Jersey smash--Baking Recipes

Jersey smash

Ingredients

800g Jersey Royal potatoes, scrubbed, larger ones cut in half
2 tbsp chicken fat (reserved from roasting a chicken)
bunch spring onions, finely sliced

Method

1. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the potatoes and cook for 12-15 mins until tender. Drain , then return to the pan and use a masher to smash them up, but don’t fully mash them.

2. Heat the fat in the chicken’s roasting tin in the oven. Once hot, add the potatoes. Toss them in the fat and juices, then season generously. Return the tin to the oven and roast for 20 mins.

3. Remove from the oven and mix in the spring onions. Return to the oven for 5 mins before serving.

Pan-fried chicken & shaken peas--Baking Recipes

Pan-fried chicken & shaken peas

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
4 boneless chicken breast, skin on (weighing about 175g/6oz each)
25g butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 heaped tbsp horseradish cream
4 tbsp crème fraîche, full or half fat
350g frozen pea
½ iceberg lettuce or 1 cos lettuce, shredded
pinch of sugar
1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
new potatoes, to serve

Method

1. Drizzle the oil over the chicken and season. Heat a heavy-based frying pan and put the chicken in, skin side down. Fry on a high heat for 3-4 minutes until the skin is golden and crisp. Turn the chicken over and fry on a medium heat for a further 6-8 minutes until just cooked.

2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan. Add the onion and garlic and cook on a low heat until soft and transparent. Stir in the horseradish cream and crème fraîche and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

3. Toss in the peas, lettuce and sugar and season well. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until the lettuce has wilted slightly, then remove from the heat and scatter in the mint. Divide the peas between hot plates, top with the chicken and serve with buttered new potatoes.

Mediterranean prawn salad--Baking Recipes

Mediterranean prawn salad

Ingredients

juice 1 lemon
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
pinch dried chilli flakes
1 sliced red onion
1 sliced fennel bulb
1 large handful rocket
200g cooked prawn
garlic bread, to serve (optional)

Method

1. Mix lemon juice with olive oil and dried chilli flakes. Add red onion and fennel, then set aside for 7-8 mins to soften a little.

2. Mix in rocket and prawns. Season and serve with garlic bread.

Chunky Oven Chips--Baking Recipes

Chunky Oven Chips

Ingredients

750g Desirée potato (about 3 medium large), peeled
groundnut oil, for drizzling
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Heat oven to its highest setting, ideally 250C/fan 230C/gas 9. Cut each potato into 1cm-wide slices, then into 1cm-thick sticks. Blanch in a large pan of boiling water for 3 mins, then drain well.

2. Shake the potatoes out onto a roasting pan, drizzle with oil, ensuring each chip is evenly coated, then season well. Bake for about 15-20 mins, turning the potatoes at least twice, until golden brown and crisp.