Shepherds Pie, braised lamb shoulder topped with buttery mashed potatoes
Shepherds Pie, braised lamb shoulder topped with buttery mashed potatoes perfect for St Patrick's day. Slow braised shoulder of lamb shepherds pie, topped with buttery mashed potatoes. The most common recipe for shepherds pie is made with minced or ground lamb, I however love a little texture and more flavour so in this recipe for shepherds pie I first slow cook lamb shoulder, then shred this to combine with vegetables and gravy and top the pie with buttery mashed potatoes. So you must please try my recipe for shepherds pie, it really is delicious.
Try my green bean salad recipe, it's so simple but amazing
here's the recipe:
Green bean salad
Green beans 300g
Red onion 1/2 or 1 shallot
The dressing:
Dijon mustard 2 tsp
White wine vinegar 2 tbsp
Olive oil 6 tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste
This green bean salad wasn't intended to be vegan or keto friendly but it just so happens to be, this is not why I made this though. It happens to be incredibly delicious and simple to make.
I took this salad from my old head chef at Harvey's restaurant in Bristol, Daniel Glamiche was to this day the best cook I ever worked with, he's really handsome too.
We served it with beef carpaccio but instead of dressing he used double cream, I just felt that the cream was unnecessary and the dressing or even just good quality olive oil and a squeeze of lemon was much lighter. My better half loves this salad and I think only stays with me because I make this for her so often. The problem now is that when she sees this video she will realise how simple it is, this is a problem for sure!!!
Any way I do hope you love this green bean salad, your family and friends will love it too.
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Homemade Scotch eggs, irresistible crunchy egg picnic snacks, there are a few claims for the original Scotch egg, I wrongly assumed that they came from Scotland but the most likely scenario is that Scott's guards based in Wellington Barracks London, took a liking to these egg and sausage snacks and the Londoner's gave them their name.
Fortnum and Mason created a boiled egg dish with sausage meat and sold them in hampers, Mrs Beeton later added a layer of breadcrumb to these beauties which at the time were popular as a dinner dish with gravy. The inspiration for Scotch eggs may come from Indian Kofta (meatballs).
Whichever is true I think you will love them, and I wanted to recreate the trio of Scotch eggs that are sold on the deli counter at the supermarket that I work for, I hope i did them justice.
If you decide to have a crack at them please let me know how you got on.
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Authentic Roman spaghetti carbonara
It is believed that Spaghetti carbonara originates from Lazio Rome, dating back to 1839.
The name is thought to come from carbonaro which translates as 'charcoal burner' as it was popular with charcoal workers. In the US the dish has been referred to as 'coal miners spaghetti'
There is a family of dishes from Rome including pasta with bacon, cheese and pepper, including pasta alla gricia.
The modern version of this recipe uses bacon instead of guanciale or pancetta when you just can't get hold of guanciale which is cured pig jowl, also many chefs now prefer to use egg yolk but in this recipe which I believe to be authentic I use the whole egg.
I do hope you give my spaghetti carbonara recipe a try.
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Indulgent Tartiflette, incredible French comfort food with onion, potato and reblochon cheese. Tartiflette is one of those classic and much loved Alpine dishes so popular with winter sports lovers, that I was surprised to discover that it is not ancient from the Middle Ages, no it was created in the 1980's.
The super stinky and tasty cheese Reblochon from the Savoire region in the French Alps was not selling so well, so the Reblochon board put their heads together and came up with this masterpiece. Well done the French for yet another spectacular dish, comfort food at it's very best.
I do hope that you will give my tartiflette recipe a try.
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Tartiflette
Waxy potatoes 1k - 2.2lb
Sliced white onion 2 medium
Crushed garlic 2 cloves
Bacon or pancetta 200g - 7oz
White wine 1 glass
Picked thyme 1 tsp
Creme fraiche 200g - 7oz
Reblochon cheese 350g - 12.5oz approx
Olive oil and or butter 2 tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste
Pre-cook and cool potatoes, remove skins and slice, heat a frying pan or skillet (medium flame) add the chopped bacon or pancetta, stir until a little golden and add in the sliced onion and garlic. Sweat the onion until is softens and add the white wine, lower the heat and stir to deglaze the pan, turn off the heat and reserve.
Butter or brush an oven dish with olive oil, layer half of the potatoes slightly overlapping in the dish and sprinkle a little salt pepper and chopped thyme. Spread the onion and bacon mixture over the potatoes, then cover with the remaining potatoes, spoon over and spread the creme fraiche.
The reblochon is a very soft smelly cheese and it needs to be chilled well before cutting, I put mine in the freezer for 15 minutes as well so I can cut it nicely. Slice the reblochon in half and arrange rind side up over the dish, as it cooks the cheese will melt and mix with the creme friache, the rind will crisp up deliciously.
Bake for 25 minutes at 200c - 392f
Serve this calorific masterpiece with a salad for God’s sake and a glass of crisp white wine.
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Cranachan - Raspberries/Toasted Oats/Cream or Crowdie/Scotch and Heather Honey make this classic Scottish dessert. Cranachan isn't just for Burn's night, in fact you should be making this simple but delicious pudding in the summer when Scottish raspberries are in peak season. Cranachan combines all things Scottish including whiskey, oats and raspberries. I do hope you give this wonderful Cranachan recipe a try.
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Like the numpty I am I didn't mention the brown chicken stock I used. Not essential but it will really boost the flavour. See link below to my stock video.
I just love gravy, the more the better. In my house it's impossible to have too much gravy and if some gravy is left over, it will not be wasted, freeze it for the next roast or it is rather lovely in sandwiches?
At Christmas or Thanksgiving turkey is a must so take the time and make the very best turkey gravy.
https://youtu.be/vfBvtQZXQ68
Turkey gravy
Mire poix and resting juices from roast turkey
White wine 1 glass
Chicken stock 450ml / 1 pint
Plain flour 2 tbsp
Water if too thick
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#shorts #pansauce #steakdiane #cooking #food
Check out my previous short video where I reverse seared this beautiful sirloin steak, while it was resting I made this classic American pan sauce. Maybe steak Diane is a classic for a reason?
Here is the recipe for Steak Diane
Shallots 3
Garlic 1 clove (opt)
Mushroom a handful
Dijon mustard 2 tsp
Brandy 2 shots
Worcester sauce 1 tbsp
Double cream or creme fraiche 2 tbsp
Brown chicken or beef stock 100ml - 3.4 fl oz
Butter a couple of knobs
Parsley and thyme
Salt and pepper
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Delicious potato galette, Pommes Anna, for me pommes Anna or Anna potatoes whichever you prefer look really challenging but are actually very easy to make. You just need to have a mandolin or be able to slice nice and thin and even slices of potato. In this video I've made large pommes Anna the size of a frying pan but you can build smaller pommes Anna on a baking tray and cook several at the same time. Either way please five pommes Anna a try I think you'll love them.
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Stunning autumnal pumpkin risotto with brown butter and sage. Risotto is an Italian classic and for a very good reason, it is simply delicious. The arborio or carnaroli rice are short, plump grains and perfect for absorbing stock. The technique for constantly stirring risotto results in a creamy texture but the rice still holds some toothsomeness.
In this pumpkin risotto I use a pumpkin puree as well as some roasted pumpkin for added texture, a brown sage butter compliments the pumpkin risotto perfectly.
I do hope you give my pumpkin risotto recipe a try, I know you'll love it.
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Pumpkin Risotto
Arborio or carnaroli rice 100g - 3.5oz
Pumpkin 1 small
Onion 1 medium
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Butter 100g - 3.5oz
Sage small bunch
Parmesan cheese 100g - 3.5g
Chicken stock 400ml - 0.7 pints approx
White wine 1 large glass
Basic rule 3 to 1 = 1 cup rice 3 cups liquid
Basic rule about 60g - 2oz rice for 1 portion
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