Friday 15 January 2010

Cleaning Sea Urchins / Jackfruit Custard / Parsley & Anchovy Dumplings



Blog Post & Video: Video: Cleaning Sea Urchins (The Horror!)


I took a deep breath, resisted all squeamishness and cleaned them all. The reward was a plateful of the freshest, most delectable Uni one can taste.


Blog Post & Recipe: Jackfruit – from garden to plate #5 (scroll to the bottom of the post for links to four more From Garden to Plate posts).


The flesh of this fruit was very soft, much riper than other versions I’ve tasted, and took on an almost bubble gum quality and flavour. It was quite delicious in a sickly-sweet kind of way, the variety and over-ripeness removing any Durian-like pungency ...

Jackfruit Custard


Blog Post & Recipe: Parsley & Anchovy Dumplings


Usually when I make a beef stew I dissolve a couple of anchovies in the oil before adding anything else. This gives the stew an deeper, richer flavour with none of the fishiness. Instead, the anchovies went into the dumplings with parsley for some grassy freshness. It worked beautifully, just as I'd hoped - the anchovies had melted into the dumplings well.



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