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Beetroot Tartare, Labneh, Lemon Myrtle, Beetroot Glass

This dish was actually inpsired by the glass potato chips that I made a while ago. As pretty as the glass potato chips were, I thought...

LemonTree

Aug 28, 20202 min read

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Duck Leg Ballotine, Macadamia Puree and Crumb, Hasselback Potato, Porcini Duck Jus

This dish was created on the back of a challenge with 2 other girls, each picking 2 ingredients and using only these ingredients to...

LemonTree

Aug 26, 20203 min read

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Smoked Mackerel Dip with Radish Flowers

Purple colour in food is a fickly thing, almost all of them change colour to red on the addition of acidity. For my dish above, I wanted...

LemonTree

Aug 25, 20202 min read

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Duck Breast, Raddichio, Macadamia Puree and Crumb, Duck Jus

The soul of this dish was the duck stock used to make the jus. It was from a Heston Blumenthal recipe that I had shared in a different...

LemonTree

Aug 21, 20202 min read

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Roast Bone Marrow with Radish Salad

Online grocery shopping recently is giving me access to all these special ingredients from suppliers who used to provide exclusively to...

LemonTree

Aug 19, 20202 min read

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Squid Tagliatelle, Squid Ink, Lemon Myrtle, Dill and Cucumber Water

I saw some fresh squid over the weekend and really wanted to create a light dish to show case its sweet flavour and texture. This is a...

LemonTree

Aug 16, 20202 min read

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Milk Brined Pork Fillet, Fennel, Quince, and Thyme Crumbs

The flavours in this dish was inspired by some fresh quince I found in a local supermarket. I love the tart aromatic flavour of fresh...

LemonTree

Aug 11, 20203 min read

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Porchetta with Jerusalem Artichoke Puree, Kalette Salad and Jus

I love porchetta. A perfect porchetta should be moist, juicy, packed with flavours from fennel, sage, chilli flakes, garlic and other...

LemonTree

Aug 7, 20204 min read

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Spanner Crab with Ponzu Dressing, Verjus Caviar and Cured Egg Yolk

This dish came about while I was driving to the market one of these weekends. The idea of pairing salty umami packed cured egg yolk with...

LemonTree

Aug 6, 20203 min read

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Chicken and Corn - Chicken and Prosciutto Ballotine, Corn Texture, Brussels Sprout, Chicken Jus

I don't have access to gourmet market lately so it's back to the basics, playing with ingredients that are commonly available in every...

LemonTree

Aug 4, 20203 min read

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Torched Scallops, Lemon Myrtle Labneh, Pickled Kohlrabi, Verjus Foam

Funny enough, this dish is actually inspired by a bad dish I had at a fine dining restaurant at a winery a while ago. It was the perfect...

LemonTree

Aug 2, 20202 min read

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Wagyu Steak with Pickled Celeriac, Truffle Celeriac Puree, Black Garlic and Red Wine Jus

Ok, it might sound a bit silly but this dish came about as celeriac was on sale in the supermarket for 50 cents!! I love its sweet,...

LemonTree

Jul 31, 20203 min read

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Kingfish Tartare with Bonito Cream and Apple Jelly

I love kingfish sashimi, especially with a lovely citrusy Japanese ponzu sauce. I happened to have found some amazingly fresh sashimi...

LemonTree

Jul 29, 20202 min read

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Kangaroo Fillet with Mixed Native Australian Bush Spices, Beetroot Textures and Spiced Plum Sauce

Another haul from my weekend market wandering, and this time I scored a kangaroo fillet and found some lovely native Australian bush...

LemonTree

Jul 28, 20203 min read

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Powdered Duck, Creamy Mashed Potato, Red Witlof and Duck Jus

'Powdering' in old English means curing proteins in salt in order to inject flavours to it as well as preserving it for a longer period...

LemonTree

Jul 25, 20204 min read

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Crispy Pork Belly with Purple Carrot Puree, Golden Beetroot and Red Wine Jus

Fatty pork belly and crispy crackling is one of my weakness. There are so many different tips and tricks on how to make that perfect...

LemonTree

Jul 16, 20204 min read

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Edible Garden - Baby Root Vegetables with Gribiche Sauce and Black Olive Soil

This dish was so much fun to make, stunning to look at and absolutely delicious to eat. When I saw all the lovely root vegetables in...

LemonTree

Jul 14, 20202 min read

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Steak Tartare with Beetroot Puree, Black Garlic Mayonnaise and Glass Potato Chips

This is a traditional steak tartare with a modern twist with the addition of the earthy sweet beetroot puree, aromatic truffle shavings...

LemonTree

Jul 11, 20202 min read

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Leek Ash Crusted Venison with Blackberry Sauce, Red Radish and Smoked Onion Sphere

I made this dish on a weeknight and what I thought would have been a fairly straight forward cook turned out to be somewhat more hectic...

LemonTree

Jul 9, 20203 min read

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Imam Biyaldi - Turkish Eggplant Stew

This dish means 'Imam fainted'. So legend has it that Imam was so impressed upon tasting this dish made by his wife that he fainted from...

LemonTree

Jul 8, 20202 min read

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