Category: Garnishes

Garnishes & plate decoration

July 26, 2016 Accompaniments, Garnishes, Sauce Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Fake Horseradish – Fake Prepared Horseradish Recipe

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How to Make Fake Horseradish - Fake Prepared Horseradish Recipe
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Recipe type: Sauce
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Prepared horseradish is pretty hard to find in some countries, and when you can find it, it's ridiculously expensive. This is largely due to the labor that goes into the cleaning and preparation before pickling. Today we're looking at a way to make fake horseradish that tastes just like the real thing, and apart from the difference in color, nobody will be able to tell the difference.
Ingredients
  • 500g Garden radish (regular radishes)
  • 200ml White wine vinegar
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 1.25ml Citric acid
  • 45ml Wasabi powder
  • 50ml Sherry
Instructions
  1. Top and tail the radishes and cut them into quarters.
  2. Measure out the citric acid, salt, white wine vinegar, sherry and wasabi powder.
  3. Place all of the ingredients in your food processor and process until fine.
  4. Package the horseradish in suitable sterilized bottles and place in your refrigerator to mature for at least a week before consuming.

 

July 24, 2016 Accompaniments, Cocktail Snacks, Garnishes, Snack Food, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Mushroom Jerky – How to Make Mushroom Biltong – Vegan and Vegetarian Mushroom Jerky

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How to Make Mushroom Jerky - How to Make Mushroom Biltong - Vegan and Vegetarian Mushroom Jerky
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Recipe type: Mushroom / Jerky / Biltong
 
Mushroom jerky makes a great tasty snack, and works brilliantly chopped and sprinkled over salads and soups. With the exception of the drying time, mushroom jerky is quick and really simple to make.
Ingredients
  • 4 Large brown mushrooms (or Porcini)
  • 45ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 45ml Light soy sauce
  • 60ml Maple syrup (can substitute regular golden syrup)
  • 60ml Cider vinegar
  • 10ml Chilli powder
  • 2.5ml Smoked paprika
Instructions
  1. Combine the Worcestershire sauce, light soy sauce, maple syrup, cider vinegar, chilli powder and smoked paprika in a jug and stir this until well combined.
  2. You will need large brown mushrooms, or porcini mushrooms as the have a well defined, robust flavor.
  3. Cut the mushrooms into slices 12mm or a half inch thick.
  4. Place the mushroom slices in a large non-reactive pan and pour the marinade mixture over the mushrooms.
  5. Use a basting brush to pick up marinade from the pan and brush this over any spots you may have missed.
  6. Cover the pan with cling-wrap and place this in your refrigerator overnight.
  7. The following day, transfer the mushroom slices to a rack in another pan.
  8. Set the temperature of your oven to 50c or 122f and place the tray in the oven.
  9. Leave the oven door slightly open.
  10. It will take around 10 hours for the mushrooms to dry. You want to be pliable and chewy, not bone dry.
  11. And there we have it, a tasty, chewy wonderful batch of mushroom jerky.

 

June 28, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Beef, Garnishes, Main Courses, Sauce Recipes, Steak, Xanthan Gum Recipes

Grilled Sirloin Steak with Portabellini Mushrooms & Red Wine Sauce – Making Sauces using Xanthan Gum.

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Grilled Sirloin Steak with Portabellini Mushrooms & Red Wine Sauce - Making Sauces using Xanthan Gum.
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Recipe type: Steak
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Serves: 2
 
In today's episode we're making a couple juicy grilled sirloin steaks smothered in fried Portabellini mushrooms and a super quick red wine sauce using xanthan gum.
Ingredients
For the Sauce
  • 250ml Dry red wine (good quality - bad wine = bad sauce)
  • Chicken stock or beef stock
  • 3.75ml Xanthan gum
For the Rest
  • 6 Portabellini / Porcini / brown mushrooms
  • 30g Butter
  • 2 Fronds fresh rosemary
  • 2 x 250g Sirloin / Tenderloin steaks, cut 30mm thick
  • Salt and cracked black pepper
Instructions
  1. Starting with the red wine sauce, crumble the stock cube into the red wine. Follow the stock manufacturers instructions to calculate the quantity of stock required for this amount of liquid.
  2. Add 3.75ml of xanthan gum to the wine mixture.
  3. Use your stick blender to combine this thoroughly. You can use a regular stand blender. You will end up with a thick red wine sauce within 60 seconds, and all that remains to be done is to heat the sauce in your microwave when required.
  4. Strip the leaves from 2 fronds or fresh rosemary and roughly chop the leaves, then measure out 30g of butter.
  5. You will need 2 juicy sirloin steaks cut to 1 and a quarter inches thick, or just over 30mm.
  6. Stand the steaks on their fatty edge and press 2 skewers through the steaks to secure.
  7. Flip the steaks over and season the fat liberally with salt and cracked black pepper.
  8. Slice the mushrooms and put these aside.
  9. Heat a heavy pan over medium high heat, add the butter and drop the steaks into the pan fatty side down.
  10. Allow the fat to cook like this for 6 to 8 minutes until well browned, crispy and rendered.
  11. Remove the skewers and lift the steaks from the pan while you add half of the rosemary.
  12. Return the steaks to the pan, lying flat, and sprinkle the remaining rosemary over the top.
  13. Grill the steaks for 2 minutes per side for medium rare, or add 30 seconds per side for medium.
  14. Remove the steaks from the pan and transfer them to warm plate to rest.
  15. Add the sliced mushrooms to the pan and stir fry these for 2 to 3 minutes until tender and golden.
  16. In the meantime heat the red wine sauce in your microwave oven until nice and warm.
  17. Transfer the steaks to serving platters, top each with half of the mushrooms and a generous dose of the red wine sauce.
  18. Serve your masterpiece immediately with the accompaniments of your choice.

 

June 24, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, French Recipes, Garnishes, Italian Recipes, Mediterranean Recipes, Salads, Sauce Recipes, Xanthan Gum Recipes

The Real Secret to Amazing Salad Dressings – Xanthan Gum, The Thickener of the Future

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The Real Secret to Amazing Salad Dressings - Xanthan Gum, The Thickener of the Future
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Recipe type: Salad / Dressings
 
In today's episode we're looking at a remarkable thickener called xanthan gum. This powder is classified as a hydrocolloid, and is bipolar, but not in a bad way. Bipolar means that it grabs water-based liquids and oil-based liquids simultaneously, creating suspension.
Ingredients
Plain Simple Salad Dressing
  • 240ml Oil (olive, sunflower or peanut)
  • 45ml Freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2.5ml Xanthan gum
  • 10ml Mix dried herbs of your choice
  • Salt and pepper to taste
For the Gourmet Blue Cheese and Anchovy Dressing
  • 160ml Olive oil
  • 60g Anchovies in oil
  • 45ml White wine vinegar
  • 2.5ml Paprika
  • 5ml Crushed garlic
  • 2.5ml Hot English mustard
  • 2.5ml Sugar
  • 2.5ml Himalayan rock salt
  • Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco
  • 100g Strong creamy blue cheese
  • 2.5ml Xanthan gum
Instructions
  1. For the first, and simplest of all dressings, add the lemon juice to the oil.
  2. To this we are only going to add a half teaspoon of xanthan gum. The remarkable thing about this powder is that it works brilliantly with hot or cold liquids.
  3. Add the dried herb mix of your choice.
  4. And then a good dose of roughly ground black pepper and salt.
  5. Zap this all with your stick blender for 60 seconds. You can do this in a regular blender just as well.
  6. And there it is, a perfectly blended salad dressing that will not separate or precipitate, and will keep indefinitely in an airtight container, preferably refrigerated.
  7. Next up is the best salad dressing I have ever tasted... a thick dressing of anchovies, blue cheese, herbs and spices.
  8. Pour the lemon juice and wine vinegar into the olive oil.
  9. Add a half teaspoon of xanthan gum.
  10. Add the anchovy fillets with their oil.
  11. Add the paprika, crushed garlic and hot English mustard.
  12. Break the blue cheese into the mix as well. A strong creamy blue cheese is best for this .... Rosenberg is my favorite.
  13. Then we'll turbo charge this all with a dash of Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco.
  14. Zap the whole lot with your stick blender and again you'll see an instant personality change into a creamy, thick dressing.
  15. This dressing will not separate or precipitate and refrigerator and freezer stable.
  16. To thin this dressing, use the regular pourable dressing we made previously, otherwise use spooned in dollops over your salad.
  17. Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode where we're making the most amazing steak using this same dressing.

 

May 29, 2016 Accompaniments, Banting Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Garnishes, Paleo Recipes, Starters

How to Make Transparent Wraps – a Novel Way to Present Food While Adding Flavor.

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How to Make Transparent Wraps - a Novel Way to Present Food While Adding Flavor.
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Recipe type: Molecular Gastronomy
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Serves: 4-6
 
In today's episode we're doing some thing a little different. Transparent wraps are novel way to decorate a dish while adding loads of extra flavor. The active ingredient used to make the wraps is a thickener called agar agar, and you can find this at any health store or online.
Ingredients
  • 200ml Clear chicken stock
  • 2.5ml Agar agar
For the Filling
  • Shredded roast chicken tossed in light soy sauce (cooled to room temp)
  • Sliced assorted peppers
  • Snipped garlic chives
Instructions
  1. Pour the clear chicken stock into a small sauce pan.
  2. Add the agar agar and stir this in.
  3. Bring the pot to a boil, lower the heat and allow it to simmer for 60 seconds.
  4. Pour enough of the liquid onto your platters to coat the entire base of each platter.
  5. Transfer the platters to your refrigerator to set for 15 minutes.
  6. Remove the platters from the refrigerator and trim away the edges so that you end up with a square.
  7. Arrange your filling diagonally across the wrap. I am using cold roast chicken with assorted strip of peppers and snipped chives. I have tossed the shredded chicken in light soy sauce beforehand.
  8. Lift the edge of the wrap with your blade and flap it over the filling.
  9. Garnish the wrap with more snipped chives.
  10. And there it is.... a novel and tasty way to present a cold chicken salad.

 

April 15, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Garnishes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Super-Crispy Deep-Fried Onion Rings. How to Make Perfect Fried Onion Rings!!!

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Super-Crispy Deep-Fried Onion Rings. How to Make Perfect Fried Onion Rings!!!
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Recipe type: Vegetables / Deep-fried
 
Onion rings can be the best or worst accompaniment for burgers or grills. Unfortunately more often than not battered onion rings turn out as oil soaked UFO's that repeat on you for days afterwards. This recipe gives the foolproof solution, and the perfectly crispy, tasty and aromatic onion rings ever.... with much less oil residue.
Ingredients
  • 1 Large onion
  • 250ml Full-cream milk
  • 45ml Cornflour
  • Oil for frying
For the Coating
  • 250ml All purpose flour
  • 10ml Garlic powder
  • 5ml Hot smoked paprika
  • 5ml Salt
  • 2.5ml Hot English Mustard powder
  • 2.5ml Ground white pepper
Instructions
  1. Top and tail and peel the onions and slice them into half inch thick rings. Carefully remove the first three rings from each round. You can use the inner rings for salads or soups.
  2. For the coating, combine the all purpose flour, garlic powder, hot smoked paprika, salt, hot English mustard powder and ground white pepper.
  3. In a jug, whisk together the cornflour and milk and pour this into a dish.
  4. Dip each onion ring into the milk solution then dredge it in the flour mixture. Transfer the rings to a platter.
  5. Once the first coating is complete, sprinkle some of the flour mixture over a large platter. This is where the coated onions will set, and the layer of flour prevents the coating from sticking to the platter and getting damaged.
  6. Dip each ring in the milk solution again, then into the flour to get a good solid coating. Transfer the coated rings to the platter. Allow the coated onions to set for 20 minutes.
  7. Fill a large pan with oil to a depth of 1 inch and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  8. Carefully drop the rings into the oil and fry them for 5 to 6 minutes turning halfway through.
  9. Remove the rings from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  10. Serve the onion rings immediately, or keep them warm in your oven at 70c or 158f until required.

 

March 18, 2016 Accompaniments, Garnishes, Mexican Recipes, Pickling Recipes, Sauce Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Jalapeno Tabasco Sauce – Making Green Tabasco Sauce at Home!!!

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How to Make Jalapeno Tabasco Sauce - Making Green Tabasco Sauce at Home!!!
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Recipe type: Sauce / Hot Pepper Sauce / Tabasco
Cuisine: American
 
Tabasco sauce is legendary and has become a household name in just about every country across the world. Today we're going to make the Jalapeño version of Tabasco, but if you have access to Tabaso chillis, you can use these if you prefer. This recipe does not take 3 years like the original Tabasco recipe does, but will yield a sauce that tastes almost exactly the same as the legend.
Ingredients
  • 375g Jalapeno peppers
  • 7g Prague powder #2
  • 190ml White grape vinegar
  • 30ml White grape vinegar
  • 15ml Tapioca flour (if you use xanthum gum, follow the package instructions)
  • Extra vinegar for the relish (to use the pulp)
Instructions
  1. Weigh out the peppers and the Prague powder. The Prague powder will inhibit and growth of unfriendly bacteria and preserve the color of the chillis during fermentation.
  2. Cut the stems away from the peppers and slice them into rings. If you have sensitive skin, you may want to wear gloves. Whatever you do, don't rub your eyes or nose.
  3. Place the chopped peppers and the Prague powder in your food processor and process until fine.
  4. Transfer the processed chillis to a large mouth glass jar. Using a canning funnel really helps when doing this.
  5. Place a double layer of kitchen paper over the top of the jar and tie this securely in place with a length of butcher's twine. And elastic band will also do fine.
  6. Place this in a dark place at a temperature of around 22 - 25c or 72 - 77f for 4 weeks to ferment.
  7. After fermenting, you will notice that the flesh of the peppers is quite mushy. You may also have a little white fungus growing on the surface of the chilli. This is friendly bacteria and can simply be stirred into the chilli.
  8. Pour in 190ml of white grape vinegar, put the lid on and give it a good shake from a minute or two. Place the jar back in its dark home and allow this to stand for 2 weeks. Give it good shake every day or two as this helps the vinegar to break down the solids.
  9. After 2 weeks, transfer the peppers to a tall jug and use your stick blender to liquidize any solids that remain. Place the smooth liquid back into its jar, put the lid on and allow this to stand for a further 2 weeks in a dark place, giving it shake-up every day or two.
  10. After 2 weeks, strain the pulp through a fine filter and gently press the pulp down to extract as much of the liquid as possible. From this quantity you will get about 250ml of liquid.
  11. Transfer the pulp to another sterilized jar and add just enough white grape vinegar to cover the pulp along with 10ml of white sugar. Stir this together, put the lid on, and in 2 weeks you will have an amazing pickled jalapeño relish.
  12. Now on the the sauce.... you will notice that it is still quite thin and if allowed to stand, the solids in the liquid, as fine as they are, will settle to the bottom of the liquid.
  13. To stabilize this and to make the sauce syrupy like the original calls for a very special thickening agent. Tapioca flour does the job perfectly. Xanthum gum also does a great job as it has the same properties as tapioca. You cannot use flour or cornflour.
  14. Mix the tapioca flour with 30ml of white grape vinegar and stir this into the pepper sauce. You will notice a color change. This is temporary as when the tapioca cooks it turns transparent and will not affect the color of the sauce at all.
  15. Pour the sauce into a small pot and bring this to a boil over medium heat, stirring continuously.
  16. You will notice as it comes to a boil how it suddenly turns syrupy and the sauce will coat the back of the spoon.
  17. Remove from the heat and allow this to cool for 15 minutes.
  18. Use a funnel to transfer the sauce to suitable miniature bottles, pop the corks or caps on and you're done.

 

March 4, 2016 Accompaniments, Finger Foods, Garnishes, Mediterranean Recipes, Middle East, Sauce Recipes, Snack Food, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Make Authentic Hummus – Middle Eastern Chickpea Dip – Homemade Hummus Recipe!!!

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How to Make Authentic Hummus - Middle Eastern Chickpea Dip - Homemade Hummus Recipe!!!
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Recipe type: Dipping Sauce
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
 
In our previous episode we made authentic tahini paste. Today we're going to use this to make authentic hummus.
Ingredients
  • 400g Can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 30ml Tahini paste
  • 1 Clove garlic
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 45ml Olive oil
  • 25ml Lemon juice
  • Chopped coriander leaf and lemon zest to garnish
Instructions
  1. Thoroughly rinse the canned chickpeas and measure out the tahini paste, salt, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Peal and roughly chop 1 clove of garlic.
  2. Place all of these ingredients into a tall jug and process until smooth using your stick blender. You can also do this in your food processor. If you're using stick blender lift the head of the blender to clear the blades after each pulse to avoid damaging the unit.
  3. Once you're happy with the texture, transfer the thick paste to a bowl. Drizzle this with a little extra olive oil and mix this in. Continue adding oil until you achieve your desired consistency.
  4. Serve dressed with a little chopped coriander, fresh lemon zest and a drizzle of olive oil.
  5. Stay tuned for our next episode where we're making authentic falafel, accompanied with sesame sauce and hummus.

 

February 29, 2016 Barbecue, Garnishes, Instructional Techniques, Smoking, Spice Mixes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Smoked Garlic Powder using Smoke Daddy’s Vortex Smoke Generator

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Smoked Garlic Powder using Smoke Daddy's Vortex Smoke Generator
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Recipe type: Smoking
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Okay, we've just had a look at the Smoke Daddy Vortex coming out of the box, now let's give it a test run. To do this, I am going smoke some garlic. Using a bit of heat from the barbecue, I am also going to dry the garlic out, then grind it to a powder.
Ingredients
  • Garlic (at least 2 full heads to make it worth your while)
Instructions
  1. To start, separate the heads of garlic. There are easier ways to this, but you actually want to remove the skins exactly like this for this procedure.
  2. To skin the cloves, cut the stem end off. Place the clove on the board and crush it by banging the knife blade down on the clove. Grab the pointed end of skin and the entire skin will simply slip off. Transfer the crushed clove to a mesh strainer or a splatter screen.
  3. Place the Vortex near the center of the barbecue. The burner to the left of the Vortex will be the only burner running. Notice my probe thermometer on the right. This will help me monitor my target temperature of 67c or 168f.
  4. Using a blow torch or heat gun ignite the one side of the circle on the Vortex. Swing the unit around 180 degrees and ignite the other side to get the double burn. Depending on your wood pellets, you may have to repeat this a couple of times.place the mesh basket of garlic near the thermometer, ignite the left-hand burner, close the lid, and you're on your way.
  5. Set a timer for 4 hours to time the process.
  6. After 4 hours, remove the garlic from the barbecue. It will be lovely and golden, with an aroma from heaven. Most of the garlic will be pretty dry by this stage, however, some of the thicker bit might still be a bit spongy. Pop this into your oven at 67c or 168f with the door slightly open and continue to desiccate the garlic until completely dry.
  7. Run the dried garlic bits in your spice grinder for a few seconds to reduce it to a powder.
  8. And here is all that is left of the pellets in the Vortex.... just a little clean ash. Simply empty this out, give the unit a rinse, and it's as good as new.

 

February 26, 2016 Accompaniments, Garnishes, Mexican Recipes, Pickling Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

How to Pickle Jalapeño Peppers – Homemade Pickled Jalapeño Peppers Quick & Easy

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How to Pickle Jalapeño Peppers - Homemade Pickled Jalapeño Peppers Quick & Easy
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Recipe type: Pickles / Preserves
Cuisine: Mexican
 
Pickled jalapeños are a great way to preserve your crop. Apart from the preserving aspect, pickled jalapeños have an amazing flavor that only pickling reveals.
Ingredients
  • 200g Jalapeño Peppers
  • 200ml White wine vinegar
  • 30g White sugar
Instructions
  1. Snip off the stems from the jalapeños. Use a sharp paring knife to slice lengthways down the side of the chilies.
  2. Pack the chillies tightly into a suitable clean glass jar.pack the as tightly as possible.
  3. Add the sugar and wine vinegar to a small saucepan and bring this to a boil. Remove this from the heat and put it aside.
  4. Place the jar of chillies in a saucepan of hot water. This will acclimatize the glass to receiving the boiling hot vinegar syrup. If you skip this step, the jar may crack.
  5. Pour the syrup into the jar until the chillies are covered. Carefully put the lid on the jar, then allow this to cool in the hot water.
  6. Once cooled, place the pickled jalapeños in your refrigerator for at least a month before opening.

 

February 23, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Fish Recipes, French Recipes, Garnishes, Seafood, Snack Food, Starters

Tuna Terrine Cucumbers – Cucumber Wedges Filled with Gelatin Tuna Terrine!!!

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Tuna Terrine Cucumbers - Cucumber Wedges Filled with Gelatin Tuna Terrine!!!
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Recipe type: Fish / Seafood
Cuisine: French
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Serves: 36-40
 
Hollowed cucumbers filled with tuna terrine make amazing finger snacks, starters or accompaniments to your main meal.
Ingredients
  • ¼ Red pepper, finely chopped
  • 4 Tbs Chopped garlic chives
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 100g Mayonnaise
  • 200g Canned shredded tuna, drained (can also use salmon)
  • 18-20 x 5cm (2 inch) pieces of English cucumber
  • Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
For the Gelatin
  • 25ml Powdered gelatin
  • 225ml Hot water
  • 275ml Cold water
Instructions
  1. Finely chop the red pepper and garlic chives. Grate the rind of one lemon and measure out the mayonnaise. Cut 18 to 20 x 5cm or 2 inch lengths of cucumber and use a apple corer to remove the centers from these.
  2. Place the tuna in a jug and add the lemon zest, peppers, chives and mayonnaise.
  3. To mix the gelatin, pour 225ml of hot water into a small jug and add the powdered gelatin. Stir this for a minute or 2 until it is totally dissolved. Pour this into a larger jug and top it up with cold water to a total of 500ml.
  4. Stir to combine, then pour this into the jug containing the main ingredients. Stir this until everything is combined and the mayonnaise has totally dissolved then put this aside.
  5. Use the back of a spoon to put a coating of butter onto a baking sheet or pan. Press the cucumbers into the butter.
  6. Place the baking sheet or pan on top of an ice block or over another large pan filled with ice. This sets the butter hard and totally seals the bases of the cucumbers. Allow this to set for 5 minutes.
  7. Fill the cucumbers with the terrine mixture. Don't be too concerned with spillage as this will simply wipe away once the gelatin has set. Place these in your refrigerator.
  8. Any leftover filling can be molded in ramekins.
  9. After an hour or so the terrine will have set. This timing depends largely on the temperature of your refrigerator. Remove them from the fridge and pull the cucumbers free from the butter. Wipe off any spillage from the edges.
  10. Use a razor sharp knife to slice wafer thin slices from each end of the cucumber pieces to neaten up the ends. Slice the cucumber pieces at an angle and you're done.
  11. To unmold the ramekins simply run a thin blade round the edge of the ramekins and pop them out onto the plate.

 

October 28, 2015 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Beef, Garnishes, Sauce Recipes, Steak

Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce – Classic Piquant Herb Sauce for Steak, Chicken, Pork, Lamb & even Eggs!!!!!

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Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce - Classic Piquant Herb Sauce for Steak, Chicken, Pork, Lamb & even Eggs!!!!!
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Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Argentinian
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Chimichurri sauce originates in Argentina, a country that eats more beef per capita than any othe country in the world. Most of there beef is barbecued and this sauce is the perfect accompaniment to smokey barbecued beef, however it goes equally well with chicken, pork and lamb.
Ingredients
  • 250ml Fresh parsley
  • 2 Cloves garlic
  • 30ml Fresh Oregano
  • 30ml Red wine vinegar
  • 1.25ml Red chilli flakes
  • 1.25ml Salt
  • Cracked black pepper to taste
  • 125ml Oil
Instructions
  1. Measure out the parsley, oregano, red wine vinegar, olive oil, cracked black pepper, red chilli flakes, salt and 2 cloves of garlic.
  2. Transfer all of these to a tall jug and proceed to puree them with your stick blender. Place the pureed sauce in your refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
  3. The sauce will keep for up to a week in your refrigerator.
  4. To serve, simply spoon the chimichurri liberally over the meats you are serving and enjoy.

 

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