Beef, Guinness and Mushroom Pies

Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1.25 kg diced chuck steak
  • flour
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • olive oil
  • 8 small pickling onions, peeled and cut into quarters
  • 250g button mushrooms, sliced into thirds
  • 1 tablespoon freshly chopped herbs (thyme, marjoram)
  • 440 ml can Guinness
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 500 ml rich beef stock
  • 3-4 sheets Edmond’s butter puff pastry (search to find butter puff, it makes a difference)
    1 egg, whisked

 

Parfait of Salmon and Tuna tartars with creme fraiche

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Vicky Ha

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creme fraiche
  • 2 Shallots, peeled and minced
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons chopped capers
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 4 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons ground horseradish
  • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander
  • 2 tbs Chopped Chervil
  • 300g (10 oz) Yellowfin tuna, diced
  • 300g (10 oz) Salmon, ground
  • 2 teaspoons coarse or kosher salt
  • 2 tsp Freshly ground pepper
  • 10 rings or molds
  • Olive oil for rings

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never fail meringues

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Jan

Method

Preheat oven to 150c
For each 2 egg whites add 6 tablespoons castor sugar and a pinch of salt.Beat whites until really stiff and then very slowly add the sugar until completly dissolved, lastly the pinch of salt.
Place in dessertspoon lots on cold tray, ( I make mine about the size of a small manderin) and place in the oven. Turn oven off, and leave for at least 2 hours, I often make mine in the evening and leave in the oven overnight.

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Udon Noodle Salad and Herb Dressing

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Alan Reynolds

Ingredients

  • 300g fresh udon noodles
  • Herb Dressing
  • 1/2 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
  • 5 spring onions (scallions) chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teapsoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 cup coconut cream
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

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