Wednesday 19 November 2008

First Blog!

Hi there, this is my first attempt at blogging! so please post your thoughts(nice ones!) I am a freelance chef who does outside catering from sandwich deliveries, hot and cold buffets, weddings, dinner parties, canapes and any other thing you can think off relating to food. Should any of you viewers be an owner of hotels, bars, restaurants, golf clubs etc. and you are in need of a reliable, honest,hard working individual please contact me and I will be more than happy to help. I work in and around the Fife area and have been in a few establishments over the years, some good some bad and the rest forgettable! Please don't hesitate to call for any food ideas for any reason. Dinner parties are getting more popular as you have the chef and waitress in your home looking after all your needs and clearing up the kitchen afterwards. You will also save money on transport and drinks as you can buy your own quality wines for the price of a glass in some restaurants! Just contact me on 07743 937178 to discuss menu, price, time and place.

Thanks for viewing.

Here is a recipe which I will now feature on a weekly basis.
Happy cooking!
Asian style duck wrapped in chinese pancake with plum and ginger dip
You need: 2 Duck legs
Half a packet of veg for stir frying
2 floz of oyster sauce
thumbnail of fresh ginger
1 chilli or tspoon of chilli paste
2 tbspoon of toasted cashew nut
1 clove of garlic
some coriander
and a bottle of plum sauce

Method:
Slowly in some duck or goose fat (if poss) is expensive but worth it, roast the duck legs preferably for an hour till falling of bone.
Sweat of in some sesame oil (ordinary will do) the veg for couple of minutes then add oyster sauce, garlic and cashew nut leave to cool.
When duck legs are cooked, shred into pieces add to veg then add coriander, mix well. Grate the ginger into the plum sauce.
Lay out pancakes add some of the duck and veg mix roll up and dip into the plum sauce mix and enjoy!
Nice for a starter or small portions for a canape.