Heat oven to Fan 180C/200C/Gas 6. Peel your potatoes and then using a mandolin to save time, cut into matchsticks. Start to layer your dish. Begin with a potatoes, then a layer of sliced onion and then drape over half of the anchovies. My Mother always said, don’t be mean with them. Season with a …
Heat oven to Fan 180C/Conventional 200C/Gas 6. Lightly butter a tart tin and then press in your pastry. Line with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans. Bake for 20 minutes and the sides are golden brown. Remove the baking beans and greaseproof paper and prick all over with a fork, base and sides. Bake …
Slice the fillet Mignon into slices roughly 1cm thick. Place them in a clean plastic bag, add the flour and season generously. Shake the bag to coat the pork well. In a large frying pan, heat the oil and add the onions and cook until just softened. Remove the onions. Add the butter and fry …
Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Add the duck fat to a large frying pan on a low heat with a splash of water. Once melted, add the onions and cook for 20 minutes until soft and sticky. Rinse your rice under cold water until the water runs clear. When the onions are ready, add …
Heat the oil and butter in a large pan. Add the onion and fry gently until softened. Add the garlic and fry for 2 minutes. Add the risotto rice and stir to coat. Add the tomatoes and your first ladle of vegetable stock. Add the remaining stock slowly as each ladle is absorbed. Stir well …
Heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Place the pastry into a lightly buttered tart case and prick the base with a fork a few times. Slice your onions and fry in a tablespoon of olive oil for about 15 minutes until they begin to caramelise. Add a good pinch of salt. Whilst they are …
I have just got back from lunch at Chateau de Pallane where I got married six years ago. The sun was shining and the setting was beautiful. But times have certainly changed and instead of the indulgence of my wedding day, todays lunch was punctuated with the demands of two boisterous children. However, it was …
Heat the oven to 180C/Fan 160C/Gas 4. Put on a pair of gloves and peel and trim the beetroot and cut into wedges. Place on a baking sheet covered in foil. Toss with olive oil and season, and cook for 1 hour until softened. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and butter in an oven ready …
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add the onion, garlic and chilli and fry until the onion softens. Add the cayenne pepper and the paprika and stir. Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Let the whole lot cook down for about 20 minutes until you have an almost paste like consistency. …
Never a truer sentiment could be said of myself. Food is my passion. It pervades most things that I do. My day is structured around it and so it is never far from my mind. It is often among my first thoughts of the day. I have even been known to dream of nothing but …
