Recipes Archive
(February 2019)

1 February 2019

Smoked Chicken, Baby Leek and Ham Terrine

METHOD • Butterfly the whole chicken, season all over with the garlic, paprika and salt then cook for 30-40 min on a medium-hot BBQ. Line a small terrine mould with cling-film then the Parma ham, overlapping the Parma ham. Bake baby leeks and pat dry. Shred all the meat off the chicken when cooled and Read more…

Roast Shoulder of Lamb

METHOD • Rub lamb with tomato puree, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in a low oven at 140˚C for four hours, preferably in a lidded casserole dish. Peel and dice potatoes for mash and simmer until soft. Bring cream and butter to boil and thicken, add mashed potato and roll in cling-film Read more…

Raspberry and Blackberry Cranachan

METHOD Crush hazelnuts and toast in a medium oven, 180˚C, with the oats. Take out when golden brown, toss with honey and leave to cool. Blitz blackberries in a food processor with caster sugar and xanthan gum until smooth and place in a piping bag. Whip cream with sugar and whiskey and place into a Read more…

Basa and Broccoli Gratin

Basa is a simple white fish that is a good alternative to cod or haddock. The lovely man at Morrisons persuaded me to try it and I’m glad I did, as it actually pushed me to make this very simple cheesy bake. The flesh is quite robust and so holds up well as a pie-fish Read more…