Want to throw a dinner party like one of the best in the game? Here's Elena Silcock's dream dinner party menu.
Ingredients
Makes 3 dinners, each serving 4
For The Entire Menu:
150g Burrata
2 Cucumbers
45g Fresh Coriander
7 Spring Onions
Sesame Seeds
1 Lime
2kg Lamb Shoulder
2 Garlic Bulbs
4 Onions
500ml Chicken Stock
200ml White Wine
15g Fresh Rosemary
15g Dried Oregano
15g Fresh Sage
700g Drained Butter Beans
100g Parmesan
120ml Crème Fraîche
5 Lemons
12.5g Parsley
12.5g Mint
50g Anchovies In Oil
90g Capers
50ml White Wine Vinegar
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
585g Caster Sugar
45g Basil
400ml Gin
250ml Apple Juice
2 Green Chillies
15g Ginger
200ml Sunflower Oil
320g Butter
300g Dark Chocolate
80g Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
6 Eggs
2 Egg Yolks
100g Plain Flour
The Recipes
Cook this spread for someone you love (or multiple someones that you love) and they'll be pleased as punch. The rich and gooey chocolate fondant cake is a hell of a way to finish off a dinner party.
Burrata & Cucumber Salad With Green Chilli Oil
Burrata anything and you can count us in. Especially if it's topped with a heaping spoonful of delicious green chilli oil. Yes, please.
Green Chilli Oil
This is really easy and looks super impressive! The trick to making the oil clear is boiling all of the moisture out of it – the more you know.
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Slow-Cooked Lamb Shoulder With Parmesan Butter Beans
Master the art of slow-cooking big hunks of meat using this one top tip. It involves a bit of everyday kitchen equipment you’ve all got kicking around.
Apple, Basil and Gin Pitcher
A ridiculously refreshing pitcher. Basil gives a lovely herbal edge to this fragrant gin and lemon drink.
Chocolate Fondant Cake
For a classic chocolate fondant, you need ramekins. We took the recipe for the perfect melt-in-the-middle dessert and made it in a roasting tin. You're welcome.