Recipes from Avon Mill Deli
A selection of our own winter recipes for you to try. Shop in our Deli for your key ingredients or may be grow and use your own, with seeds and plants from our Garden Centre.
Chocolate Chestnut Cake
435g tin unsweetened chestnut puree
125g soft unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tab dark rum
6 large eggs, separated
250g melted dark chocolate
50g castor sugar
25g muscovado sugar
pinch of salt
22cm springform tin, greased and lined
Pre-heat oven to 180C/Gas mark 4
Beat chestnut puree with butter
Add vanilla rum, egg yolks and melted chocolate, blend well
In another bowl, whisk the egg whites with the salt until foamy
Add the castor sugar gradually to form stiffer glossy peaks then sprinkle the muscavado over and fold in
Gently fold the egg whites into the chestnut mix
Pour into the tin and bake for 45 minutes until the cake has risen and is firm on top
Cool in the tin for 20 minutes and then turn onto a rack.￭
Sweet Potato, Pumpkin & Ginger Soup
450g sweet potatoes
450g pumpkin
55g butter
1 large onion, sliced
5cm piece root ginger, peeled & chopped
1 tsp ground coriander
860ml stock
150ml double cream
salt & pepper
Coriander leaves to garnish
Serves 4
Peel & slice sweet potatoes
Remove pumpkin skin, scrape away seeds and pulp/chop the flesh
Melt butter in large saucepan. Add onion and fry over low heat until softened
Add ginger and coriander and fry for few minutes
Stir in the sweet potato and stock, season with salt & pepper & bring to boil
Lower heat, partially cover and simmer for 20-30 mins until vegetables very soft
Puree soup in a blender or food processor
Poor back into the cleaned pan with the cream and reheat gently, without boiling
Pour into warmed bowls and serve sprinkled with coriander.￭
Chorizo al Jerez or Chorizo with Sherry
200g chorizo suitable for cooking
75ml fino sherry
Olive oil
Serves 4
Cut chorizo into bite sized pieces
Place frying pan over medium heat and add few drops of olive oil
When pan starts to smoke, add chorizo and fry, turning quickly so both sides are crispy
Add sherry and leave for few seconds for the alcohol to burn off
Transfer to dish and serve immediately with lovely crusty bread
Enjoy.
