Creamy Cointreau pancakes with Orange syrup For the pancake Medium eggs 2 Plain (all purpose) flour 110g / 3.9oz Milk 280ml / 9.5 fl oz Melted butter 10g / 0.35oz For the pastry cream - Crème patissiere sugar 100 Cornflour 40g Medium egg yolks 4 MIlk 500ml Vanilla ½ pod Double (heavy) cream 250ml Cointreau 2 large shots (or as much as you want) Orange blossom (opt) a few drops Orange zest 3 For the syrup Orange segments and juice 3 Caster sugar 200g Cointreau 1 large shot ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W9PDKc-ZvY
How to make Croissants and pan au chocolate, amazing flaky pasties from Paris
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Croissants
Makes 16-18
Strong flour 500g - 1.1lb
Dried yeast 10g - 0.35oz - 2.5 tsp
Sugar 40g - 1.4oz
Salt 10g - 0.35oz - 2tsp
Water 200g - 7oz
Milk 110g - 3.9oz
Unsalted butter 300g - 10.5oz
Egg for glaze 1
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breast of lamb - braised lamb breast, breast of lamb is coming back, slow cooked breast of lamb is succulent and delicious. You cannot rush breast of lamb, if you do it will be horrible so take your time add some herbs and tomatoes and slow braise this incredibly cheap cut of lamb for a delicious meal. Try breast of lamb
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Breast of lamb serves 2
Lamb breast 1
Garlic cloves 3
Confit lemon 1/4
Anchovy fillets 2
Rosemary a few sprigs
Dijon mustard 1 tsp
For the braise
White onion 2
Zest and juice of lemon 1
Tinned tomatoes 1 x 400g
White wine half a bottle
Rosemary - thyme - bay - parsley
capers 1 tsp
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F-9wlrfd68
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The history of the humble British classic the 'sausage roll' yes I said British so any Americans who think that just because you wrapped a Frank in pastry instead of a roll and called it 'puff dog' doesn't mean it hadn't already existed since the early 19th century in England.
Now we could go further back to Roman times and even ancient Greece to find references to meat wrapped in dough but that would be vastly different to what we Brits call a sausage roll.
The French also have a claim to around the same time period and maybe we stole it from them but that doesn't matter, it's the fact that we proud Brits have taken this humble snack to our hearts, just like fish and chips where some historian will try to convince you that it comes from somewhere else, well just about everything comes from somewhere else in one form or another, so the sausage roll is ours and that's the end of it OK!
There is a well known national baker in the UK called Greggs who produce Billions (probably) of these things every year and it makes up much of their profits, the term "Gregg's dummy' refers to a baby or toddler or even small child being pacified with a sausage roll while mum gets on with her day. Unfortunately the Gregg's sausage roll is horrible, all pale and floppy with grease oozing out of it onto your lovely clean clothes, so if you've had one of these atrocities, then you really haven't got the right idea of what a proper sausage roll is.
So I do hope that you give making your own one day, you don't have to make your own ruff puff pastry as some shop bought pre-rolled will work just fine. You can be adventurous and make your own sausage meat or just buy your favourite brand and use those. You can spice them up with any thing you like such as chorizo which I used in this video, harissa paste, curry whatever you like. You can use a vegetarian sausage alternative, the list goes on.
Crumbly Sausage rolls with ruff puff pastry
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the Classic Cornish Pasty is quite challenging but well worth the effort, the pastry requires kneading to strengthen the glutens in the flour, as it has the job of holding together a substantial meal inside, which would originally have to withstand being dropped down a mine shaft. Cornish miners wives would leave a large thick area of pastry at one end for the miner to hold with his soot covered hands. Cornish pasties really should be made with skirt of beef and all beef and veg should not be cooked prior to going into the pastry. Follow my recipe and I'm sure you will fall in love with the classic Cornish pasty
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAx_iugdFc
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Braised lamb shanks, tender fall off the bone lamb shanks, lovely. Braising is a cooking technique originating in France and popularised in the 19th century, the idea is to take a tough cut of meat with lots of collagen that required a long slow cook. First the meat is browned before combining with liquid usually stock and wine with some stock vegetables, covered with a lid and cooked on a low heat for several hours. If you do not have a decent pot with a fitted lid then you can use a roasting tray covered with aluminium foil.
Braised lamb shanks are a really popular cut for this many a restaurant of bistro and now for dinner parties at home, braised lamb shanks not only taste fantastic but they look great to. I hope you give my braised lamb shank recipe a try.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsOC23Hap1U
If you're looking for the best compound butter recipe, then you're in the right place! In this video, Uncle Matt demonstrates how to make Cafe de Paris butter, the perfect all-purpose butter.
This recipe is easy to follow and will result in a butter that is creamy, deliciously scented, and perfect for cooking and baking. If you're interested in learning how to make compound butter, then this is the video for you!
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Cafe de Paris butterUnsalted butter 250g - 8.5 ozShallot chopped 1 tbsp Curry powder 2 tbspGarlic 2 clovesTarragon 1 tspParsley 2 tspDill 2 tspChives 2 tspThyme 1 tspAnchovies 1 tbspCapers 1 tspCornichons 1 tspLemon zest and juice 1Dijon mustard 1 tbspWorcester sauce 1 tspBrandy 1 tbspMadeira 1 tbspKetchup 1 tbspThe only cooking involvd is gently sweating the shallot with Madeira and flame with the brandy, let this cool before combining with the remaining ingredients. How to make cafe de Paris butter: a step-by-step tutorialHere's a little back story on Cafe de Paris. In 1930, Mr. Boubier, owner of the ‘Restaurant du Coq d'Or' in Geneva , invented an original butter- based sauce with the help of his daughter. The sauce included a mix of spices, herbs and other ingredients, which he served with Entrecôte steak to the delight of his customrs.Although there have been many imitations of the concept, no one has been able to re-create the sauce exactly that Mr Boubier invented in Geneva in 1930. Since then, the recipe for this sauce has been a closely guarded secret. It was handed down from generation to generation and the owner of Entrecôte Café de Paris in Geneva, Mr. Vouillamoz, has been the current guardian of the recipe since 1989. Traditionally this butter "sauce" is served on beef or pork. However, many Swiss use it as a regular condiment for everyday items including potatoes.
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cauliflower rice, the low carb alternative to rice
Cauliflower rice is obviously not actually rice and nor does it taste anything lice rice, however it is absolutely gorgeous and yummy.
If you are trying to lower your carb consumption then I highly recommend making this, I've been doing Atkins for a couple of months now and the pounds are falling off me. I don't actually miss carbs as much as I thought I would, but trying to make meals interesting is. a challenge. So finding such simple ideas such as cauliflower rice is. a god send an dI hope you give it a try.
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How to Spatchcock a couple of poussin or baby chickens, great for bbq
The spices I used for the rub was 1/2 tsp of the following - cajun - cayenne - paprika - celery salt - white pepper - msg - marjoram - powdered garlic and onion
In the UK we get about 4 weeks of hot sunshine if we're lucky, now this doesn't stop us from spending time outside and we often play the game of running inside quickly when the heavens open. So we love a picnic as it's prepared in advance, but bbq is a different matter and we suck at it.
I envy my Youtube mates from warmer climates and I see how you don't just have 1 bbq but several plus smokers etc, proper jealous over here!
But I'm determined to learn more about outdoor cooking and really love this spatchcock technique as it dramatically reduces the cooking time of a chicken. In this case these were baby chickens so only took about 40 minutes in total to cook, and that was using indirect cooking, meaning the coals were on one side so I could cook at a lower temp then finish off these gorgeous birds directly over the coals.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnghKypylEM