Month: December 2022

Food & Drink

Christmas sangria
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Christmas sangria

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients granulated sugar, to decorate 15ml/½fl oz French orange liqueur 25ml/1fl oz unsweetened cranberry juice ice cubes, for shaking 50ml/2fl oz Prosecco frozen cranberries, to decorate fresh small rosemary sprig, to decorate Method Spread the sugar out in a shallow bowl. Dip a cocktail glass in water and then dip the glass in the…

Fish stew
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Fish stew

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2kg/4lb 8oz mixed fresh fish fillets and shellfish, such as red mullet, small sole, gurnard, monkfish, sea bass, cuttlefish, baby octopus, prawns, mussels, squid or scallops 8 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 1 large onion, finely sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped, plus an extra clove for the toast…

Beetroot carpaccio with goats’ cheese and walnuts
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Beetroot carpaccio with goats’ cheese and walnuts

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2 tsp red wine vinegar pinch caster sugar 200g/7oz cooked beetroot (not in vinegar), finely sliced 80g/2¾oz soft goats’ cheese, crumbled 50g/1¾oz walnuts, roughly chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper Method Whisk the oil, mustard, vinegar and sugar together in a small bowl and…

Lasagne al forno
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Lasagne al forno

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the ragu 2 tbsp olive oil 900g/2lb beef mince 2 onions, roughly chopped 4 sticks celery, diced (optional) 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 level tbsp plain flour 150ml/¼ pint beef stock 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly (optional) or 1 tsp caster sugar 3 tbsp tomato purée 1 tbsp chopped thyme 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes For the white sauce…

Slow cooker cola ham
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Slow cooker cola ham

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2kg/4lb 8oz unsmoked boneless gammon joint 1 onion, roughly chopped 2 litre/3½ pints cola 50g/1¾oz runny honey 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard Method Put the gammon and onion in the bowl of a slow cooker then pour over enough cola to just cover the ham. Put the lid on and cook on high for…

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