Posts Tagged ‘Mashed Potato’

SFC – Southern Fried Chicken

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

The other day the missus suggested that I should tackle some indigenous recipes on Hand To Mouth. The kind of food that, for better or worse, the good ol’ US of A is known for. So this is the first of these American Classics, Southern Fried Chicken.

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I’m no food snob. I love a bit of fried chicken. A KFC or Junior Spesh after a night out is one of life’s pleasures. But there’s nothing wrong with elevating it a couple of notches either. I use thighs for this recipe, as to my taste they’ve got the right skin to flesh ratio, and of course that tasty dark meat. I also use a good dose of not very traditional herbs and spices in the coating.

Buttermilk isn’t that easy to get in the UK, so if you can’t get it, some live yhogurt will do just as well. Lets get cookin’.

Ingredients (serves 2)

6 chicken thighs

For the ‘marinade’

1 pint (600ml) buttermilk

1 clove of garlic

1/2 an medium onion

Sprig of rosemary

Sprig of time

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Baked Cod & Baby Leeks

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

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So, catching up, the second course of our valentine’s dinner was baked cod and baby leeks straight from the pages of Jamie at home, which if you don’t have it is a brilliant book (IMHO). The cod is marinaded in a lemon and herb mix before cooking. We had ours served with garlic mash.

Ingredients

10 baby leeks, trimmed

2 x 200g fillets of cod (with skin and sustainable if possible)

4 rashers of smoked streaky bacon

Juice of 1/2 a small lemon

Olive oil

1 large clove garlic finely chopped

2 sprigs rosemary

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Bang On

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

I’m a big fan of the humble banger, and It’s British Sausage Week, so if you’ve been neglecting one of the Western World’s greatest inventions, nows your chance to make amends. I don’t know why, but food writers tend not to eulogise about the sausage in the same way that they might do about oysters or fois gras, but I read a great article by Matthew Fort on the subject a few years ago which for some reason I kept. I think he sums up the appeal pretty well.

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“As far as I’m concerned, the sausage is just about man’s noblest creation. It is a wonder (or should be), a perfect piece of design, elegant and economical…Sausages are classless, as acceptable on the table of the royal family as on that of the Royle family. Is there anyone who does not smile at the sight of a sausage? Who’s mouth does not salivate just a bit at the thought of that first bite?”

So in honour of the banger and British Sausage Week, here’s a recipe for a warming and tasty sausage casserole. It’s a bit of a French remix of a Delia recipe, and is the perfect dish for this time of year.

Ingredients

6 good quality Toulouse sausages

4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped

150 g lardons

15 shallots, peeled

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