1. recipe: panfried halibut with glazed carrots and chervil Serves - 4 Ingredients: 500g skinless halibut salt and pepper 1/2 litre water / vegetable stock 25g sugar 1 tsp salt 50g butter 500g baby carrots (washed) 50ml olive oil 25g chopped flat leaf parsley 25g chopped chervil
METHOD: 1. Divide the halibut into 4 even pieces and season. 2. In a saucepan put the water / stock, sugar, salt & butter then the carrots bring to the boil and cover with a lid and turn down to a simmer. 3. Heat a non-stick frying pan, add olive oil, then place the halibut in, when the sides of the fish start to brown (after 2-4 minutes) turn over and cook for another 2-4 minutes, then remove from the pan. 4. The carrots should have only a small amount of liquid left. Remove from the lid and allow to reduce to a syrup on a high heat, then add the chopped herbs and serve with the halibut. 2. recipe: chicken leek and tarragon pieFor the pastry 600g rich shortcrust pastry Beaten egg to glaze For the filling 1.5kg/31b free range chicken 1 carrot, peeled and roughly chopped 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped 6-8 sprigs tarragon 1 tbsp olive oil Knob of butter 2 leeks, finely sliced 150ml/1/4 pint white wine 2 tbsp plain flour 150ml/1/4 pint single cream Grated zest of 1/2 lemon Salt and ground black pepper
METHOD: 1. Preheat oven to 180’C/350’F/Gas 4. 2. Place the chicken in a large saucepan with the carrot, celery, 1 of the onions and 3-4 tarragon sprigs. Season with a little salt and pepper and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside to cool. Return the stock to the hob and simmer gently for a further 30 minutes until it is reduced by half. 3. Meanwhile heat the oil and butter in a large frying pan, add the leeks and the remaining onion and gently cook for about 5 minutes until softened. 4. Turn up the heat to high, add the wine and simmer rapidly for 3-4 minutes until reduced by half. Stir in the flour and mix well in the pan for 1 minute. Pour in the cream, about 150ml 1/4 pint of the reduced chicken stock and lemon zest. Season with a little salt and plenty of ground black pepper. 5. Remove the meat from the cooled chicken carcass and chop or shred into small pieces. Discard the chicken bones. Add the chicken meat and the remaining tarragon, chopped, to the leek and cream mixture and stir together. Set aside to cool. 6. Place a baking tray in the oven to heat. 7. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface and line the base of a 9” in round pie tin with two thirds of the pastry. Fill with the chicken mixture and brush the pastry edges with beaten egg. Roll out the remaining pastry to make a lid and lay over the filling, crimping the edges of the pastry with your fingertips to seal. Trim away and excess and brush with beaten egg to glaze. 8. Place on the baking tray and bake for 40-45 minutes until the pastry is golden and crisp. HINTS AND TIPS Reduce the chicken stock further and freeze for another use. Leave the chicken to cool in the stock, whilst preparing the remaining dish, to help keep it moist and allow it to finish cooking. 3. recipe: Mackerel Parcels with Celery and PancettaServes 4 - 1 tbsp olive oil - 1 medium onion, diced - 100g (3 1/2oz) pancetta cubes or smoked bacon Lardons - 4 celery sticks, each cut into thirds - 4 whole mackerel, heads removed, scaled, and gutted - salt & pepper - few sprigs of fresh thyme - few sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley - 2 Lemons, cut into quarters - White wine
1. Preheat the oven to 180C fan (200C / gas 6). 2. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and saute the onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes to soften. Add the pancetta to the pan and fry until browned. Remove from the heat. 3. Cut out four large sheets of foil and greaseproof paper. Lay them on a flat surface, the paper on top of the foil. Divide the onion mixture into four portions and spread onto the centre of each sheet of greaseproof. Arrange the celery pieces on top. Season the mackerel and piece on the celery. Scatter the thyme and parsley sprigs over the fish and add 2 lemon quarters to each one. Fold up the sides of the foil and greaseproof then add a generous glug of wine to each parcel. Finally, fold over the top to close the parcel securely. 4. Place the parcels on a baking tray. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the fish is cooked through. Serve hot, in the parcels. 4. recipe: roast peppered rib of beefserves 8 1 x6 rib joint of beef salt freshley ground black pepper cooking fat 1 large sprig of rosemary
preheat the oven to ¨220ºc/425ºf/gas mark 7 heat some of the cooking fat in a roasting panthen seal the meat to seal. Remove from the heat sprinkle with rosemary leaves and place in the oven. a joint of this size will take 1¡/2 - 2 hours but this depends on how you like to eat it. cooking it for 1 hour will keep it rare 2 hours medium and 2 1/2 hours well done. When the meat is cooked remove from the oven and allow to rest for 15-20 minutes, this will relax the meat. serve with yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes 5. recipe: panfried seabass with white bean mas and chorizo dressing Ingredients 4#6oz Sea bass fillets skin on but no bone 250g Mashed potato 150g cooked white beans pureed Butter Seasoning Olive oil Dressing 150m lExtra virgin olive oil 75g Diced pork chorizo 5g Chopped fresh parsley Seasoning
Method 1 First heat a non-stick pan on the stove with a little olive oil then the sea bass fillet on the skin side with a little seasoning. 2 Place the fillet in the pan skin side down and cook until the skin is a light golden colour and then turn over. 3 Mix the mashed potatoes and the white bean puree together season keep warm ready for serving. 4 Place the chorizo in a pan with the olive oil and gently warm and add the chopped parsley and seasoning and keep warm. 5 To serve spoon the mash and white bean mix into the centre of the plate, top with the pan-fried sea bass and spoon the oil around the edge and serve 6. recipe: fillet of beef with bacon rosti and taiegio cheeseServes - 4 Ingredients: 4 x 175g fillet beef 4x 25g talegio cheese For the Rosti: 4 grated potatoes 25g melted butter 100g streaky bacon, fine strips salt & pepper
METHOD: 1. Sweat the bacon off in a sauce pan allow to cool then add to the potatoes, season and add the butter. Press into rosti pans and bake in the oven, occasionally turning over to evenly brown. 2. Grill the beef for 4-5 minutes on each side for medium rare (for 8-12 minutes for well done). Place a slice of talegio (cheese) on top, Put under the grill for 1-2 minutes or until the cheese starts to melt. Place on top of the rosti and drizzle a little beef sauce around and serve. 7. recipe: chicken breast with creamed leeks and pancetta Ingredients: 4French trimmed chicken breast 12Slices of pancetta 1Small white onion diced 1Clove of garlic 4Washed and diced leeks 2Sprigs of fresh thyme 150m Double cream 50mlWhite wine 10gChopped fresh parsley Seasoning Butter
Method First heat a pan on the stove and add a piece of butter, sauté the onion and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the leeks and fresh thyme, then add the white wine and then the double cream, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. While cooking pan fry the chicken breast with a little butter and then place on a oven tray and top with slices of pancetta and bake in the oven 200c for 15 minutes. To serve finish the leeks with seasoning and chopped parsley and place on the plate, top with the chicken breast and serve. 8. recipe: salmon with runner beans SERVES 2 Ingredients: 350grunner beans 25gunsalted butter 50mlfish / chicken stock 1 tomato de-seeded & cut into strips 50mldouble cream 400g ( 2x 200g) salmon fillet skinless & boneless 1/2 Onion, sliced thinly 25mlolive oil 1 sprig fresh thyme
METHOD: 1. Remove the tops & tails from the beans and don’t forget the stringy side bit. Then cut them at an angle to form a diamond shape, set aside. 2. Place the sliced onion into a thick based saucepan with a little olive oil and the whole sprig of thyme and cook with no colour over a medium heat. 3. Then add the stock to the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes, set aside. 4. Heat a non-stick pan, when it starts to smoke add some olive oil then place the salmon in. cook for 4-5 minutes on each side, remove from the heat and allow to rest for a couple of minutes. 5. Take the runner beans and plunge them into a pan of boiling salted water and cook for 3-4 minutes then drain. 6. Bring the onions and stock to the boil then add the cream and tomato strips, cook for 1-2 minutes & season. Add the cooked beans mix well and remove from the heat and season. 7. Remove the salmon from the pan, pat dry on some kitchen paper and place on the plate. Now divide the runner bean mixture between the two plates & serve. 9. recipe: pink peppercorn monkfish with beans and baconn Serves - 4 Ingredients: 4 300g monk fish tails 2 tbsp ooilve oil 4 tbsp crushed pink peppercorns Stir-Fry: 250g peeled broad beans 200g lardons of bacon 3 shallots, sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed 3 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp olive oil 25g ginger, crushed
METHOD: 1,Roll the monk fish in the peppercorns, season with salt, then in a non-stick pan, brown the monk fish then place in the oven for 5-6 minutes or until it is tender. Remove and allow to rest. 2.In a non-stick pan sauté the pancetta off until it starts to crisp, then add the shallots, garlic, ginger and broad beans, toss for 1-2 minutes then finally add the sesame oil, season and serve. 10. recipe: Roast Belly of Pork with Root VegetablesBelly is the best piece of meat on a pig, and that’s saying something when you can eat everything but the squeak. It's worth seeking out suppliers of meat from rare breed pigs because it tastes far better than the pork some supermarkets sell. Serves 4 Pork - 1 belly of pork joint, skin on, about 1.8kg (4lb), skin scored - 4 tbsp cider vinegar - 2 tbsp pork dripping o r butter - 8 bay leaves, crushed - 8 garlic cloves, finely chopped - 2 tbsp sea salt - 1 tbsp black peppercorns, crushed - red wine sauce to serve Vegetables - 400g (14oz) carrots, peeled and cut into long wedges - 6 shallots, peeled - 4 parsnips, peeled and cut into long wedges - 1 whole garlic bulb, sliced crossways in half - 3 sprigs of fresh thyme - 1 tbsp olive oil - 250g (9oz) spinach leaves
1. The night before, pour boiling water over the pork skin, then rub the joint with the cider vinegar. Place the joint on a plate in the fridge, uncovered, and leave overnight. 2. Preheat the oven to 200C fan (220C/gas 7). Spread the dripping crushed bay leaves, garlic, salt, and pepper all over the pork. Set aside for 30 minutes so the flavours can develop. 3. Place the pork skin side up on a wire rack set over an empty roasting tin. Roast for 1 hour, then remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 180C fan (200C/gas 6). 4. Spread the prepared vegetables in another roasting tin and add the thyme, olive oil, and a wineglass of water. Lift the pork on its rack off the empty roasting tin and pour any fat that has gathered in the tin over the vegetables. Set the pork on its rack over the tin of vegetables and place in the oven. Roast for a further hour, basting the pork and vegetables from time to time with the juices. The crackling should be crisp and golden. 5. Remove the pork from the wire rack and allow to rest in a warm place for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, toss the spinach leaves with the hot vegetables. Remove from the tin, draining off any fat, and keep warm in a serving dish. 6. Remove the crackling in one piece and portion it, then carve the pork. Serve with the root vegetables and red wine sauce. 11. recipe: panfried cod with fennel and chilli dressingServes - 4 Ingredients: 4 x 175g cod steaks 600g spinach, washed and stalks removed 50g Butter 1 lemon, juice For the dressing: 1 head fennel 1 red chilli 2 shallots, sliced 1 dsp sugar 100ml white wine vinegar 200ml olive oil 25g chopped coriander 25g chopped chives