Premium cuts and fine foods from these top four butchers in Malta
The assortment of goods from any of these top gourmet butchers make Christmas shopping easy! Get all you need to prepare a delicious feast this Christmas for you and your family. The following gourmet butchers offer top of the range cuts for that Christmas roast, deli goods and pantry essentials. 1. Churchill Make it a … <a href="https://served.mt/premium-cuts-from-top-four-gourmet-butchers-in-malta/">Continued</a>
Pan-Roasted Pigeon Breast
Serves 4 Prep time 15 minutes Ingredients For Pigeon 4 Pigeons of 300 grams each, ideally woodpigeon or squab Offal reserved for later use in the chou farci Ingredients For Brine Solution 500 ml drinking water 40g salt 20g sugar 2Bay leaves 2 black tea bags 1 garlic clove Ingredients For Mediterranean Style Red Cabbage … <a href="https://served.mt/pan-roasted-pigeon-breast/">Continued</a>
Braised lamb shank with broad beans, peas and mint
The ideal Sunday Lunch Braised Lamb Shank with this spring’s seasonal star, broad beans. Serves: 2 Prep time: 1 ½ hrs Ingredients: salt 2 lamb shanks 200ml port 1 small onion, halved 1 small carrot, halved 2 sticks celery, cut into 3 ½ head garlic, halved 1 sprig rosemary 500g fresh broad beans, removed from … <a href="https://served.mt/braised-lamb-shank-with-broad-beans-peas-and-mint/">Continued</a>
Wood fired slow-cooked lamb
Serves 10 Prep time Prep time 7-8hours Ingredients 10 kg milk-fed lamb 4 large onions Half a bottle of decent quality red wine 6 – 8 garlic cloves Olive oil Rock salt Fresh pepper A large bunch of rosemary sprigs Method Heat wood-fired oven for 3-4hours until it reaches a peak of 250C allowing it … <a href="https://served.mt/wood-fired-slow-cooked-lamb/">Continued</a>
3 Sides dishes that are perfect for Roasting
Jean Paul Demajo serves up tried and tested well loved sides with a little added oomph to them. Oven Roasted Vegetables Serves 8 Prep time Prep time 90 mins Calculate two vegetables perperson. Wash, peel and slice parsnips, carrots and onions together with 10 finely chopped garlic cloves. Place in oven dish. Pour a generous … <a href="https://served.mt/3-sides-dishes-that-are-perfect-for-roasting/">Continued</a>
Roasted duck breast with parsnip purée…
…roasted root vegetables flavoured with maple syrup and sautéed oyster mushrooms Serves 4 Prep time 60 mins Ingredients 1Kg Barberry breast 1kg parsnip 2ltrs milk 100g unsalted butter 1 carrot 500g oyster mushrooms 1 garlic clove Lemon juice Chopped parsley Method Place the duck breast in the fridge uncovered overnight on three-ply kitchen roll, so … <a href="https://served.mt/roasted-duck-breast-with-parsnip-puree/">Continued</a>
Pan roasted corn fed chicken breast…
… with braised cannellini beans & Chorizo Cassoulet, Confit of tomatoes, wilted greens & chicken jus Serves 2 Prep time 60 mins Ingredients 1kg corn fed chicken breast 400g cannellini beans 100g chorizo julienne 50ml fresh cream 1 onion finely chopped 100ml chicken stock 50g cream cheese (Philadelphia or mascarpone) Parsley/basil (finely chopped) 2 plum … <a href="https://served.mt/pan-roasted-corn-fed-chicken-breast/">Continued</a>
Roasted Double Chop & Loin of Lamb
…Pressed lamb shoulder, lamb shank pithivier, Celeriac, fricassee of peas & broad beans, lamb jus Serves four Ingredients For the Lamb 4 Lamb Racks For Lamb Shoulder 500 gram de-boned lamb shoulder Salt rub 400 g rock salt 200 g caster sugar 4 star anise 8 juniper berries 10 coriander seeds 10 pink peppercorns 2 … <a href="https://served.mt/roasted-double-chop-loin-of-lamb/">Continued</a>
Oven Roasted Sea Bass
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Garlic Roasted Spring Chicken
Serves 4 Ingredients For Brining 4 litres cold water 125g rock salt 35g brown sugar 2 lemons, halved 3 sprigs rosemary 1 bay leaf 1 tsp. black peppercorns 2 star anise 3 cloves 4 cloves garlic, crushed For roasting 4 spring chickens 1 lemons cut into wedges Sprigs of fresh rosemary Handful of good quality … <a href="https://served.mt/garlic-roasted-spring-chicken/">Continued</a>
Roasted beetroot and rucola salad…
…with maple-toasted pumpkin seeds Serves 2 Prep time 15 mins + 2 hrs roasting Ingredients For the Salad 6 beetroots Whole head of garlic Fresh marjoram 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar Drizzle of olive oil Salt and pepper 2 handfuls of rucola Juice of 1 lemon 50g pumpkin seeds 1 tbsp. maple syrup For the … <a href="https://served.mt/roasted-beetroot-and-rucola-salad/">Continued</a>
Slow roasted lamb loin
Serves 4 Prep time 45 minutes Ingredients 1kg loin of lamb 100g cooking oil 50g butter 200g orange carrots 100g coloured baby carrots 100g chanterelles 100g shitake mushrooms 100g reduced beef stock Salt Method Pan-sear the lamb loin in some cooking oil and finish in the oven until desired cooking grading is reached, 175degrees for … <a href="https://served.mt/slow-roasted-lamb-loin/">Continued</a>
Roast Saddle of wild boar sauce
Serves 8-10 Prep time 1hr 20 mins Ingredients Saddle of wild boar (3.5/4.5 kg) 10 juniper berries 2 heads garlic, split in half 150 g lardo di colonnata (thinly sliced) 6 shallots, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 2 celery sticks, chopped 2 tsp. paprika 30 ml oil Salt Cracked black pepper For the sauce 1.5 ltrs … <a href="https://served.mt/roast-saddle-of-wild-boar-sauce/">Continued</a>