Naked Sausage Pasta

This takes literally 15 minutes to make from start to finish and is one of my favorite quick-fix meals. Continue Reading →

Grilled Short Ribs

I think that beef short ribs is one of the understated cuts of the bovine. Its cheap and it comes with multipurpose bone. Bone-in always makes the meat taste better when cooked, and the little bones also makes a good handle for you to eat with your hands (which in my books, makes any food taste better already). Continue Reading →

Ugly Burger

There are not many dishes I can think of that I crave more regularly than the good ol’ burger. And unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, you can’t help but think twice before putting one of these in your mouths, thanks to all the fast food corporations mass producing these patties with grade C beef laced with animal scraps. And don’t even get me started on what other nasty stuff goes in (that’s another post altogether). Continue Reading →

The Perfect Steak

How to make the perfect steak…

1. Take your meat out of fridge, covered and bring to room temperature. Then dab both sides dry with kitchen towels.

2. Brush with oil on both sides, then sprinkle evenly with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

3. Heat pan until hot. And I mean hot. The fire should be on high for the entire campaign.

4. Place steak on pan. You should hear a screeching sizzle and smell the aroma of the beef in seconds.

5. Don’t touch it for 3 mins. Don’t even press it or poke it or turn to look under. Just leave it for 3 mins.

6. After 3 mins, turn over swiftly for another 3 mins on the other side.

7. After another 3 mins, remove it from the pan and let it rest. DO NOT CUT OR ATTEMPT TO EAT IT YET. Leave it to rest for 5 mins before serving. Continue Reading →