The herring was a humble presence during my childhood, indeed it was often the butt of jokes because of its low status. Smoked it accompanied bean dishes and pickled it found its place on the table of the elderly. When I was in the fishmongers recently I found myself admiring some fresh line-caught herring […]
Octopus in olive oil and white wine with bulghur wheat
Celebration of the end of the olive harvest part 2 Ingredients 1 kg of octopus 2 banana shallots 200ml of olive oil 200ml of white wine 100ml of water 2 bay leaves 5 whole black peppercorns Tablespoon of tomato paste Tablespoon of fresh oregano chopped to garnish Ingredients for bulghur wheat 200g of bulghur wheat […]
