sausages-Basted-with-BeerIngredients:
* 1.5 kg (3 lb) good quality pork sausages
* 8 soft baps
* wholegrain mustard, to serve

Beer marinade:
* 300 ml (1/2 pint) brown ale
* 2 garlic cloves, crushed
* 1/2 tablespoon ground allspice
* 2.5 cm (1 inch) piece orange rind

Orange liqueur pizza

Orange-liqueur-pizzaIngredients:
* 1 quantity Deep Pan Pizza Dough, shaped and ready for topping

Topping:
* 30 g (1 oz/6 teaspoons) butter, melted, for brushing
* 3 oranges
* 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
* 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
* 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
* bay leaves, to decorate

Christmas calzoni

Christmas-calzoniIngredients:
* 1 quantity Deep Pan Pizza Dough, made up to end of step 1
* icing sugar for dusting

Filling:
* 125g (4 oz / 1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
* 125 g (4 oz / 3/4 cup) icing sugar, sifted
* 125 g (4 oz / 2/3 cup) soft brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon milk
* 1 tablespoon brandy
* 6 tablespoons mincemeat

Oriental Spare Ribs

Oriental-Spare-Ribs_cIngredients:
* 750 g (1 1/2 lb) pork spare ribs
* 2 tablespoons oil
* 2 garlic cloves, crushed
* 5 mm (1/4 inch) piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated
* 1 green pepper, cored, deseeded and chopped
* pinch of Chinese five spice powder
* 1 tablespoon soy sauce
* 2 tablespoons dry sherry
* 2 tablespoons tomato puree
* 2 tablespoons vinegar
* 2 tablespoons clear honey
* spring onion tassels, to serve

Onion _ smothered Bacon Chops

Onion-smothered-Bacon-Chops_cIngredients:
* 6 unsmoked bacon chops
* 300 ml (1/2 pint) beer
* 1 bay leaf
* 3 onions, sliced
* 2 tablespoons black treacle
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 2 tablespoons oil
* pepper

Barbecued Pork Fillet

Barbecued-Pork-Fillet_cIngredients:
* 625 g (1 1/4 lb) pork tenderloin fillet, cubed
* 1 green pepper, cored, deseeded and cut into squares
* 200 g (7 oz) canned pineapple chunks, drained
* 4 tomatoes

Oriental marinade:
* 4 tablespoons soy sauce
* 4 tablespoons sherry
* 2 tablespoons clear honey
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
* 4 tablespoons cold tea
* 1 garlic clove, crushed

Greek Souvlaki

Greek-SouvlakiIngredients:
* 1 kg (2 lb) boneless belly pork
* 2 onions
* 1 garlic clove, crushed
* 2 bay leaves
* 150 ml (1/4 pint) dry white wine
* 6 tablespoons oil
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
* salt and pepper
* extra bay leaves

To garnish:
* lemon slices
* shredded cabbage
* grated carrot

Pork Chops Provencal

Pork-Chops-Provencal_cIngredients:
* 4 pork loin chops

Sauce:
* 250 g (8 oz) canned tomatoes
* 1 small onion, finely chopped
* 2 tablespoons white wine
* 1 tablespoon tomato puree
* 1 teaspoon paprika
* 1 teaspoon dried herbs de Provence
* 1 teaspoon oil