Crispy duck with baked apples

Duck is my favourite meat, so much so that I had it as my wedding menu main course. I was particularly excited to find a whole Barbary duck in the supermarket. The Barbary duck, also known as Muscovy duck, is leaner than other breeds of farmed ducks and renowned for its plump, firm meat. I decided to roast the whole duck properly with apples and beetroots, not forgetting to render some delicious duck fat along the way. 

Crispy duck with baked apples, roast beetroots, and hasselback potatoes

Pan fried venison leg steak and lamb's liver

Tesco, where I order regularly for delivery, has recently added new products to their shelves. Among them are fresh counter sea bass and venison leg steaks. Seeing as it was my first time cooking venison steaks, I decided to keep it simple and pan fry them with some butter for dinner. I also pan fried some lamb's liver in butter and, in a separate pan, baby potato slices in duck fat.

Pan fried venison leg steak and lamb's liver, baby potato slices fried in duck fat, sautéed sugar snaps and chestnut mushrooms

Baked chicken leg & thigh

Baked chicken leg & thigh with cayenne pepper & marjoram, served with hasselback potatoes, and fried chilli green beans (乾煸四季豆)

Pan seared salmon fillet with hasselback potato

Getting tired of sautéing or roasting potatoes, I tried my hands at hasselback potatoes to accompany my salmon with crispy skin. I didn't manage to find maincrop potatoes that are supposedly best for this dish (I suppose they are not in season just yet), so I grabbed two larger sized ones from the bag of white potatoes I bought yesterday.

Pan seared salmon with crispy skin, served on a bed of wilted baby spinach with lemon, and spicy hasselback potato

Minute steak with chips and asparagus

Husband went to the shops last weekend and came home with a few things, minute steaks being one of them. The last time I had a minute steak was nearly three years when I was in the hospital. While the meals were generally good in the two weeks I was in there, that minute steak was overcooked, resulting in a piece of chewy, tough meat, thus ruining my impression of the cut.

Minute steaks with romaine lettuce, hand-cooked potato chips, asparagus with balsamic vinegar

Duck with cranberry sauce and potato hash

Duck with cranberry, orange & coconut sauce
served with sweet potato, baby potato & Brussel sprout hash

Oven roast chicken with vegetables

Roast duck & rendered duck fat