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SAGE POLENTA BALLS:1 Place the polenta in a large bowl and cover with 150ml/ 1/4 pt boiling water.
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2 For the Batter: Beat all the ingredients together till smooth.
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Once the polenta has soaked up all the water, stir through the minced sage and shape into eight balls.
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3 Heat the vegetable oil to 185c.
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Coat each ball proportionately in the sage batter and deep fry till golden.
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NUTTY PANCAKE:1 Whisk together the egg, flour and lowfat milk till smooth and stir in the nuts and parsley.
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Heat the oil and butter in an omelette pan, add in the pancake mix and cook till golden brown on both sides.
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SPICY DUCK:Preheat oven to 220c/Gas 7.
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1 Score the duck skin and sprinkle over the spices.
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Heat the oil in a griddle pan, fry the duck till brown and put in the oven till cooked through.
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Serve with pancakes, leek slices and deep-fried sage leaves.
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SPICY MANGO:1 Sieve the icing sugar and chilli pwdr onto a plate.
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Cut the mango through from top to bottom both sides of the stone.
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Score each half into squares through the flesh just to the skin.
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2 Then turn inside out to make a hedgehog.
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Place the flesh side down into the icing sugar to coat.
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3 Heat the butter in a shallow pan and fry the mango halves, adding any leftover chilli sugar.
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Cook till brown and caramelised and serve with the vanilla syrup.
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VANILLA SYRUP:1 Dissolve the demarara sugar with the split vanilla pod in 75ml/3fl ounce water over a gentle heat.
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Once the sugar has dissolved, add in the butter, honey and finally the basil.
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Serve hot.