Great Kitchen

Ingredient  (will make roughly 40-50 balls) ·       400g Lean Beef Mince ·       1 large white onion, very finely chopped ·       4 heaped tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped ·       2 very large potatoes (think baking potato size), grated and with all excess water drained (I squeeze the water from the grated potato through a sieve) ·       1/2 teaspoon salt ·       1 level teaspoon black pepper  ·       3 eggs ·       3 heaped tablespoons flour ·       1 large cup fine bulgar wheat ·       3/4 large cup freshly boiled water ·       A pinch of chilli flakes ·       Salt and pepper to season  ·       Sunflower oil (will explain quantities later...

Roasted Tomato, Mascarpone & Parma Ham Tart Ingredient ·       500g ready to roll puff pastry ·       1 large red onion, sliced thinly  ·       250g baby tomatoes (plum, cherry, pomodoro, up to you!), sliced in half ·       2 cloves garlic, finely chopped  ·       1 heaped teaspoon dried oregano ·       Glug of extra virgin olive oil ·       Glug of balsamic vinegar ·       100g mascarpone cheese ·       70g (1 packet) Parma ham ·       Couple of large handfuls of rocket  Method 1.     Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C 2.   Arrange the onion, garlic and tomatoes in a small baking tray, drizzle with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar, sprinkle with the oregano, some salt and pepper and roast in the oven...

Recipe ·       500g ready to roll puff pastry ·       2 tablespoons pesto ·       8 good sized chestnut mushrooms, sliced  ·       1 packet (around 125g) Mozarella  ·       Handful of pitted black olives, sliced in half  ·       70g mascarpone (basically, the rest of the 170g pot used above) ·       Large handful of basil leaves  Method   1.     Preheat oven to 200 degrees.  2.   Roll out the pastry to fit a large flat greased baking tray (remember to grease the tray) - trim the edges of the pastry to neaten it up. Score (not all the way through) about 1cm in from the edge of the pastry to create a border like effect.  3.    Spread the pesto evenly across the pastry base, leaving out the scored edged. Scatter the mushrooms, olives, Mozarella and basil...

Ingredient ·       1 large cod loin (500g) cut into 2 ·       1 x 400g tin Butter beans or Cannelini beans ·       2 small/1 large carrot, sliced thinly on the diagonal  ·       1 large celery stick, sliced thinly on the diagonal ·       1 large onion, halved and sliced thinly  ·       12 black olives, sliced in half  ·       10 baby tomatoes (cherry or plum etc) ·       Large sprig on flat leaf parsley, finely chopped ·       2 tablespoons olive oil ·       100 ml white wine ·       100 ml chicken/vegetable stock ·       1 lemon, sliced thinly ·       1 teaspoon thyme  ·       Pinch of salt ·      ...