Sweet Pickled Cherries with Smoked Mascarpone, Cherry Granita and Mint-Pepper Sugar Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 4-6 1kg fresh cherries, pitted ½ cup bourbon ¼ cup raspberry vinegar ½ cup-raw sugar 6 dried bay leaves 500g mascarpone 1 cup icing sugar 2 tsp vanilla paste finely grated zest of 2 oranges…
Double-Sided Pecan and Citron Florentines Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Makes: 36 ¾ cup golden raisins 2 cups puffed buckwheat ½ cup pumpkin seeds ½ cup red glace cherries, halved ¼ cocoa nibs ½ cup shredded coconut 395g can sweetened condensed milk 200g white chocolate (70% cocoa), melted 1 cup whole pecans,…
Asparagus, Baby Potato and Whipped Cheese Tart with Toasted Seeds and Milk-Poached Garlic Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes Serves: 8 16 freshly peeled cloves garlic 300ml full cream milk 8 kipfler potatoes, peeled 3 bunches asparagus, trimmed 300ml cream 5 eggs 2 egg yolks Sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper 250g…
Charred Nectarine, Fennel, Radish and Baby Sprout Salad with Toasted Poppyseed Dressing Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves: 4 2 Tbsp poppy seeds ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp tarragon vinegar 2 tsp fig vino cotto sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper 2 small heads fennel 1 head golden…
Lamb Cutlets with Spicy Yoghurt and Mint Sauce Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 12 lamb cutlets, French trimmed 2 tsp ras el hanout 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil Sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper 500g Greek yoghurt ½ bunch mint leaves, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1…
Rolled and Roasted Pork Loin with Apples, Walnuts, Truffle and Kale Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 2½ hours Serves: 6-8 1.6kg boneless pork loin, skin on Sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper 1 bunch cavalo nero ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 500g walnuts, toasted and chopped 8 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp…
Vietnamese Grilled Prawns with Chilli, Sour Mint and Palm Sugar Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves: 4-6 20 XL King prawns 2 long red chillies, seeded 5cm piece ginger, grated 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsp light palm sugarfinely-grated zest and juice of 2 limes1 Tbsp fish sauce 4 sprigs Vietnamese sour…
Fried Fish with Agrodolce Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 4-6 600g blue eye trevalla sea salt flakes and freshly-ground black pepper 1 cup plain flour ½ cup ground rice ¼ cup currants 4 eschalots, sliced 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 Tbsp brown sugar ½ bunch…
Madeira Cake, Elderflower and Blackberry Bombe Alaska Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 8 4 thick slices Madeira cake* 1kg frozen blackberries 1 cup elderflower cordial Juice of 1 lemon 2 cups cream 395g can sweetened condensed milk 3 tsp vanilla paste 150g creme fraiche 4 egg whites ½ tsp cream of…