Pickled herring with dill potatoes and a red cabbage salad

By Angela Hartnett From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the pickled herring 350ml/12fl oz cider vinegar 12 allspice berries 12 black peppercorns 6 bay leaves 1 tbsp demerara sugar 1 orange, zest and juice 1 red onion, thinly sliced 6 x herring, filleted For the red …

Warm smoked Arctic char with prawns, girolles, pickled fennel and cucumber

Equipment: You will need a smoker bag. By Helena Puolakka From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the pickled cucumber and fennel 50ml/2fl oz distilled vinegar 1 tbsp caster sugar pinch flaked sea salt 1 tsp mustard seeds 50g/1¾oz dill 2 Lebanese cucumbers, finely sliced …

Pickled mackerel with tomatoes and sourdough

By Paul Foster From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients 4 fillets line-caught mackerel, bone in 25g/1oz sea salt, plus extra for sprinkling 200ml/7fl oz rice wine vinegar 300ml/10fl oz extra virgin rapeseed oil, plus extra for drizzling 50g/1¾oz chardonnay vinegar 1 loaf sourdough 16 cherry tomatoes, …

Spiced-rubbed confit chicken leg with Jansson’s temptation, pickled chillies and straw fries

By Andi Oliver From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients 4 chicken legs 4 sprigs fresh thyme small handful fresh oregano leaves pinch green cardamom seeds 1 fat garlic clove, roughly chopped 15g/½oz sea salt flakes pinch coarsely ground black pepper 800g/1lb 12oz goose fat 150ml/5fl oz dry white wine 400ml/14fl oz chicken stock …

Poached salmon with pickled fennel and spiced soured cream

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the spiced soured cream 2 tsp caraway seeds, toasted and ground 2 tsp fennel seeds, toasted and ground large pinch of hot paprika 125ml/4fl oz soured cream salt For the pickled fennel 100g/3½oz caster …

Denver steak with pickled radicchio and gorgonzola

Denver steak is a cut from the shoulder, great for grilling and is best cooked medium–rare. By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients 200ml/7fl oz white wine 4 juniper berries 1 garlic clove, smashed 200ml/7fl oz white wine vinegar 1 radicchio, roughly chopped …

Blow-torched mackerel with blini, warm pickled beetroot and chive crème fraîche

Preparation time 30 mins to 1 hour Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour Serves Serves 4 Cooking the mackerel with a blow-torch gives a lovely charred flavour without overcooking the flesh. By Tom Kerridge …