• Andre on May 07, 2020

  For full recipes: Lifestyle.com.au/greatozcookbook https://www.lifestylefood.com.au/tv/the-great-australian-cookbook/ https://www.sbs.com.au/food/program/great-australian-cookbook

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Bush tomato damper [Max Emery]

  • foodgloriousfood on April 08, 2021

    I adjusted this to cook in a Staub cocotte in the oven. I happened to have Australian bush tomato flakes from my last trip. Although the flavor didn’t come through enough for those to be necessary. Had to adjust the recipe as written as dough was far too dry. Added more milk till I got a soft dough. Cooked in the oven at 425F but had to increase the cooking time about 15-20 mins till it sounded hollow when tapped. Served with a decadent amount of butter sprinkled with bush tomato flakes and salt flakes. Would make again. You could use a wide variety of mix-ins instead of the 2Tbs bush tomato.

• Spanish omelette (Tortilla de patatas) [Frank Camorra]

  • e_ballad on November 25, 2020

    Wowsers. Needs 1L of olive oil! Good, but in truth, I couldn’t say that I detected much of a difference from other recipes that parboil then pan-fry the potatoes.

• Stir-fried Hokkien noodles with chicken, chilli & bean sprouts [Kylie Kwong]

  • twoyolks on February 02, 2018

    I found this to be just too sweet for my taste. The quantities also made it so that things tended to steam in a wok instead of stir fry properly.

• Chicken & rice (Djaj a riz) [Abla Amad AM]

  • e_ballad on November 01, 2020

    Devoured by the kids, this is a carnivorous extravaganza. While there’s a few different processes going on simultaneously, this was on the table within an hour.

• Prawn & chicken dumplings with chilli & vinegar sauce [Andrew McConnell]

  • samantha_0wwz2z on June 20, 2026

    A great recipe and meal not difficult

• Charcoal chicken & chilled broccoli salad with miso vinaigrette [Emma McCaskill & Scott Huggins]

  • twoyolks on June 04, 2020

    The chicken is a brined and grill-roasted chicken and is fine and pretty much what you'd expect. The broccoli salad is really really good.

• Barramundi poached in coconut cream & lemongrass (Sri Lankan fish mouli) [Jimmy Shu]

  • debkellie on January 31, 2022

    Simply brilliant! quick, easy, flavourful.. colourful. Would definitely make again! I reckon you could sub in prawns or chicken for the barra with no diminution in taste!

• Venison casserole, a medieval recipe [Michael Manners]

  • e_ballad on July 23, 2019

    A very tasty way to prepare venison. I did cheat & use the slow-cooker.

• Milk jellies [Tara & Jeff Leong]

  • e_ballad on October 05, 2018

    We found these to be quite bland. If they were slightly sweetened, perhaps using the honey in the jelly, these might have been more appealing.

• Beef & cheddar pot pie [Jon Healey]

  • e_ballad on September 25, 2021

    Delicious. Very rich, making this a good cold weather dish.

• Abruzzo-style pork stew with roasted capsicum, chilli & fennel [Brigitte Hafner]

  • e_ballad on September 12, 2017

    Very good, but not loved by the entire family. I'd have preferred a little more tang from the sherry vinegar against the sweetness of the roasted capsicums & the richness of the pork if I was to make this again.

• Flemish leek & cheese pastry (Tarte Flamiche) [Leanne Gray]

  • e_ballad on July 24, 2019

    We found these very bland. Maybe cutting up the leeks into slices might allow the thyme to add flavour. Perhaps cooking in a little stock instead of water might also help.