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Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
Nutty, silky mashed potatoes made with browned butter, warm dairy and floury potatoes for a deeper, restaurant-style side.
Colcannon
Irish mashed potatoes folded with cabbage or kale, spring onions and butter.
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Smooth, buttery mash built for gravy, pies, sausages and braised dishes.
Duck Fat Roast Potatoes
Deeply crisp roast potatoes with fluffy centres, rough edges and the savoury richness of hot duck fat.
Pommes Aligot
Elastic French cheese mash stretched with garlic, butter and melting cheese.
Ultimate Roast Potatoes
Crisp-edged, fluffy-centred roast potatoes for Sunday lunch and festive meals.
Black Bean Sauce
A Chinese-style sauce built from fermented black beans, garlic, ginger and soy. It should be salty, savoury and aromatic.
Cauliflower Cheese
Restaurant-style cauliflower cheese made simple: cauliflower cooked with mustard cheddar sauce, nutmeg, parmesan and cris…
Demi Glace
A glossy reduced brown sauce made from espagnole and stock. It should be intensely savoury and used in small amounts.
Duchess Potatoes
Piped mashed potatoes enriched with egg yolk and butter, baked until crisp-edged, golden and elegant.
Espagnole Sauce
A deep brown French mother sauce made with brown stock, tomato, mirepoix and roux. It forms the base for rich meat sauces.
Glazed Shallots with Thyme
Restaurant-style glazed shallots with thyme made simple: shallots cooked with thyme, stock, balsamic vinegar, butter and…
Horseradish Cream
A sharp cream sauce made with horseradish, sour cream or creme fraiche, lemon and salt. Keep the heat clean and cold.
Oyster Sauce
A glossy savoury sauce used to season stir-fries, noodles and greens. It gives deep umami without needing much.
Potato Pave
Precise layered potatoes cooked, pressed and crisped for fine dining.
Red Wine Jus
A restaurant-style pan sauce reduced from red wine, stock and aromatics. It should be glossy, savoury and clean rather th…
Roasted Carrot and Parsnip Mash
Restaurant-style roasted carrot and parsnip mash made simple: carrots and parsnips cooked with thyme, nutmeg, honey, whit…
Roasted Celeriac with Mustard Cream
Restaurant-style roasted celeriac with mustard cream made simple: celeriac cooked with Dijon mustard, cream, thyme, lemon…
Ssamjang
A Korean dipping sauce of doenjang, gochujang, sesame, garlic and spring onion. It is bold, salty and built for wraps.
Whipped Swede with Brown Butter
Restaurant-style whipped swede with brown butter made simple: swede finished with brown butter, white pepper, nutmeg, cre…
Burger Sauce
A creamy burger-house sauce built from mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickle and paprika. It should be tangy enough to cut…