4 currant slab Recipes

plain flour, salt, margarine or 225 g shortening, butter, caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling if required, egg, beaten, currants, ground mixed spice, granulated sugar, custard powder, mixed with a little water to form a thick, smooth paste

plain flour, salt, butter or 225 g margarine, butter (at room temp ), caster sugar, egg (beaten ), currants, ground mixed spice, granulated sugar, custard powder, mixed with a little water to form a paste

chicken broth, dried currants or 1/2 cup raisins, curry powder, garam masala, kosher salt, plus more for seasoning, freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning, slab bacon or 1/4 lb fatty country ham, chopped, chicken thighs, skin on , trimmed of excess skin and fat, dried chile , pepper split and seeds removed (such as guajillo or pasilla), peeled and sliced carrots (1/4-inch thick rounds, about 1 1/4 lb bunch weighed with tops), diced yellow bell peppers, yellow onions, diced, garlic, unpeeled, crushed tomatoes , with juice, grated fresh ginger, cooked white rice, toasted almond, chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley