The number of oranges needed in this recipe will vary depending on the size of your oranges (you need approx. 250 g juice).

The number of oranges needed in this recipe will vary depending on the size of your oranges (you need approx. 250 g juice).

You can replace the deboned lamb shoulder with a deboned lamb leg.

Flank steak is best eaten rare or medium rare for maximum tenderness.

The Pastrami should be baked a total of 6 hours. Depending on size of roasting pan used, it may be necessary to add an additional 16 oz (2 cups) water to the pan after the fourth hour of baking. After this time, check the liquid in the pan and if low add the additional water.

For a stronger flavour, marinate the chicken overnight in the refrigerator in step 2.

If using parboiled rice or express rice, you can skip the rinsing in the simmering basket and start directly with step 7.

If you forget to soak your beans overnight, place them in water (enough to let them expand at least double) and bring them to a boil for 2 minutes. Then let them sit covered for at least 1 hour. Rinse and use.

To butterfly (spatchcock) a whole chicken, place breast side down on a work surface and carefully cut along both sides of the backbone with kitchen shears. Remove and discard the backbone. Turn the bird breast side up; flatten by pressing down heavily with your palm to break the breastbone. Don't worry if the breastbone does not break, as long as the chicken lies flat, it will cook more quickly and evenly. Alternatively, you can ask your butcher to butterfly the chicken for you.

Burghul is a versatile Middle Eastern staple; it's a wheat that has been steamed or parboiled, dried and ground (meaning it requires very little preparation). It is available at some major supermarkets, gourmet food stores or online.

This recipe is a favorite of Diamond Club Member, Jia Zheng .

This dish is as festive as any roast, moist and flavourful, and very easy to prepare. You can enjoy your guests’ company while it steams in the Varoma, and the clean-up after they leave is quick and simple.

If you are using Thermomix® TM6, you can prepare toasted peanuts using Toasted Peanuts recipe in Cookidoo®.

Tomahawk steak is rib-eye steak with rib bone attached and cleaned (French-trimmed), creating a dramatic appearance.

Spiral sliced hams are precooked. Allow approximately 10-12 minutes per pound or until the internal temperature, registered on an inserted meat thermometer, reaches 140°F. Alternatively, if using another type of ham, follow the cooking instructions listed on the packaging.

Mark Olive headlined our Consultant incentive event, ThermoFest, in 2022 when it was held in Uluru. Mark showcased this recipe on-stage for our Consultants alongside two others. Check out the other Mark Olive recipes in this collection. Mark has been a chef for over 25 years and is known for his charismatic style and focus on indigenous Australian ingredients. He has starred in his own television series, ‘The Outback Café” as well as multiple lifestyle and travel shows.

For a less spicy version, reduce bird's eye chillies to 6 pieces and add 6 fresh red chillies in step 1.

For best results and to avoid crushing ingredients or getting the spirals tangled in the blade, the vegetables and fruit pieces should be at least 4 cm long and maximum 10-11 cm long. Keep this in mind when shopping and preparing your ingredients so as to choose and cut them accordingly.

Before starting to cook, make sure the meat used in the recipe plus Thermomix® Sensor fits inside the air-fryer frying basket.

Before starting to cook, make sure the meat used in the recipe plus Thermomix® Sensor fits inside the air-fryer frying basket.

If using two turkey breasts place one in the Varoma tray and one in the Varoma dish, half way through the cooking swap them around. You may need to increase the cooking time.