We’ve taken your favourite pub food classics and made them even easier so you don’t have to leave the house. Now, that’s dinner done right.
Classic Angus beef burger with pickle burger sauce
Matt Moran makes a jam-packed burger so big, you'll need both hands!
Salt and pepper calamari with confit garlic aioli
Matt Moran shares this easy seafood starter - no need to head to the pub.
Beef and ale pie
Matt Moran shares this recipe for his meaty beef pie – perfect for cosy Sunday dinners.
Parmesan-crumbed chicken schnitzel, fried egg and apple and cabbage slaw
Matt Moran puts his make-at-home spin on the pub classic to end all pub classics, a crisp chicken schnitzel.
Shannon Bennett's rib-eye with anchovy butter and roasted cauliflower
Adding Shannon Bennett's recipe for rib-eye with anchovy butter and roasted cauliflower to your repertoire can turn cooking weeknight dinners into a piece of cake.
Loaded quattro formaggi (four cheese) burgers
What could be better than loaded four cheese burgers? Well, Merrick Watts, delicious. contributor and director of Grapes of Mirth, has the answer - burgers paired with rosé. "This is an awesome combo dependent on good plonk, like a really dry rosé with little colour," he says.
Slow-cooked eggplant parmigiana
If you're wondering whether an eggplant parmie can actually get more delicious, this slow-cooked version from Shannon Bennett will prove it.
Matt Moran's shepherd's pie
This shepherd's pie by celebrity chef Matt Moran is the star comfort food dish of the season. Rest assured your whole family will enjoy this one.
Chicken schnitzel with jalapeno, herb and mustard mayo
This pickled jalapeno, herb and mustard mayo is the perfect pairing to this crumbed chicken schnitzel.
Matt Preston's Mexican black bean and corn nachos
This nacho tray bake might be the greatest Mexican dish of all time! Just go heavy on the corn, sour cream and greenery to make you feel better about its 3am postprandial decadence. Vegans: use melty vegan cheese and mash two avocados with the lime juice to make a creamy ‘mole’, says Matt Preston.
Matt Preston's homestyle chicken schnitzel
Matt Preston's easy recipe for homestyle version of chicken schnitzel is made even better thank to his delicious recipe for fresh coleslaw.
Barbecued butterflied lamb with olive oil chips
This barbecued lamb is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser, teamed with olive oil chips this recipe is sure to be a lunch time winner.
Parmesan and sage pork cutlets with spiced tomato relish
Parmesan and herb crusted pork cutlets are extra tasty with this homemade relish.
Beef brisket with horseradish mash
Brisket is the cut just below the shoulder on the forequarter – the best cut for slow-cooking, not to mention one of the cheapest. Serve with horseradish mash or with old-school buttered noodles.
Baked bangers with caramelised sriracha onions
Is there anything sriracha can't do? Here, we've used the cult-status chilli sauce to pep up caramelised onions.
Fried smashed potatoes with garlic and lemon
It's hard to resist these fried smashed potatoes with garlic and lemon.
Herb and garlic porchetta with roast winter vegetables
This cracking pork roast recipe by celebrity chef Matt Moran is a cut above the rest.
Bushman's steak with outback sauce
Sometimes you can't go passed a good, butchers cut of steak. Succumb to the cravings with this simple bushman's steak recipe.This is an edited extract from Surfing the Menu – Next Generation by Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn (Published by Simon & Schuster, $49.99), and is available in bookshops nationally.
Fish burgers
Too cold for the beach? Make this easy breezy burger recipe and bring a taste of the summer to your winter weekend.This is an edited extract from Surfing the Menu – Next Generation by Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn (Published by Simon & Schuster, $49.99), and is available in bookshops nationally.
Surf Club steak tartare with barbecue sauce, avocado puree and tortilla chips
Indulge with this spicy tortilla chip dip, packed with creamy avocado and hearty steak tartare.
Panko and pea-crumbed snapper
Entertain in style this summer with this gourmet platter of Panko and pea-crumbed snapper.
Lamb burgers with buffalo mozzarella and cucumber salad
Keep summer cooking easy with these lively lamb burgers that are a twist on the traditional.
Asian-style fish and sesame-salt chips
Keep summer cooking easy with this Asian take on traditional fish and chips.
Jamie Oliver's fish and cheat's chips with tarragon mushy peas
Channel the quintessential sea-side British dinner with fish and chips with a side of sweet and tender mushy peas.
Roasted sweet potatoes with chilli and seeds
For the busy cook, microwaving is the best way to get ahead. Chef Matt Wilkinson's roasted sweet potatoes are the perfect combination of sweet, savory and spicy.
Tartiflette (French-style cheese and potato bake)
Sweet baby cheeses, this is good stuff. Indulge in your two favourite food groups (dairy and carbs) and spare a thought for those who have sworn off them.
Mexican roast beef with hot sauce and spicy sweet potato wedges
Spicy Mexican roast beef with hot sauce and sweet potato wedges is a dinner party winner.
Vegetarian haloumi hash burgers with kale aioli
This is not your standard vegie burger. Forget processed patties and go for home-made haloumi hash, with an earthy aioli and punchy Sriracha to round things out.
Snapper with beer-battered zucchini fries
Traditional fish and chips have been reinvented in this spicy fried snapper with crisp zucchini fries version.
Beef, beer and bacon spaghetti
This is one trifecta we'll always back, with all the favourite essentials in one dish. Dinner is served. Odds are you're onto a winner.
