My Brother Cooks

All the Meals

  • Roast Lamb Leftovers = Easy Yiros

    Roast Lamb Leftovers = Easy Yiros

    This doesn’t really require much of an explanation. Lamb leftovers – toasted Pita bread, hit with store bought Tzatziki for zero effort and you’re off to the races. Fair to say that normal texted image quality has been resumed.

  • Greek Roast Lamb Leg with some English touches

    Greek Roast Lamb Leg with some English touches

    Yes these are all text messaged recipes, but occasionally, just occasionally, I manage to be in town to enjoy the finished product. Thats what’s happened this weekend. My brother has taken the base recipe from Scrummy Lane, selected a nice leg of lamb and kicked on. Cooking starts the day before with prepping and marinading,…

  • Sop Buntut – Indonesian Oxtail Soup

    Sop Buntut – Indonesian Oxtail Soup

    This is a slow-cooked Indonesian soup that will taste very different in Indonesia depending on which area of the country you have it. It’s also delicious and one of my brother’s favorites, both to eat and cook. He tends to prefer to quickly grill the oxtail before adding it to the broth, which in Indonesia…

  • Indonesian Rendang

    Indonesian Rendang

    I’ve lived in Asia for many years, and love a good Rendang. You can get them in Australia too, but my brother often enjoys making his own and has spent a lot time tweaking his. His base recipe is here. Now I’ve never eaten his. Just seen the photos. My favourites in Jakarta are: Pro…

  • Hot Sauces

    Hot Sauces

    My brother grows his own chilies and has a pretty wide repertoire of sauces from the sweet to the outright lethal. His main go-to’s seem to be from the site http://www.chilipeppermadness.com. There are lots and the mango habanero is on speed dial. The other close favorite is this Trinidadian one. I’ve made both of these…