Cooking with Lavender – Chicken with Lemon and Lavender Sauce
Chicken with Lemon and Lavender Sauce
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts 300ml good chicken stock 10 drops Lavender Essence or 1 tsp lavender flowers 10g butter 1 shallot, finely chopped 2 level teaspoons plain flour 3 tablespoons double cream salt and pepper 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice fresh lavender flowers to garnishMethod
Place the stock and lavender essence in a saucepan and bring to boil. Add the chicken breasts and return to boil and poach for 12-14 minutes until chicken is cooked through....
Cooking with Lavender – Marinades for BBQ Meats
Marinades for BBQ Meats Mix 4 tbsp olive oil with 5 drops of Kentish Lavender Cooking Essence or Rosemary Cooking Essence – Hot, one crushed garlic clove plus salt and pepper. Brush on lamb, beef or chicken before cooking on the BBQ and sprinkle with lavender flower heads or sprigs of rosemary. Use the same rosemary or lavender marinade for roasting vegetables or potatoes. Par-boil medium-sized potatoes with skins for 5 minutes, cut in half, brush with the marinade and roast on...
Cooking with Lavender – Lavender Yoghurt Cheesecake
Lavender Yoghurt Cheesecake
Ingredients
50g unsalted butter 1⁄2 tsp lavender heads, finely crushed 115g digestive biscuits, crushed 4 tbsp caster sugar 250g good quality cream cheese 250ml thick-set natural yogurt 175ml double cream a couple of drops of cold lavender essence For the strawberries – 125g caster sugar 6 kaffir lime leaves, torn zest and juice of 2 limes 225g strawberries, hulled and halvedMethod
Melt the butter in a pan, add the lavender flowers and remove from the heat, stir in the crushed...
