THEWELCOMEDRINK
Mulledchaicider
SERVES 6. HANDS-ON TIME 15 MIN
MAKE
AHEAD
Mulltheciderandcool
a dayahead,thengently
reheattoserve.
FOOD
TEAM’S
TIP
Fora hotdrinkthat’snot
boozy,thisisequallygood
made with apple juice.
- 2 litresmedium-dry cider (see
foodteam’stip) - 125mlappleliqueur(optional)
- 8-10chaiteabags
- 2-4tbspsoftbrownsugar
- Thinlyparedzest1 orange
- Thinlyparedzest1 lemon
- 1 apple,quartered,cored
and thinly sliced
1 Putthecider,appleliqueur(if
using),teabags,2 tbspofthe
brownsugarandhalfthepared
orangeandlemonzestin
a saucepan.Bringslowlyto
theboil,stirring,thensimmer
verygentlyfor2 minutes.
2 Removethepanfromtheheat
andleavetocoolfor 15 minutes
(seeMakeAhead).Tasteandadd
moresugarif youlikea sweeter
taste,thenserveinheatproof
glasses(ormugs)garnishedwith
appleslicesandtheremainingzests.
PERSERVING209kcals,0.1gfat
(tracesaturated),0.2gprotein,
22.3gcarbs(22.3g sugars), 0.1g
salt,0.3gfibre
THESOUPTOSTART
Redonionsoupwith
cheesysourdoughmelts
SERVES6.HANDS-ONTIME 20 MIN,
COOKING TIME 1 HOUR 15 MIN
MAKE
AHEAD
Makethesouptotheendof
step2 uptoa dayahead,
thencoverandchill.
Continue from step 3.
- 5 tbspoliveoil
- 1.25kgredonions,thinlysliced
- 2 garliccloves,crushed
- 1 tbspchoppedfresh thyme
- 150mlredwine
- 1.5litresgoodqualitybeefstock
- 2 tbspchoppedfreshparsley
- 50gbutter,softened
- 6 largeslicessourdoughbread,
ciabattaorfrenchstick - 100gcamembert,thinly sliced
- 75g gruyère, grated
1 Heattheoliveoilina saucepan,
thenaddtheonions,garlic,thyme
anda littlesaltandpepper.Cook
overa lowheatfor 45 minutes,
stirringoccasionallytoprevent
sticking,untiltheonionsaresoft.
Oncesoftened,increasetheheat
andstiruntiltheonions are well
caramelised.
2 Addthewine,thenbubbleto
reducebyhalf.Stirinthestock,
bringbackuptotheboil,thenturn
theheatbackdowntolow,coverand
simmergentlyfor20-25minutes
untilrichandflavourful.Addmost
oftheparsley,thentasteandadjust
theseasoning(seeMakeAhead).
3 Butteronesideofeachsliceof
bread.Layerthecamembertand
gratedgruyèreontheunbuttered
sideofthreeslices.Topwiththe
otherthreeslices,butter-sideup,
pressingfirmlytosandwichtogether.
4 Puta largenon-stickfryingpan
overa mediumheat.Addthe
sandwiches,thencoverwitha piece
offoilandweighthemdownwitha
secondpan.Cookfor2-3minuteson
eachsideuntilthebreadiscrispand
goldenandthecheesehasmelted.
5 Spoonthesoupintowarmed
bowls,thenscatteroverthe
remainingparsley.Cuteach
sandwichinhalfandserve
alongsidethesoup.
PERSERVING518kcals,25.3gfat
(10.6gsaturated),24.6gprotein,
39.8gcarbs(14g sugars), 1.8g salt,
6.7g fibre
APPLESANDPOTATOES
ON THE SIDE
Caramelisedapples
SERVES 6. HANDS-ON TIME 10 MIN
- Knobofbutter
- 3 firmapples,suchasbraeburn
orgrannysmith,quartered and
thicklycutintowedges - 2 tbsp maple syrup
1 Meltthebutterina non-stick
fryingpansetovera mediumheat.
Oncethebutterstopsfoaming,
addtheapplewedgesandseason
witha littlesaltanda grinding
ofblackpepper.Cook,stirring,
forabout5 minutesuntiltheapples
arestartingtobrown.Addthe
maplesyrupandcookfora
further2-3minutesuntilgolden
andthesauceisslightlysyrupy.
Servealongsidethepork.
PERSERVING65kcals,1.8gfat
(1gsaturated),0.5gprotein,
11.5gcarbs(11.2gsugars),
trace salt, 0.9g fibre →
SWEETSIDES
Herbyhasselbackpotatoes
and caramelised apples
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