• Print Recipe Poussins with porcini and couscous stuffing Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 4 poussins (baby chickens), rinsed and dried 1 lime STUFFING 25g dried porcini mushrooms 125ml (½ cup) couscous 45ml (3 tbsp) olive oil 125ml (½ cup) almonds, chopped 60ml (¼ cup) sultanas
    Print Recipe Pickled cucumber and runner beans Ingredients 1 cucumber, peeled 100g runner beans, very thinly sliced PICKLE 45ml (3 tbsp) white wine vinegar 45ml (3 tbsp) castor sugar 1 small red onion, very finely diced a pinch of salt and white pepper 15ml (1 tbsp) chives, thinly sliced Instructions 1 Peel ribbons of cucumber
    Print Recipe Spanish Calamari Ingredients CHILLI BUTTER 50g butter, softened 2 red chillies, seeded and finely chopped 8 sprigs fresh coriander, chopped 20g red onion, finely chopped 10g garlic paste PINEAPPLE AND PRUNE SALSA ½ fresh pineapple, cubed 5 sprigs fresh coriander, finely chopped 5 prunes, seeded and chopped 5ml (1 tsp) black sesame seeds

    Murdoch Books, R688Ben Shewry is chef at Melbourne’s multi award-winning restaurant, Attica. An avid forager and champion of artisan producers, Ben’s connection with nature stems from his childhood growing up on a remote farm in New Zealand. Ben says, “Almost all my dishes are inspired by an important memory, story or past experience.” With delicate elements making up an exquisite story on a plate, Ben’s dishes are for serious cooks with time to create mindful masterpieces.

    Beef tamales are a staple throughout Mexico and Central America. A corn maize meal known as masa harina is made into a paste, often incorporating slow-braised beef or…