Serves 4
Ingredients
4 yellowfin tuna steaks, about 200g each and 2cm thick
1½ tsp coriander seeds, lightly crushed
250g couscous
150ml vegetable stock, hot
100ml boiling water
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil
For the roasted vegetables:
2 leeks, outer layers removed and cut into 2cm cylinders
1 lrg red pepper – cubed into 2cm pieces
1 lrg courgette – cubed into 2cm [...]
Serves 6
Ingredients
Pan-roasted cod
4 tbsp olive oil
175g chorizo sausage, sliced
250g cherry tomatoes, quartered
4tbsp dry sherry/ or sherry vinegar
6 x 175g cod fillets
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 large basil leaves, shredded
1 lemon
Fragrant pilau rice
300g basmati rice
75g butter
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 large thyme sprig
2 star anise (optional)
6 cardamom pods split open
2 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
Pinch of [...]
Serves 4
Ingredients
150g ready-made white marzipan
A little icing sugar, for rolling and sweetening
200g granulated sugar
1 small lemon (juice, optional)
Bunch fresh basil, about 50g
4 large fairly firm peaches, halved and stoned
Crème fraiche
1 lime, zest only
1 lemon, zest and juice
250g fresh raspberries, plus 125g extra for serving
1-2 tbsp Grand Marnier
Toasted flaked almonds to serve
Method
1. Dust the worktop lightly [...]
Serves 4
Ingredients
For the stroganoff:
450g chicken breast, cut into thin strips
2 tsp smoked paprika
50ml olive oil
1 onion, finely sliced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 green pepper, sliced
Button mushrooms, quartered
150ml chicken stock
Splash white wine
Approx 50ml sour cream
Approx 70g sugar snap peas, blanched
Flat leaf parsley, large handful, chopped
For the spätzle:
150g plain flour
1 whole egg plus 1 yolk, beaten
45ml milk
45ml water
1tsp [...]
Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients
Lamb
1 saddle of lamb, about 2.4kg, boned out
1 garlic bulb
Sea salt and pepper
Splash of olive oil
Few sage sprigs
Knob of butter
Stuffing
3-4 tbsp olive oil
250g mixed mushrooms (shiitake, oyster, button), cleaned
Knob of butter
250g young spinach, stalks removed
2-3 tbsp mascarpone
1 egg yolk
Freshly grated nutmeg
6-8 sage leaves
Pan Jus
1 tbsp sherry vinegar
2 glasses red wine
125ml light stock
Method
1. [...]
Serves 4
Ingredients
500g rhubarb, trimmed
2-3 inch piece of ginger
100g caster sugar
40g unsalted butter, cut into cubes
Splash of dark rum
For the crumble
50g hazelnuts
100g plain flour
Pinch of ground cinnamon
45g cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
75g demerara sugar
Clotted cream, to serve
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C/gas 6.
2. Cut the rhubarb into 2 inch pieces and halve lengthways if the [...]
Serves 2
Ingredients
50g unsalted butter, plus extra to grease
2 tsp cocoa powder, to dust
50g good quality bitter chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), in pieces
1 free range egg
1 free range egg yolk
60g caster sugar
50g plain flour
Icing sugar to dust
Vanilla ice cream to serve
Method
1. Preheat oven to 160˚C/Gas 2.
2. Butter two large ramekins, about 7.5cm in diameter, then [...]
Serves 4
Ingredients
250g puff pastry
3-4 Braeburn apples
20g unsalted butter, melted
1-2 tbsp golden caster sugar
Icing sugar to dust
Method
1.Heat the oven to 200˚C/Gas 6. Roll out the puff pastry thinly on a lightly floured surface to a 2mm thickness. Using a 13cm plate or saucer as a guide, cut out 4 rounds and place on two large baking [...]
Serves 8
Ingredients
Topping
8 digestive biscuits
6 tbsp caster sugar
100g unsalted butter
Berries
300g blueberries (or blackberries)
2 tbsp caster sugar
Splash of crème de cassis or water
Vanilla cream cheese
400g cream cheese
6 tbsp icing sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 vanilla pod, split
600ml double cream
To finish
Icing sugar to dust
Method
Serves 8
Ingredients
Topping
8 digestive biscuits
6 tbsp caster sugar
100g unsalted butter
Berries
300g blueberries (or blackberries)
2 tbsp caster sugar
Splash of [...]
Serves 4
Ingredients:
250g mascarpone
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp Marsala, brandy or Tia Maria
150ml strong coffee or espresso, cooled to room temperature
150ml single cream
4 tbsp icing sugar
16 sponge fingers (savoiardi)
Frozen bar of 70% of chocolate bar
Cocoa powder, to dust
Method
1. Whisk the mascarpone with the vanilla and Marsala and 50ml coffee, until everything is thoroughly mixed together. Whisk [...]
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