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Some Winter warmth for your weekend.

Spicy Braised Duck and Yam Curry This is an easy boiled curry and, although there are quite a few ingredients, it’s simple as well as delicious. You can use a chopped whole duck if you like, but I think the legs are best as they remain moist. Ingredients 4 duck legs, halved 300 g (10½ [...]

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Feed Your Friends

Its getting cold outside.  Time to heat things up indoors with a beautiful braise of pork and chillies.  Serves 4 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) pork belly, cut into 5 x 8 cm (2 x 31/4 inch) pieces 2 tablespoons unsalted butter olive oil sea salt 5 dried long red chillies 3 garlic cloves, [...]

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Feeding the Masses – Rockpool Staff Dinner

Here at Rockpool 5pm is an extremely popular time of day for that is when staff dinner is served! Feeding  about 40 starving staff members is no mean feat and our Chefs take it in turn to whip up something delicious and filling to keep the Crew satiated until the last customer waves goodbye at the [...]

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QANTAS A taste of things to come

Coming soon (flying as of 1 December 2009) to a Qantas premium cabin menus is Spanner Crab Omelette with Oyster Sauce. This omelette, in its’ wok fried version, is a Rockpool classic and appeared on the restaurant menu for many years.   The texture of the crab, egg and bean sprouts, and the perfume of the sesame oil make [...]

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Cooking with Annie Feolde

To celebrate an amazing 50 years of Vittoria Coffee (www.vittoriacoffee.com.au), Les Schirato has brought the extraordinary Annie Feolde to Australia.  Born in France, Annie herself is  celebrating 47 years with her restaurant in Florence – Enoteca Pinchiorri (www.enotecapinchiorri.com). Annie is the first female chef in Italy to be awarded 3 Michelin stars.  And she is [...]

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Aged Beef Ribs Barbecued with Anchovy Butter

At Rockpool Bar & Grill in Melbourne, we have our own meat ageing room. We choose only the finest cattle that have been grass fed and only finished on grain if drought conditions make it necessary. Grass fed beef differs from lot fed beef in that it has a more natural beef flavour and has [...]

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Classic Fried Rice

Fried rice is a great thing to make with left-over rice, so make sure you always cook more rice than you need and keep it in the fridge or freezer. This is so simple but utterly delicious. The key is not to use freshly cooked rice — it sticks together easily and soaks up too [...]

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