Dark and rich recipes

As the mercury dips it's time to cook with a bit of decadence. Think gooey chocolate fondants and red wine stews with these dark and rich recipes.

As summer fades and the mercury dips, it’s time to cook with a bit of decadence. From beef cheek Bourguignon to a gooey chocolate fondant and baked whole truffles, these dark and rich recipes are perfect to recreate right now.

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Warm chocolate-espresso fondants

Duck with red wine, prunes and lentils

Chocolate ganache tartlets with muscat-poached pears

Beef brisket and mushroom pot pies

Hennessy XO Cognac truffles

Rice bowl with braised oxtail and mole rojo

Berbere beef stew and spiced silverbeet

Baked whole truffles in salt (truffes au gros sel)

Pork belly in chilli-chocolate piloncillo sauce

Espresso crema fritti

Gnocchi with pigeon and Marsala ragù

Choux puffs with chocolate and Armagnac ice-cream

Braised duck, Valpolicella, tomato and rosemary with polenta

Gnocchi with duck ragù and porcini mushrooms

Beef cheek Bourguignon

Beef daube

Chocolate truffles

Chocolate whiskey soufflé

Chocolate mousse tart with pomegranates and pine nuts

Pavé de boeuf with roquefort sauce and gratin dauphinoise

Rack of veal with truffle gravy, truffled scalloped potatoes and Brussels sprouts

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