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post titleTwo Valentine’s Day RecipesPosted by AndrewFebruary 2, 2010content with more link
Valentine’s Day gives us the perfect opportunity to treat that special someone to a romantic dinner at home. And this year, impressing the other half will be a doddle thanks to two of the UK’s finest chefs – Ainsley Harriott and Simon Rimmer.
The chefs have teamed up with Tabasco to develop some fantastic recipes demonstrating the versatility of the famous pepper sauce, and it just so happens that the following recipes have the perfect ingredients for ensuring a little romance.
With the renowned aphrodisiac qualities of shellfish, chocolate and, of course, chilli these delicious recipes will certainly turn up the heat!
350g cherry tomatoes 1 red onion finely chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 300g risotto rice such as Arborio or Carnaroli 150ml white wine 750ml hot vegetable stock 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon Tabasco + extra to serve 1kg live mussels, cleaned 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pre-heat the oven 200c/400f gas mark 6. Place the cherry tomatoes in a large roasting tin and scatter over the onions. Drizzle with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper and roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir in the risotto rice, wine, stock, rosemary, teaspoon of Tabasco then return to the oven for 20 minutes until the rice is almost tender and the liquid has almost all been absorbed. Scatter the mussels over the top of the rice, cover tightly with foil and put back in the oven for a further 15 minutes. Take out of the oven, lift the foil and check the mussels, discarding any that have not opened. Scatter over the chopped parsley. Serve at the table immediately with a bottle of Tabasco for those who like an extra kick.
450g/1lb dark chocolate, minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids 200g/7oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 10 free-range eggs 3 tbsp soured cream 300g/10½oz caster sugar 1 vanilla pod, split, seeds scraped out 200g/7oz plain flour 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp baking powder 10ml of Tabasco Pepper Sauce
For the sauce 250ml/9fl oz whipping cream 60g/2oz unsalted butter 100g/3½oz cocoa powder 100g/3½oz caster sugar 100g/3½oz soft dark brown sugar ½ tsp ground cinnamon 100g Strawberries and whipped cream to serve Method Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over simmering water. Whisk the eggs, sugar, soured cream and vanilla over simmering water for 5 minutes until fluffy and voluminous. Stir in the chocolate mixture. Sift the dry ingredients together, fold into the chocolate, together with the Tabasco. Spoon mixture into a lined ovenproof dish and bake at 160c/g3 for about 1 hour. Sauce – put it all in a pan and stir for 4-5 minutes until gooey and yummy. Serve a piece of pudding covered in sauce and a few delicious strawberries and cream.
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thefoodielist.co.uk, Two Valentine’s Day Recipes, Feb 2010