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December 17, 2016 Curries, Fish Recipes, Main Courses, Sauce Recipes, Seafood, Thai Recipes

How to Make Thai Southern Style Curry – How to Make the Curry Paste, and How to Use It

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How to Make Thai Southern Style Curry - How to Make the Curry Paste, and How to Use It
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Thai
Serves: 2
 
Thai cuisine has many different curry pastes, green, red, yellow, Mussaman and orange to name just a few. One of the least known, but in my opinion, the tastiest is southern curry paste. Displaying the trademark sweet, sour, salty and hot, this is a sure winner with any meat.
Ingredients
For the Paste
  • 15-30ml Dried chilli flakes (more if you want fire)
  • 1.25ml Salt
  • Whites of 6 spring onions
  • 45ml Ginger, finely chopped
  • 45ml Garlic, finely chopped
  • 30ml Lemongrass, chopped
  • 15ml Ground coriander seed
  • 7.5ml Ground cumin seed
  • 15ml White vinegar
For the Rest
  • 400g Protein of your choice
  • 50g Butter or oil
  • 100ml Chicken stock
  • 15ml Fish sauce (if not using seafood as your protein)
  • 15ml Sugar
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 30ml White vinegar
  • Fresh coriander to garnish
Instructions
  1. Starting with the paste, measure out the chilli flakes, salt, spring onion whites, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, chopped lemongrass, ground coriander, ground cumin and white wine vinegar.
  2. Place all of these in tall jug and zap them with your stick blender until you have a thick paste.
  3. There we have the paste... now how to use it....
  4. Here I have 400g of fresh oysters, however you can use any protein of your choice... anything from prawns to chicken livers.
  5. Measure out the butter, salt, sugar, white wine vinegar and chicken stock.
  6. Heat a large pan over high heat and add the butter.
  7. When the butter is bubbling add the curry paste.
  8. Stir this in until the butter is totally incorporated into the paste.
  9. Pour in the vinegar, sugar and salt and stir to combine (and fish sauce if you're not using seafood as your protein)
  10. Add the protein of your choice and stir this into the sauce.
  11. Reduce the heat to medium and allow this to simmer for 4 to 5 minutes until the protein is cooked through.
  12. Serve the curry on top of noodles or Thai fragrant rice garnished with fresh coriander.
  13. In closing, traditionally oil would be used in place of the butter, however, the butter version really is much better.

 

September 9, 2016 Beef, Cheese, Main Courses, Sauce Recipes, Steak

Steak Schnitzel with Veloute’ Cheese Sauce – How to Make Rump Steak Schnitzel – How to Make Cheese S

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Steak Schnitzel with Veloute' Cheese Sauce - How to Make Rump Steak Schnitzel - How to Make Cheese S
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Recipe type: Steak / Beef
Serves: 4
 
Just a few episodes back we made a veloute' sauce using chicken bone broth. One of our viewers requested that we expand on this to make a cheese sauce. This on its own would be too simple and short to make up a full episode, so today we're going to make a rump steak schnitzel topped with this cheese sauce.
Ingredients
  • 2 x Rump steaks cut to 1 inch thick
  • Fine breadcrumbs
  • 4 Eggs, beaten
  • 1 Batch veloute' sauce
  • 150g Edam cheese, finely grated
Instructions
  1. You will need 2 juicy rump steaks cut to an inch thick. Try to buy steaks with a decent strip of fat down the edge.
  2. Set your meat slicer to 6mm thick and run the steaks trough the blade. This will give you 8 schnitzels, or 4 servings.
  3. For the coating, beat 4 eggs and pour them into a large bowl.
  4. Half fill another bowl with fine bread crumbs. I am not going to season the crumbs as the cheese and veloute' sauce already have tons of seasoning.
  5. Before coating the schnitzels, sprinkle a layer of bread crumbs over a large platter. This is where the coated schnitzels will set, and the layer prevents the coating from sticking to the platter and getting damaged.
  6. Working with one schnitzel at a time dip the steak in the egg to wet it all over.
  7. Transfer it to the crumbs and dredge it to get a good solid coating.
  8. Transfer the the coated schnitzels to the platter to set, the continue with the remaining schnitzels. Allow the coating to set for 20 minutes before continuing.
  9. To make the cheese sauce, take a batch of the veloute' sauce we made the other day and add 150g of finely shredded Edam cheese. You can also use any other strong, well matured cheese of your choice.
  10. Whisk the cheese into the hot veloute' until it has started to melt in.
  11. Use your stick blender to smooth the sauce and completely combine the cheese.
  12. Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat and add 50g of butter.
  13. When the butter is bubbling add the first batch of schnitzels.
  14. Fry these for 3 to 4 minutes per side until crisp and golden.
  15. Remove the schnitzels from the pan and continue with the next batch.
  16. Serve the schnitzels immediately drenched with the cheese sauce and the accompaniments of your choice.

 

September 4, 2016 Accompaniments, Chicken Recipes, Sauce Recipes

Supreme Chicken Gravy – How to Make Rich, Silky Smooth Chicken Gravy

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Supreme Chicken Gravy - How to Make Rich, Silky Smooth Chicken Gravy
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Recipe type: Gravies and Sauces
 
This episode is the third in our short series on bone broth. Today we're going to use the broth to make a rich, silky smooth and flavorful chicken gravy.
Ingredients
  • 200ml Chicken bone broth
  • 150ml Chicken stock
  • 6 Pickling onions
  • 30g Reserved chicken fat (from making the broth) - plus extra if necessary
  • 30ml / 45ml/ 60ml Tapioca flour dissolved in a little water) - 30ml=Thin / 45ml=Medium / 60ml=Thick
Instructions
  1. Combine the broth with the chicken stock.
  2. Cut 6 pickling onions into rounds.
  3. Heat a small saucepan over medium heat and add a heaped tablespoon of the chicken fat we reserved from making the broth in the first episode.
  4. Add the onions and fry these until golden and caramelized. This will take about 8 minutes.
  5. Add a little extra chicken fat if necessary.
  6. Add the broth a stock mixture to the pot and stir this in.
  7. Bring the mixture to a boil.
  8. Dissolve the tapioca flour in a little cold water and add this to the pot while stirring continuously. 30ml of tapioca will give you a thinner gravy while 45ml results in a medium, and 60ml in a thick gravy.
  9. Continue to cook the gravy until it has thickened, about 2 minutes, then remove the pot from the heat.
  10. Use your stick blender to machine the gravy until smooth and all of the caramelized onion has been absolutely liquidized.
  11. Serve the gravy piping hot over roasted meat and potatoes.

 

September 3, 2016 Accompaniments, Chicken Recipes, French Recipes, Instructional Techniques, Sauce Recipes

How to Make Veloute’ Sauce – the Perfect White Sauce!!!

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How to Make Veloute' Sauce - the Perfect White Sauce!!!
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Recipe type: Sauces and Gravies
Cuisine: French
 
In yesterday's episode we made a rich, silky smooth chicken bone broth. In today's episode we're going to use this broth to make an incredible veloute' sauce. This sauce is silky smooth with full rounded flavor. Veloute' sauce is also a master sauce or main component of other more complex sauces like cheese sauce, pepper sauce or mushroom sauce.
Ingredients
  • 45g Butter
  • 45ml All-purpose flour
  • 250ml Chicken bone broth
  • 250ml Chicken stock
  • Salt and ground white pepper
Instructions
  1. Measure out the butter and all purpose flour.
  2. Measure out the broth and chicken stock and combine these in a single jug.
  3. Heat a large pan over medium heat and melt the butter.
  4. Add the flour and stir this into the melted butter to make smooth paste or roux.
  5. Allow this to cook for 2 minutes stirring continuously.
  6. Pour in the stock and broth mixture and stir this in until smooth.
  7. Use a small whisk to help break down any lumps.
  8. Bring the sauce to a boil, lower the heat and allow this to simmer for 15 minutes over medium low heat stirring every minute.
  9. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning by adding salt and ground white pepper.
  10. And there it is.... an amazingly smooth and flavorful veloute' sauce.

 

September 2, 2016 Chicken Recipes, Sauce Recipes, Soups

How to Make Chicken Bone Broth – the Perfect Base for Gravy, Soups and Sauces!!!


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How to Make Chicken Bone Broth - the Perfect Base for Gravy, Soups and Sauces!!!
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Recipe type: Gravies and Sauces
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Serves: 3 liters
 
After a couple of weeks away, and almost 4000 km later, I am back. In today's episode, we're going to make chicken bone broth. In addition to the amazing health benefits this wonder food holds, it also makes the most amazing base for gravies, soups and sauces. Some of these will be covered in the next few episodes.
Ingredients
  • Bones from 9-12 uncooked chicken thighs
  • 60ml White wine vinegar
  • 5ml Whole allspice
  • 5ml Whole black pepper
  • 15ml Salt (preferably Himalayan)
  • 3-4 Bay leaves
  • Water
Instructions
  1. Strip the flesh from 9-12 chicken thighs.
  2. Use your shears to cut through the thigh bones. This makes the gelatin and collagen more accessible and shortens the process dramatically.
  3. The collagen and gelatin are what make this so healthy. Both of these, especially the collagen are used in the treatment of arthritic and degenerative joint disorders. They also add a silky smooth mouth feel to the broth.
  4. Place the bones in your pressure cooker along with the white wine vinegar, whole allspice, whole black peppercorns, salt and bay leaves.
  5. Pour in enough boiling water to bring the total quantity to 4 liters.
  6. Place the lid on the pot and cook this under high pressure for 2 hours.
  7. After 2 hours, turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool substantially in the sealed pot for an hour or 2.
  8. After this time, remove the lid and strain the broth through a sieve into a large bowl. Notice how glossy the liquid is as a result of the gelatin and collagen.
  9. Place the bowl in the refrigerator overnight to allow the fat to rise to the surface and solidify.
  10. The following day, use a slotted spoon to remove the fat from the surface. Reserve the fat in a bowl in your refrigerator.
  11. In the following 3 episodes we will be using the broth to make amazing gravy, soup and sauce.

 

August 3, 2016 Accompaniments, Garnishes, Instructional Techniques, Molecular Gastronomy, Sauce Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Cilantro Pesto Spaghetti – Simple Molecular Gastronomy – Perfect Garnishes using Agar Agar!!!

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Cilantro Pesto Spaghetti - Simple Molecular Gastronomy - Perfect Garnishes using Agar Agar!!!
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Recipe type: Molecular Gastronomy
 
This molded spaghetti works brilliantly as garnish on steaks, chicken and salads. The process falls into the category of molecular gastronomy, however it is nowhere as complicated as it sounds. This process will work with any liquid, including liqueurs, wines, vinegars and syrups, provided you keep to the ratio of 200ml liquid to 2.5ml agar agar. Agar agar is a specialized thickener, and can be found at almost any health store.
Ingredients
  • 100ml Clear chicken stock
  • 70ml Mayonnaise
  • 30ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 2.5ml Cayenne pepper
  • Generous handful fresh cilantro / coriander
  • 2.5ml Agar Agar
Instructions
  1. Combine the chicken or vegetable stock, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, agar agar, cayenne pepper and cilantro.
  2. Use your stick blender to zap this until fine.
  3. Transfer this to a small saucepan and bring it to a simmer for 60 seconds.
  4. Take a length of polyethylene piping and coil it up.
  5. Fill another container with very cold water.
  6. Place one end of the coiled pipe in the pesto and suck the pesto up the pipe. You can use your mouth or a suitably sized syringe to do this.
  7. Stop when you have sucked up half of the liquid.
  8. Plunge the coil into the cold water bath for 3 minutes, holding the ends out of the water.
  9. Remove the pipe from the water.
  10. Serve your main ingredient, be it steak or otherwise and spoon some of the leftover pesto over the steak.
  11. Hold one end of the pipe over the platter and start blowing on the other end.
  12. As the pesto spaghetti emerges from the pipe, direct the front end of the pipe to place the spaghetti where you want it.
  13. Finish the garnish with a little extra cilantro and you're done.
  14. And there we have a succulent steak topped with 3 totally different textures of cilantro pesto. This quantity of pesto will garnish 2 steaks.

 

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 2, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Chicken Recipes, Main Courses, Marinades and Rubs, Poutry, Sauce Recipes, Xanthan Gum Recipes

Sticky Mocha Coffee Chicken – Amazing Sticky Coffee Chicken – Sticky Chicken with a Difference!!!

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Sticky Mocha Coffee Chicken - Amazing Sticky Coffee Chicken - Sticky Chicken with a Difference!!!
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Recipe type: Chicken / Poultry
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Serves: 4-8
 
Sticky chicken is awesome in any description, but this sticky mocha coffee chicken is at least a few steps ahead of the competition. A few episodes ago we introduced xanthan gum, the thickener of the future. This recipe owes its amazing stickiness and phenomenal mouth-feel to this simple ingredient
Ingredients
  • 150ml Light Soy sauce
  • 125ml Brown sugar
  • 60ml Sherry
  • 80ml Strong brewed coffee (at least double strength)
  • 60ml Olive oil
  • 8 Chicken pieces (drumsticks & thighs)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Combine the light soy sauce, brown sugar, sherry, strong black coffee, and oil.
  2. Normally there would be no way to combine the oil with the rest of the ingredients, and this is where xanthan gum comes in. Xanthan gum is a strong hydrocolloid which with its bipolar nature will effectively bind the oil and water based ingredients.
  3. Add the xanthan gum and zap the mixture for 60 seconds using your stick blender. You can also do this in a regular blender.
  4. Place the chicken pieces into a vacuum packing bag. If you don't have a vacuum packer, use a ziplock bag and extract as much air as possible.
  5. Pour the marinade.
  6. If you're using basic front-loading vacuum packer, it is a good idea to elevate the machine. This allows you to extract the air from the bag without sucking liquid into the vacuum pump, which will almost certainly damage the machine.
  7. It it also a good idea to do second seal to ensure that the bag does not leak.
  8. Transfer the bag to your refrigerator and allow the chicken to marinate for at least four hours.
  9. After the marinating time, cut the bag open and empty everything into a tray or container of some sort.
  10. Heat a heavy non-stick pan or a well seasoned cast iron pan over medium high heat. Do not add butter or oil.
  11. Lift the chicken pieces fron the marinade and place them in the pan skin side up.... obviously with the drumsticks this could be a little confusing.
  12. Fry the chicken for 3 minutes per side. It may appear that the chicken is burning, but this is simply the marinade becoming super-caramelized.
  13. After both sides have had 3 minutes, turn the chicken pieces back to their first side and pour in the marinade.
  14. Turn the heat down to medium and allow the chicken to simmer for 15 minutes.
  15. At the 15 minute mark, turn the pieces over and continue simmering the chicken for a further 5 minutes.
  16. Make sure to shake the pan back and forward every minute to ensure that the chicken is well coated with the sticky sauce.
  17. Remove the chicken from the pan and serve with the accompaniments of your choice. As a hint these sticky chicken marvels go incredibly well with prawn crackers.

 

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 26, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Beef, Cheese, Main Courses, Sauce Recipes, Steak

Grilled Sirloin Steak with Anchovy Blue Cheese Sauce – How to Grill a Perfect Steak with Anchovy Blue Cheese Sauce!!!

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Grilled Sirloin Steak with Anchovy Blue Cheese Sauce - How to Grill a Perfect Steak with Anchovy Blue Cheese Sauce!!!
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Recipe type: Steak / Beef
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Serves: 2
 
In our previous episode we looked at xanthan gum, and used it to make a simple vinaigrette and a thick anchovy and blue cheese dressing. Today we're doing a super-quick grilled steak topped with the anchovy blue cheese dressing, thinned with the vinaigrette.
Ingredients
  • 2 x 250g Prime sirloin steaks, cut 30mm thick
  • [url:1]100g Anchovy & blue cheese dressing (prepared in previous episode - click to see)
  • 25-50ml quick Vinaigrette (prepared in previous episode - click to see)[/url]
  • 15ml Butter
Instructions
  1. You need a couple of juicy sirloin steaks, cut to 1 and a quarter inch thick..... in metric that's about 30mm.
  2. Stand the steaks on their fatty edge and press 2 skewers through the steaks to secure them.
  3. Flip the steaks over and season the fatty strips liberally with salt and cracked black pepper.
  4. Heat a heavy pan over medium high heat and add a tablespoon of butter.
  5. When the butter is sizzling, place the steaks fatty side down in the pan.
  6. Allow the steaks to cook like this for 6 to 8 minutes. This renders and crisps the fatty edge. The rendered fat mixes with butter resulting in an amazing flavor when the steak is separated and grilled.
  7. Once the fatty strip is crispy and well browned, remove the skewers and drop the steaks flat in the pan.
  8. Grill the steaks for 2 minutes per side for medium rare, or an extra 30 seconds per side for medium.
  9. In the meantime, thin the anchovy blue cheese dressing using some of the vinaigrette. Pop this in your microwave and heat it gently for about 60 seconds.
  10. Remove the steaks from the pan, allow them to rest for a couple of minutes, then serve topped with the sauce and accompaniments of your choice.
  11. And there it is, a super-quick, super-tender and super-tasty grilled sirloin with an amazing sauce. Stay tuned for our next episode where we're grilling a magnificent steak with Portabellini mushrooms and a super-quick red wine sauce using xanthan gum.

 

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.

 

June 9, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Beef, Main Courses, Marinades and Rubs, Sauce Recipes, Steak

How to Make Jagermeister Steaks – Perfectly Grilled Jagermeister Steaks – Plus 9 Minute Marinator Review!!!

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How to Make Jagermeister Steaks - Perfectly Grilled Jagermeister Steaks - Plus 9 Minute Marinator Review!!!
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Recipe type: Steak / Beef
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Serves: 4
 
Jagermeister has become a household name in the realm drinks. Made with 56 herbs and spices it makes a perfect base for flavoring red meats and game. In this case we're going to rustle up a deliciously tender and succulent Jagermeister rump steak. This recipe is courtesy of a friend of mine who owns and runs a pub and grub and golf range just down our street called "At the 19th".
Ingredients
  • 4 x 300g Rump steaks
  • 90ml Jagermeister
  • 220ml Coca Cola
  • 220ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 30ml Tomato sauce
  • 30ml Demerara sugar
  • 5ml Salt
  • 30g Butter
Instructions
  1. Starting with the marinade, combine the coca cola, Worcestershire sauce, Jagermeister, Demerara sugar, salt, sugar and tomato sauce. Mix this until the solids are dissolved.
  2. On with the cooking. Here I have 2 large rump steaks, about 600g each.... cut to an inch thick.
  3. I am going to cut these in half to give 4 portions.
  4. Place the steaks in a baking tin and pour in the marinade. Drag the steaks through the marinade making sure that they are coated all over. Put these aside for 2 hours to marinate.
  5. After 2 hours, transfer the steaks to a platter and pour the marinade into a pan..
  6. Bring the liquid to boil and let this reduce to a syrup stirring continuously.
  7. Put the syrup aside.
  8. I have reduced half of the syrup as I am only going to grill 2 steaks for this demonstration. The other 2 are for my lunch tomorrow.
  9. Heat a heavy pan over medium high heat and add 30g of butter. Add the steaks to the pan.
  10. Grill the steaks for 10 minutes, turning every 2 minutes. After every turn wipe the steaks around the pan to pick up the caramelized juices.
  11. After 10 minutes, the steaks are almost done and will have a beautiful dark crust.
  12. Lift the steaks from the pan and wipe them through the marinade syrup, then return them to the pan for a further 60 seconds on each side.
  13. And there you have it..... the perfectly grilled Jagermeister rump steak.

 

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