Beef and Chickpea Bourguignon Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 3 hours Makes: 4-6 INGREDIENTS 1 cup dried chickpeas 250g gravy beef, diced 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 brown onions, finely diced 2 sticks celery, finely diced 12 cloves garlic, minced 500ml red wine* 500ml beef stock 4 dried bay leaves, crumbled 1…
APPLE CIDER DOUGHNUT BUNDT Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 50 minutes Makes: 12 INGREDIENTS 2 cups self-raising flour 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 cup plain wholemeal flour 2½ cups panella ¾ cup apple cider vinegar ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 cup apple sauce 2 tsp natural vanilla…
POLENTA AND HERB FINGERS Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Makes: 24 INGREDIENTS 1L chicken stock ¼ cup cream 1 cup fine polenta 1 cup finely-grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup grated Gorgonzola cheese 2 tsp dried Italian herbs sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper 1 cup plain flour ½ cup cornflour vegetable…
THE GARONNE BOATMAN Preparation time: 2 minutes Cooking time: Nil Makes: 1 INGREDIENTS 45ml 12 year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon 30ml Lillet Blanc 30ml lime juice 30ml maple syrup 1 tsp chopped orange zest 1 cooked satsuma plum 10 drops orange bitters orange twist and chipped ice, to serve METHOD 1 Combine the Bourbon, Lillet,…
HAMENTASCHEN Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Makes: 120 INGREDIENTS 250g cream cheese 325g unsalted butter 2 cups caster sugar 2 tsp natural vanilla paste 4 cups plain flour 400g poppy seeds 1½ cups milk 4 eggs METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Combine the cream cheese and 250g butter in the…
APPLE ROSE TARTS WITH MARINATED STRAWBERRIES AND CINNAMON CREAM INGREDIENTS 200g shortcrust pastry 75g unsalted butter 300g caster sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla paste 150g almond meal 4 Pink Lady apples 2 Tbsp Demerara sugar 3 punnets strawberries, hulled 300ml thickened cream 75g icing sugar ½ tsp ground cinnamon METHOD 1 Preheat oven…
CHICKEN AND MUSTARD FRICASSEE INGREDIENTS 2kg chicken sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper ¼ cup plain flour 125g unsalted butter 100g triple-smoked ham, cut into fine batons 2 brown onion, very finely diced 2 medium carrots, diced 2 sticks celery, diced 12 cloves garlic, minced 4 sprigs thyme 2 tsp Herbes de Provence 1…
FRENCH ROAST CHICKEN WITH AUTUMN VEGETABLES AND MADEIRA GRAVY INGREDIENTS 2kg chicken 1 bunch tarragon leaves 125g unsalted butter 2 tsp celery salt ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 6 pearl onions, peeled 8 small beetroot, peeled 12 small carrots, peeled 1 head baby fennel, sliced 4 sprigs rosemary leaves sea salt flakes and freshly-ground…
ROAST FREE-RANGE DUCK WITH BLACKBERRY SAUCE INGREDIENTS 2½ kg free-range duck sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup caster sugar 50g unsalted butter ¼ cup sherry 1 Tbsp raspberry vinegar juice of 2 oranges 1 cup chicken stock 2 cups blackberries 2 Tbsp brandy 2 Tbsp maple…
CHOCOLATE WAFFLES WITH GLAZED PEARS INGREDIENTS 2 cups self-raising flour ½ cup cocoa powder ¼ cup brown sugar 3 eggs, separated 300g sour cream 1 cup milk ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp natural vanilla extract ½ tsp cream of tartar 125g dark chocolate, finely chopped 4 pears, peeled and sliced ½ cup…