Archive | September, 2015

Escalopes of salmon with a saffron sorrel sauce, Vichy carrots and creamy mashed potatoes

23 Sep

Escalopes of salmon with a saffron sorrel sauce, Vichy carrots and creamy mashed potatoesimage
A delicious comforting dish from the great Rick Stein that I’ve adapted and added my own touch to. It can be eaten on a week night or can be dressed up for a dinner party, either way it won’t disappointimage
For the salmon and sauce
* 750g skinned, sustainably sourced salmon fillet
* 2 tbsp sunflower oil
* 300ml fish stock (homemade if possible
* 90ml double cream
* 25ml dry vermouth
* 15g sorrel leaves ( if not available just use fresh flat leaf parsley)
* 40g unsalted butter
* 1-2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
* Pinch of saffron

For the Vichy carrots
* 24 baby carrots, trimmed
* 50g/2oz butter
* 4 tbsp water
* 1 tbsp caster sugar
* 2 tbsp chopped parsley

For the mash
* 600g/1lb 5oz King Edward potatoes
* 50g/2oz butter
* 200ml/7floz double cream

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METHOD
* 1. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub a little oil over each potato and put on the top shelf of the oven. Bake for 20 mins, then turn down the oven to 190C/170C fan/ gas 5 and bake for 45 mins-1 hr more until the skin is crisp and the flesh soft. Remove from the oven. Make a cross in the centre of each potato, scoop out and pass through a potato ricer add the cream and butter, season to taste, keep warm until serving

* 2. Halve any large carrots and place in a large saucepan with the butter, sugar and a pinch of salt. Cover the carrots half way with water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, then cover and cook for 15-20 minutes until just tender. Turn up the heat and cook until the water has evaporated and you’re left with a buttery glaze. This will take 5-10 minutes. Stir in the parsley and season

* 3. Remove any bones from the salmon fillet with tweezers. Using a sharp filleting knife, cut the salmon at an angle of about 45 degrees into 12 wide slices (known as escalopes). Lay them on a lightly oiled baking sheet, brush with a little more oil and season with salt.

* 4. Put the fish stock, half the cream and the vermouth into a medium pan and boil briskly until reduced by three quarters (it will take 15-20 minutes). Meanwhile, wash the sorrel leaves, remove the stalks and finely shred the leaves. Set aside. Heat the grill to high.

* 5. When the fish stock and cream mixture has reduced to the required amount, add the rest of the cream, the butter and lemon juice. Reduce a little more until it forms a thick, creamy, rich sauce.

* 6. Grill the salmon escalopes for 1 minute on each side in a hot pan with oil image

* 7. To serve, lay 3-4 salmon slices on warmed plates, pour over some of the buttery sauce, sprinkle generously with sorrel and serve with the carrots and potatoimage

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Braised pappardelle rabbit with chanterelles. Brasato di coniglio papadelle con finferli

17 Sep

Braised pappardelle rabbit with chanterelles. Brasato di coniglio papadelle con finferliimage
The autumn is here and the game season has started, so I had decided to make this delicious wild rabbit ragu, rich and creamy with a slight citrus hint. use homemade stock if you can and with the addition of wine it will keep the lean meat moist and tender

Ingredients
Serves 4

1 rabbit, jointed (ask your butcher to do this for you)
4 rashers smoked streaky bacon, chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
Handful sliced chanterelles
1 carrot, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and chopped
1 tbsp tomato purée
150ml white or rosé wine
500ml chicken stock
500g pappardelle pasta
zest ½ orange
20g butter
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
100ml double cream
1 bay leaf
small bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus a few leaves picked to serve
Salt and pepper to season
grated parmesan, to serve

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large pan. When hot, add the rabbit, brown on all sides, then remove from the pan and set aside.

2. Add the bacon, onion and carrot to the pan and cook for 10 mins until soft. Add the garlic, bay leaf, rosemary and tomato purée, stir for 1-2 mins, then pour in the wine and chicken stock.
Return the rabbit to the pan, season, cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for 1 hr until the rabbit is really tender.

4. Remove the rabbit from the pan and shred the meat using 2 forks. Be careful to remove all small bones. Meanwhile, increase the heat under the pan and boil the liquid for 5 mins until reduced by half. Add the shredded meat and reduce the heat to low. Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted water following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a little pasta water to thin the sauce if necessary.

5. Stir half the orange zest, mustard, cream and parsley into the rabbit sauce. Add the cooked pasta to the pan, toss everything well to coat and heat through for 1-2 mins, add salt and pepper to taste

6. Heat butter in a pan and fry the chanterelles until cooked season well.
7. Serve in bowls topped with the chanterelles, grated Parmesan, parsley leaves and the remaining orange zestimageimage

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Simon.bingham@simons-sauces.com
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Hot smoked salmon, beetroot salad and horseradish crème fraîche

12 Sep

Hot smoked salmon, beetroot salad and horseradish crème fraîche
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This easy salad From Raymond Blanc requires only a little cooking, but tastes sensational. If you can’t find fresh horseradish, you can add fresh dill to a jar of ready-made horseradish cream. An autumnal salad dish to be tried and tastedimage

Ingredients
For the salmon and beetroot salad
480g/17oz mixed beetroot such as Candy, Bull’s Blood and Golden
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp aged balsamic vinegar
30g/1½oz shallot, peeled, finely sliced
4 pinches sea salt
2 pinches freshly ground black pepper
For the horseradish crème fraîche
100g/3½oz crème fraîche
1 tsp finely grated fresh horseradish
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
2 pinches sea salt
To serve
120g/4½oz salmon that has been hot smoked, flesh roughly flaked
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill

method
1. For the beetroot salad, bring a large pan of water with a tight fitting lid to the boil, place a steamer insert on top. Add the beetroot, cover the pan and steam for 35-40 minutes, or until tender. (The beetroot is cooked through when a knife inserted into the centre meets no resistance.)

2. Remove the beetroot and set aside to cool slightly before peeling (you may wish to wear gloves when you peel the beetroot to prevent your hands from staining). Slice the beetroot into bite-sized pieces (about 0.5cm/½in thick), then place into a bowl with the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and shallot. Mix well, then season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

3. For the horseradish crème fraîche, mix all of the horseradish crème fraîche ingredients together, taste, and adjust the seasoning, if required.
To serve, divide the beetroot salad among 4 serving plates, scatter the salmon over the top and sprinkle over a little chopped dill. Arrange some fresh beetroot leaves on the side. Spoon the horseradish crème fraîche into small serving bowls and serve alongside.image
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Prawns alla Busara or Prawn Buzara

4 Sep

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Prawns alla Busara or Prawn Buzara
Omg I had to try this dish, I saw it on the TV program ” Rick Stein from Venice to Istanbul ”
It’s a traditional Croatian prawn recipe just full of flavour, no need to peel the prawns as this gives so much taste, just slice down the back to remove the digestive tract.
This dish needs to be eaten with your hands, dipping bread into the sauce and not forgetting to suck on the heads!! A total mouthgasum!!!

Ingredients
100ml/3½fl oz olive oil, plus extra to serve
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 shallots, finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 large ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
pinch chilli flakes
pinch saffron strands
1 tsp salt
250ml/9fl oz white wine
24 large raw prawns, whole
2 tbsp breadcrumbs
small handful roughly chopped flatleaf parsley
crusty bread, to serve
freshly ground black pepper.

Preparation method

Pour 70ml/2½fl oz of the olive oil in a frying pan and set over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and shallots.
When they are sizzling, stir in the tomato paste, chopped tomatoes, chilli flakes, saffron and ½ teaspoon of the salt. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent the shallots and garlic burning, then add the wine and cook for a further minute.
Add 100ml/3½fl oz water and the remaining salt, bring to the boil. Stir, then reduce the heat and let the sauce simmer and reduce for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, pour the remaining olive oil in another frying pan and set over a high heat. When the pan is really hot, fry the prawns for a minute, then remove from the heat.
With the sauce still bubbling, add the fried prawns and coat them well. Season well with black pepper, and add a tablespoon of the breadcrumbs. Use more crumbs if the sauce is too thin.
Cook for a further 2 minutes then turn off the heat. Drizzle over a little more olive oil. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately with crusty bread.

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