Suggested Receipes with: Salt & Spices
Ingredients 1 higher-welfare chicken breast ½ fresh red chilli 2 sprigs fresh marjoram or oregano 1 pinch sea salt 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper 1 medium butternut squash a little single cream grated nutmeg salt pepper olive oil Method Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Put 1 chicken breast, with its skin left on, in a bowl. Deseed and slice up half a fresh red chilli and add to the bowl with the leaves from a couple of sprigs of fresh marjoram or oregano and a pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Toss together. Very carefully cut a medium butternut squash into quarters. Remove the seeds and slice one quarter of the squash as finely as you can. Place the chicken breast and flavourings from the bowl into the tray and snugly fit your squash slices around the chicken. Carefully pour a little single cream around the squash, not on the chicken. Season with grated nutmeg and salt and pepper then drizzle with some olive oil and cook in the middle of the oven for 25 - 35'. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 400 gr. white fish fillets 2 limes 1 teaspoon dried chipotle flakes , plus extra to serve 1 teaspoon ground coriander 150 gr. cornflour 150 ml milk 1 litre vegetable oil , for frying 2 clementines Dip 15 gr. fresh coriander 75 gr. plain yoghurt 1 small clove of garlic ½ a clementine Method Cut the fish into 2.5 cm chunks, season with sea salt and black pepper, squeeze over the juice of 1 lime and set aside for 10'. Pick and finely chop most of the fresh coriander leaves for the dip, reserving some for a garnish, and stir through the yoghurt in a small bowl. Peel and crush the garlic, and add to the yoghurt along with the zest of the clementine half. Season to taste and set aside. Crush the chipotle flakes using a pestle and mortar. Transfer to a large, shallow dish with the ground coriander, cornflour and a pinch of salt, then mix well. Pour the milk into a separate bowl. Pour the oil into a large, thick-bottomed saucepan to a depth of around 6cm, it should be no more than two-thirds full. Heat it to 170 ºC, if you don’t have a thermometer, dip the end of a wooden spoon in the oil, if it starts bubbling rapidly around the spoon, it’s ready. Slice the clementines as thinly as you can, about 1 mm. This can be fiddly, so don’t worry about getting perfect rounds. Pat the fish and clementine slices with kitchen paper to soak up any excess juice. Coat them in the cornflour, then dip briefly in the milk before coating again in flour, shaking off the excess. Deep fry the fish and clementine in batches for 2 - 3', or until golden. Drain on kitchen paper and scatter with salt, chipotle and the reserved coriander. Serve immediately with the dip and the remaining lime cut into wedges. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients Flatbreads 350 gr. self-raising flour , plus extra for dusting 1 teaspoon baking powder 350 gr. natural yoghurt Garlic and herb butter (optional) 2 cloves of garlic a bunch of fresh soft herbs, such as flat-leaf parsley, tarragon, basil, dill 40 gr. unsalted butter Method Add all the flatbread ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix together with a spoon, then use clean hands to pat and bring everything together. Dust a clean work surface with flour, then tip out the dough. Knead for a minute or so to bring it all together. Put the dough into a floured-dusted bowl and cover with a plate, then leave aside. Garlic butter Peel the garlic cloves and crush them with a garlic crusher. Pick the herb leaves onto a chopping board and finely chop them, discarding the stalks. Melt the butter in a small pan over a medium heat, then stir through the garlic and chopped herbs, then set aside. Dust a clean work surface and rolling pin with flour, then divide the dough in half, then divide each half into 6 equal-sized pieces, roughly the size of a golf ball. With your hands, pat and flatten the dough, then use a rolling pin to roll each piece into 12cm rounds, roughly 2mm to 3mm thick. Use a knife to cut 6 lines into the centre of each round, leaving about 3cm at each end. Place the griddle pan on a high heat, then once hot, cook each one for 1 - 2' on each side, or until bar-marked and puffed up, turning with tongs. Brush the flatbreads all over with herby garlic butter as they come off the griddle, then pile onto a serving board so everyone can dig in and help themselves. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 1000 gr. fillet of beef , trimmed 500 gr. ripe tomatoes , mixed colours if possible ½ a red cabbage ½ a white cabbage 1 red onion 1 cucumber 2 lemons extra virgin olive oil sea salt and freshly ground black pepper olive oil For the marinade 10 uda pods 400 gr. salted roasted peanuts 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon onion granules 1 teaspoon garlic granules 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon chilli powder 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 organic fish or chicken stock cube 1 onion 4 cloves of garlic 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger 1 fresh green chilli 1 fresh Scotch bonnet 1 green pepper 1 spring onion Method Around 1 hour before you start, soak 32 wooden skewers in plenty of cold water. Very finely slice the beef, flatten slightly with the flat side of your knife, then place on a plate. Cover and place in the fridge until needed. Marinade Bash the uda pods in a pestle and mortar. Remove and discard the seeds, then place the pods into a liquidiser with the peanuts and spices. Crumble in the stock cube, then blitz for 5 - 10' to a rough powder, stopping and stirring the mixture from time to time. Transfer the ground spices to a large bowl. Peel and roughly chop the onion, garlic and ginger. Trim and deseed the chillies and pepper, then roughly chop. Trim and roughly chop the spring onion. Add it all to the liquidiser and blitz until smooth. Transfer the mixture to the ground spices and stir well. Turn the beef in the marinade until well coated, then thread 4 to 5 slices onto each soaked skewer. Place on a tray, cover and pop in the fridge to marinate for around 3 hours. Salad Finely slice the tomatoes, then trim and finely shred the cabbage. Peel and finely slice the onion, then finely slice the cucumber. Place into a large bowl with a squeeze of lemon juice, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Preheat a large griddle pan over a medium-high heat. Drizzle the skewers with a little olive oil, then place on the griddle for 1 - 2', or until beautifully gnarly and golden, turning regularly. Drizzle over a little extra virgin olive oil, then serve with the salad and extra lemon wedges for squeezing over. Tip Uda pods add a lovely sharp, peppery taste to dishes and are used a lot in West African cooking. If you can’t get hold of them, Szechuan peppercorns are similar in flavour. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 1000 gr. piece of beef chuck , sinew removed olive oil 2 red onions 2 carrots 2 cloves of garlic 2 sticks of celery 1 bulb of fennel 15 gr. fresh rosemary 15 gr. fresh sage 250 ml Chianti red wine 2 tablespoons tomato purée 1.5 litres organic meat or veg stock Method Place the meat in a fairly snug-fitting casserole pan on a medium-low heat with 2 tablespoons of oil, turning with tongs, while you peel the onions, carrots and garlic, trim the celery and fennel, then roughly chop it all to make a soffritto. Stir into the pan, tie the rosemary and sage together and add, then season with sea salt and black pepper. Cook for 20 - 30', or until starting to caramelize, stirring the veg and turning the meat occasionally. Turn the heat up to high, pour in the wine, stir in the tomato purée, and let the wine cook away. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, then place a double layer of scrunched-up wet greaseproof paper on the surface. Reduce to a low heat and cook for around 3 hours, or until the meat is meltingly tender, turning and basting occasionally. Season to perfection. Lift the meat out on to a board, carve it into thin slices, and spoon over enough of that incredible sauce to keep the meat nice and juicy. Toss the rest of the sauce, reduce on the hob if needed, with freshly cooked tagliatelle, and finely grate over a little Parmesan, to serve. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 1½ teaspoons cumin seeds 2½ teaspoons caraway seeds 1 large baking potato, about 500 gr. 100 gr. red quinoa olive oil 1 onion 1 tablespoon Urfa chilli flakes, or ⅔ teaspoon regular chilli flakes 600 gr. smoked mackerel fillets , skin off, pin-boned 1 bunch of fresh parsley ½ a bunch of fresh tarragon 1 large free-range egg 2½ lemons 120 gr. soured cream, optional Method Lightly toast the cumin and caraway seeds, crush and set aside. Preheat the oven to 220 ºC. Place the potato on a small baking tray and bake for 45 - 60', or until soft in the middle. Slice in half, scoop the flesh into a bowl, you should have roughly 350 grams, the skin can be discarded or eaten. Roughly mash the flesh and set aside to cool. Turn the oven down to 190 ºC. Bring a small pan filled with plenty of water to the boil over a high heat. Add the quinoa and cook for 14 to 15 minutes, or until it’s cooked but still retains a bite. Drain and stir through the potato. Add 3 tablespoons of oil to a medium frying pan and place over a medium–high heat. Peel and finely chop the onion. Once the pan is hot, add the onion and a pinch of sea salt and fry for 8', or until soft and caramelised, stirring frequently. Stir in the cumin, caraway and chilli flakes for 1', then add the onion and spices to the potato and quinoa. Flake the mackerel into 1 - 2 cm pieces, pick and roughly chop the herbs and beat the egg; Add it all to the mixture along with ¾ of a teaspoon of salt, the zest of 1½ lemons and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Mix to combine. Shape the mixture into 12 patties 6 - 7 cm wide and 2 - 3 cm thick, then set aside. Add 2 tablespoons of oil to a large frying pan and place over a medium–high heat. Once hot, add half the patties and fry for 3 - 4', or until golden-brown on both sides, carefully turning halfway through. Remove from the pan and place on a lined baking tray. Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and continue with the remaining patties in the same way. Finish them off in the oven for about 8', or until cooked through. Cut the remaining lemon into wedges and serve with the hot patties along with soured cream for dipping, if you like. Sources: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 4000 - 5000 gr./1 large goose, halved lengthways by your butcher 6 cm piece of ginger 6 large sticks of cinnamon 6 star anise 2 teaspoons whole cloves olive oil 2 oranges red wine vinegar Method Get your meat out of the fridge and up to room temperature before you cook it. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Peel and finely slice the ginger, then, keeping everything quite coarse, lightly crush it in a pestle and mortar with the cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves and a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Rub into the skin of the goose halves, then put both halves skin side up in your biggest deep-sided roasting tray and drizzle with a little oil. Roast for 3 hours, depending on the size of your goose, basting every hour. After the goose has been in for 2 hours, slice the oranges and carefully add to the tray. The goose is cooked when the leg meat falls easily off the bone. Now you’ve got two choices. Option 1 Leave it to rest, covered, for 30', then serve up while it’s hot and crispy-skinned, in which case simply remove the meat to a board, shred the leg meat and slice the breast. Pour all the fat into a jar, cool, and place in the fridge for tasty cooking another day, such roast potatoes. Stir a good swig of vinegar into the tray to pick up all the sticky goodness from the base, then drizzle over your meat. Serve with spuds, veg and all the usual trimmings. Option 2 Let everything cool in the tray, then place it in the fridge for up to 2 days, with the goose submerged and protected in its own fat, ready to reheat when you need it, getting you ahead of the game and saving you time and oven space another day. To reheat, put the whole tray back in a preheated oven at 180 °C and let the goose crisp up for around 30', or until hot through, then shred, slice and serve as above. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 500 gr. plain flour , plus extra for dusting 1 tbsp baking powder 125 ml groundnut oil , plus extra for frying 2 cloves of garlic , finely sliced 2 onions , finely chopped 1 tsp cumin 800gr. tins of kidney beans , drained 2 tbsp sour cream a splash of white wine vinegar 1–2 red chillies , deseeded and finely chopped, to serve 1 bunch of coriander , finely chopped to serve lime wedges , to serve Topping options 220 gr. chorizo , sliced and fried 150 gr. Cheddar cheese , coarsely grated 150 gr. Feta cheese , broken into chunks 2 - 4 avocados , sliced and dressed with lime juice 4 - 6 large free-range eggs , fried chilli sauce Method Sift the flour, baking powder and 2 teaspoons of salt together in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in the groundnut oil and about 200 ml of warm water, or as much as you need to form a dough, mixing with a knife until it comes together. Tip the dough onto a floured work surface and knead for 4 - 5', until smooth and elastic, then return it to the bowl, cover with a tea towel and leave to prove for 1 hour. Place a large non-stick frying pan over a low–medium heat and pour in a glug of the oil. Add the garlic, onions and cumin and sauté for about 10', until soft and sticky. Turn up the heat to medium, stir in the kidney beans, sour cream and vinegar, season well and simmer for about 5', until the beans have softened. Mash your refried beans for a coarse texture, or blitz them in a blender if you prefer them smooth. Return the beans to the pan and leave to one side for reheating later. When your dough has risen, divide it into 12 even pieces and roll them into balls. Flatten out each one with your hand, then, on a floured surface, roll them out into a tortilla 2mm thick and about 18cm in diameter. Place a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and, once hot, dry-fry each tortilla for 1' on each side, until just coloured Cover with warm tortillas with kitchen foil while you fry the rest. When you're ready to serve, lay out your chosen toppings. Place the pan of bean mixture over a low-medium heat for 1 - 2', until warmed through, then spread a couple of spoonfuls over each tortilla. Scatter over the chilli and coriander, add your toppings and serve with lime wedges on the side, for squeezing over. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 500 gr. red and yellow cherry tomatoes , quartered 150 gr. black olives , stoned 6 anchovy fillets in oil , drained and finely sliced 1 clove garlic , finely sliced extra virgin olive oil 400 gr. orecchiette pasta 1 sprig fresh marjoram, oregano or thyme , leaves picked Method Put the tomatoes into a large mixing bowl with the olives, anchovies and garlic. Add a few lugs of the best olive oil you can find, season to taste and gently stir together. Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until tender, then drain and add to the mixing bowl. Stir it all together and let it sit for a minute or two, so the pasta starts to suck up all the lovely flavoured juices in the bowl. Stir again, check the seasoning and serve sprinkled with the marjoram, oregano or thyme leaves. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 400 gr. durum wheat flour , or fine semolina flour, plus extra for dusting olive oil 1 dried red chilli 1 dried red pepper 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 15 gr. fresh thyme 125 gr. large higher-welfare quality spicy sausage 1 red onion 2 cloves of garlic 125 ml southern Italian white wine 400 gr. tin of quality plum tomatoes 40 gr. pecorino , or Parmesan cheese Method Pile the flour on to a clean surface and make a well in the middle. Gradually add 200 ml of warm water, using a fork to bring the flour in from the outside until it forms a dough. Knead on a flour-dusted surface for 10', or until smooth and elastic. Cut the dough into four so you can work with it a quarter at a time. Cover the rest with a clean damp tea towel while you work, to stop it drying out. Roll your first quarter into a long sausage shape about 1cm in diameter, then cut it into 2 cm chunks. Lightly flour the back of a fine grater, gently squash a chunk of dough against it with your thumb and roll it off to create a nubbly,textured shape. Place on a semolina-dusted tray and repeat – you’ll get the knack. Place a large frying pan on a medium heat with 3 tablespoons of oil. Remove the stalks and seeds from the chilli and pepper, tear into flakes and add to the pan. Strip in the thyme leaves and fry for 30", or until crisp, then spoon out and save for later, leaving the pan on the heat. Squeeze the sausagemeat out of the skin into the pan and mash it up. Peel, finely chop and add the onion and garlic, and the paprika, if using,, then fry gently for 15', or until soft, stirring occasionally. Add the wine, cook away, then mash in the tomatoes. Season and simmer for 15'. Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water for 4', or until tender, then drain, reserving a mugful of starchy cooking water. Toss with the sauce, finely grate over most of the pecorino and toss again, loosening with a splash of reserved cooking water, if needed. Sprinkle over the chilli pepper mix and finely grate over the remaining pecorino, to finish. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/