Recipe Shed: Heston Blumenthal’s 18-hour Sous Vide Blackened Pork Belly
This is the simplest and most effective recipe I’e ever done – though you have to have a Sous Vide, so not for everyone, I guess. You could always invest in one, though. Here’s a link if you’re...
View ArticleRecipe Shed: In search of…Poulet de Bresse – the red-crowned king of chickens
My family eats a lot of chicken. Always free-range, often organic – pricier than battery birds, but a price worth paying for a clear conscience. This stance was reiterated by posts I’ve read by top...
View ArticleRecipe Shed: Nigella Lawson’s Cold-Oil Chips – are they better than Heston’s...
I have raved about the virtues of Heston Blumenthal’s thrice-cooked chips many times on this blog. The method of parboiling the potatoes, then frying them to drive out the moisture, then re-frying to...
View ArticleRecipe Shed: Heston Blumenthal’s Ultimate Beef Burger with Parmesan Mushrooms
I’ve made some fine burgers in my time but while out shopping the other day the words ‘Ultimate Beef Burger’ caught my eye, not least because it was preceded by the words ‘Heston Blumenthal’. Can a...
View ArticleRecipe Shed: Green Chilli Corn Muffins
These savoury corn muffins are great for breakfast with crispy muffins, but they’re also fantastic for mopping up spicy gravies, like the sauce in a chilli con carne. I’ve, er, borrowed this recipe...
View ArticleRecipe Shed: Classics with a Twist: Chilli Con Carne
There are three twists to this class chilli con carne recipe. The first is to use chunks of braising steak instead of mince. The second is the addition of spiced butter (courtesy 0f Heston Blumenthal)...
View ArticleRecipe Shed: Umami Butter Roast Chicken
Transform an ordinary roast chicken into an umami-packed sensation. Umami is the famous Fifth Taste that detects savouriness and certain foods are packed with it. I’ve made a spiced butter, courtesy...
View ArticleDads’ Dining Club review: Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck
Many years ago, when I had fewer responsibilities than I have today, and a job that paid enough for me to indulge my every whim and fantasy, I went to Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck restaurant. At...
View ArticleHeston Blumenthal’s Braised Pork Belly with Crackling
Weekends are for cooking. This is a fact. So what better way to take up the entire weekend than by cooking a Heston Blumenthal masterpiece: Braised pork belly with crackling. Brined for 12 hours,...
View ArticleHeston Blumenthal’s Slow Roast 42-Day Aged Lincoln Red Beef
I was walking past a butcher’s window the other day when I saw the most magnificent display of purple, almost black, aged foreribs of beef hanging in the window. At first I thought it was just a...
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