Every Friday in the Wylde offices we sit down and eat together.
Nothing fancy, but a moment to remind ourselves what our growing business is all about – eating great food with great people, and sharing the stories of both.
This week I made a shakshuka (or, better put, a selon le marché approximation thereof) and the team told me that I had to share the recipe.
The truth is that I never use recipes, so I can only really tell you what I did.
That's not it in the picture, by the way. We'd scoffed the lot before any of us thought to take a snap, annoyingly.
Anyway, here's how it went:
- Softened Calixta’s onions in Susana’s olive oil.
- Added Stein’s garlic, softened that, followed by his red peppers.
- When they were soft, I added his aubergines and loads more olive oil.
- Then I chucked in a heavy dose of Keir’s harissa sauce for a bit of kick, followed by some water – a pinch of Tim’s seaweed salt and a good slug of Stein’s apple cider vinegar.
- Then I just left it to work its magic and bubble away for ages on a low heat.
- Shortly before we ate, I cracked Stein’s eggs into the top and the heat from the pan gently cooked 'em.
And, er, that was it.
Probably if I'd had some tomatoes, then I would have chucked those in too. And if I'd had some parsley, I would have ripped it up and sprinkled it on top - just like in the fancy pants picture above.
But I didn't.
So I didn't.
I’ve not really any idea if that’s helpful or not, but that’s what I did anyway.
Have a great Sunday.
Nick
PS – remember that for every pal you refer to Wylde, you get £25 to spend on the market. And they do too.
PPS - Tim Spector’s in the Sunday Times this morning recommending that everyone should be eating 3 portions of fermented food a day. Quite right. And our market’s just the place to buy kimchi, krauts, kefir, yoghurt, cheese, wineand more. Or you could just start with Keir’s fermented sauces, mustards and houmous. Just what the doctor ordered….
Probably if I'd had some tomatoes, then I would have chucked those in too. And if I'd had some parsley, I would have ripped it up and sprinkled it on top - just like in the fancy pants picture above.
But I didn't.
So I didn't.
I’ve not really any idea if that’s helpful or not, but that’s what I did anyway.
Have a great Sunday.
Nick
PS – remember that for every pal you refer to Wylde, you get £25 to spend on the market. And they do too.
PPS - Tim Spector’s in the Sunday Times this morning recommending that everyone should be eating 3 portions of fermented food a day. Quite right. And our market’s just the place to buy kimchi, krauts, kefir, yoghurt, cheese, wineand more. Or you could just start with Keir’s fermented sauces, mustards and houmous. Just what the doctor ordered….
