Chinese Stir-fried Noodles

June 1, 2021Recipe, SEA Vegetarian, ChineseElizabeth AndersonComment

Use the sauce in this recipe to create your favourite noodle dish! Have it wholly vegetarian, or stir in a little chicken or a few prawns. You can also use different types of noodles - each variation produces a completely different dish!

Spicy Chickpea and Tomato salad

June 1, 2021Vegetarian, Barbecue, News, RecipeElizabeth AndersonComment

This tasty salad uses our Chaat Masala blend. You can substitute ground cumin or garam masala if easier. It makes a spicy vegan lunch for 2 or a side dish for 4, and can easily be prepared in larger quantities.

Pork and Hominy Soup - Pozole

May 18, 2021Mexican, Recipe, porkElizabeth AndersonComment

This is real Mexican food. A ‘Pozole’ is a satisfying, one-pot recipe cooked with pork, tomato and Hominy - naturally processed corn kernels, that tastes somewhere between sweetcorn and popcorn!

South East Asian Noodles with Prawns and Char Sui

May 6, 2021Recipe, South East Asian Seafood, South East Asian Pork, pork, seafoodElizabeth AndersonComment

This is one of those recipes which can provide endless variations - swap the meat, vegetables or even serve with rice rather than noodles!

Pork with Tomatillo Sauce

May 3, 2021Recipe, Mexican, porkElizabeth AndersonComment

This recipe is one where you cannot believe something so simple can be so tasty! Your only challenge may be in tracking down tins of tomatillos, although they are easily available online…

Quesadilla de Chorizo y Papa - potato & chorizo quesadilla

April 29, 2021Mexican, RecipeElizabeth AndersonComment

What a wonderful way to use up mashed potato! In fact this simple recipe is so good that it’s worth cooking the potatoes just for this!

Budin Azteca

April 27, 2021Mexican, RecipeElizabeth AndersonComment

This recipe is rather like an unconstructed enchilada - chicken or beef in layers with cheese and tortillas - delicious! Serve with guacamole and salad.

Char Sui with Fried Egg

April 26, 2021Recipe, pork, ChineseElizabeth AndersonComment

This delicious meal for used up leftover char sui but you can make a vegetarian version. Egg goes particularly well with the sauce and rice!

Chaat Chickpeas

April 21, 2021Barbecue, Recipe, Vegetarian, south asian vegetarianElizabeth AndersonComment

Our Chaat Masala is such a useful blend to have in the kitchen - delicious with potatoes and chicken, but also with chickpeas! Serve with curries or a barbecue.

Phat no Mai - Pork with Bamboo Shoots

April 11, 2021Recipe, South East Asian Pork, porkElizabeth AndersonComment

This fresh and easy stir fry uses bamboo shoots. If you can track down large chunks in a tin (online or from an Asian supermarket), then these have the best texture, but if you only have the thinly sliced variety these will work almost as well and taste just as good!

Phat Thua Ngok - Pork & Prawns with Bean Sprouts

April 10, 2021Recipe, South East Asian Pork, Thai, porkElizabeth AndersonComment

This Thai recipe seems (and is!) very simple, with all the subtle flavours coming through. Slice the pork as thinly as possible to ensure a fast ccoking time - it should take less time than the rice!

Korean Beef

March 23, 2021Recipe, South East Asian Beef, beefElizabeth AndersonComment

This is a wonderfully simple recipe, with ingredients you will already have in your larder if you ever cook SE Asian food.

Chicken Katsu curry

March 17, 2021Recipe, South East Asian Chicken, chickenElizabeth AndersonComment

A Katsu curry is a British army-influenced Japanese dish of a very mild curry sauce served with meat or fish fried in breadcrumbs. Using our British Curry powder is the perfect way to cook it yourself!

8 Ways to Cook with British Curry Powder

March 12, 2021Recipe, South AsianLT Admin

Traditional British Curry Powder will bring a new taste dimension without having to buy any new product. Use it in these classic recipes…

Simple Fried Rice

March 12, 2021Recipe, SEA Vegetarian, rice, ChineseElizabeth AndersonComment

At Bit Spicy we eat a lot of fried rice - left over from all the curry we eat! The only ingredients needed are rice (obviously!), eggs, peas and spring onions, with soy sauce and chilli sauce to add flavour. So here is our basic recipe and quantities…

Slow-cooked Mexican Beef

March 10, 2021Recipe, Mexican, beefElizabeth AndersonComment

This oh-so-simple recipe works a treat in several ways. You can fill a quesadilla (just add cheese!) or a tortilla and top with a tomato/tomatillo sauce for an enchilada. Or use as a bean-less chilli con carne…

Turkey Meatballs with Mint, Yoghurt & Coconut

February 22, 2021Recipe, chicken, south asian meat, xmasElizabeth AndersonComment

This meatball or kofta recipe uses our Goan Green blend, which contains dried mint. This flavour really comes through when cooked, but we have added fresh mint to the sauce as well. You can use your own garam masala if you prefer…

Peri Peri rice

February 21, 2021Recipe, Barbecue, Vegetarian, peri periElizabeth AndersonComment

This simple dish is so versatile and a wonderful accompaniment for a barbeque or any grilled meat or fish and salad.

Mexican Shredded Beef

February 16, 2021Recipe, Mexican, beefElizabeth AndersonComment

This is a simple, lazy filling for tacos and quesadillas. We used our Smoky chilli blend, but you could use any chilli powder or sauce…

Cajun Sticky Beans

February 11, 2021Recipe, Mexican, Barbecue, porkElizabeth AndersonComment

This recipe is sweet, tangy and utterly delicious! It contains lots of dark sugar and some chillies (we used our Smoky Chilli blend). It is also very rich…