Pot barley takes longer to cook than pearl, but an overnight soak in water will speed things along. It's a robust grain that, if overcooked, won't collapse but will become more tender.
From Yotam Ottolenghi
I tend to mean what I say: in life, generally; in recipes, certainly.
Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing.
Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating.
Infants have around 30,000 tastebuds, only about a third of which survive into adulthood, so a child's sensitivity towards extremes of sweet, sour and bitter flavours is heightened.
Recipes can be incredibly vague where chillies are concerned.
The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness.
The only way reliably to gauge the heat of any particular chilli is to cut it in half, so exposing the core and membranes, and to dab the cut surface on your tongue.
Blanching the cloves removes the harsh and bitter bite of raw garlic.
For those, like me, who can't rely on being given a home smoker this Christmas, you can build your own approximation with just a roll of tin foil and a big wok or pan for which you have a lid.
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