300 ml/10 fl oz milk 1 bay leave 6 black peppercorns Slice of onion Mace blade 2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons plain flour Salt and pepper Pour the milk into a saucepan Add the bay leaf, peppercorns, onion and mace Heat to just below boiling point, remove from the heat, cover, infuse for 10 minutes,… Continue reading >
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Yogurt Dip/Sauce
250 g strained plain yogurt ¼ cucumber diced 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill Pepper Mix the yogurt, cucumber, dill and pepper in a serving bowl. Cover and chill mcd
Homemade custard
Preparation time: Less than 30 minutes Serves Four Ingredients 290 ml/10 fl oz milk 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways (or tsp vanilla essence – add later) 2 eggs, yolks only 1 tablespoon caster sugar Preparation Heat the milk with the vanilla pod and allow to just come to the boil. In a large bowl,… Continue reading >
Mayonnaise 2
Makes 1 cup approximately 1 – large egg 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper ½ – 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar 1 cup vegetable or olive oil 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice Pulse everything but the oil and lemon juice in a blender for a… Continue reading >
Mayonnaise 1.
2 medium egg yolks 2 tsp dry English mustard 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp white pepper Scant cup olive oil 1 tbsp lemon juice Stir all the ingredients, except for the oil and lemon juice, in a mixing bowl until well blended. Beat this vigorously with a whisk, adding a few… Continue reading >
Basil Pesto
Makes 1 cup 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan/Reggiano cheese ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts 3 medium sized garlic cloves, crushed Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Combine the basil in with the pine nuts Pulse a few times in a… Continue reading >
Salsa Verde
2 fresh green chillies, halved and de-seeded 8 spring onions, roughly chopped 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 1 tbsp capers Bunch of fresh parsley, roughly chopped Grated rind and juice of 1 lime 4 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp green Tabasco sauce Pepper Put the chillies, spring onions and… Continue reading >
Pesto Sauce – use with salads or pasta
20g sun dried tomatoes, cut into strips 50g pine nut kernels 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil Juice and zest of half a lemon 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley Put the sun dried tomatoes into a small pan, Pour over enough boiling water to cover Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes… Continue reading >
Caper Sauce
Serves 4 150 g pot 0% fat Greek Yoghurt 2 tablespoons capers in brine, drained and chopped roughly Finely grated zest of a lemon Put the yoghurt into a small pan Warm through very gently – do not let it boil or it will split. Stir in the capers and lemon… Continue reading >
Fiery Red Wine Gravy
Fiery Red Wine Gravy Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 small onion, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped 400 ml boiling water 1 teaspoon yeast extract 1 – 2 teaspoon light vegetable stock powder 100 ml red wine 1 bay leaf 2 teaspoon plain white flour 1 –… Continue reading >