Vegetable samosas with chilli sauce
Try making a batch of these easy, tasty samosas. Just fry the filling and wrap it in a simple pastry, then deep fry for a great lunchtime or picnic snack. Ingredients For the pastry 375g/13oz …
Fillet steak with Chateaubriand sauce and straw fries
Ingredients 4 x 175g/6oz fillet steaks, pounded out thinly with a meat mallet or rolling pin salt and freshly ground black pepper 50g/2oz butter 2 tbsp olive oil vegetable oil, for deep-frying 3 large baking …
Pan-fried red snapper with coriander Puy lentils
Ingredients For the coriander Puy lentils 50g/2oz butter 1 tbsp olive oil 1 shallot, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves only 2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp ground coriander …
Courgette and lemon risotto
This gorgeous summertime risotto is a favourite with kids and the cold leftovers can be used to make tasty arancini. Ingredients For the risotto 750ml/1¼ pints chicken or vegetable stock 25g/1oz unsalted butter 2 shallots, …
Shellfish sauce vierge with fried cod and sautéed courgettes
Ingredients For the shellfish vierge 2 tbsp olive oil 4 large shallots, finely diced 2kg/4lb 4oz assorted shellfish, such as cockles, clams, razor clams, mussels, winkles (discard any bivalves that don’t close tightly when firmly …
Lemon Swiss roll with passionfruit cream and lemon drizzle glaze
Swiss rolls are easier to make than you may think, but you need to have courage when rolling. This one, filled with passionfruit cream and garnished with berries, is sure to impress. Ingredients For the …
Passion fruit soufflé with passion fruit jelly and ice cream
Spruce up a traditional soufflé with the wonderful flavours of passion fruit. Ingredients For the ice cream 400ml/14fl oz milk 8 free-range egg yolks 200g/7oz caster sugar 400ml/14fl oz double cream 8 passion fruit, seeds …
Fig cake with a dried fig chutney and cheddar cheese
A fig-lover’s delight. Try this savoury-sweet cake with tangy chutney and a slice of cheese. Ingredients 125g/4½oz ground almonds 50g/1¾oz caster sugar, plus 2 tbsp for sprinkling 30g/1oz plain flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ …
Forest truffle chicken
A luxurious dish of chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce topped with truffle shavings. Ingredients 100ml/3½fl oz rapeseed oil 1 large chicken, jointed into 8 pieces salt and black pepper 200g/7oz bacon lardons 200g/7oz shallots, …
Roasted halibut with asparagus and a caper and butter sauce
Halibut is a delicious, firm-textured flat fish. Take care not to overcook it as it will dry out and spoil the texture. Ingredients 160g/5¾oz unsalted butter 2 x 150-200g/5½-7oz halibut steaks (on the bone) 1 …
Vanilla and strawberry baked cheesecake
Take the shortcut to cheesecake heaven by using a readymade sponge base. Ingredients For the cheesecake 23cm/9in ready-made sponge base 200g/7oz caster sugar 1 lemon, zest and juice only 4 tbsp cornflour 850g/1lb 14oz full-fat …
Grilled asparagus with Stilton butter and red onion chutney
Ingredients For the chutney ½ red onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 clove garlic, crushed 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar For the asparagus 1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed olive oil 15g/½oz butter 30g/1¼oz Stilton …
Fried pork fillet with quince and wilted chard
Pork fillet paired with the earthy taste of chard and a quince sauce, as an alternative to apple. Ingredients For the pork fillet 400g/14oz pork fillet, trimmed salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp …
Coffee Swiss roll with caramel and nut filling
Swiss rolls are easier to make than you might imagine. Try this coffee, caramel and nut filling for something different to the usual strawberry or lemon. Ingredients 4 large free-range eggs 100g/3½oz caster sugar, plus …
Mini Yorkshire puddings with roast beef and horseradish cream
A beautiful little bite of tender, rare roast beef spiked with horseradish in a baby Yorkshire pudding – glorious. Ingredients For the Yorkshire puddings 1 egg 85g/3oz plain flour 85ml/3fl oz milk and water mixed …
Mushroom stroganoff
Try this quick, creamy and comforting vegetarian casserole with brown or basmati rice. Ingredients 25g/1oz butter 1 tbsp oil 160g/5¾oz sliced onions 550g/1lb 4oz medium mushrooms, sliced ½ tsp garlic purée 1 tsp ground paprika …
Caramel-roasted apricots with vanilla ice cream
Ingredients 10 apricots, halved 225g/8oz caster sugar 1 orange, juice only 25g/1oz butter 25g/1oz Marcona almonds, roughly chopped 25g/1oz hazelnuts, roughly chopped 25g/1oz pistachio nuts, roughly chopped 200g/7oz raspberries 500ml/18fl oz vanilla ice cream Preparation …
Jerk chicken
Pour this authentic spicy marinade over chicken, seafood or even aubergines to make them come over all Caribbean. Ingredients 6 chicken breasts, or chicken thighs, bones removed For the sauce 225g/8oz onions, quartered 1-1½ scotch …