Episodes[edit]
№ Title Original airdate
1 "Getting Started" 10 September 2012
Recipes:
Pork chops with peppers
Pan-fried scallops with crunchy apple salad
Chicken & chicory in marsala sauce
Sea bream with tomato & herb salsa
Stuffed roast chicken
Cooking tips:
keeping knives sharp
stop chopping board rocking
using vegetable peeler
using pepper mill
peeling garlic
Guide: birds (turkey, game bird, wood pigeon, red-legged partridge, label anglais chicken, black leg chicken, poulet de bresse)
2 "Keeping It Simple" 11 September 2012
Recipes:
Chilli beef lettuce wraps
Easy fragrant fried rice
Garlic & saffron mayonnaise
Mussels with celery & chilli
Miso salmon
Cooking tips:
chopping onion
pan temperature
tidy cooking area
adding salt to egg
putting meat in room temperature before cooking
Cooking equipments: knives (chopping, paring, serrated edge)
Guide: fish (barramundi, salmon, cod, mackerel, sprat, flatfish)
3 "Cooking with Chilli" 12 September 2012
Recipes:
Red mullet with sweet chilli sauce
Pasta with tomatoes, anchovy & chillies
Grilled corn with chipotle chilli butter
Jerk chicken
Spicy beef salad
Cooking tips:
seeding chillies
using spare chillies
adding chilli to chocolate & fresh fruit
getting rid of chilli from finger
spicing up beer & cocktail
Guide: chillies (poblano, jalapeño, bird's eye, habanero)
5 "Ultimate Food on a Budget" 14 September 2012
Recipes:
Lamb with fried bread
Roasted mackerel with garlic & paprika
Pork & prawn balls in aromatic broth
Easy arancini
Spicy sausage rice
Cooking tips:
cooking rice
leftover rice for stir fry
stopping potatoes, apples & avocadoes from turning brown
keeping herbs fresh
infusing oil with herbs
Guide: ham, salami, sausages (prosciutto, bresaola, felino, chorizo, merguez, italian fennel, jamaican jerk)
6 "More Ultimate Food on a Budget" 17 September 2012
Recipes:
Home made gnocchi
Spicy black beans with feta & avocado
Leek & Gruyère rösti with fried eggs
Chickpea, cumin & spinach koftas with tahini dressing
Apple crumble
Cooking tips:
cooking pasta
making breadcrumbs from leftover bread
cooking chickpeas & lentils
boiling potatoes
leftover potatoes
Cooking equipments: saucepans
Guide: potatoes (Jersey Royal, Charlotte, King Edward, Désirée, heritage, salad blue)
7 "Stress-Free Cooking" 18 September 2012
Recipes:
Sticky pork ribs
Moroccan lamb with sweet potato & raisins
Chilli chicken with ginger & coriander
Sweet pepper sauce with grilled prawns
Spicy chutney
Cooking tips:
skinning & deboning a salmon
making fish stock
steaming vegetables
crispy roast potatoes
browning meat & fish
Guide: pork (leg, loin, belly, shoulder, trotters, cheek, bacon, leg joint, tenderloin)
8 "Making It Easy" 19 September 2012
Recipes:
Meatballs in fragrant coconut broth
Beef meatballs with orecchiette, kale & pine nuts
Beef meatball sandwich with melting mozzarella & tomato salsa
Fiery meatball soup
Blondie
Cooking tips:
slicing tuna carpaccio
leftover wine
freezing soups & stews
homemade ice cream
leftover lemons & limes
Cooking equipments: whisk, spoon, spatula
Guide: oils (sunflower, peanut, sesame, rapeseed, walnut, olive)
9 "Real Fast Food" 20 September 2012
Recipes:
Chicken stir fry with rice noodles
Noodle soup with poached eggs & spring onions
Stir-fried pork noodles
Noodles with chilli, ginger & lemongrass
Smokey pork sliders with BBQ sauce
Cooking tips:
jointing a chicken
preventing skewers from burning
no-fuss marinating
lime & lemon juice for marinade
lemon juice for cooking rice
Guide: vinegar (malt, red wine, white wine, sherry, cider, rice, balsamic)
10 "Street Food Classics" 21 September 2012
Recipes:
Beef tacos with wasabi mayo
Spiced chicken wrap
Chilli dogs
Vietnamese style baguette with beef
Malt chocolate doughnuts
Cooking tips:
cooking steak rare/medium/well done
scoring meat & fish
stain-free tupperware
making chilli sherry
planting chilli peppers
Cooking equipments: frying pan
Guide: chocolate (white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, 100% cocoa)
11 "Baking" 24 September 2012
Recipes:
Olive tomato & rosemary focaccia
Simple soda bread
Quick flatbreads with lemon thyme & ricotta
Mozzarella & rosemary pizza
Sponge with fresh ginger
Cooking tips:
whipping cream
room-temperature cream for whipping
preventing milk & cream from boiling over
measuring treacle & golden syrup
greasing cake tins
Guide: flour (strong flour, double 00, rye flour, self-raising flour)
12 "Better Baking" 25 September 2012
Recipes:
Leek & pancetta quiche
Indulgent chocolate tarts
Beef empanadas
Easy chicken pastilla
Baked cheesecake
Cooking tips:
rolling pastry
neat edge on tarts & quiches
testing pastry doneness
blind-baking without baking beans
folding egg white in
Cooking equipments: scales & sieve
Guide: milk & cream (single cream, double cream, soured cream, clotted cream, mascarpone)
13 "Ultimate Slow Cooking" 26 September 2012
Recipes:
Slow cooked beef short ribs
Pork neck curry with mango salsa
Sichuan chicken thighs
Simple beef brisket
Caramelised figs with ricotta
Cooking tips:
slow cooking duck breasts
getting rid of excess fat from stews & casseroles
browning & deglazing meat
adding soft herbs
frying fish
Guide: mushrooms (morels, trompette de la mort, chanterelle, oyster mushrooms, enoki, truffles)
