Recipes

Thai chilli mud crab

Thai chilli mud crab

This recipe makes it easy to turn those muddies you picked up in the pots into beautiful chilli mud crab delights. Ingredients 2 uncooked mud crabs 2 tablespoons rice bran oil 6 cloves chopped garlic 3 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce 2 tablespoons oyster sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1/2 cup water 3 shallots sliced into 1cm pieces 1 teaspoon freshly …

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Ripper smoked tailor

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A terrific recipe for cooking tender smoked tailor. Simply the best way to cook tailor, whether caught fresh or from the freezer. Ingredients 4 tailor fillets 1/2 cup brown sugar (enough to lightly coat fish on flesh side) 2 tsp ground coriander Salt and pepper Smoking materials Methylated spirits 1 cup of manuka or port flavoured hardwood sawdust Aluminium foil …

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Bowhunting for boar and fallow deer

Bow hunting

We did encounter several deer, but we were either spotted first or the wind was wrong. The wind seems to be constantly swirly in these hills. Now back to the start of my story; about 50m away from me a good-sized boar was coming right to our location. Rhea and I were crouched on the ground trying to hide behind …

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Rosella glazed duck

Turkey is often high on the menu for Christmas roast but this delectable glazed duck alternative is sure to tempt you to break tradition this year. Ingredients 1 large duck Rosella glaze 1 cup rosella jam 1/2 cup red wine 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp honey caramelised balsamic vinegar 2 tsp cornflour Mango stuffing 1 1/2 cups mango chutney …

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Smoky pork brawn

The perfect recipe for creating a delicious smoky pork brawn. Ingredients 1 pig’s head 2.5kg corned beef shin 1kg venison silverside 1 tbsp Keen’s curry powder 1 tbsp Keen’s mustard powder 1 tbsp marjoram 1 tbsp thyme 1 tbsp freshly chopped garlic 1 tbsp ground black pepper 2 tbsp salt 4 medium onions, finely chopped Method Place pig’s head, beef …

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