Al Brown is a chef, TV presenter, writer, fisherman and restaurateur.
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Al Brown's beetroot and pesto on spiced creamed lentils
Basil and beetroot is a great combo and the creamed lentils, made with yoghurt and a ...
Al's charred cauliflower and eggplant salad
While this salad tastes simply delicious and is a bit of a cinch to put together, ...
Chocolate cherry pie
Chocolate and cherry is a classic flavour combination and I’m certain it will ...
Beef carpaccio with parmesan and truffle
I adore chilled rare beef, and this rustic-style carpaccio is quite the showstopper
Carolina-style pork ribs with jalapeno cornbread
This recipe from my book Stoked is perfect for a long weekend – when ...
Chicken curry
This is one of Bite editor Jo Elwin's favourite picks from Al Brown's book Get Fresh
Crispy-skin snapper with tomatillo salsa and spiced marrow
Fish and marrows: two things I have plenty of access to when staying at my ...
Fresh kahawai with chargrilled zucchini, beetroot and black olive vinaigrette
Fresh kahawai, iki’d and bled immediately upon capture, is perfect for this dish
Komal's wings
My two daughters have a couple of great Indian girlfriends and their mother is a ...
Asian fish dumplings with nuoc cham
Bite editor Jo Elwin shares one of her favourite Al Brown recipes from his book Go ...
Poached white fish with roasted capsicum and paprika mayonnaise bruschetta
I have always been a fan of cold poached fish
Brownie with espresso custard
I know everyone has a favourite brownie recipe, so I’m throwing mine into the ring
Potato and kumara latkes with corned beef, poached egg and mustard hollandaise
This is my new favourite weekend lunch dish
Asparagus and witloof salad with blue cheese and walnut crumble
With salads like these, I understand why people become vegetarian
Pureed pea with white anchovy bruschetta
Slightly unusual combo this one, but the sweetness of the peas keeps the saltiness of ...
Whitebait fritter and snapper sandwich
This is serious decadence — two whitebait fritters with a piece of fresh sauteed ...
Sauteed silverbeet, creamed blue cheese and pine nut bruschetta
I had these last night, and scoffed a half dozen or so
Chorizo, white bean and basil bruschetta
Simplicity and a “beautiful eat” is how I would describe this week’s ...
Chilled coconut rice pudding with mango, passionfruit and vanilla
The idea for this came from a dinner I did recently with my great friend and amazing ...
Crayfish, condensed milk mayo and mustard greens bruschetta
This mayonnaise is a little 'down and dirty' but I grew up with it from a very early ...
Sauteed pickled pork with caramelised fennel bulb and apple
Pickled pork is another one of those great-value cuts that eat and punch well above ...
Lindis Pass brie and fruit chutney bruschetta
Sometimes it’s just a couple of components on what is literally a piece of toast ...
Lamb chops with roasted carrot and cumin mash and mint chilli yoghurt
I simply love food like this
Chimichurri
Traditionally served on grilled meat, chimichurri is similar to pesto in that it's ...
Fried green tomatoes, whipped goat's cheese and red wine vinegar syrup bruschetta
Green tomatoes often have more appeal than many of the tasteless red examples on offer
Sauteed chicken liver with caramelised onion and truffle oil bruschetta
This is a seriously good combo
Chargrilled diamond clams with horseradish, lime and chilli butter
You can order diamond clams from cloudybayclams
Raw kingfish with oyster cream, apple and lemon oil
This dish has been on the Depot menu since day one, and doesn’t look like ...