Ingredients: 50g Hazelnuts, roasted 25g Sultanas 200g Celeriac 1 Large Cox’s apple Salt and pepper For the dressing: 3 tbsp Groundnut oil 3 tbsp Hazelnut oil 1 tbsp White wine vinegar 2 tsp Sherry vinegar A squeeze of lemon juice Method: Make the dressing: Put all ingredients in a small jar, cover and shake well […]
Category: French
Ingredients: 6-7 Large onions 1-1.5 Litres chicken stock Good slug white wine (about 2 glasses) 2 Bay leaves 1 tbsp Sugar Butter and oil for frying Method: Peel and slice the onions. Heat butter and oil in a large pan and add sugar and bay leaf. Add the onions and fry on medium heat for […]
This is my favourite Christmas terrine, pistachios and pork work perfectly together and the addition of apricot adds a lovely sweetness to the recipe. This is worth the effort and is relatively straightforward to make
Ingredients: Thick chocolate sauce 180g dark chocolate, 70% solids 100g milk chocolate 280ml milk 160ml single cream Chantilly cream 500ml whipping cream 70g icing sugar half a vanilla pod Coffee granita 480ml hot espresso coffee 80ml hot, diluted chicory essence (Camp coffee) 60g caster sugar Chocolate brownies 80g unsalted butter + some for greasing 120g […]
Ingredients: 500g Chicken livers, rinsed and trimmed of sinew 1 Onion, finely chopped 1 Clove garlic, finely chopped A couple of sprigs of thyme, leaves stripped and chopped 1 Tbsp Port or brandy 100g Butter, melted (plus extra for frying) 4 Tbsp double cream Salt and white pepper Method: Fry the onion, garlic and thyme […]
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Cheese souffle
Ingredients: 300ml milk 1 Bay leaf 1 Shallot, halved 30g Butter 30g Plain flour 100g Cheese, mix of parmesan and Gruyere or Emmenthal 2 Large free range eggs seperated, plus 1 egg white 2-3 Tbsp dried breadcrumbs Salt & pepper Method: Put the milk in the pan with the shallot and bring to a simmer, […]
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Tuna steak with puy lentil salad
Ingredients: 2 tuna steaks 1 can of puy lentils 1 chilli sliced and deseeded 1 small red onion finely diced 6 Cherry tomatoes quartered Handful of chopped coriander Handful of chopped parsley 1 clove garlic finely chopped Half cucumber, deseeded and diced Juice of half a lemon Olive oil 1 tbls red wine vinegar Method: […]
Ingredients: 200ml Double cream 70ml Whole milk 35ml Strong espresso 1 Tbls Tia Maria 4 Large egg yolks (free range) 50g Caster sugar Method: Set the oven to 140C. add the cream and milk to a heavy bottomed pan and heat slowly until almost boiling, add the coffee and Tia Maria. In a seperate bowl […]
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Duck with madiera sauce
Ingredients: 4 duck breasts Madeira sauce: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 bay leaf a few sprigs of thyme 1 garlic clove, peeled About 100g meat trimmings (we used stewing steak) 250ml Madeira (or Marsala) 150 ml port 1 litre chicken stock salt and pepper Crushed peas: 300g frozen peas Small buch […]
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South Indian tuna
Ingredients: 500ml groundnut oil 1 and a half tbsp black or brown mustard seeds 1 finger length piece of ginger, finely chopped 3 green chillies, chopped 16 curry leaves (fresh or dried) 4 tuna loin steaks, about 1.5cm thick 1 tbsp turmeric a quarter of a red onion, very finely chopped Small handful chopped coriander […]