Saffron beurre blanc
Ingredients
150 ml good white wine
50 ml white wine vinegar
1 golden shallot
1 sachet saffron
75 ml cream
250 g butter, cut in 1/2cm cubes
Saffron loves butter, hence this recipe for what is basically a butter sauce. It is a very versatile sauce, I have used it on steak, with seafood and for breakfast on pancakes with ham...
Halloumi with Saffron and Honey
Ingredients
250g halloumi cheese
2 tbsp honey
2 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1 tbsp boiling water
10 drops saffron extract
Hot, gooey halloumi makes a great snack or addition to an antipasti platter, its biggest problem is it needs to be eaten hot before it goes back to that weird rubbery consistency, but that won�...
Roast Chicken with saffron and tarragon
Ingredients
1.8- 2kg Free Range Chicken
1 ½ brown onions
4 cloves are garlic
1 satchel saffron
1 eggplant
100ml vermouth
Sprig of French tarragon
Butter
Extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Stuffing
2 thick slices of good sourdough bread – crusts removed – preferable day old.
½ onion
Zest of 1 lemon
½ t...
Roast Pork Loin with saffron and fennel
Ingredients
1.5 – 2kg good quality free range pork loin, skin on
1 sachet saffron
½ tablespoon fennel seeds
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Nothing beats the smell of roasting meat. Prep the day before for best results.
Method:
The day before, score the pork loin in a diamond pattern, approximately 1cm sq...
Friday night steak special
Ingredients
Your preferred cut of steak. I love scotch as it has great fat in it.
1 sachet saffron
Butter
Salt
Pepper
Wine of course, it's Friday night.
Cooking flavoursome steak doesn’t need to be a long drawn out complicated process. Below is the best and easiest way to finish the working week.
Method:
Always...
Step 1 - Roast Chicken with saffron and tarragon
Ingredients
1.8- 2kg Free Range Chicken
1 ½ brown onions
4 cloves are garlic
1 satchel saffron
1 eggplant
100ml vermouth
Sprig of French tarragon
Butter
Extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Stuffing
2 thick slices of good sourdough bread – crusts removed – preferable day old.
½ onion
Zest of 1 lemon...
Step 3 - Pan fried salmon with saffron beurre blanc
Ingredients
150 ml good white wine
50 ml white wine vinegar
1 golden shallot
1 sachet saffron
75 ml cream
250 g butter, cut in 1/2cm cubes
Saffron loves butter, hence this recipe for what is basically a butter sauce. It is a very versatile sauce, I have used it on steak, with seafood and for...
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Cooking with saffron
Saffron is an amazing spice, it can be used in both savoury and sweet and should be a stable in you...