Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes + 4 hours setting Serves: 8 • 2 1/2 cups (625mL) milk • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways and seeds scraped • 6 egg yolks • 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar • 3 teaspoons gelatine • 300mL cream, whipped Fruit salad •...
Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Makes: 12 Lime Curd • 100g unsalted butter, chopped • 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar • 1/3 cup (80mL) lime juice • 1 tablespoon finely grated lime rind • 6 egg yolks Coconut Friands • 11/2 cups (225g) icing sugar...
Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 6-8 • 6 cups (1.5L) milk • 50g butter • 11/2 cups (330g) Arborio rice • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 200g dark chocolate, chopped • 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar • 250g strawberries, washed, sliced 1. Put the...
Preparation time: 30 minutes + 30 minutes chilling Cooking time: 11/2 hours Serves: 8-10 Pastry • 11/2 cups (225g) plain flour • 1/4 cup (35g) icing sugar mixture • 125g cold butter, chopped • 3-4 tablespoons iced water Filling •750g ricotta •1/2 cup (120g)...
Easy lemon-roasted chicken The idea for this is so simple. Just stuff the bird with a whole lemon, and the lemon flavour will go through the chicken as it roasts. However, if you make some fine cuts through the lemon skin it will release more juices, and if you rub...
Rhubarb tips and recipes Autumn is rhubarb-harvesting time, so it’s at its best in the shops. It’s usually sold in bunches, but sometimes stalks are sold individually. About 8-10 stalks makes a bunch, enough to make a good dessert for a family of 4-6 people. If the...
In the May 2009 issue of ‘Burke’s Backyard’ magazine, on sale April 27, our Kitchen Garden special feature is on growing broad beans and peas. These space-saving crops are ideal for growing in small spaces, as they can be grown up walls or on trellises. May is the...
Tracy Rutherford’s sweet potato and cannellini bean mash 600g sweet potato 400g can white beans (eg, cannellini), rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons milk small knob butter (optional) black pepper to taste 1. Cut the sweet potato into 2cm chunks, then steam over a pan of...
Hot herbs In the February 2009 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale now nationally, our Kitchen Garden section tells you all about ‘Hot Herbs’ – those classic herbs from Mediterranean cookery which can handle the intense heat of the Aussie...
Grilled figs As a special bonus for Don Burke’s 2UE listeners, try this very easy grilled fig dessert. If you’ve never tried figs before, it’s a wonderful way to get to know them – but dedicated fig fans say nothing beats eating the ripe fruit...