Supplies

Marinade for chicken thigh

  • Salt and pepper
  • Lemon zest and juice
  • Garlic
  • Dried Oregano
  • Olive oil

Marinade for chicken drumstick

  • Cumin
  • Cinnamon
  • Garlic
  • Oil

Velveting chicken breast

  • 1 tsp Bicarb of soda
  • Salt
  • Soy sauce
  • Cornflour/cornstarch
  • MSG

Pilaf

  • 1 Onion
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 2 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp Coriander seeds
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • Basmati rice
  • Stock
  • Marinated chicken drum sticks
  • Fresh coriander
  • Almonds

Flatbreads

  • Flour
  • Yoghurt

Asian-Style Chicken

  • Velveted chicken
  • Sesame oil
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • Thumb sized piece of Ginger
  • Soy sauce to taste
  • Peppers sliced
  • Egg noodles cooked
  • Sesame seeds

Steak

  • Rib eye
  • Salt and pepper
  • Oil

Peppercorn sauce

  • Brandy - splash
  • Beef stock
  • Green Peppercorns
  • Double cream

Steps

Marinade for chicken thigh

  1. Mix together marinade for as long as possible

Marinade for chicken drumstick

  1. Mix together marinade for as long as possible

Velveting chicken breast

  1. Mix together marinade for 30 minutes and wash in water.

Pilaf

  1. Sweat off the onion for 1-2 minutes in plenty of oil, then add the garlic and the spices and fry for 1-2 minutes.
  2. Now add the rice and stock to cover, submerge your chicken, pop on a cartouche, tin foil or lid and whack in the oven 180c for 30-40 minutes.
  3. Finish with fresh coriander and almonds.

Flatbreads

  1. Mix to combine, season with salt, kneed until smooth then roll out and cook in a dry pan.

Asian-Style Chicken

  1. Fry the chicken in a hot pan for 1-2 minutes then thrown in the pepper, garlic and ginger and fry for 1-2 minutes.
  2. Add soy sauce, sesame oil and noodles.

Steak

  1. Room temp steak, oil on steak season with salt and fry on high heat 2-3 minutes each side. Leave to rest.

Peppercorn sauce

  1. Deglaze the steak pan with brandy, cook off until no boozey smell, add stock and reduce with peppercorns. Finish with double cream.