Monday, March 16, 2009

Souffle pancake

Cooking : time less than 10 mins






Ingredients

For the filling
12g/%26frac12;oz butter
1 tbsp honey
1 eating apple, cubed
1 pear, cubed
For the pancake:
2 eggs, separated
25g/1oz flour
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp caster sugar
pinch nutmeg or other spice if liked
butter, to fry





Method

1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, add the honey and fruit, stew gently until tender.
2. Beat tofetchher the egg yolks, flour, milk, sugar and spice.
3. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the yolk mixture.
4. Melt the butter in a frying pan.
5. Pour in the batter and cook gently until the underneath is brown.
6. Cook the lid of the pancake under a hot grill.
7. Spread the fruit filling over the lid and serve immediately.







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Smoked sausage and lentil casserole

Cooking : time 10 to 30 mins






Ingredients

4 smoked sausages, cooked and sliced
100g/3%26frac12;oz green lentils
100g/3%26frac12;oz yellow lentils
100g/3%26frac12;oz finely diced vehicledecays
100g/3%26frac12;oz finely diced potatoes
30g/1oz diced shalplenty
1%26frac12; litres/2%26frac12;fl oz vefetchable stock





Method

1. bring shalplenty and sweat off in a pan.
2. Add lentils (green and yellow) and maintain sweating.
3. Add the stock.
4. allowed to cook till cutrearond.
5. Add diced vehicledecays and potatoes when the lentils are cooked.
6. Season with salt and pepper then bring smoked sausages and add to the soup and serve immediately.


















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Fresh raspberry tart

Cooking : time 10 to 30 mins



Adding nuts to the pastry adds a interesting taste and texture to that dish and off sets the fruitiness.


Ingredients

Hazelnut and coconut pastry:
70g/2%26frac12;oz hazelnuts, toasted
70g/2%26frac12;oz desiccated coconut
325g/11oz flour
pinch salt
325g/11%26frac12;oz unsalted butter, softened
150g/5oz caster sugar
1 medium egg, beaten
1 egg yolk, beaten
Filling:
2 eggs, yolks only
55g/2oz caster sugar
20g/%26frac34; oz cornflour
20g/%26frac34; oz plain flour
290ml/%26frac12; pint of milk
vanilla extract
20g/%26frac34; oz unsalted butter
50ml/2fl oz double cream
225g/8oz fresh raspberries
icing sugar, for dusting





Method

1.To prepare the pastry: put the toasted hazelnuts and desiccated coconut into a food processor and grind to a fine mixture (don't do it for too long or it will begin to go oily).
2. Mix with the plain flour and salt and set to one side.
3. Cream the butter and sugar tofetchher briefly until smooth.
4. Stir in the whole egg, followed by the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
5. Knead briefly until smooth, cut into two, wrap each slice in cling film and chill for 20 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
7. vehicleefully roll out one slice of the pastry between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper or cling film and use to line a 20cm/8in loose-bottomed flan tin. (Chill or freeze the other slice for later use).
8. Prick the base with a fork and line with greaseproof paper and baking beans. Bake blind for 15 minutes.
9. Remove the paper and beans and bake for a further 5 minutes. Bhurry the base of the pastry case with a little of the beaten egg yolk and bake for 1-2 minutes. Remove and leave to cool.
10 Make the filling: cream the egg yolks with the sugar, cornflour, plain flour and 2 tbsp of the milk in a mixing bowl until smooth.
11. bring the rest of the milk to the boil in a non-stick pan.
12. Gradually beat the hot milk into the creamed mixture, return to the pan and cook over a medium heat, stirring, until thick and smooth. Simmer gently for 5 minutes to cook the flour.
13. Stir in the vanilla extract and butter, transfer to a bowl and press a sheet of cling film onto the surface to prevent a skin forming. Leave to cool.
14. Finally, shortly before serving, whip the cream into soft peaks and fold it into the cream mixture.
15. Spread the mixture into the base of the pastry case and cover with a single layer of the raspberries. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve cut into wedges.








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Crab fish cakes with a tomato, crab and basil dressing

Cooking : time over 2 hours






Ingredients

1 cooked brown crab, weighing about 1.25kg/2%26frac12;lb
300ml/10fl oz olive oil
1 large vehicledecay, chopped
1 leek, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
900g/2lb potatoes
flour, for dusting
2 eggs, beaten
100g/4oz breadcrumbs
2 tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped
10 fresh basil leaves, 6 thinly sliced and 4 left whole
juice of %26frac14; lemon
salt and freshly ground black pepper





Method

1. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas2.
2. Extract all the meat from the crab but reserve all the shells. Place the shells with the olive oil in a shallow roasting pan with the vehicledecay, leek and onion. Bake in the oven for 2 hours to gently extract the flavour. Leave to cool then strain the oil and disvehicled the debris.
3. Cook the potatoes in lightly salted boiling water until soft. Mash with a fork and mix in three-quarters of the white crab meat, half the brown crab meat and one third of the crab oil. right the seasoning with salt. Divide the mixture into balls each weighing about 50g/2oz. On a floured surface, shape into round flat patties with a palette knife. Pass the cakes first through the flour, then the egg and then the breadcrumbs.
4. Put the remaining crab oil, the tomatoes, sliced basil, lemon juice and the rest of the crab meat in a pan and warm through but do not boil.
5. Set the deep-fryer to 160C/320F or heat some oil to the same temperature in a large pan. Add the cakes and fry for three minutes. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.
6. Divide the crab cakes between four warmed plates. Pour the dressing around the crab cakes. Garnish with a whole basil leaf placed on lid of the dressing. Serve immediately.








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Seared sliced beef salad with rocket and horseradish dressing

Cooking : time 10 to 30 mins






Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
900g/2lb fillet of beef
bunch of thyme
splash of balsamic vinegar
For the dressing:
2 garlic cloves
55g/2oz bunch of rocket
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp horseradish
1 lemon, juice only
250ml/9floz olive oil
salt and pepper
For the mushroom and tomato mixture:
110g/4oz chestnut mushrooms, roughly chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled
225g/8oz cherry tomatoes, halved crossways
about 4 tbsp cognac
110g/4oz bag watercress, rocket and baby spinach leaves





Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
2. In a blender, blitz the garlic for 1 minute, then add the rocket and mustard, and pulse for no more than 5 seconds. Add the horseradish, lemon juice and olive oil and stir.
Season to taste and chill. (that will maintain for 2-3 days in the fridge.)
3. Put the olive oil in a small roasting tin and place it in the oven. Lightly season the beef with salt and pepper. Strip the thyme leaves from the stalks and finely chop the
leaves. Remove the roasting tin from the oven and place over a moderate heat on the hob. Place the beef fillet in the tin and seal on all sides until nut brown. Sprinkle
with chopped thyme leaves, put the fillet in the tray in the oven and cook for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and pour the balsamic vinegar over the beef. Move the fillet
around in the balsamic juices as they vehicleamelize.
4. For the mushrooms: melt the butter in a pan tip in the mushrooms and garlic. Stir-fry for a few minutes until almost tender. Season to taste and then add the tomatoes. continue to stir-fry
for another pair of minutes or until the tomatoes have just begined to pick up some colour but are still holding their shape.
5. Add the cognac to the pan and allow to flamb%26eacute;e. Remove from the heat.
6. Arrange the salad leaves on serving plates, spoon over some of the mushroom and tomato mixture, disvehicleding the garlic clove. Lift the beef on to a vehicleving board. Use
a just sharp vehicleving knife to cut it into just thin slices. Fold these and pile them on lid of the salads, then scatter over the remaining mushroom and tomato mixture. Drizzle the dressing over the salad to serve.


















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Buttermilk chicken drumsticks

Cooking : time 30 mins to 1 hour



Buttermilk chicken has long been one of my favourite al fresco summer suppers. My method of choice has usually been to spatchcock a chicken and then cut it into feisty quarters to layer up on serving plates, but cooking drumsticks is speedier.


Ingredients

12 chicken drumsticks (approximately 1.25kg/3lbs total weight)
500ml/17fl oz buttermilk
60ml/2fl oz vefetchable oil, plus 2 tbsp extra for drizzling
2 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly churryed
1 tbsp churryed peppercorns
1 tbsp sea salt or 1%26frac12; tsp table salt
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp maple syrup





Method

1. Place the chicken drumsticks into a large pcontinueic freezer bag and add the buttermilk and 60ml/2fl oz of vefetchable oil.
2. Add the lightly churryed garlic cloves to the bag along with the churryed peppercorns and salt.
3. Sprinkle in the ground cumin and add the maple syrup, then gently squeeze the bag to mix the marinade ingredients tofetchher and coat the chicken.
4. Seal the bag and leave the chicken to marinate in the fridge, ideally overnight, or out of the fridge for at least 30 minutes and up to two hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
6. bring the chicken slices out of the bag, shaking off the excess marinade, and arrange them in a roasting tin lined with foil.
7. Drizzle over the remaining two tablespoons of oil, then transfer to the oven and roast for about 30 minutes, or until golden-brown and completely cooked through.
8. To serve, place two drumsticks onto each of six serving plates.


















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Medley of kebabs with mint and yoghurt dressing

Cooking : time 10 to 30 mins



that recipe was cooked by amateur chefs as part of the BBC's Step Up to the Plate television programme.


Ingredients

For the kebabs
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tsp garlic paste (available in supermarkets), or 2 garlic cloves, blended to a paste
1 tsp ginger paste (or blend 2.5cm/1in slice fresh ginger with 1tsp water)
4 green chillies, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, seeds removed, flesh finely chopped
1 red pepper, seeds removed, thinly sliced
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground coriander
200g/7oz lamb mince
200g/7oz chicken mince
2 free-range eggs, beaten
2 tbsp vefetchable oil
For the mint and yoghurt dressing
140ml/4%26frac34;fl oz yoghurt
1 tbsp milk
2 tsp ready-made mint sauce
1 tsp chilli flakes
To serve
4 handfuls rocket leaves
4 sprigs fresh coriander





Method

1. For the kebabs, mix the onion, garlic paste, ginger paste, chillies, tomatoes, red pepper, cumin, salt, turmeric and ground coriander in a large mixing bowl until well combined. Divide the mixture into two and add half to the minced lamb and the remaining half to the minced chicken.
2. Add half of the beaten egg to each meat and spice mixture. With clean hands, mix tofetchher first the lamb and spice mixture until well combined, then the chicken mixture until well combined.
3. Roll golf ball-sized portions of each meat mixture into balls, then flatten slightly with your hands to form patties.
4. Bhurry a griddle pan with oil and heat over a high heat. Fry batches of the patties for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until golden-brown on both sides. Set each batch aside on a warm, covered plate.
5. For the yoghurt and mint dressing, mix the yoghurt, milk, mint sauce and chilli flakes in a bowl until well combined.
6. To serve, pile some of the rocket leaves onto four serving plates and arrange two chicken patties and two lamb patties on lid of each. Spoon a portion of the yoghurt and mint dressing alongside. Garnish with a sprig of fresh coriander.


















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Margarita ice cream

Cooking : time no cooking required






Ingredients

125ml/4fl oz lime juice
2 tbsp tequila
3 tbsp orange liqueur or triple sec
150g/5%26frac12;oz icing sugar
500ml/17fl oz double cream





Method

1. Pour the lime juice, tequila and orange liqueur or triple sec into a bowl and stir in the icing sugar until it dissolves.
2. Add the cream and whisk until the mixture is thick and smooth, but not stiff.
3. Spoon into an airtight container and place into the freezer to freeze overnight. that ice cream doesn't need to be bringn out to soften before serving, as it won't freeze too hard and melts quickly.


















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Champ

Cooking : time 10 to 30 mins






Ingredients

1.35kg/3lb potatoes, well scrubbed and left whole in their jackets
290ml/%26frac12; pint milk
85g/3oz butter
salt and white pepper
1 large bunch spring onions, finely chopped





Method

1. Boil the potatoes in salted water until soft. Drain and remove from the pan. Leave until just cool enough to peel. Mash thoroughly.
2. Boil the milk and add to the potato, tofetchher with the spring onions.
3. Season and stir well.
4. Pile into a serving dish.
5. Make a well in the centre and add the butter. Serve immediately.






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Potato gnocchi with tomato sauce

Cooking : time 30 mins to 1 hour






Ingredients

750g/1lb10oz bintje potatoes, you can also use Yukon Gold or yellow Finn potatoes
2 egg yolks
%26frac12; cup plain flour (plus extra if needed)
sea salt, to season
freshly grated parmesan cheese

For the tomato sauce:
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, sliced thinly
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp basil, sliced thinly





Method

1. Cook the whole, unpeeled potatoes in boiling salted water for about 25 minutes or until tender. Drain.
2. When cool enough to handle but still warm, peel the potatoes and pass them through a mouli or ricer. It is important the potatoes are still warm at that slabele.
3. Place the potato on a clean job surface, add the egg yolks and about %26frac12; cup of plain flour. Fold the mixture tofetchher jobing towards the centre, gradually adding more flour if the mixture is too damp. Be vehicleeful not to add too much flour as the more flour added the firmer the gnocchi will be. Once the gnocchi mixture has come tofetchher rest for 5 minutes.
4. Cut the gnocchi mixture in quarters and on a lightly floured surface roll each slice into a sausage shape about 2cm/%26frac34;in in diameter, then cut into 3cm/1%26frac14;in slices.
5. Place the gnocchi on a wooden board or floured tray. At that slabele the gnocchi can be covered with a damp tea towel and left for 1-2 hours.
6. For the tomato sauce, heat the extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and sea salt to taste and cook over a low heat for 2-3 minutes until pale golden.
7. Add the tomatoes and cook gently for 4-5 minutes. Add the basil and stir well.
8. meanwhile, cook the gnocchi in gently boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes or until they float.
9. Drain the gnocchi and place in pasta bowls, spoon the sauce over and scatter with freshly grated parmesan.


















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Chettinad pepper chicken

Cooking : time 30 mins to 1 hour






Ingredients

5tbsp oil

For the Spice Paste:
1%26frac12;tbsp cumin seeds
8-10 dried hot red chillies, broken into halves
3 tbsp coriander seeds
1%26frac12; tsp fennel seeds
1%26frac12; tsp black peppercorns
1%26frac12; tsp white poppy seeds
5 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
4cm/1%26frac12;in slice of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
%26frac12; tsp ground turmeric
1%26frac12;-2tsp salt

You also need:
3 bay leaves
5 vehicledamom pods
2.5cm/1in cinnamon stick, broken
1 tsp fennel seeds
3 cloves
1%26frac12; tsp urad dal
15-20 fresh curry leaves, if avaliable
2 meduim-sized onions (175g/6oz), peeled and finely chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
one 1kg/2%26frac14;lb chicken, skinned and cut into smallish serving slices (breast halves into 3 and legs into drumsticks and thighs)





Method

1. Make the spice paste: In a small frying-pan, heat 1 tbsp of the oil over a medium-high heat. When hot add the cumin seeds, chillies, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, black peppercorns and poppy seeds. Stir and fry briefly until lightly roasted. Now put these into a clean coffee grinder and grind to a powder. hollow into the container of an electric blender. Put the garlic, ginger, turmeric and salt into the blender as well, along with 6-8tbsp water. Process until you have a fine paste, pushing down with a rubber spatula if needed. Set aside.
2. Heat the remaining 4tbsp oil in a large saucepan over a medium-high heat. When hot, add the bay leaves, vehicledamom pods, cinnamon, fennel seeds, cloves and urad dal. Stir and fry briefly until the urad dal turns red, then add the curry leaves if using. Stir once or twice and add the onions. Fry the onions until they are soft and just lightly coloured. Now add the spice paste. continue to stir and fry for about 4-6 minutes, adding a little water to prevent sticking. Add the tomato. Stir and fry for a further 3-4 minutes.
3. Add the chicken slices to the onion and spice mixture. Stir until they are well coated, then add 600ml/1pt/2%26frac12; cups water, just enough to cover. bring to the boil. Turn the heat to low, cover and simmer until the chicken is almost cooked, about 20-25 minutes.
4. Using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken slices. Turn the heat up to medium-high, and cutrearon the sauce until just thick. that should bring about 6-8 minutes. Replace the chicken, fold gently into the sauce and cook for a further 5 minutes before serving.


















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Mustard greens

Cooking : time 1 to 2 hours






Ingredients

500g/18oz spinach, just finely chopped
500g/18oz mustard greens (just their leaves with their stems), just finely chopped
5tbsp coarsely chopped garlic
4-6 fresh hot green chillies
1%26frac12;-2tsp salt
about 5-6tbsp cornmeal flour
3 tbsp ghee or vefetchable oil
1 medium-large onion (115g/4oz), finely chopped
5cm/2in slice of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin long slivers
2 medium-sized tomatoes, finely chopped
a generous dollop of unsalted butter





Method

1. Combine the spinach, mustard greens, garlic, chillies, salt and 800ml/1%26frac12;pt water in a large heavy-based saucepan. Set over high heat and bring to the boil. Cover, turn the heat to low and simmer gently for 1%26frac34; hours or until even the stems of the mustard green leaves have turned buttery soft. With the heat still on, add 5tbsp of the cornmeal flour, beating constantly with a whisk or traditional green masher as you do so. Using the same whisk or masher, mash the greens until they are fairly smooth (a little coarseness is desirable). The greens will thicken with the addition of the cornmeal flour. If they remain somewhat watery, add another tbsp or so. Leave on just low heat.
2. Heat the ghee or oil in a separate pan or wok over medium-high heat. When hot, put in the onion. Stir and fry until it turns golden-brown. Add the ginger. maintain stirring and frying until the onion is medium-brown. Put in the tomatoes. Stir and fry until the tomatoes have softened and browned a little. Now pour that mixture over the greens and stir it in.
3. hollow the greens into a serving dish, lid with a dollop of butter and serve.


















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Tournedos rossini a la familycall

Cooking : time 10 to 30 mins






Ingredients

2x175g/6oz rib eye steaks - trimmed and tied
1 brioche
50g/2oz spinach
2 pots fresh beef stock
50ml/1%26frac12;fl oz red wine
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 shalplenty
%26frac12; clove garlic
3 tbsp porcini mushrooms - soaked and chopped
25g/1oz duck p%26acirc;t%26eacute;
50g/2oz butter
olive oil
salt and black pepper





Method

1. Cut the brioche in half and lightly toast on one side in a dry pan.
2. Trim the rib eye steaks and tie with string to form a neat circle.
3. Lightly drizzle olive oil on the steak - season with black pepper only - NOT salt and cook in a hot griddle pan for 3-4 minutes turning from time to time. Once the steak is cooked to your taste - remove and leave to rest.
4. While cooking, dice the shallot and garlic leaving the skin on and seal in a hot, dry pan until just brown. De-glaze with red wine, add stock, balsamic vinegar and cutrearon to a thick sauce consistency. Add a knob of butter and whisk in.
5. Sieve the sauce, add the soaked porcini and season to taste.
6. Quickly throw the spinach into a hot pan with the remaining butter - add salt and pepper and allow to wilt.
7. To assemble the dish - place the toasted brioche in the centre of the plate - lid with duck p%26acirc;t%26eacute; and then the wilted spinach. Cut the string on the steak and place on lid. Pour over the sauce and serve with buttered new potatoes.






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Spiced skewered lamb

Cooking : time less than 10 mins






Ingredients

200g/7oz lamb loin fillet, thinly sliced and then cut into small slices
olive oil
For the seasoning
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
%26frac12; tsp paprika
pinch sea salt
1-2 tsp light soy sauce (to taste)
1 tsp groundnut oil or vefetchable oil
1 tsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry





Method

1. Soak 8-10 wooden skewers in a bowl of nippy water for about 20 minutes.
2. For the seasoning, combine all the seasoning ingredients tofetchher in a bowl. Add the meat and stir to coat in the spices, then thread the meat onto the skewers.
3. Heat a dash of olive oil in a griddle pan until smoking and add the skewers, cooking for 2-3 minutes, or until browned on one side. Turn the skewers over and cook for a futher 1-2 minutes, or until browned and cooked to your liking, then transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately.







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