Ingredients; 3 Tablespoons Dark Soy Sauce 4 Tablespoons Honey 4 Tablespoons White wine Vinegar 1 Tablespoons water 2 x Rainbow Trout Fillets Serves 2 For an island nation we eat a pathetically small amount of fish and most of what we do eat comes from the frozen food aisle in the supermarket. This recipe is [...]

Ingredients; Rib of beef 3 carrots 2 sticks of celery 1 leek 1 onion 2 sticks of rosemary picked and finely chopped Salt Oil Beef Stock Season the joint with salt, then peel and roughly chop the veg and place in the bottom of the roasting tray to act as a trivet. Drizzle some good [...]

Ingredients; 125g plain flour pinch of salt 1 egg 200ml Milk 20ml Vegetable oil In the world of classic accompaniments Yorkshire puddings are to roast beef as R2D2 is to Luke Skywalker. Yeah, Luke is handy enough on his own but with R2D2 around you know it’s going to be better. These are easy to [...]

400g Potato Salt Pepper 50g butter Peel and wash the potatoes, then place them in salted water and bring to the boil and simmer for a minute. Drain the water and allow them to cool. Next shred the potatoes, using a grater, into a large bowl. Heat the butter in a saucepan until it melts [...]

Ingredients; 1 whole chicken, best quality you can afford 30g butter, softened Mixed herbs, finely chopped (should give approx 1 handful when chopped) 1 lemon, zested and cut in half. Zest finely diced Coppa di Parma (or Parma ham) Root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, onions) Potatoes Heat your oven to 180 C. This is a beautiful [...]