beached salmon (or, heston’s fish pie simplified)
I love reading In Search of Heston's recipes. United by our passion for all things Blumenthal-flavoured, he goes the whole hog in attempting to recreate Heston's entire recipe index. And he really...
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I do love fish. Cod and haddock are two of my favourite things to eat. Growing up on the East coast of England we regularly had fish and chips, and the smooth, flaky texture of a piece of white fish...
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Something a little different here today: I’m lucky enough to get invites to all sorts of great events. But now, stuff is getting passed down the family. Spud Jr. is now a catering student in London and...
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curry salmon with confit chicory
It’s not an everyday pairing this one: lightly spiced salmon paired with bitter-yet-buttery confit chicory. And it needs a bit of kit too, namely a sous-vide machine and a blowtorch. But the results...
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moules carboniere
Spud Jr has got the cooking bug. In his Summer holidays I’ve managed to get him some work experience in a professional kitchen and he’s having a whale of a time. He’s gaining loads of interesting...
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lunch with lékué
Sandwiches for lunch every day drives me mad. Coming up with interesting things to eat for a work day lunch can be taxing, especially if all you have is a microwave and a kettle. True torture for...
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sous-vide vanilla cod with escabeche vegetables
Sous vide might be the best method for cooking skinless fish. It allows a fish to be cooked to and held at the perfect temperature, without overcooking it to mush. That was the message from chef...
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scallops with bacon sabayon
Here’s a neat little starter for when you want to have something rich and indulgent. Some lovely sweet scallops on a savoury bacon sabayon. Just remember it’s not a hollandaise sauce OK? Nothing to...
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heston blumenthal’s sound of the sea
When people think of the food of Heston Blumenthal dishes like Snail Porridge and Meat Fruit come to mind. But the Sound of the Sea crystalizes everything about Heston’s approach to food and eating....
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sea bass on panzanella salad
Never work with children or animals… or do loads of things for the first time at the same time. Like I did recently, by (1) cooking sea bass (2) using someone else’s hotplate (3) going live on YouTube....
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