Delicious UK - (09)September 2020

lALEPPOCHILLI
A driedandflaked
chilli,commonin
TurkeyandSyria.
Whiletheflakesare
a darkred,almost
burgundycolour,they
imparta brightred
colourwheninfused.
USEtoaddmedium
heattosauces,
marinadesand
saladsprinkles.
BUYfromsome
supermarketsor
Middle Eastern

grocers,whereyou

cangetlargebags

underthename‘pul

biber’quitecheaply.

SUBSTITUTEUsehalf

theamountofregular

chilli flakes.

lREDBELLPEPPER

FLAKES

Thedriedflakesof

whatAustralians

wouldcall‘capsicums’,

Americanswouldcall

‘bellpeppers’andthe

British would simply

(orratherconfusingly)

call‘peppers’.

USEUnlikechilliflakes,

redbellpepperflakes

aremildandsweet,

andimparta brightred

colourwhensoaked.

BUYFindtheminmost

supermarkets.

lROSEHARISSA

A versionoftheNorth

Africanchillipaste

withrosepetals.

BUYThere’sa

fantastic, not terribly

hotversionbyBelazu.

It’snotavailable

everywhere,though,

andsupermarket

varietiestendnot to

beverygood.

SUBSTITUTEOptfor

theTunisianvarietyby

LePhareduCapBon.

It won’thavetherose

flavourbutthiswon’t

disruptanyofthe

recipes.Theonly

thingstowatcharethe

levelofheat,which is

much higher in

Tunisianproducts,and

thefactthattheydon’t

containasmuchoil.

Tasteharissabefore

youaddit,increasing

ordecreasingthe

amountdependingon

howhotyoulikethings,

andadda bitofoliveoil

ifyouthinkthedish

needsit.Asa rule,

you’llprobablywantto

useabouta thirdofthe

amountofTunisian

chillipastewhenrose

harissa is called for.

Limeandcoconut

potatogratin

SERVES6 ASA SIDE.HANDS-ONTIME

25 MIN, OVEN TIME 90 MIN, PLUS COOLING

Thisgratinwasoriginally

partofa feastwecreatedwith

roastszechuanlambshoulder,

steamedauberginesanda

cucumbersalad.Youcanstick

tothisspiritevenifyoulose

thelamb,andservethegratin

aspartofa Chinese-ish

vegetable feast.

YOTAM’S

TIP

Ideally,youwanttocut

theshallotsandpotatoes

thinlyusinga mandolineor

foodprocessorwithanattachment.

Don’tworryif youhaveneither– by

handisalsofine;youmightjust

need to cook them a little longer.

MAKE

AHEAD

Bakethedaybeforeand

reheatina hotovenjust

beforeserving.Topwiththe

aromatics and zest as you serve.

• 4-5bananashallots(220g),sliced
  3mmthick– seeYotam’stip


• 2 garliccloves,crushed


• 2 tbspoliveoil


• 2¼tspsalt


• 1.4kg(about6 medium)yukon
  goldpotatoes,oranotherbaking
  potatothat’ssomewherebetween
  flouryandwaxy,skinleftonand
  sliced3mmthick– seeYotam’stip


• 100gcoconutcream,melted


• 3 limes:finelygratethezestto
  get1½tsp,thenjuicetoget60ml


• 200mlvegetablestock(orchicken
  stock if you’re not vegan/veggie)

CRISPYAROMATICS

• 150mloliveoil


• 2 redchillies,finelyslicedintorings


• 3 garliccloves,veryfinelysliced


• 5gfreshginger,peeledand
  julienned(shredded)


• 4 springonions, finely sliced at an
  angle(40g)


• Sea salt flakes

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• 28cm ovenproof sauté pan

downthecauliflowerwitha lida

littlesmallerthanthepantoensure

it allstayssubmerged.Transferto

a colandertodrainwell.Heatthe

ovento200°C/180°Cfan/gas6.

3 Mixalltheingredientsforthe

chillibutterina smallbowl.Place

thecauliflowerquarters,onions

andchilliesona verylarge,

compostablebakingpaper-lined

trayandpouroverthechillibutter.

Carefullymixtomakesure

everythingisverywellcoated

(glovedhandsarebest).Arrange

thecauliflowerquartersspaced

apartasmuchaspossible;oneof

thecutsidesofeachquartershould

facedownsotheleavesare

exposed.Roastfor 30 minutes,

bastewell,thenturntheheatdown

to190°C/170°Cfan/gas5 androast

foranother35-40minutes,basting

twice,untilthecaulifloweriswell

brownedandtheleavesarecrispy.

4 Transfereverythingtoa platter,

spooningoveralltheremaining

chillibutterandanybrownedsolids

fromthebakingpaper.Serveatonce,

withthelemonwedgesalongside.

PERSERVING478kcals,45.4gfat

(18.6gsaturated),3.5gprotein,

12.2gcarbs(9.3g sugars), 1.3g salt,

3.4g fibre

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