Recipes
Salmon steak
1 fresh salmon steak, a
clove of garlic, the grated zest of a lime, a sprig of fresh tarragon, a bay
leaf, 2 oz butter.
Method:-
Mix all of the above ingredients
together and leave to marinate for approx' an hour in the fridge.
Gently
lift out the fish steaks, drizzle ligthly with a little oil, wrap in foil and
bake in the oven for 6/7 minutes on each side. Serve with fesh seasonal
vegetables and sautéed pototes. Recommended wine.Waitrose..
Stuffed bake peppers with cheese
1
pepper, 2 tomatoes, 1 onion, 1 aubergine, 1 courgette, 50 g of butter, fresh
basil, 70 g grated cheese, a clove of garlic.
Method:-
Slice the top of the peppers in half,
remove the seeds and fill with the chopped tomatoes, finely diced courgette,
onions and aubergine, laying each in between the freshly chopped basil. Replace
the top of pepper, drizzle lightly with oil, season to taste and place in the
oven (gas mark 4) for aprox 20 mins. Garnish with grated cheese anbd served with
seasonal salad. Recommended wine...Tesco Ken Forrester The FMC Chenin
Blanc, 2007
Pheasant./ Quail/Partridge/ Guinea Fowl Burgundy
sauce.
1 of the above chosen birds.
3 shallots, 50 g butter, 2
tsp sugar, 1 tsp cornflour, ½pt. Burgundy, 2 bay leaves, salt/pepper, mixed
herbs, mushrooms, diced chopped shallots and root
vegetables.
Method.
Chop one of the shallot finely and
place inside the prepared bird. Add 30g butter in a pan and sauté the bird until
brown all over, leave to one side of the stove. In a separate pan, melt 15 g
butter and sauté the sliced mushrooms with the remaining diced shallots. add the
herbs and diced root vegetables along with the burgundy. Increase heat to reduce
slightly and add the bird to the dish. Place in the oven - 325f/17C/gas mark 3
for about ¾ hr. Mix the cornflour with water and add to the pan to thicken the
sauce. Serve with boiled new potatoes. Recommended wine..Odd-Bins Bourgogne
Chardonnay Albert Bichot
Recommeneded wines available
from Tesco, Waitrose and Odd-Bins.
Red: Mèdoc, Saint-
Emillion, Beaujolias-Village, Herrick, Shiraz, La Chasse du Pape Syrah,-
Corbières Lionel Faivre,1999- Bastide de Garille Cabardes, 2006, Chateau de Jau,
Côtes de Roussillon, 2004, Chateau Beauvillain Monpezat, Cahors,1997
White: Muscadet, Poilly-Fumé, Sancerre, Quincy, Chablis.
Paul Et Fils Riesling, La Chasse du Châtaeau
Pech-latt
Champagne: Bollinger Grande Année,-
Perrie-Jouêt Grand Brut – Moêt & Chardon Brut Vintage. Classic
Champagne Germain Brut. border=0
src="http://banners.affiliatefuture.com/2414/40544.gif"> Duck with Cranberry and Orange sauce - Serves 4
1 lge duck a
est of an orange
100 ml 3 ½ oz red wine, dash of orange
liqueur.
2tsp of vinegar.
Herbs of
choice/garlic.
Method.
Pre-heat the oven to
220C/425F/gas mark 7.
Wash the duck, place on a roasting tray and season
with salt/pepper, bay leaves, garlic and a sprig of rosemary. Cook for 30
minutes.
Reduce the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4 and cook the duck for a
further 2 hrs.
Place the remaining ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the
boil then
Simmer gently (reserve a few cranberries for the garmish). Add the
orange zest and simmer for 15/20 minutes
Taste the sauce and add sugar to
sweeten if required.
When the duck is cooked,pour over the sauce and serve
with roast potatoes seasoned with garlic and rosemary, along with seasonal
vegetables.
Pour sauce over duck.
Recommended wine Tesco St. Chinian
Roches Noires, 2004/5.
Venison with Juniper Berries,
450g diced
venison, 2tsp of flour,2 tsp of tomato purée, ½pt 290ml of vegetable stock, ½pt
150 ml of red wine, mixed herbs, 8 juniper berries, 1 clove crushed garlic
.
Method
Heat 3 tbsp oil and quickly brown the
venison and place into a lge oven proof casserole dish. Melt the butter and add
the flour and tomato purée. Heat for approx 3-4 minutes then stir in the stock
and wine. Lightly bring to the boil and add the juniper berries, garlic, thyme
and bay leaves. Cover and cook in the oven 325f/180C/gas mark 4, for 2-2½ hrs.
until tender.
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with roast potatoes and
seasonal vegetables.
Recommended wine Tesco Madiran Reserve des
Tuguets,2006.
What's in Season
June/July/August
Vegetables,
Lettuce,Cabbages,Celery,Carrots,Potatoes.
