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Pour 200ml of prawn bisque , the zest of 1/2 an orange, 2 tbsp orange juice with a chopped clove of garlic into a large saucepan and add 20g unsalted butter . Bring to the boil over a medium heat and then let it bubble to reduce down to about 150ml Then add 2 tbsp cognac , 1 tsp tomato paste and 2 tbsp  tomato frito. Cook for 5 mins, then add 3g hacked tarragon. For the fish, preheat an oven to 240°C/gas mark 9. Trim the edges of 2 gurnard fillets  (poon) to neaten and season them with salt. Heat a large non-stock ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat. When the pan is hot, add a drizzle of olive oil and carefully add the fish fillets skin-side down. Cook for 2 minutes, then transfer the pan to the oven and cook for a further 2–3 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven; the fish should still look a little translucent on the top Carefully turn the fillets over and leave them to finish cooking in the residual heat for 30 seconds or so. While the fish finishes coo...

Buy cleaned squid tubes and cut one of them into evenly sized 0.5cm ringlets. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and add the juice of a lemon . Drop the squid in for 30 seconds, strain and refresh in ice cold water. Remove from the water and store in the fridge until required. For the 'nduja balls, mix 1/2 grated shallot  with 40g 'nduja and 100g porc mince. Add 15g breadcrumbs , mix well and form into 8 (ca 20g) balls Place a frying pan over a medium-high heat with a small amount of olive oil. Fry the balls until golden brown on all sides, remove from the pan, season with salt and allow to rest Cut or tear a slice of sourdough bread  into bitesize chunks. Mix with 1 tbsp olive oil , season with salt and place into a preheated oven set to 180°C/gas mark 4 for 10-12 minutes until crunchy and golden brown. Remove from the oven and store in a warm place For the vinaigrette, combine 13ml Chardonnay vinegar , salt and 40ml good olive oil in a bowl, or container...

To make the watercress coulis, pick 2 bunches of watercress (saving the branches for the sauce) and save some nice leaves for plating. Wash carefully Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook for 5 minutes, until the watercress is soft. Refresh in iced water then drain well Blend the watercress in a blender until smooth, season with salt and pepper and set the purée aside To make the garlic chips, peel 3 cloves of garlic and slice finely on a mandoline, or carefully with a sharp knife Place 80ml milk and an equal quantity of water in a small pan, and bring to the boil. Add the garlic and cook the garlic for 1 minute. Repeat this process twice more with fresh milk and water Drain the garlic and dry on kitchen paper Heat 250ml vegetable oil in a small pan to 140℃ and fry the chips until golden brown, then drain on kitchen paper To make the emulsion, sweat 1/4 chopped onion and the leftover watercress stem s in 3g butter until soft then add 50ml milk a...

Pre heat the oven at 200°C Quarter a red onion . Slice 2 fennel bulbs in 6 segments. Cut a 50g chorizo  sausage in small cubes. Put 2 chicken legs in a baking tray, surrounded by the onion, the fennel and the chorizo. Season with pepper salt, 1 tsp dried thyme and the zest of an orange. Add 2 tbsp  olive oil and the juice of 1/2 orange . Shake well to cover everything. Put in the hot oven for 25 mins. Take out and at 125g cherry tomatoes and bake for another 15 mins. Serve with aïoli. (Recipe by Janneke Vreugdenhil in her Low-carb Bible)  from simple food, looking good Traybake with chicken, fennel and chorizo Recipe from Sweet Cake Traybake with chicken, fennel and chorizo Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2021/11/traybake-with-chicken-fennel-and.html

Peel 1/4 cucumber , remove the seeds and slice thinly. Peel a celery stick* and slice Slice a spring onion Mix 2 tbsp lime juice , 2 tsp sesame oil and 3 tbsp soy sauce to make a dressing Toast 1 tbsp white and black sesame seeds . Slice 150g fresh salmon in sashimi-bites Bring 1l water to the boil, add 90g soba noodles and boil 4 mins. Rinse under the cold tap. Serve as shown in bowls. (Recipe from Janne Vreuggenhils Low-carb Bible) * Use the celery leaves for a nice and crispy tempura: from simple food, looking good Soba noodles, salmon and cucumber bowl Recipe from Sweet Cake Soba noodles, salmon and cucumber bowl Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2021/11/soba-noodles-salmon-and-cucumber-bowl.html

Hack 200g sun-dried tomatoes .  Mix with 10g capers , 20g finely sliced cornichons , 10g Dyon mustard , 10g finely sliced parsley , 10g finely sliced shallot , 1 egg yolk , 4 drops of Tabasco , 4 drops of Worcestersauce , salt and pepper. Sprinkle 3 pieces of  Melba toast  with olive oil, salt and pepper and bake in a 150°C oven during 5 mins Then crush them Serve as shown, with edible flowers (A Niven Kunz recipe) from simple food, looking good Tomato tartare Recipe from Sweet Cake Tomato tartare Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2021/11/tomato-tartare-recipe.html

Today's post is a dish made with brinjals. A very popular dish  from Andhra. My friend Haritha, who has a YouTube channel in the name of " Haritha's Home and Kitchen " made this dish when we had a get together at my place. She is an amazing cook and you can visit her channel which has lots of cooking videos and authentic recipes.  I love brinjals but you all might know by now that my husband doesn't like brinjal and so ones in a blue moon I will be making brinjal dishes. As my friend knows about this, she made the delicious roast just for me. This is a simple dish with minimum ingredients. My mom prepares amazing Andhra dishes, the most famous one is gutti vankaya koora/ Stuffed brinjal curry. In this dish, you have to grind the masala and stuff it in brinjal and roast till done. Within minutes yummy brinjal roast will be ready. Please try this dish and let me know. Ingredients: Brinjal- 7-8 Oil- 2tbsp Masala: Grated Coconut- 1Cup Cumin Seeds- 2tbs...

Slice 4 anchovies and 2 cloves of garlic very finely. Sweat them in 4 tbsp olive oil with a pinch of chili flakes till the fish have melted. In the meantime slice 4 sun-dried tomatoes into strips, hack 12 black olives . Add to the pan with 2 tbsp pine nuts and 3 tsp capers . Warm in 2 mins. Add 300g courgette pasta for 1 more minute. Serve with grated Parmesan . (Another Janneke Vreugdenhil recipe from her Lowcarb Bible) from simple food, looking good Courgetti with anchovies, sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts Recipe from Sweet Cake Courgetti with anchovies, sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2021/11/courgetti-with-anchovies-sun-dried.html

For the sauce, bring 250ml fish stock to the boil with a knob of finely sliced  fresh ginger , 1 thinly sliced  garlic clove , 1/2 deseeded, chopped  red chilli and 2 trimmed and sliced  spring onions. Once boiling, add 1tsp soy sauce Remove the skin from 2 sea bass fillets and place on a waxpaper in a steam basket. Season with salt and 1/2 tbsp Chinese five-spice then add thin strips of 2 spring onions  and matchsticks of 1 carrot to the tray Drizzle the fish in a few drops of sesame oil . Place into a steamer until cooked through, approximately 5-7 minutes To serve, divide the fish into shallow bowls and ladle the hot sauce  and veggies over the top ( Here Shaun Hills original recipe) from simple food, looking good Sea bass with Chinese five spice Recipe from Sweet Cake Sea bass with Chinese five spice Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2021/11/sea-bass-with-chinese-five-spice-recipe.html

In a bowl, mix 50g  crème fraîche , 1tsp grated horseradish , a pinch of sea salt , a pinch of cayenne pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice , taste and adjust the seasoning if required. Boil a yellow , a red and a chioggia beetroot about 45 mins, cool and    gently rub the skin from the beets, cut each in 6 wedges. Mix with a pinch of salt, 1/2 finely chopped shallot , 1 tsp balsamic vinegar , 2 tbsp good  olive oil and black pepper. Arrange on plates, top with flaked hot smoked salmon and finish with dots of the sauce and sprigs of dill  from simple food, looking good Raymond Blanc's beetroot salad, hot smoked salmon, horseradish crème fraiche Recipe from Sweet Cake Raymond Blanc's beetroot salad, hot smoked salmon, horseradish crème fraiche Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2021/11/raymond-blancs-beetroot-salad-hot.html

Make the marinade by putting 2tsp  yuzu paste into a deep saucer. Spoon 1,5tbsp water over the yuzu paste, and use the back of a teaspoon to mix it together Place 2 scallops in the marinade for 10 minutes, turning them over half way through Next, bloom 5g dried wakame by putting it in a dish and covering it with warm water Make a dressing for the seaweed by mixing together 1tbsp rice wine vinegar, 1/2tbsp sake , 1/2tbsp soy sauce and 1/4tbsp caster sugar Heat 1tbsp oil in a cast iron skillet. When it's just starting to smoke, put the scallops on the pan and cook for 2 minutes either side. Before you finish cooking, tip the remaining marinade over the scallops in the pan To serve, toss the seaweed in the dressing and divide it between 2 plates. Place a scallop on each seaweed bed and garnish with 1tsp black  sesame seeds . Serve immediately (Here Rachel Walkers original recipe) from simple food, looking good Yuzu scallops Recipe from Sweet Cake Yuzu s...

Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high. Drizzle in  1tbsp olive oil and swirl to coat bottom of pan. Add  1 sliced red and 1 green pepper and 1/2 sliced onion and saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the vegetables with 3/4 tbsp curry powder , and saute until fragrant, 2 minutes. Add 1 minced clove of garlic and 1/2 tbsp grated ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Place 300g pieces of skinless whiting on top of cooked vegetables, pour 200 ml coconut milk over top, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until fish is cooked and starts to flake, about 20 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper, if necessary.  Drizzle with lime juice , and serve garnished with  spring onion   and coriander leaves (Here Millie Peartree's original recipe) from simple food, looking good Coconut curry whiting Recipe from Sweet Cake Coconut curry whiting Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot...

Sweat a chopped onion for 10 mins, the add a sliced red chili and 3 finely sliced cloves of garlic . After 1 min add 1/2 red and 1/2 green paprika , sliced in strips After another 3 mins add 3/4 tbsp cumin powder , 1/2 tbsp  dried oregano , 3/4tsp cayenne , 1/2 tsp smoked paprika and 1/2 tsp salt . A minute later add 100ml v egetable stock , 40ml strong  espresso , 10 halved cherry tomatoes  and 200ml tomato frito . Bring to a boil, put a lid on the pan and then simmer during 1 hour. Then add 225g kidney beans from a can, simmer for another 15 mins, then stir in 15g grated  chocolate (80% or more, mine was 94%) Taste and season. Serve as shown with red onion , grated cheese , avocado , little gem and  coriander.   (Recipe by Janneke Vreugdenhil) from simple food, looking good Bowl with kidney beans, coffee and chocolat Recipe from Sweet Cake Bowl with kidney beans, coffee and chocolat Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2021...

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the thinly sliced white part of a leek, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 4 minutes or until softened.  Add 300g starchy potatoes , 1/2l vegetable stock , 90g sauerkraut and black pepper and cook, covered, for 10 minutes or until the potato has softened. Remove from the heat and, using a hand-held stick blender, blend until smooth.  Return the mixture to the pan over medium heat and stir in 60g crème fraîche.   Divide the soup between serving bowls and top with dots of crème fraîche, extra sauerkraut, flakes of hot smoked salmon , finely chopped dill and pepper to serve. (Here Donna Hays original recipe) from simple food, looking good Creamy potato and sauerkraut soup, with hot smoked salmon Recipe from Sweet Cake Creamy potato and sauerkraut soup, with hot smoked salmon Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2021/11/creamy-potato-and-sauerkraut-soup-with.html

Marinate 2 chicken thighs (300g) overnight in 1 tbsp olive oil , 1 tbsp soy sauce , 1 and 3/4 tsp cumin , 1 tsp paprika powder , 1/2 tsp smoked paprika , 1/2 tsp oregano , 1/2 tsp black pepper , 1/8 tsp salt , 1 tbsp white wine vinegar and 1 finely sliced clove of garlic . Pre heat the oven at 100°C and bake the chicken in the marinade for at least 1 and 1/2 hour.  In the meantime make a cole slaw from 150g white cabbage , 100g grated carrot, 1 finely sliced red onion , 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar , 1 tsp olive oil , taste and season with salt and peper Then put 50g mayo , 25g creme fraiche , 15g coriander , 1 clove of garlic , 1 tbsp  jalapeño relish in the blender to make coriander mayo. Taste and season with salt and pepper Pull the succulent meat apart with two forks Use leaves of little gem as wraps, spoon in the chicken, then the slaw and finish with the mayo (From the Koolhydraatarme Bijbel van Janneke Vreugdenhil) from simple food, looking good 'Wr...