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A clear, full-flavoured chicken stock simmered gently from chicken frames with carrot, celery, onion and herbs. It keeps five days in the fridge or six months in the freezer and can stand in for bought stock cup for cup.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6472 · Hand-built original
A glossy French chocolate mirror glaze of cocoa, cream and gelatine, poured over a ganache-covered chocolate cake at 86°F.
Main ingredient: batches dark chocolate ganache
HB-3391 · Hand-built original
Chocolate Mousse is a French, Western dessert built around each.
Main ingredient: eggs
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-2806 · Hand-built original
Coquillettes au Jambon - French Macaroni and Cheese with Ham is a French, Western main course, pasta. Ready in 25 min.
Main ingredient: ham
HB-2841 · Hand-built original
A loose tangle of green oak and baby cos leaves dressed lightly with lemon and olive oil, scattered with tarragon, chives, parsley, toasted walnuts and sweet-pickled eschalots. It is the kind of fresh, herby side salad French bistros serve next to rich mains.
Main ingredient: measure
HB-7021 · Hand-built original
French Fish Pie is a French, Western easter, fish, main built around fillets. Ready in 100 min.
Main ingredient: fillets
HB-2922 · Hand-built original
French Glazed Carrots (Carottes Vichy) is a French, Western side, vegetables built around rounds.
Main ingredient: rounds
HB-0935 · Hand-built original
A baked sweet tart shell filled with a smooth lemon curd of zest, juice, sugar, butter and eggs, baked just five minutes so it sets into neat, creamy slices. The flavour is bright and lemony without tipping into harsh sourness.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7025 · Hand-built original
A classic French hollandaise made with a stick blender: egg yolks, lemon juice and cayenne loosened with water, then emulsified with hot melted butter into a thick, pale yellow sauce.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7233 · Hand-built original
A classical French-style beef stock made by roasting meaty bones and simmering them slowly with vegetables and herbs.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-3551 · Hand-built original
Frozen peas are simmered with garlic and eschalots sautéed in butter and stock, then blitzed with mint into a silky purée and loosened with its own cooking liquid.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7858 · Hand-built original
Poached pears set in pistachio frangipane in a sweet tart crust, glazed with apricot jam.
Main ingredient: pear
Pairs well with: vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, coffee, fresh berries
HB-5084 · Hand-built original
A French sweet tart crust of flour, icing sugar, almond meal and butter bound with egg, rolled, chilled and blind baked until golden.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7994 · Hand-built original
A deep quiche with a shortcrust shell, a bacon, onion and garlic filling and a smooth egg and heavy cream custard under grated Gruyere, finished with extra crisp bacon.
Main ingredient: bacon
HB-7998 · Hand-built original
Ratatouille (French Vegetable Stew) is a French, Western light mains, main, sides centred on eggplant. It combines eggplant, salt, tomatoes for a straightforward, balanced result.
Main ingredient: eggplant
HB-3758 · Hand-built original
Stabilised whipped cream is regular whipped cream with an ingredient added which makes it hold its form far better than regular whipped cream which starts to deflate within 30 minutes. It will stay aerated, fluffy, and won't weep so you can use it to decorate cakes, pipe onto cupcakes and layer on trifles the day before, and it looks perfect the next day. You can also whip it up today and leave it in a piping bag overnight or in a bowl, ready to use tomorrow.
Main ingredient: thickened cream
HB-3206 · Hand-built original
Sweet tartlet shells (individual tart crusts) is a French, Western sweet baking built around egg. Ready in 92 min.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-3230 · Hand-built original
A quick pan sauce of shallot, dry vermouth, beef stock and cream, seasoned with salt and pepper.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-5320 · Hand-built original
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