Recipes

Balinese Barbecued Chicken

House recipe compiled verbatim from carl-clarke’s Guardian Balinese barbecue (the second recipe in carl-clarke-recipes-for-spicy-chicken). Oven or cooler side of a barbecue.

Serves 4–6·prep 20 min, marinade overnight, cook 1 hrDinner

Beef Rump Cap with Chimichurri

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Picanha / rump cap, fat scored, low oven or barbecue, with a food-processor chimichurri (not the same as standalone chimichurri).

Serves 4–6·prep 20 min, cook 1½ hr, rest 20 minDinner

Big Fat Summer Trifle

Make-ahead summer trifle: sponge, elderflower jelly, berries, cold set custard, cream.

Serves 10–12·prep 20 min, cook 30 min, chill 4 hr+ (custard overnight)Dessert

Cauliflower Soup with Mustard Croutons

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Ottolenghi: lemon-herb cauliflower soup, some florets reserved unblitzed, mustard-butter croutons.

Serves 6·45 minLunch

Chana Masala

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. America’s Test Kitchen: onion-coriander stem paste, canned chickpeas in their liquid, Kashmiri chilli.

Serves 4–6·50 minDinner

Chicken Kebab

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Lemon-oregano chicken thighs on skewers with capsicum and onion; grill or barbecue.

Serves 6·prep 20 min, marinade 3–48 hr, cook 15–20 minDinner

Chimichurri

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Hand-chopped parsley and coriander, oil, red wine vinegar. Serve with beef-rump-cap-with-chimichurri (that page’s chimichurri is a different, blitzed version).

Serves 250ml·5 minCondiment

Greek Salad

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Guardian “perfect” Greek salad: onions soaked in vinegar-oil, salted tomatoes, chilled cucumber, feta last.

Serves 4·30 min (onion can soak longer)Lunch

Indian Chopped Salad

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Mostly the Taste/Coles chopped salad; spice temper from Jamie Oliver.

Serves 6·prep 24 min, cook 1 minLunch

Kasundi

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Spiced tomato relish; ready when the oil comes to the top.

Serves 500ml·prep 10 min, cook 1 hr 40 minCondiment

Oklahoma Smash Burger

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Thin smashed patties cooked under a haystack of onions, American cheese, steamed buns.

Serves 4·15–30 minDinner

Orange Cake

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Helen Goh: boiled whole orange puréed into the batter, orange-zest icing.

Serves 6–8·2 hr+ (orange can be boiled 3 days ahead)Dessert

Scones

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. BBC Good Food fruit scones; hot tray, 4cm-deep round, jam and clotted cream.

Serves 8·30 minDessert

Shakshuka

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Mostly RecipeTin Eats: capsicum-tomato sauce, eggs baked or steamed until the whites set and the yolks stay runny.

Serves 2·prep 10 min, cook 25 minBreakfast

Tandoori Lamb with Green Chutney

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Adam Liaw (SBS): homemade tandoori masala, yoghurt-marinated lamb cutlets, blender green chutney.

Serves 4·prep 15 min, marinade 4 hr, cook 10 minDinner

Tiramisu

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. James Hoffmann calculator at 32 savoiardi; sous-vide yolks; two coffee-soaked layers.

Serves 8·prep 1 hr, chill 8–24 hrDessert

Tomato and Apple Chutney

House recipe compiled from the Darman Notion recipes collection. Slow-simmered onion-tomato chutney for sterilised jars.

Serves 1kg·prep 30 min, cook 1 hr 10 minCondiment