Food for the Everyday

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

Chicken and Leek Pie


Hal’s Recipe

5 whole chicken legs with thighs attached
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 ml olive oil
30 g butter
1 onion, finely diced
1 leek, cut in half lengthwise, washed, cut into 1/2-inch/1-cm strips
1cup of peas
1 tablespoon coarse-grained mustard
35 g all purpose flour
1 chicken stock cube
190 ml plus 15 ml whole milk, divided
55 ml single cream
Home-made puff pastry
1 large egg


1. Make puff pastry, shape into a square and wrap in cling film. Then refrigerate for 20 minutes.
2. Season chicken legs, then fry in sauce pan until golden.
3. Remove chicken from pan and begin to take the meat off the bone. ( Do not be alarmed by uncooked chicken).
3. Fry leek in butter and season with salt and pepper. Fry for 5 minutes.
4. Add the par cooked chicken pieces with the leek and fry for another  10 minutes.
5. When chicken is cooked add cream stir for 5 minutes.
6. Finally add the peas and season if needed.
7. Spoon into an oven proof dish and cover with rolled out pastry.
8. Place in the oven at 200 degrees and cook for 45 minutes.












Tuesday, 29 November 2011

'Dirty Sexy Things'

Team Toast took a trip to a Farmer's Market in Bath which is held every Saturday. Local farmers are able to sell their home grown goods to the public, away from supermarket brands. We wanted to explore a natural alternative to supermarket 'sexy veg'. Instead the photos we took exposed the 'dirty' realistic side of food produce. They may have appeared 'ugly' and in need of a wash but we thought they were more visualy appetising than the packets of what could be described as 'air brushed' products.

Sausages

Selection of processed meat

Pomegranates

Close up of Pomegranates

Pumpkins

Pumpkins in a Basket

Carrots

Farmer selling Carrots

Griddle Pan

Sausages Cooking on Griddle Pan