Monday, 10 October 2011

Chicken & Egg on Rice / Braised Rabbit with Prunes / Baccalà Mantecato



Blog Post & Recipe: the chicken and egg situation


Its sinister translation literally means ’mother and child’ although we would prefer to describe it as simply chicken and egg on rice. There are many variations of this dish, this is an adaptation on the one we serve at Bincho


Blog Post & Recipe: Braised Rabbit with Prunes


Rabbit cooked with prunes is a classic French dish, known there as "lapin aux pruneaux". In this version we sear the rabbit pieces first in a little olive oil and butter, and then braise them in white wine with shallots, garlic, thyme, and prunes.


Blog Post & Recipe: Baccalà Mantecato


Upon further query it turned out to be salt cod, whipped up into a spread and gobsmackingly good. So smooth and creamy it was that I could have sworn it had some potato in, but part-owner Russell Norman told us no, it just requires emulsifying the cod with oil to make a smooth paste; labour-intensive but ultimately worth it..



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