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ingredients

• 350g dried black beans or haricot beans
• baking soda
• blackstrap molasses
• spices of your choosing

instructions

1. take your beans and put them in a bowl of water to soak for a day. you want to give enough water to cover them, then an extra inch and a half to stand in
2. take the soaked beans and rinse them once they are plump the next day
3. place the beans in a pot with enough water to cover plus an inch, then add a bean-sized pinch of baking soda.
4. boil the beans for an hour, then remove and rinse them with cold water

instructions, continued (SLOW COOKER)

1. prepare a slow cooker with enough water to cover the beans and let it heat up. DO NOT heat the slow cooker without water in it!!!
2. transfer the beans into the pot. plop a tablespoon of molasses into the pot
3. add your spice mixture. I make mine spicy with lots of cayenne and chili and I also put cumin and garlic and onion powder and such in there. go crazy.
4. if you require tomato flavor, this is the time you would put a little tomato paste in there
5. cook until soft and spiced to taste, could take between 6 and 8 hours
6. remove from the oven and transfer to a dish and bake the beans until there is little wetness remaining at around 160 degrees

instructions, continued (HOB)

1. prepare the pot again and transfer the beans back in, this time bring the water up to a boil then down to a simmer
2. simmer the beans until they are cooked. takes about half the time of the slow cooker.
3. do everything else as described in the previous section with spicing and baking.

notes

more of a bean methodology than a recipe, I hope you enjoy! with or without tomato sauce I love cooking these and they last me like three days.

ingredients

• 500g flour
• 250ml milk
• 70g castor sugar
• 50g cold butter
• 20g baking powder
• three eggs, two for the dough, one for an eggwash

instructions

1. pre-heat oven to 220 degrees
2. prepare your eggwash now by beating up one of your eggs. set it aside for now
3. rub cold butter into the flour until it is in pea-sized pieces
4. add sugar and baking powder, whisk it all together
5. add eggs and mix gently until dry and crumbly
6. add the milk little by little. aim for soft and sticky texture. don't dump all the milk in!
7. turn out the dough onto a floured surface, fold together until incorporated
8. form dough into a ball and flatten
9. cut the dough into shapes but do not twist your cutting tool, press straight down
10. place the scones on a baking tray and allow them to rest for 10 minutes, then brush with your eggwash
11. bake for 15 to 20 minutes until nicely browned

ingredients

• 500ml water
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp chicken powder
• *optional, but recommended - tsp sesame oil, then tallow or lard
• 1/4 tsp black and white pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic, ginger, onion powders
• big pinch of msg

ingredients

• diced celery, cucumber, green bell pepper
• teaspoon of grated onion
• salt, pepper, paprika
• two tablespoons of mayo
• lemon juice

ingredients

• 400g plain flour
• 400ml buttermilk (or, make your own equivalent with whole milk + 1tbsp of lemon juice)
• 4 eggs
• 4tsp sugar
• 2tsp bicarbonate of soda
• small pinch of salt

notes

Rest the mixture for fifteen minutes. Cook in a buttered pan.

ingredients

• one medium white onion
• 250ml of tomato passata
• half a tablespoon of tomato paste
• glug (like a tablespoon-ish) of olive oil
• salt, black pepper, oregano, cumin, cayenne pepper, sugar
• however many eggs you want. i usually have three

instructions

1. dice the onion nice and small
2. bring the olive oil and chili oil up to temperature in a good size pan
3. fry the diced onion in the oil with the tomato paste
4. add a little water to deglaze, then add the passata
5. add salt, pepper, spices except for sugar
6. stew for a little bit, use your discretion, then taste and add a pinch of sugar if its too bitter or unbalanced
7. stew until you can make little divots in the sauce, then crack the eggs into those divots
8. cover and cook until eggs are to your liking

notes

Serve hot, on its own or on toast.

ingredients

• 180g plain flour
• 200g sugar
• 250g unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp vanilla liquid
• 3 tbsp whole milk
• 1/2 tsp baking powder

instructions

1. pre-heat the oven to 180c or 160c fan
2. line a loaf tin with parchment
3. beat all the ingredients together in a big bowl until smooth and incorporated
4. put the mix in the tin, spread evenly
5. bake for 45 minutes, remove from oven to cool

notes

the last time I baked this it was wet in the middle. I'm either gonna have to add more flour, cook it longer or use less butter.

ingredients

• garlic
• ginger
• 1 egg
• soy sauce
• dark chinese vinegar
• shaoxing wine
• tablespoon of cornstarch
• salt
• msg
• black pepper, white pepper

notes

No measurements were listed when I noted this down. Use your own discretion. These can be baked, fried or steamed; they are tasty any way you cook them in my experience.

Expectation is, if I remember correctly, you just put everything in, mix it, 'da' it (pick up the ball of spiced up wet meat and slap it down in the bowl) a few times then let it marinate for an hour or so. Then take it back out and cook it.