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  1. Charred Hispi Cabbage with a Hazelnut and Stilton Crumb

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    You may have had hispi cabbage before, but have you had Charred Hispi Cabbage with a Hazelnut and Stilton Crumb? This recipe is the perfect example of how to jazz up a vegetable for a suitably festive side dish.

    Cabbages are in season all year round in the UK so it’s even a great side dish to add to any roast dinner from January to December!

    Written by Eliza


    Serves: 4

    Ingredients for Charred Hispi Cabbage with a Hazelnut and Stilton Crumb

    • 1 large hispi, pointed or sweetheart, cabbage
    • 1½ tbsp olive oil
    • 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
    • 60g hazelnuts, blanched and chopped
    • 25g butter
    • 40g breadcrumbs
    • 1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
    • 50g stilton

    Equipment

    We also offer 24cm frying pans in the same range. Check out what we love most about this range here and don’t forget that if you buy a set of any two frying pans from this range, you can get 10% off! Buy now.


    Cooking Method for our Charred Hispi Cabbage with a Hazelnut and Stilton Crumb

    1. Firstly, heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6.
    2. Remove any damaged outer leaves from the cabbage and cut it into four to six wedges, but keeping the core intact so the leaves stay together.
    3. Drizzle 1 tbsp of the oil over the wedges and massage into the leaves before sprinkling over a pinch of sea salt.
    4. Add some oil to the non-stick frying pan and heat over medium heat until it’s hot, but not smoking. Sear the wedges, cut-side down, for 6-8 mins until blackened and charred, and then turn them over and cook on the other side for another 6-8 mins until they get a really good, dark brown crust.
    5. Transfer to a baking tray, cut-side up, and roast for 10-15 mins until the stalks are tender when pierced with a knife, or transfer to a cooler place on the barbecue and cook until the stalks are tender.
    6. Meanwhile, heat the butter in the stainless steel interior frying pan. Fry the-hazelnuts and breadcrumbs for 2-3 mins until the hazelnuts smell nutty and the breadcrumbs toast.
    7. Add the butter, and stir for a few mins to coat. Stir in the parsley with some seasoning, then pour over the cabbage and dot with Stilton. Return to the oven for 5 mins until the Stilton has melted.

    Thank you to the fantastic team at My Father’s Heart for allowing us to take over their beautiful showroom to showcase this recipe.

  2. The Perfect Roast Potatoes

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    Yes, we know it’s a bold claim, but we really are bringing you the perfect roast potatoes. Rosemary really lifts any roast potato dish, but we recommend sourcing some fresh rosemary if you can (we’ve invested in a rosemary plant because they are so hardy!)

    We all think we have the perfect roast potato recipe but, what’s great about this one, is that it’s vegetarian and vegan-friendly! So, if you don’t believe us, cook them up yourself and let us know what you think.

    Written by Eliza


    Serves: 8
    Prep time: 10-15 minutes
    Cooking time: 45-55 minutes

    Ingredients for the Perfect Roast Potatoes

    • 75ml sunflower oil
    • 2kg floury potatoes, maris piper work well
    • 2 tbsp finely chopped rosemary
    • Good pinch of sea salt

    Equipment

    This recipe features our newest range, Stainless Steel Base, so find out what we love about it here and don’t forget to check out our other ranges too.



    Cooking Method for our the Perfect Roast Potatoes

    1. Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Pour the oil into a large roasting tin and then put in the oven to heat up.
    2. Peel the potatoes and chop them into large even chunks (about 5cm). Place in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Season with a generous pinch of salt, and bring to the boil. Simmer for 4-5 minutes until the potatoes are just tender around the edges.
    3. Once they are ready, you can drain them and return them to the pan. Cover with the lid and give the pan a good shake to rough up the edges (one of our favourite things about our Stainless Steel Base and Copper Base ranges is the vented, glass lids… you can see just how fluffy your potatoes are!)
    4. Take the roasting tin of hot oil out of the oven, and then carefully transfer the potatoes one by one to the hot oil, and turn each one to coat it on all sides as you go.
    5. Roast for 45-55 minutes, turning once or twice during cooking, then season with salt chopped rosemary and serve.

    Thank you to the fantastic team at My Father’s Heart for allowing us to take over their beautiful showroom to showcase this recipe.

  3. Whole Baked Cauliflower Cheese

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    Cauliflower Cheese has to be one of the nation’s favourite dishes. This Whole Baked Cauliflower Cheese does not disappoint! It’s perfect for Christmas but is also a great accompaniment to a roast dinner all year round.

    Part of the beauty of this recipe is that it showcases so many different parts of our ranges. Steam or par boil the cauliflower in one of our saucepans or our Stainless Steel Steamer, make the roux in one of our milk pans, and bake the dish in the oven in one of our frying pans, or sauté pan if you have a particularly large cauliflower! It’s also a straightforward and easy recipe so you can fit it in around the chaos of Christmas cooking.

    Written by Eliza


    Serves: 6
    Prep time: 5 minutes
    Cooking time: 50 minutes

    Ingredients for Whole Baked Cauliflower Cheese

    • 1 large cauliflower (about 1kg)
    • 600ml whole milk
    • ½ onion
    • 6 cloves
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 50g unsalted butter
    • 50g plain flour
    • 2 tsp English mustard
    • 170g mature cheddar
    • Pinch of salt and white pepper

    Equipment

    This recipe features our newest range, Stainless Steel Base so find out what we love about it here.



    Cooking Method for our Whole Baked Cauliflower Cheese

    1. Firstly, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and then pull any large leaves off the cauliflower, but leave any smaller ones attached. Cook the cauliflower in the boiling water for 15 mins, and then drain and set aside.
    2. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas mark 4.
    3. Place the milk in a pan along with the half onion studded with cloves and the bay leaf and heat gently but do not boil.
    4. Melt the butter in a sauce pan over a medium heat, and then stir in the flour and cook for 1-2 mins.
    5. Gradually add the warm milk, stirring until you have a smooth sauce, and then mix in the mustard.
    6. Next, add two-thirds of the cheese and whisk until the cheese has melted and season to taste with salt and white pepper.
    7. Put the cauliflower in the middle of a deep baking dish (in the photos you can see our non-stick frying pan being used) and then pour over the cheese sauce before sprinkling with the remaining cheese. Finally, bake for 30-35 mins until it is golden brown and bubbling.

    Thank you to the fantastic team at My Father’s Heart for allowing us to take over their beautiful showroom to showcase this recipe.

  4. Roast Chicken with Clementines

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    Chicken is such a versatile meat that it goes with an abundance of different flavours. One of our favourites is Roast Chicken with Clementines and its aromas are sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. The mustard, thyme, and fennel running through the dish lift the flavours and distinguish it from other Roast Chicken dishes. It really is perfect for the festive or winter period so get cooking it for yourself!

    This recipe also (deservedly) puts the spotlight on our Stainless Steel Tri-Ply 35cm Roasting Pan. We love it because it’s suitable for all hob types, including induction. It is also oven safe up to 260°C. We are proud to offer a lifetime guarantee and know you will love it as much as we do so why not treat yourself?

    Written by Eliza


    Ingredients for Roast Chicken with Clementines

    • 4 tbsp olive oil
    • 100ml of Pernod
    • Juice of ½ an orange
    • Juice of ½ a lemon
    • 2 tbsp grain mustard
    • 3 tbsp honey
    • 1 large onion, peeled with the root left intact and cut into wedges
    • 1 medium fennel bulb cut into 6 wedges
    • 3 sticks of celery
    • 1.2 kg chicken
    • 4 clementines, unpeeled and sliced horizontally into thick slices
    • 1 tbsp thyme leaves
    • 2 tsp fennel seeds
    • Chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve
    • Salt and black pepper

    Equipment

    We have four fantastic ranges and so see what we love about each of them here. If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas, make sure to check out our Gift Guide because it’s always nice to treat yourself or a foodie loved one.


    Cooking Method for Roast Chicken with Clementines

    1. Firstly, in a mixing bowl whisk the olive oil, Pernod, orange juice, lemon juice, mustard and honey and then season generously with salt and black pepper.
    2. Pour the mixture over the chicken and leave it for a couple of hours to let the flavours develop.
    3. Preheat the oven to 220°C/gas mark 7.  
    4. In a Stainless Steel Tri-Ply Roasting Pan, place the celery sticks in the middle and then sit the chicken on top. Next, place the remaining vegetables around it and sprinkle with fennel seeds and any marinade around the chicken.
    5. Bake for 15 minutes and then lower the heat to 190°C and cook for 45 minutes, until the chicken is golden and cooked through. Once it is, you can remove it from the oven.
    6. Lift the chicken, fennel and clementines from the tray and then arrange them on a serving plate before covering to keep warm.
    7. If you wish to reduce the sauce, then pour it into a ProWare saucepan and bring it to the boil.
    8. Simmer until the sauce is reduced by a third, so you are left with about 80ml. Pour the hot sauce over the chicken, garnish with some chopped parsley and serve.

    Thank you to the fantastic team at My Father’s Heart for allowing us to take over their beautiful showroom to showcase this recipe.