A Victorian breakfast or savoury course favourite which sadly one seldom comes across these days. Pig’s kidney has a reputation for being tough, but properly prepared and cooked briefly until its a little pink inside, its very delicious. I reckon the alcohol used here really adds a great...
Brandy is wine, distilled further to concentrate the sugars and flavors.
I have learned (just now) that there are included in the category of brandy, cognac and armagnac, cognc being lighter and sweeter while armagnac is fuller and more robust with a higher alcohol content.
All this...
There are many versions of this classic French dish which is usually made with chicken pieces. Here I used a whole corn-fed poussin which comfortably serves two unless you are greedy. In the USA a Cornish game hen can be substituted.
Ingredients
Stage 1
1 tbsp vegetable oil
20g butter
1...
Port Flip Cocktail
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
1 egg white
¼ ounce simple syrup
1½ ruby Port
1 ounce brandy
Directions
In a cocktail shaker, combine all of the ingredients.
Dry shake vigorously for a full 60 seconds and strain the mixture into a coupe.
Recipe courtesy of...
Ingredients
4 tblsp Honey
2 tblsp Soy sauce
½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
1 tblsp Brandy
½ tsp Cumin seeds
450 gms Chicken breast
Olive oil
Method
Mix the honey, soy sauce, brandy, chilli powder and cumin seeds in a jug.
Cut the chicken breast into bite size pieces.
Heat the olive oil in...
I discovered mustard kale at Ocado, the on-line supermarket I use. Never having tried it before I was intrigued. I’m not a particular fan of kale but I liked the slightly bitter flavour of this one. It did take a lot of cooking though, as the leaves are quite fibrous. You could substitute...
This is the perfect dish for Autumn and you aren’t even going to notice you are eating vegan. I made this dish up as I went along, tasting and adjusting to extract maximum flavour. I suspect the brandy might be quite important in that respect! If you aren’t concerned about making it vegan you...
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