I must confess that I have no idea where surf and turf originated. As if a steak dinner wasn’t expensive enough, why not throw in half a lobster to bump up the price a bit. I would be inclined to agree that it’s not exactly a match made in […]
Tag: Chicken Stock
Guinea Fowl
I’ve been quite quiet recently on the blogging front, no real reason except life has been really busy. I’m spending a lot of flying days away from base at the minute. Which means when I do get home there are loads of jobs to do and dedicating much of it […]
Roast Chicken with a Morel and Three Peppercorn Sauce.
The old adage of not playing with quality ingredients holds strong in this dish of chicken and morels. Morel mushrooms are actually harder to find than truffles, fresh ones especially. I’ve found them online at Fine Food Specialists in Covent garden, but they are roughly £100/kilo. Ouch. Amazingly though, I […]
Duck a la Bigarade and How to prepare Artichokes
How could I resist some plump looking artichokes in the supermarket the other day. Well, as they are a faff I can quite easily look the other way. I thought they can’t be that difficult to prepare though, so why not. The sauce a la bigarade is a more […]
Rose Potatoes and Chicken Piccata
This weeks dish is a tale of two halves. The chicken piccata has been adjusted to my own tastes. It is a great midweek dish full of flavour, zing and filling. The potatoes are my latest pomme de terre creation. They do look amazing, and surprisingly tasted as good as […]
Pumpkin Veloute, Cod and Onion Bhajis
I’ve been asked to showcase a couple of Dan Moon’s (see below) recipes. Dan has taken over as head chef of Ston Easton Park, a most majestic country estate in the South West, lying on the edge of the Mendip hills. Perfect relaxation and beautiful food await. Today I have interpreted […]
Duck a l’Orange
Strictly speaking this isn’t a classic Duck a l’Orange. I don’t think I’d ever eaten one as I have visions of it being overly sweet and orangery like a lemon chicken from the Chinese is. How wrong I was. The sauce is very simple to make but if you […]
Chicken Katsu Kiev
What on earth is chicken katsu kiev I hear you cry. Well, chicken katsu is one of our favourite dishes from Yo Sushi. It is simply crumbed chicken goujons with a Japanese curry sauce, which is extremely moreish. I wanted to make a version of chicken kiev, but something […]
Roast Partridge, Squash Puree with Wild Mushroom Essence.
This is my first game posting of the year. Roast Partridge is good place to start for anyone who is anti-game as it’s very mild tasting. Pretty much like a good chicken. They are a perfect portion size too, one per person. The squash puree was roasted with a […]