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REGULARS
6 Ed’s Letter
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12 Menus
33 Insider: News
The latest restaurant news, product
reviews and the latest trends.
38 Critic and the Comic
Mike Bennie and Merrick Watts bring
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40 Yotam Ottolenghi
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Monopole’s Brent Savage on the
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WINE MATCH: YALUMBA
BAROSSA BUSH VINE GRENACHE
“Instead of classic white with seafood,
go for a light red like this grenache.”
– Jessica Hill-Smith, winemaker
“I ESPECIALLY
LOVE EATING
MANGOES IN
SPRING, WHEN
THEY COME BACK
INTO SEASON, AS
THEY ARE SWEET
BUT A TOUCH
SOUR. YOU CAN’T
GO PAST EATING
THEM STRAIGHT
FROM THE SKIN.
I ALSO LOVE
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IT LENDS ITSELF
TO EITHER SWEET
OR SAVOURY
COOKING.”
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“Mangoes are versatile and refreshing.
I especially love eating them in spring
when they come back into season, as
they are sweet but a touch sour. You
can’t go past the obvious – scooped out
and eaten straight from the skin. It’s also
fantastic blended through a smoothie –
fresh or frozen.”
SWEET CORN
“I love sweet corn as it lends itself to
either sweet or savoury cooking. In the
past I’ve made beautiful sweet corn
custard desserts served with saffron rice p g
for my take on a rice pudding. I also the end of the tunnel.
often roast sweet corn over a barbecue, @brent_savage
garnished with butter, lime, black pepper SYDNEY’S MOODIEST VENUE will soon
and chilli sauce.” be stepping out of the shadows with a back to its slinky self, with a sophisticated
BUTTER LETTUCE fresh new site secured on Hunter Street selection of wine and snacks.
“Butter lettuce is one of my favourites in the centre of the Sydney CBD. “Nick Curated by co-owner and sommelier
because when it’s fresh, it’s crisp and [Hildebrandt] and I felt that Monopole Nick Hildebrandt, the wine list promises
perfect as a side dish with a simple was ready for its next evolution and to be just as varied as ever, with an
lemon vinaigrette. Or you can pimp it up we’ve always wanted to have a wine bar emphasis on wines by the glass. “The
to become the base of a chicken caesar, in the city,” says co-owner of The Bentley wine list will be ever changing, featuring
or a nicoise salad like we plan to do at Group, Brent Savage. a dynamic mix of local and imported
Monopole.” The restaurant’s black-on-black colour wines. We plan to have weekly Happy
MORETON BAY BUGS scheme has been banished, with Hours and a special winemaker series
“November is a great time of year for architect Pascale Gomes-McNabb featuring Nick’s favourite producers.”
Moreton Bay bugs as they have really rebuilding in blonde timber with accents Taking over the original Monopole site
started to run down the east coast. of coral pink and blue. “The space will on MacLeay Street will be Ria Pizza +
I usually roast the bugs over a charcoal feel different,” Savage says. “The colour Wine, a new pizza bar by the Bentley
grill as it really brings out the sweetness palette will be lighter than the current boys. The new dine-in and takeaway
of the meat. Dressed with a compound Monopole concept and the atmosphere venue will dish out Australian-style
butter or an XO sauce, you can’t will be a bit more urban.” sourdough pizzas topped with seasonal
go wrong.” For the first time, the late-night venue ingredients. “Nick and I both love pizza,
will also see the sunlight. The new and after many conversations about our
Monopole will open its doors during the favourite styles and toppings, we finally
delicious.com.au/recipes day for classic bistro fare like steak frites, convinced ourselves that it would be a
For more dishes that celebrate Moreton Bay bug rolls and salad nicoise. great idea to turn the existing site into
fresh seasonal produce.
In the evening, the restaurant will revert a neighbourhood pizza bar.”
When passionate Aussie pig farmers like
Anne-Marie & Frank come together with
chefs Ben Sinfield & Mike Eggert, magic happens!
Sharing skills, knowledge and passion,
they bring joy to all things pork.
They are PorkStars.
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Chef Ben Sinfield – Bahn Xeo Anne-Maria & Frank Vigliante – Taluca Park Free Range Chef Mike Eggert - Totti’s
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THE CRITIC’S PICKS
YANGARRA BLANC
2020, $26
A refreshing blend of Rhone
Valley white-grape varieties
but made from a
biodynamic-farmed
vineyard in McLaren Vale.
It’s crunchy and fresh with
lemon juice-squeezed-on-
green-apple flavours. It cuts
the creamy texture of the
BELGROVE POMMEAU,
MERCHANDISING MONTANA VALICH MIKE BENNIE IS ALSO CO-OWNER OF A SYDNEY-BASED WINE AND LIQUOR RETAIL BUSINESS
blended in. It’s bright,
gently sweet and utterly
seductive drinking. Best
served over ice on its
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY BRETT STEVENS FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY ALICIA TAYLOR STYLING KIRSTEN JENKINS
own, though a splash of
soda is also fine.
SOBAH DAVIDSON
PLUM GLUTEN FREE
ALE, $5
This is a great match with
this dish, showing tart and
sweet Davidson plum
flavours, a gentle
sourness that’s refreshing,
light and zesty. It’s great
to drink with the pleasing
bite to the cheese.
TOOHEYS OLD
DARK ALE, $7
Ale and cheese are old
mates, but fennel has been
invited to the party so the
dark, gently bitter nature
of this beer will act as the
mix tape to get this house
party started.
CRITIC & THE COMIC.
DREAM
TEAM
Yotam Ottolenghi enlists tahini, wicked chocolate and wholesome
oats in his latest sweet bites. And with nutty hazelnuts and sesame
rounding out the flavours, this is the cookie crew we want in on.
PHOTOGRAPHY BEN DEARNLEY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY JONATHAN LOVEKIN STYLING KIRSTEN JENKINS
60g hulled tahini prepared trays, about 4cm apart.
MERCHANDISING EMMALY STEWART THIS RECIPE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES.
1/ 3 cup (50g) plain flour Bake for 7-8 minutes, rotating the pans
1/ 2 tsp baking powder halfway through, and then remove from
140g rolled oats, roughly chopped in a the oven while the cookies are not quite
food processor cooked. Place a piece of halvah in the
1 tsp finely grated orange zest (from half middle of each cookie and return to the
a small orange) oven for another 4-5 minutes until cookies
2 / 3 cup (100g) blanched hazelnuts, are golden brown around the edges and
toasted, chopped into 5mm pieces the halvah has started to melt. Remove
1 tbs toasted white sesame seeds from the oven and set aside to cool for
100g plain halvah, broken into about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to
20 pieces roughly, 2cm wide cool completely.
1/ 3 cup 60g dark chocolate, roughly Place chocolate in a medium heatproof
chopped bowl and place over a pan of simmering
water, taking care that the base of the bowl
Preheat the oven to 200°C. is not touching the water. Cook chocolate,
Place butter and both sugars in the stirring occasionally, until melted. Remove
bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle from the heat and set aside.
attachment (or use a hand-held electric Transfer the cookies back to one of the
mixer). Mix on medium speed for baking sheets so they fit snugly together.
2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add Using a teaspoon, drizzle the melted
egg, vanilla and 11/2 tbs water and chocolate over the cookies to create thin
continue mixing until combined, then stripes (or zigzags) all in the same
blend in the tahini. (You may need to stop direction. Don’t worry about being exact
the machine and scrape down the sides with this as the cookies should look rustic.
of the bowl with a spatula a few times to Set aside for the chocolate to harden,
help it combine.) then serve.
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“TOASTING THE HAZELNUTS AND
SESAME SEEDS REALLY HELPS WITH
THE NUTTY FLAVOUR.”
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BLUE
Roquefort, Gorgonzola and Stilton,
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BLUE IS HOW WE’VE ALL FELT at times veins. It’s spicy and a little smoky to cut 1 large fennel bulb, trimmed, shaved on
this year, but we are here to show you that through the ewe’s milk sweetness. a mandoline
blue doesn’t have to be sad, especially 1 large sweet red apple, sliced thinly into
when it comes to Australian cheese! SERVE & STORE rounds
Australia produces some world-class Despite its reputation, not all blue cheese 2 tbs lemon juice
farmstead blue cheeses. Our favourites are will knock your socks off with strong 200g blue cheese, crumbled
from Gippsland, Victoria. Its rolling green flavour. There are more subtle blues, and
hills are dotted with more than 1,400 dairy some can be sweet, savoury or spicy. Place the macadamias in a large bowl and
farms, with 400,000 cows that produce Balance the saltiness with honey, figs, drizzle over olive oil. Season to taste and
over two billion litres of milk every year. compote and even chocolate! Blue also toss to combine.
These are our top picks: pairs beautifully with sticky wine or stout. Heat a medium non-stick frypan over
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I’M LOVING.
I LOVE... or a Thai salad – and even the spiced-nut mix purchased from the
local gourmet store being served in lots of individual ramekins.
CANAPE
I do see one thing that definitely will not change. Party pies and
sausages rolls have been forever there, and will remain.
I remember being quite forcibly told by my exasperated co-host
CULTURE that an Aussie drinks party where party pies and sausage rolls
didn’t make an appearance was like “Christmas without Santa”.
I’m not sure it even matters what the filling is – vegan, vegetarian
What’s the future of party food in a post or proudly traditional – every Australian knows both these are
pandemic world? Matt Preston investigates. sacrosanct and I suggest that this ensures their survival. Time will
tell whether we end up still handing around a tractor-tyre-sized
THIS IS NORMALLY the party issue of delicious. but, to be brutal, platter of flaky meat-filled delights with that red nectar of the Gods
there’s not been a lot to celebrate in 2020. Then there’s the whole we call ‘sauce’ on the side for double-dipping, or serving them
new-era-party-complexity of navigating what regionally varying individually plated with a splodge of fancy homemade tomato
advice to follow: how many people can you have round? Do they relish. Either way, I suspect they will still get the big thumbs-up
have to wear masks if they are eating cocktail food? Do they be whether you are throwing a party for two or 20.
seated and distanced? Are Victorians allowed yet? Of course, you could just swear off the party circuit altogether
I’ve always believed that two people make a party and with that and just settle in for good book, a nice cup of tea and a couple of
in mind – even though there is no party issue here – why shouldn’t squares of this slice. Simple to bake, it’s the sort of treat that makes
we have a little celebration about how far party food has come in staying in a party all of its own.
just a couple of generations?
My 1973 New World Encyclopedia of Cooking has pages of CARAMELISED HONEY AND ALMOND SLICE
advice about cocktails, but only this to say about the food to serve MAKES APPROX. 16 SLICES
at cocktail hour: “It should be both delicious and attractive. Two
kinds are enough – perhaps a piquant dip served with crisp 90g unsalted butter, melted
crackers or potato chips, and a tiny hot appetiser like cheese balls.” 120g brown sugar
We should probably take the phrase “delicious and attractive” 1 cup (150g) plain flour
with a grain of iodised table salt. Back then, stylish presentation 1/ 2 cup (70g) almond meal
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RIGHT: prawn, lemon
thyme and tomato pasta
(recipe p 52). ABOVE:
grilled greens with
pecorino, garlic and chilli
OPPOSITE: radicchio
with herby buttermilk
dressing (recipes p 57).
Kingfish with
parsley and
preserved
lemon dressing
ENTERTAINING.
Three-cheese
& basil pizza
(recipe p 58).
WINE MATCH: YALUMBA
BAROSSA SHIRAZ
“Yalumba Barossa Shiraz – fruit-
driven, generous and moreish –
is perfect for spicy salami pizza.”
– Jessica Hill-Smith, winemaker
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BOY OZ
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AND OWN A MANDOLINE
(THE WORLD’S MOST
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POTATO & FETA FRITTERS WITH a time, depending on the size of your pan CASHEW SATAY
SMOKED SALMON & DILL OIL (this mixture should make 8-10 fritters). 120g raw cashews
SERVES 4 Cook on both sides until golden brown. 1/ 2cup (125ml) coconut milk
To make the dill oil, blend or whisk all the 1 tsp each ground cumin, ground
500g desiree or other starchy potatoes ingredients. coriander and ground turmeric
1 small onion To poach the eggs, bring 5cm of water 2 tbs kecap manis
2 eggs to the boil in a frying pan. Turn off the heat 1 tsp tamarind puree
2 tbs chopped mint and immediately add the eggs. To
3 tbs crumbled feta minimise spreading, break the egg directly PINEAPPLE & CUCUMBER RELISH
3 tbs plain flour into the water, opening the two halves of 1 eschalot, finely chopped
1/ 3 cup (80ml) light-flavoured oil, to fry the shell at the surface so the egg slides in. 1 Lebanese cucumber, diced
Cover with a tight-fitting lid and leave 100g fresh pineapple, diced
DILL OIL undisturbed for about 3 minutes. The eggs 1/ 2 tsp salt
2 cups loosely packed (50g) dill, are cooked when the whites are opaque. 2 tbs rice wine vinegar
finely chopped Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon
100ml olive oil and drain on kitchen paper. Mix together the sesame oil, kecap manis,
Zest and juice of 1/ 2 lemon Serve the fritters topped with a little cumin, coriander, turmeric, agave,
sour cream, poached eggs, a sprinkle of lemongrass, garlic and ginger in a
TO SERVE sumac and a drizzle of dill oil. Serve with non-reactive dish to make a marinade. Add
8 eggs salmon or gravlax and lemon wedges. the pork chops, stir to coat and leave to
125g sour cream marinate in the fridge for at least 12 hours.
1 tbs ground sumac GRILLED PORK CHOPS & CASHEW To make the cashew satay, preheat the
250g smoked salmon or gravlax SATAY WITH PINEAPPLE & oven to 180˚C and roast the cashews on a
1 lemon, cut into wedges CUCUMBER RELISH baking tray for 8-10 minutes or until golden
SERVES 4 brown. While still warm, mix in a blender
Peel and grate the potatoes and onion into Begin this recipe at least 12 hours ahead. with the other ingredients to make a
a colander, stir in a little salt and leave to smooth sauce. Leave to cool and then
drain for 20 minutes. Squeeze out any 1 tbs each sesame oil and kecap manis store in an airtight container in the fridge if
moisture with your hands. 1 tsp each ground cumin, ground necessary until needed.
Beat the eggs lightly and mix with the coriander and ground turmeric To make the pineapple and cucumber
potatoes and onion. Stir in the mint, feta 1 tsp agave syrup or sugar relish, stir together all the ingredients and
and flour. Season well with sea salt and 1 lemongrass stalk, white part only, keep in the fridge until needed.
freshly ground black pepper. bruised and roughly chopped Heat a barbecue until hot and ready
Heat the oil in a large frypan. Add 2 tbs 1 garlic clove, crushed to cook on. Lift the pork chops out of the
fritter mixture to the pan and squash lightly 2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, grated marinade and cook for 4-5 minutes on each
to make a 7cm pancake. Cook 2-3 fritters at 4 x 260g each pork chops side until charred and cooked through.
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Summer chopped
salad with citrus
sesame dressing
chopped
roughly chopped
1/ 2 lime
ribbons
coriander leaves
For the chilli sambal, mix the chillies,
garlic, galangal, ginger and eschalot to
a paste in a small food processor or
mortar and pestle. Heat the oil in a frying
pan over medium heat and fry the paste
for 5-8 minutes until dark red and fragrant.
Add the chilli flakes and palm sugar and
stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the tamarind
paste and tamari and cook for a further
2-5 minutes until the sauce is thick. Remove
from the heat, add the lime juice and leave
to cool. This can be stored in the fridge for
up to a month.
To make the tofu scramble, heat the oil
in a large non-stick frying pan over
medium-high heat. Fry the garlic and
ginger for 1 minute, then add the spring
onions, curry powder, turmeric and
coriander and fry, stirring, for a further
minute. Crumble in the silken tofu and stir
to coat in the spice mixture – the tofu will
look like scrambled eggs.
Toss together the cabbage, cucumber
and herbs with the lime juice and a good
splash of olive oil. Season well.
EXTRACT.
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ONE-PAN DINNERS.
ONE PAN
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MATT MORAN.
“IT HAS TO be classic Aussie beef – and tomato sauce is
essential.” Matt Moran has a clear favourite when it comes
to pies, but is quick to point out the world of possibilities to
explore beyond beef. “Pies are easy to make, easy to eat and
perfect for showcasing seasonal produce.”
From a fresh take on fish pie to an easy cheesy snack,
Moran covers all the bases. Then there’s the lamb and harissa
– “the two flavours are a top pairing,” he says, “being a farm
guy who breeds lambs, I can’t go past it!” – and a “lighter,
more delicate” chicken curry with filo pastry. “Chicken curry
is right up there. A little bit of yoghurt on top of that one
would be good, too. And for another vegetarian hit, it’s got
to be the Moroccan spiced eggplant, a riff on shepherd’s pie.
It’s got all these big flavours, and the texture of eggplant is
perfect for a dish like this.”
@chefmattmoran
Moroccan spiced
eggplant with
cauliflower mash
MATT MORAN.
100g butter
1 leek, washed and thinly sliced
1 celery stick, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/4 cup (60ml) dry white wine
WITH CAULIFLOWER MASH heat and cook for 20-25 minutes until 2 frozen butter puff pastry sheets,
SERVES 4 vegetables are tender. Drain well then partially thawed
return to the pan. Add sour cream and half 1 egg, lightly beaten
1 (about 1.5kg), cauliflower, cut into the lemon juice, and mash until smooth.
florets Set aside, covered. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan forced).
500g potatoes, peeled and chopped In 2 batches, heat 1/3 cup (80ml) oil in a Melt butter in a large non-stick frypan
6 garlic cloves, 2 whole and 4 crushed large wide frypan over a high heat. Add over a medium heat. When butter starts to
1/2 cup (125g) sour cream half of the eggplant and cook, stirring foam, add leek, celery and garlic, and
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon regularly, for 8 minutes or until lightly season. Cook, stirring regularly, for
200ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to golden and soft. Using a slotted spoon 7 minutes or until soft. Add wine and
drizzle transfer to a bowl and set aside. Repeat reduce by half. Stir in flour, scraping the
3 eggplants, cut into 4cm wedges with remaining oil and eggplant. bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon
2 tbs tomato paste Heat remaining oil in a large deep frypan for 2 minutes, then gradually stir in cream
400g can chopped tomatoes over a medium heat. Add crushed garlic and mustard. Bring to the boil and cook,
400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant, stirring regularly, for 3-4 minutes until
11/2 tsp each ground cumin, turmeric and then add tomato paste, stirring constantly slightly thickened. Remove from heat and
paprika for 1 minute. Add canned tomato, set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Stir through
1 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped chickpeas, cumin, turmeric, paprika and salmon, zest, juice, dill. Check seasoning.
lemon zest. Season, then add 1/2 cup Meanwhile, place 1 puff pastry sheet
Place cauliflower, potato and 2 whole garlic (125ml) water, stir to combine and bring to directly on top of another and lightly roll
cloves in a saucepan and cover with cold the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer with a rolling pin to create a double layer.
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MATT MORAN.
Cut out 4 rounds 11/2 cm bigger than the the edges together and place on prepared CHICKEN CURRY PIE WITH
diameter of the dishes using. Place on tray. Brush the pastry with egg wash and GARLIC FILO
a tray and chill until needed. scatter over pistachio. Bake for 25 minutes SERVES 4
Divide mixture among four 1-cup (250ml) or until pastry is golden brown. Serve with
capacity ovenproof dishes. Brush the baby spinach leaves alongside. 1kg chicken thigh fillets
outside edge with egg wash and place a 1 tbs curry powder
pastry round over the top. Press to seal LAMB & HARISSA PIES 180g ghee
around edges. Brush pastry with egg wash MAKES 4 2 onions, thinly sliced
and sprinkle over salt flakes. Make a small 30 curry leaves, plus extra to scatter
incision on pie tops, then place on a baking 2 tbs olive oil 2 tbs plain flour
tray. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until pastry 1 onion, finely chopped 11/2 cups (375ml) chicken stock
is golden and filling is bubbling hot. Set 500g lamb mince 1/4 cup (80g) store-bought eggplant pickle
aside to cool for 5 minutes before serving. 2 garlic cloves, crushed 120g baby spinach leaves
3/4 cup (210g) tomato paste 2 tbs lemon juice
ZUCCHINI & CHEDDAR PIES 2-3 tbs harissa paste, or to taste 2 garlic cloves, crushed
MAKES 4 1 tbs ras el hanout (Moroccan spice mix) 1 tbs sesame seeds
1 tsp sumac, plus extra 8 filo pastry sheets
500g (about 4) zucchinis, trimmed and 3 tsp dried mint
coarsely grated 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour Preheat oven to 200°C. Place chicken on a
2
1 /3 cup (200g) vintage cheddar, coarsely 11/2 cups (375ml) beef stock large oven tray and scatter over 2 tsp curry
grated 2 frozen shortcrust pastry sheets, partially powder. Season. Roast for 15 minutes or
150g fresh ricotta, crumbled thawed, cut in half diagonally until cooked through. Set aside to cool for
2 long green shallots, finely chopped 2 frozen puff pasty sheets, partially 10 minutes, then chop into 2cm pieces,
1/4 cup each dill and flat-leaf parsley thawed, cut in half diagonally reserving cooking juices.
leaves 1 egg, lightly beaten Meanwhile, heat 1/4 cup (60g) ghee in
2 eggs, lightly beaten, plus 1 extra for a large frypan over a medium-high heat.
egg wash Heat oil in a large non-stick frypan over a Cook onions, stirring, for 7 minutes or until
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring soft. Add curry leaves and remaining 2 tsp
4 frozen shortcrust pastry sheets, regularly, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add curry powder, and cook for a further
partially thawed the mince and garlic, breaking up mince 2 minutes. Sprinkle in flour and cook,
2 tbs pistachios, finely chopped with a wooden spoon, and cook for stirring constantly, for 1 minute or until a
Baby spinach leaves, to serve 7 minutes or until browned. Add tomato sandy consistency. Gradually add stock,
paste, harissa, ras el hanout, sumac and stirring constantly and bring mixture to a
Combine zucchini and 11/2 tsp salt flakes in dried mint, and cook, scraping the bottom boil. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until
a large colander set over a sink and set of the pan with a wooden spoon, for 2 thickened and smooth, then stir through
aside for 20 minutes. minutes. Stir in flour, then gradually add eggplant pickle. Add chicken, cooking
Using your hands, squeeze liquid from stock, stirring continuously. Season and juices and spinach, and cook, stirring, for a
grated zucchini, then transfer to a clean tea bring to the boil. Cook, stirring regularly, further 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted.
towel and wring tightly to squeeze out as for 15-20 minutes until sauce has Remove from the heat and stir through
much liquid as possible. Place zucchini in thickened. Check seasoning then set aside lemon juice, then check seasoning. Pour
a large bowl and add both cheeses, long to cool completely. into a 6-cup (1.5L) capacity ovenproof dish.
green shallot, herbs, eggs and lemon zest. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease four Heat garlic, sesame seeds and remaining
Check seasoning and stir to combine. 1-cup (250ml) capactiy pie dishes. Line the 1/2 cup (125ml) ghee in a small pan over a
Meanwhile, cut a 20cm round from each base and sides of each dish with shortcrust medium heat for 1 minute or until ghee has
pastry sheet. Place on a tray and set aside pasty and trim. Spoon in lamb mixture. melted and the garlic is fragrant.
to soften slightly. Cover with puff pastry, pressing edges Lay 2 sheets of filo on a clean work
Preheat oven to 200°C. Line 2 large together with a fork to seal. Trim the edges surface. Brush with garlic and ghee
baking trays with baking paper. and lightly brush lids with egg wash. mixture, then scrunch together and lightly
Lay out pastry on a clean work surface. Sprinkle with ground pepper and salt place on top of a pie filling. Repeat with
Divide zucchini mixture among pastry flakes. Place on a baking tray and bake for remaining filo to cover completely. Scatter
rounds and spread evenly, leaving a 5cm 25-30 minutes until golden and crisp. over extra curry leaves and drizzle over any
border. Fold pastry border over to contain Serve immediately. remaining ghee. Bake for 30 minutes or
the filling, leaving centre exposed. Crimp until filo is golden and crisp.
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Food for
Feather and Bone’s
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rump with green
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my home, tea. The perfect place to go is The Ritz
where I’ve grown as a chef and or Claridge’s.
established myself. I first moved here Dishes not to miss are a classic English
in 1998, as a young commis at Sir breakfast at The Wolseley, fish and chips
Terence Conran’s restaurant at the at George’s on Portobello Road, and a
Michelin House on Fulham Road and Sunday roast at The Harwood Arms. In
then opened my first restaurant, addition to Restaurant Gordon Ramsay,
Core, over three years ago. I have a other favourite places of mine are British
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP connection to the city because of the classics such as Scott’s in Mayfair – one of
LEFT: Borough Market; The journey I’ve taken, and I draw inspiration the oldest restaurants in London and
Ritz, The Queen’s Guard
from its rich history, its character and vast great for seafood – and Bentley’s for
outside Buckingham
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Smyth’s delicate dishes; Notting Hill is an iconic Martinis at the Connaught Bar, which
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INDEX
74
STARTERS,
SIDES & LIGHT
MEALS
Beef carpaccio, horseradish & mojo verde “ONE-PAN DISHES,
cream ........................................ p 19 (FLIP)
Celery salad with vierge dressing (V).....p 79
LIKE THIS BAKED
Celery, fennel, candied macadamia and SALMON, OFFER
blue cheese (V)....................................p 44
Feather and Bone’s chicken liver pâté ..p 94
BIG FLAVOUR.”
Feather and Bone’s lamb long things – DOMINIC SMITH
(kofta) with yoghurt sauce ..................p 94
Greens and ricotta turnovers .................p 78
Grilled greens with pecorino, garlic and
chilli (V).................................................p 57
Jehan’s summer salad with wagyu Scallops, charred avocado, sweet corn,
chuck....................................................p 92 buttermilk ............................................p 26
Kingfish with parsley and preserved Sprout slaw (V).........................................p 79
lemon dressing....................................p 52 Summer chopped salad with citrus
Moreton Bay bug roll..............................p 28 sesame dressing (V) ............................p 64
Potato & feta fritters with smoked Tofu scramble with shredded cabbage &
salmon & dill oil ..................................p 63 chilli sambal (V) ...................................p 64
Radicchio with herby buttermilk Warm olives with vermouth, slow-cooked
dressing (V)..........................................p 57 herbs and chilli (V)...............................p 57
INDEX.
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SWEET THING
Affogato ice cream cake with Frangelico
‘ice magic’ ...........................................p 58
“AFFOGATO ICE
Banana, peanut butter and caramel mud CREAM CAKE WITH
cake................................................... p 100
Black Forest mud cake ........................ p 107
FRANGELICO ‘ICE
Caramelised honey almond slice...........p 46 MAGIC’ ADDS
Carrot & walnut mud cake .................. p 103
Lemon and buttermilk mud cake with
INSTANT FUN TO
cream cheese icing ......................... p 107 DESSERT.”
Mandarin white choc mud cake with
mandarin syrup ................................ p 104
– PHOEBE WOOD
Mango and lime meringue pie ..............p 66
Mango granita & passionfruit curd........p 26
Miso caramel brownies...........................p 66
Oat & tahini cookies ..............................p 40
Red velvet mud cake ........................... p 100
Rhubarb jam doughnuts.........................p 82
Salted chocolate & pecan mud cake.. p 103
Toffee apple and cream cheese
mud cake .......................................... p 100
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THE CHEF, BUTCHER & FARMER.
Barbecued rib eye
cutlets, zucchini
salad & chilli aioli
THE CHEF, BUTCHER & FARMER.
BARBECUED CHERMOULA Arrange chicken on a platter, and serve barbecue heat to high. Add the steaks and
CHICKEN with tomato salad and lemon wedges. barbecue for 4-5 minutes on each side for
SERVES 4 medium-rare, or until blackened and
BARBECUED RIB EYE CUTLETS, cooked to your liking. Rest for 10-15
1.6kg whole chicken, into 8 pieces ZUCCHINI SALAD & CHILLI AIOLI minutes before serving.
700g oxheart or heirloom tomatoes, SERVES 4 Place the zucchini in a bowl with the
roughly chopped jalapeno salsa, season to taste and toss to
1 tsp cumin and coriander seeds, 900g small desiree potatoes combine. Arrange steaks on a platter with
toasted, crushed 1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil, the zucchini salad, potatoes and chilli aioli.
1/ 2 cup (60g) pitted green olives, roughly plus extra to drizzle Serve immediately.
chopped 2 jalapeno, seeds removed, finely
1 lemon, cut into wedges to serve chopped GRILLED PORK, MARJORAM
Juice of 1 lime BUTTER, QUKES & WATERCRESS
CHERMOULA MARINADE 1/ 3 cup loosely packed flat-leaf parsley, SERVES 4
2 garlic cloves, crushed finely chopped
1 tsp each smoked paprika, cumin 2 x 500g beef rib eye cutlets, 4 x 330g pork cutlets, skin removed,
seeds, ground pepper, chilli flakes and French trimmed French trimmed
ground coriander 3 small (350g) zucchinis, peeled into 250g Qukes, thinly sliced widthwise
Juice and zest of 1 lemon ribbons 60g picked watercress leaves
1/ 2 cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil
plus extra to drizzle CHILLI AIOLI Zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus extra
1 bunch each coriander and flat-leaf 2 large red chillies halves to serve
parsley leaves, roughly chopped 1/ 2 cup (150g) whole egg mayonnaise
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THE CHEF, BUTCHER & FARMER.
Grilled pork,
marjoram butter,
Qukes & watercress
(recipe p 21).
“[PRODUCE TO YOU BOXES]
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