Friday, 21 February 2014

Ingredients for Tuesday 25th February

We are now working towards the controlled assessment. There will be a number of options for each dish so that you can add or remove skills to meet your own level and speed.


NO WHITE NO COOKING




         Eggs Florentine


Bring in an oven proof dish or shallow foil dish ( serves 1-2)


Poached eggs Florentine




25g
Margarine or butter any type
25g
Plain flour
300ml
Cold milk
½
Vegetable stock cube (optional) and  1/2 tsp mustard
50 g cheese – cheddar
2 eggs  - the fresher the better -  plus a couple of spare
1 bag fresh spinach 250g ( frozen can be used)_


Skill level changes


Poach the eggs or just crack them onto the spinach
Make the sauce by the all in one method or by the roux method
Serve in a an oven proof dish or make a pastry case with short crust or rough puff pastry to bake it in.
Use home made or ready made pastry


Video on poaching eggs
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/poaching_eggs