Chef's Special; Christmas buffet stars from chef Emma Wombwell of The Wheat sheaf pub, Raby.Byline: Emma Wombwell IT'S party time. And Emma Wombwell has come up with variations on two top table treats to make sure you and your guests are well-fed and fired-up festive fun. We all like food that's easy to eat - and prepare - but tastes great. Emma has shared her recipes for chicken satay sa·tay also sa·té or sa·te n. A dish of southeast Asia consisting of strips of marinated meat, poultry, or seafood grilled on skewers and dipped in peanut sauce. squires with a sweet chilli dip and mini baked smoked salmon and cheese to a sties sties 1 n. Plural of sty1. v. Third person singular present tense of sty1. - so there will be nothing bland about your buffet! Says Emma: "Chicken satay is a popular favourite and this is easy to reproduce at home without too much hassle. "The peanut coating gives it a lovely crunch while keeping the chicken moist." And she adds: "To as ties are a favourite at the Wheat sheaf at lunch time - and a favourite chef snack. "This is a posh nosh Posh Nosh was a 2002 BBC television programme parodying television chefs. Written by Jon Canter from an idea by Arabella Weir and directed by Chris Langham, the programme stars Weir and Richard E. Grant as chefs the Hon. version from when I worked in a fine dinning French restaurant called Chloe's. "Croque saumon is a party favourite and warm appetiser. It also freezes well so can be made in advance perfect for this busy time of the year." Chicken satay squires with a sweet chilli dip Makes 12 Ingredients: 2 x chicken breasts (each cut into 6 strips/squires); 200g salted peanuts; 4 eggs (whipped); 200g flour; sweet chilli dipping sauce; kebab sticks. Method: Blitz the peanuts in a blender until coarsely chopped. In three shallow dishes, place the eggs, flour and chopped nuts respectively. Squire the chicken strips length-ways. Roll the chicken in the flour and shake off the excess, then roll the floured chicken in the eggs. Let the excess egg drip off and then finally roll in the nuts and press on with your hand. Deep fry till golden and serve with a Thai sweet chilli dip. (The strips also freeze well so that you can make them in advance, but make sure that they are fully defrosted before cooking and do not refreeze). Mini baked smoked salmon and cheese toasties. One loaf makes approx 24 minis Ingredients: 1 sliced white loaf (stale is best); 2 pkts smoked salmon bits; melted butter; 200ml double cream whipped; grated grate 1 v. grat·ed, grat·ing, grates v.tr. 1. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface. 2. emmental cheese; salt and pepper; 14 burger cheese slices; cocktail sticks. Method: Mix the grated cheese Noun 1. grated cheese - hard or semihard cheese grated cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk with the whipped cream, season with salt and pepper. Lie out seven slices of the bread and spread generously with the cream mix, all the way to the edges. On the top of the cream add a layer of the smoked salmon. On the remaining seven slices place the cheese slices (to the edge and cut them if you need to). Put them together to forma sandwich, brush the top with melted butter and cut off the crusts. Cut into four and place a cocktail stick A cocktail stick is a short cylindrical stick, made of wood, that has a somewhat sharp point on both ends. It is usually used as a skewer for holding decorations (such as cherries) in cocktails and also for serving food (such as small "cocktail" sausages or diced cheese and in the centre of each (at this point they can be frozen and then cooked from frozen for approx 15 mins at 180 C until hot in the middle). Cook at 180 C for 7 mins until hot and golden. CAPTION(S): CHEF: Emma Wombwell |
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