Category Archives: meat

Thai-inspired pork jowl

Posted on 8 May 2021 by leacock

preparation time: 30 minutesmarinating time (optional): 3 hours to overnightcooking time: 40 minutes (5 minutes active) This fragrant, oven-roasted pork goes well with rice, atop a bowl of noodles, or stuffed into sesame “siew baeng” flatbread pockets. Once the marinade … Continue reading →

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Thick steak

Posted on 30 May 2015 by leacock

preparation time: 2 hours (for steak to come to room temperature)cooking time: 12-20 minutes (depending on thickness and how you like your steak)resting time: 6-10 minutes (depending on cooking time) The Ducasse slow-cook method produces what the man himself describes … Continue reading →

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Beef daube

Posted on 25 September 2013 by leacock

preparation time: 30 minutescooking time: at least 2 1/2 hoursemergency contact: stéphane The provençale contribution to the canon of beef stews. Unless you own a daubière, this recipe won’t technically produce a daube, but a Dutch oven or any other … Continue reading →

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Bitter melon with beef in black bean sauce

Posted on 20 March 2013 by leacock

preparation time: 20 minutes cooking time: 20 minutes emergency contact: amy or arnold Bitter melon is available at most Asian markets from spring through autumn. Choose melons that are firm, unblemished and 15 to 30 cm in length. Pale green … Continue reading →

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Da Rosa

Posted on 13 November 2009 by leacock

Da Rosa is an épicerie (delicatessen) with an upstairs tasting room, a pleasant streetside terrace and an impossibly tall tower of a wine rack. More importantly, Da Rosa stocks many of the Leacock favourites: several types of jamón ibérico, Amadei … Continue reading →

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Braised short rib goulash

Posted on 15 February 2009 by leacock

preparation time: 30 minutes (15 minutes braising + 15 minutes stew) cooking time: 4.5 hours (4 hours braising + 30 minutes stew) emergency contact: camille Although the short ribs take donkey’s years to cook, there is really very little to … Continue reading →

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Fun jing spareribs

Posted on 14 February 2009 by leacock

preparation time: 10 minutes cooking time: up to 1.5 hours emergency contact: amy This is a super-easy and tasty dish. The fun jing powder can be found in any Asian market and comes in spicy or non-spicy varieties. spareribs – … Continue reading →

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Carbonade flamande

Posted on 22 December 2008 by leacock

preparation time: 45 minutes simmering time: 2.5-3 hours emergency contact: stéphane Carbonade flamande is a Belgian dish of beef stewed in beer and flavoured with pain d’épice, a type of spiced honey cake similar to, but not quite as sweet … Continue reading →

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Did you order my pibil?

Posted on 13 December 2008 by leacock

preparation time: 30 minutes marinating time: 1 day cooking time: 4 hours emergency contact: camille Puerco pibil (or cochinita pibil if it involves a whole suckling pig) is a slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán. It formed part of a … Continue reading →

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Dry-roasted ribs

Posted on 1 December 2008 by leacock

preparation time: 5 minutes cooking time: 90 minutes emergency contact: wil pork backribs salt and black pepper smoked paprika or coriander seed or curry powder (optional) Preheat the oven to 190C/375F. Very generously salt and pepper the racks and rub … Continue reading →

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