Crispy squid with harissa mayonnaise Vegetable oil for frying 75g potato starch or potato flour (we used Rakusen’s, from Waitrose and Ocado)500g fresh squid, cleaned (ask your fishmonger to do this), body sliced into rings, tentacles trimmed For the pickled beans 350ml white wine vinegar2 tbsp sea salt120-150g caster sugar to taste150g runner beans, strings removed, cut into 6cm batons120g green beans, topped150g cucumber, seeds removed, cut into 6cm batonsHandful fresh dill, roughly chopped For the harissa mayonnaise 1 garlic clove, crushed100g good quality mayonnaise1 free-range egg yolk1 tsp harissa paste (we use Belazu, widely available) You'll also need Digital thermometer
Spring minestrone soup with pesto 150g dried borlotti beans4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil2 banana shallots, sliced lengthways100g baby leeks, trimmed and halved lengthways1 large carrot, finely chopped1 tsp fennel seeds3 garlic cloves, sliced1.2 litres good quality fresh vegetable stock (or chicken stock for non-vegetarians)100g small dried pasta such as ditalini or broken spaghetti100g fresh petits pois (shelled weight) or frozen peas2 baby gem heartsCrusty bread to serve For the pesto (makes 100g) Large bunch fresh basil, leaves pickedSmall handful fresh parsley leaves1 tsp pine nuts, toasted briefly in a dry frying pan (make sure they don’t burn)40g parmesan or vegetarian alternative, grated1 large garlic clove, halved1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Sali boti (Parsi braised lamb) Fish pie with vermouth velouté step 1 Start with the velouté. Heat a knob of butter in a pan, add the shallots and fry gently for about 10 minutes until soft but not coloured. Pour in the wine and vermouth and boil until reduced by half. Add the stock and bring to a simmer, keep bubbling until you have half the amount again. Stir in the cream and simmer until your sauce is about as thick as double cream, it’s important that the velouté has a bit of body or it won’t stick to the fish. step 2 Heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4. Add the herbs to the fish as whole leaves and pour over the velouté. step 3 Roll out the puff pastry until it is a little bigger than the top of the dish. Press the pastry down into the edges and against the sides of the dish to seal them. Season with ground black pepper and scatter with the thyme leaves.
Mushroom gratin Bone Daddies' spicy miso ramen recipe Step 1 To make the eggs, mix the soy, water and the sugar, measure out 200ml, and use this to marinate the eggs in. Overnight if possible, but for at least three hours. Step 2 Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Step 3 For the spicy miso sauce, blend all the ingredients until smooth. Step 4 To make the bamboo, fry in the sesame oil until dry, add the other ingredients and cook until the soy sauce has evaporated and the bamboo slices are coated. Step 5 Prepare two large pans, one with the hot stock and another with boiling water, for cooking the noodles, and have all the ingredients to hand so you can work quickly. Step 6 Divide the spicy miso sauce between the four soup bowls and divide the hot stock equally on top. Step 7 Cook the noodles, drain and divide between the four bowls.
Kale braised in ham stock with cream and brown sugar Garlic and white bean stew with gremolata 20 garlic cloves (about 2 bulbs), unpeeled300ml boiling water25g salted butter2 celery sticks, finely sliced2 fresh thyme sprigs200ml dry white wine400g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed400g tin butter beans, drained and rinsed2 fresh bay leaves250g fresh vegetable stock75g baby spinach3 tbsp crème fraîche For the gremolata (see know-how) 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh flatleaf parsley1 garlic clove, crushedFinely grated zest and juice2 lemons