A selection of Maggie Beer recipes from Delicious.com.au
Australian cooking icon Maggie Beer has an amazing back catalogue of recipes. Delicious.com.au has found 10 of her best dishes where Aussie ingredients shine.
Fact: Maggie Beer is a national treasure. Synonymous with the Barossa and the very best in simple yet elegant eating, she’s done more for Australian cooking than just about anyone. After all, she’s the woman who introduced us to verjuice. Amen to that.
Maggie Beer’s chargrilled Barossa milk-fed lamb
Maggie Beer’s chargrilled milk-fed lamb from the Barossa Valley is to die for. Serve with roasted vegetables for a spin on the classic sunday roast.
Maggie Beer’s ras el hanout ocean trout poached in rose-petal tea
Ras el hanout is a spice blend from Middle Eastern and gourmet shops, which gives this fish dish a beautiful exotic flavour.
Maggie Beer’s capsicum and eggplant roulade with fried capers
Roasted veggies all wrapped up make for great canapes.
Maggie Beer’s baked custard with coffee jelly
Layers of delightful sweetness to dip your spoon into! If you have time, it’s best to set the custard in cups a day ahead, then add the jelly on the day you plan you eat them.
Warm salad of roasted pheasant, walnuts, citrus and bitter leaves
Salads don’t have to be boring - add protein, fruits and nuts and suddenly, salad sounds pretty darn delicious.
Maggie Beer’s beef satay is everything you want in a weeknight dinner: simple but totally more-ish.
Maggie Beer’s leek and eggplant tarte tatin is simple yet impressive. You might want to make two...
Baking gnocchi gives it a ‘roast potato’ kind of taste - which, obviously, we’re firmly in favour of.
Pan-roasted wild barramundi with caramelised lemon
Wild barramundi has a great flavour and texture, but you must take care when cooking it, as it is a really dense-fleshed fish that needs to be cooked through. The caramelised lemon is a real sweet-sour concoction; adding the fresh ginger and lemon thyme at the last minute balances its flavour beautifully.
Not-so-secret fact: Maggie Beer loves verjuice. This verjuice jelly combines the best of summer produce with a time-tested preserving technique.
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Originally published as A selection of Maggie Beer recipes from Delicious.com.au
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