Friday, 1 February 2013

Buttered Chicken w Potatoes

So first off, in here you can cook anything, they are great for fish!! Supermarkets do a fancy Fish in a bag for you now and this is exactly the same principle. Seal and Steam. Im doing buttered Chicken and potatoes.


5 min prep, 30 cooking
Serves 1
 Shopping List:

1 Lemon
Chicken Breast
Garlic
1 Large Potato
2 sage leaves
Sprinkle of Parmesan

1. Prep. Thinly slice your potato (Needs to be thin), Half a lemon, Grate half a clove of garlic. Pick two sage leaves.
 2.Baking paper, About 24 inches. Rip
 3. Half. Fold.
 4. You want to cut a heart shaped circle out, Trust me I'm the worst in the world at anything like this. Just be confident.
 5. Pop in your potato, using one half of the baking paper circle. Season well. Sprinkle Half grated Garlic and a sprinkle of parmesan.
 6. Pop your meat or fish on the potatoes, 2 knobs of butter, sage, Season.
 7. Around your circle, like an envelope apply a bit of olive oil. this acts as a Seal. Start folding, every inch tucking in and doing it tight, its a bit fiddly but nothing serious. You will be left with a long bit hanging off once your done and thats good!
 8. Fold the excess underneath the bag and run your fingers along all the folds to make sure they are tight. Pop on the middle shelf of an oven, 200c 35 mins for chicken

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Lamb w Dauphenois and Pea Mint emulsion


Serves Two
Takes 35 mins
Shopping List

Lamb Neck Fillet
1 Large Potato
2 Table Spoon Double Cream
Garlic Puree
Butter
Fresh Mint
Half white onion
Veg stock cube

Step By Step

1. Garlic Puree, Knob of Lurpak, Base the pan with a thin layer of Double Cream. Melt the butter and stir into a sauce.
 2. In a metal pan, Handful of Fresh mint, Small pack of peas, Half white onion thinly sliced, Two knobs Lurpak. Fry, keep it moving!
 3. Peel a large potato, Top and Tail. Preheat oven to 200c
 4. Thinly Slice, Butter your Ramekin. Star to layer your potato, Pouring the sauce pan cream over each layer.
 5. Repeat and fill, pouring the Ramekin to full and sprinkle Parmesan cheese. Middle shelf, until golden.
 5. Your peas should be nice and golden. Sprinkle half a veg stock cube in.
 6. Just cover the peas with water and reduce.
 7. In a HOT griddle pan, heavily season, slightly oil and griddle your Lamb fillet.
 8. On the lamb, Grey flesh will start coming up the sides, when it is more than half way turn. Heavily season.
 9. After your steak is firm, i cook to Rare. Rest. If potato is crisp and golden remove from oven and cool.
 10. Peas are reduced.
 11. Blend!
 12. Pass through a fine sieve.
 13. Pop into a small saucepan
 14. Reduce
 15. Time to plate. Remove Potato from ramekin. Spoon on pea. Thinly cut Lamb.

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Chicken Chorizo Pasta w Homemade Pesto

This is the safest recipe i know. Ive never met anyone who doesn't like it! Its a classic in my family and you will love it.

Serves 4
Takes 35 mins
 Shopping List

1 Large Red onion or 2 small
Cumin powder
Chicken breast inner fillets
Roasted Mixed peppers
Fresh Pasta
Pesto ( 3 Hanfulls Basil, Handfull pine nuts, olive oil, sprinkle parmesan)
Parmesan

Step by Step

Pre heat oven to 200c. Have a kettle ready to boil. Roast peppers.

1. Prep your onion. We want big chunks so half, cut into 4, then half again. Pop in a bowl.
2. Crush a handful of pine nuts. 
3. Three Handfulls (finely chopped) or the whole plant,  Im using Greek Basil. Pop in with pine nuts. Crush.  

 4. Add a good glug of olive oil, season and CRUSH.
 5. Sprinkle in some parmesan, set to one side. Pesto DONE!
 6. In a large Frying pan, Heat Chilli oil (or olive oil) and add onions and a tea spoon cumin.
 7. Roasted Peppers. chop.
 8. Slice your Chorizo, cut your peppers and put in the now empty onion bowl.
 9. Dice your chicken. Your onions should be Golden brown. SEAL. Boil the Kettle
 10. When sealed, doesn't take more than two mins Add your chorizo bowl.
 11. Pop the boiling water on your fresh pasta. Takes 4 mins.
 12. Add your pesto to the pan
 13. Stir in your pasta, add Parmesan, Season and serve!