Posted: November 9th, 2009 | Author: the chefs | Filed under: recipes | Tags: american, apple, apples, british, brown, cinnamon, crumble, demerara, dessert, sugar | No Comments »
Place the flour, brown and demerara sugar in a bowl and leave in the freezer. Preheat the oven to 180C. Core, peel, and cut the apples in wedges. Grease an ovenproof dish and spread the apples in it. Sprinkle with caster sugar and cinnamon. Dice the butter and rub it in the flour mixture, using the tips of your fingers, until it resembles breadcrumbs. Cover the fruit with the crumble mixture and bake for approx. 45 min. until browned. Serve with ice cream.
Posted: May 9th, 2009 | Author: the chefs | Filed under: recipe with image, recipes | Tags: apple, apples, dessert, french, know your onion, know your onions, knowyouronion, knowyouronions, pie, tart | No Comments »
Peel, core and slice the apples, as thick as you want. Mix with all the ingredients. Divide the dough in two and roll out over a floured surface. Line a pie pan with half the pie dough and place the apple mixture in it. Cover with the other sheet of dough, trim and pinch the edges to seal. If you want, use the rest of the dough to make decorative elements. With the tip of a knife make some holes in the dough. Bake for approx. 50 minutes in 190C. The pie is ready when filling boils and starts to bubble through the holes in the dough.
Posted: May 1st, 2009 | Author: the chefs | Filed under: recipes | Tags: apple, apples, cheese, frisée, goat, ham, italian, know your onion, know your onions, knowyouronion, knowyouronions, lemon, lettuce, parma, salad, speck, starter | No Comments »
Grate the zest and juice the lemon. In a bowl, whisk the olive oil, lemon juice and zest. Core the unpeeled apples, and slice them thinly. Cut the speck slices into strips. Crumble the cheese with a fork, or cut it in cubes. In a serving bowl, combine the lettuce, apple, speck and cheese. Toss it with the dressing and season with salt and pepper.
Posted: May 1st, 2009 | Author: the chefs | Filed under: recipes | Tags: apple, apples, baked, brown, dessert, know your onion, know your onions, knowyouronion, knowyouronions, spanish, sugar | No Comments »
Core the apples with an apple corer. Mix together all the other ingredients. Stuff the apples with the mixture and brush with any leftover mixture. Bake for approx. 45 minutes, in a preheated oven at 190C. Drizzle with the juice from the tray and serve with ice cream.
Posted: May 1st, 2009 | Author: the chefs | Filed under: recipes | Tags: apple, apples, cashew, endive, fish, italian, know your onion, know your onions, knowyouronion, knowyouronions, mackerel, nut, salad, smoked, trout, vinaigrette | No Comments »
Make the vinaigrette: in a jam jar, add the vinegar, sugar, oils, salt and pepper to taste. Close the jar and shake it vigorously to mix everything together. Cut the endives lengthwise in quarters. Cut off the core that holds the leaves. Core the apples and also cut them in quarters and slice thinly. Break or tearthe smoked fish in large pieces and coarsely chop the nuts. Mix everything in a bowl and season with the vinaigrette.
Posted: May 1st, 2009 | Author: the chefs | Filed under: recipe with image, recipes | Tags: american, apple, apples, caramel, caramelized, dessert, know your onion, know your onions, knowyouronion, knowyouronions, tart, tatin | No Comments »
Spread the softened butter over a 23cm ovenproof frying pan and dust it with 50g sugar. Peel, core and slice the apples in 4 wedges. Arrange a layer of apple slices, as tightly as possible, in a neat pattern in the skillet. Dust with the remaining sugar and drizzle over the melted butter. Cook over medium heat, until the sugar caramelizes to a pale brown colour, approx 20 min. Remove from the heat. Open the pastry sheet and prick it with fork, so that it doesn’t rise in the oven. Bake at 200C until the pastry begins to brown, approx. 30 min. Let it cool slightly and remove from the mould, while still warm. Serve with cream or ice cream.
Posted: May 1st, 2009 | Author: the chefs | Filed under: recipes | Tags: american, apple, apples, celery, grape, know your onion, know your onions, knowyouronion, knowyouronions, lettuce, salad, waldorf, walnut | No Comments »
Rinse and slice the celery stalk, crosswise. Halve and seed the grapes. Peel, halve, seed and chop the apple. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise (or yoghurt) and lemon juice. Add 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp of fresh ground pepper. Mix in the apple, celery, grapes, and walnuts. Serve on a bed of fresh lettuce.
