Month: October 2013

Pickled Onions

Put 1kg small pickling onions in a Kilner jar Toss in 200g cooking salt and leave for 8 hours Bring the following ingredients to the boil and then leave for 8 hours; 600ml white or pickling vinegar 50g honey 100g light brown sugar 15g fresh root…

Ice cream – the basic starting recipe

From James Martin on Saturday Morning Kitchen; Ingredients: 8 yolks and ounces sugar for 125g caster sugar 500ml cream and 500 milk Method Boil milk then add it a bit at a time to the eggs Simmer until it thickens Sieve Some tips More sugar is softer…

Tom Kerridge’s Fried Chicken

Adapted from Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food. It really is bloody good. I like to make about 3 times the amount so that I have more for next time! Slice 6-8 boned thighs into 2 pieces each, wet in a pot of milk and press the chicken in the…

Pasta Puttanesca

This is adapted from Rick Stein’s Pasta Puttanesca; Feeds 4 adults. Ingredients; 4 tbsp. olive oil 500g cherry tomatoes 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 sprig of rosemary, leaves finely chopped 4 sage leaves, shredded thinly a good pinch of dried chilli flakes 50g salted capers, excess…