LATEST RECIPES
Pan-charred sprouts with anchovies, lemon and hazelnuts
Brussels Sprouts, like other members of the cabbage family, benefit from a heavy-hand with the heat. Cooking them until they turn black in places helps to caramelise them and concentrates their flavour. Anchovies melt to become an extra layer of umami seasoning, which...
Cookbooks to give and what to gift them with
Twin Everyday grinder set + Dinner by Meera SohdaThree things we all need, everyday. Dinner and a good grinding of salt and pepper. Meera Sodha's latest book, Dinner is endlessly useful and inspiring. Equally as perfect for estabilshed cooks in need of ideas as new...
Passeti + Boote’s perfectly cured trout
Pasetti + Boote, talented caterers based in Bristol and friends of Halen Môn, have kindly shared their secret to the perfect cured trout for this festive season. The perfect canape for the big day itself. Over to Max: "The salt cure for our trout is flavoured with...
French onion soup
We took Margaret, Alison’s mother, to Paris for her 89th birthday, as she always wanted to go. The main event was a classically chic lunch of herbed soufflé, cured meats, wine and Provencal olives, but the real star was the starter: a deeply savoury French onion soup...
Toasted milk cookies
This recipe is based on some cookies that Jess had at a wedding in upstate New York a few years ago. The groom, a chef, made these with his cousin (also a chef) for the lucky guests. They are the right balance of sweet and salt with an extra toasty depth – the kind of...
Carrot and lentil Salty Pumpkin Spice soup
A bright and pleasing carrot and lentil soup just when the days are getting gloomier. Heavy on cinnamon, with nutmeg, allspice and cloves, our Salty Pumpkin spice makes everything it touches taste deeply comforting. The lentils in the soup means that it’s a...
SMOKED WATER RECIPES
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Five favourite ways with Oak Smoked Water
Brilliant for the more adventurous cook looking for something different. Our Oak Smoked Water is loved by chefs, commercial food producers and home cooks alike. 100% natural, made entirely from wood smoke and water. Our skilled team makes the product by hand in our...
Smoky Pork Shoulder with Hardy Herbs
INGREDIENTSServes 4-6 1 piece of fatty pork shoulder weighing around 1.5kg 2 small onions, skin on, sliced in half A generous selected of hard herbs such as sage, thyme, rosemary and bay 4 cloves of garlic, skin on, sliced in half 2 tbsp Oak Smoked Water Pure sea salt...
JIN MÔR RECIPES
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Three summer gin cocktails
INGREDIENTSYnys Môn Eastside 3-4 slices cucumber plus ribbons to garnish 3 sprigs of mint, leaves picked 60ml Jin Môr 30ml lime juice, use fresh 10ml sugar syrup, to taste Ice cubes Soda water to top up Summer strawberry sour 70g strawberries plus one to decorate...
Red Snapper / Bloody Mary
INGREDIENTS Makes 2 100ml Jin Môr or good quality vodka 400ml tomato juice Pinch of celery salt Cracked black pepper Optional add-ins to taste: Fresh lemon wedge Dry sherry Smoked water Worcestershire sauce Brine from any jar of olives or pickle Tabasco sauce Creamed...
SWEET RECIPES
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French onion soup
We took Margaret, Alison’s mother, to Paris for her 89th birthday, as she always wanted to go. The main event was a classically chic lunch of herbed soufflé, cured meats, wine and Provencal olives, but the real star was the starter: a deeply savoury French onion soup...
Toasted milk cookies
This recipe is based on some cookies that Jess had at a wedding in upstate New York a few years ago. The groom, a chef, made these with his cousin (also a chef) for the lucky guests. They are the right balance of sweet and salt with an extra toasty depth – the kind of...