Step 5 - More adventures await
Mastery is a life-long pursuit, I hope you will continue to explore the fascinating world of saffron on your own. To experiment with flavours and techniques, from Morocco, France, Spain, Israel and beyond. To play with her as a top note, as a subtle background, as flavour, as colour. To help others on their journey towards mastery, but ultimately to bring the beautiful into your kitchen and blend it into your story.
Below is a flavour map, use it to guide you on your ...
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...
Rhubarb, saffron and ginger clafoutis
Ingredients
8 stalks of fresh rhubarb
4 cm piece of young ginger peeled and sliced finely
80 g caster sugar
Icing sugar to dust
Batter
1 sachet of saffron or 10 drops saffron extract
250 ml pure cream
100 g caster sugar
60 g almond meal
10 g plain flour
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
3 egg yolks
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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...
Step 4 - Rhubarb, saffron and ginger clafoutis
Ingredients
8 stalks of fresh rhubarb
4 cm piece of young ginger peeled and sliced finely
80 g caster sugar
Icing sugar to dust
Batter
1 sachet of saffron or 10 drops saffron extract
250 ml pure cream
100 g caster sugar
60 g almond meal
10 g plain flour
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
3 egg yolks
...
Aviation Cocktail with Pickled Cherries
Ingredients
60ml quality slightly herbaceous gin,
I use Distillery No:209, but West Winds The Sabre would also work
15ml Crème de violette liqueur
15ml Saffron pickled cherries liquor
15ml fresh squeezed lemon juice
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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�...
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...