The Complete Cook Shop's Traditional Recipes.
Welcome to our family collection of properly cooked, traditional recipes. Please feel free to browse and print of anything you like the look (and hopefully taste) off. Also feel free to comment on any recipe as we like to hear what you have to say. Enjoy the food!
How to fillet a fish
Do recipe writers assume a level of competence on the part of the reader that often does not exist? I certainly fall into that category and so here is chef Nathan Outlaw using a Robert Welch Signature range filleting knife, ably demonstrating this skill with the assistance of a cod. Take it away Nathan.
What’s in season for July
Make the most of :
Runner Beans, Celery, Courgettes, Garlic, Garden Herbs, Currants, Cherries, Gooseberries, Elderberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Haddock, Lobster, Shellfish, Trout.
Don’t forget to send us one (or more if you like) of your favourite recipes.
Sweet Cherry Pie
Thanks to Elise for this recipe
You can’t beat a piece of pie, and cherry pie is a weakness for me. So when I saw this recipe I had to share it, the recipe that is, not the pie. Check the sweetness of the cherries first as it may sway your decision about how much sugar [...]
Cooks Laughs
Rare…medium…well done……I’ve got all those types of burns on my hands after the weekend barbecue.
Blueberry Balsamic Dressing
Thanks to Chef Lisa.
The next time you find a box of forgotten blueberries in the fridge, not looking quite as plump and appealing as they did when you bought them, don’t throw them in the compost. Most over ripe (not rotten) fruit can be given a new lease of life as a salad dressing.
This is [...]
Mushroom and Pork Tenderloin
Thanks to Taste of Home for this recipe
Gather all the ingredients and utensils together before starting. Garlic twist, measuring spoons, measuring cups, lemon juicer, meat thermometer, small mixing bowl, gravy jug, sharp knife and cutting/carving board.
Rub the tenderloin on all sides with garlic and then sprinkle with paprika. In a large frying pan, brown the [...]
Bread Tip
Cut your loaf length ways with a bread knife, toast it in the oven and use it as a base for salads and omlettes.
Cooks Laughs
Great chefs put a lot of feeling into their cooking. Or you can use a lot of tobasco, you can feel that for days!
Cooking Tip
Peppers can be skinned by charring under a grill or with a cook’s blow torch.
Jam Making Tip
Jam made from stoned fruit will have a more enhanced flavour if the stones are wrapped in a piece of muslin and cooked with the rest of the fruit.
Aubergine Pesto Cod
Thanks to FoodyPhil, I saw this recipe.
This cod dish is easy to prepare and cook. Gather all the ingredients and utensils you will need before starting. Baking sheet, lemon juicer, measuring spoons, pans for the potatoes and the asparagus.
Pre heat the oven to 200c, 400f, gas mark 6. Spread the aubergine pesto over the cod [...]
Asparagus Tip
Always choose bright green asparagus and avoid dry or shrivelled bunches. Before cooking asparagus, hold the spear between your fingertips of one hand and bend with the other, the woody end will break off at just the right spot.
You can use an asparagus cooker which stands it on end allowing the tougher end to cook [...]
Lemon Dressing
A perfect dressing to use with hot or cold asparagus.
Gather your ingredients and utensils together. A screw top jar or jug, whisk, measuring cups, lemon reamer. Put all the ingredients into the jar or jug and shake or whisk them together.
Cooking Tip
When you are making savoury fritters, use a good knife and chopping board and add finely chopped green peppers to improve the flavour.
Parrothead Salad
No parrots were harmed in the making of this salad! Just a reference to the wonderful colours of the ingredients that make up this delicious salad.
Gather all the ingredients and utensils you will need together before you start. Knife, cutting board, salad spinner, strawberry huller, measuring cups, frying pan, splatter guard and tongs.
Tear the lettuce [...]
Simple Home Made Bread
This simple recipe for home made bread has been refined over a number of years and does not require a bread making machine. Our thanks to David Speight for this fine recipe.
Gather your ingredients and tools for the job together before you start. A mixing bowl, tea towel, baking tray or loaf tins and a [...]
Emma’s Lasagne
Good lasagne is delicious. So we have no hesitation in offering this recipe from our very own lovely assistant Emma. I would just say to use the same red wine as you will be drinking, don’t risk a cheapy.
First, gather the equipment and ingredients you will need. Apron, measuring spoons, lasagne dish, nutmeg grater, frying [...]
Pork Fillet with Honey and Ginger
I watched this on the telly and instantly wanted to do it, Gennaro Contaldo and Antonio Carluccio made the whole thing look so relaxed and enjoyable. So on Sunday, relaxed (its a marvel what a couple of beers can do), I really enjoyed making this dish, even though I had mistakenly bought pork loin instead [...]
Quick Tip
Be a tidy cook. Get organised with your ingredients and utensils before you start. Have your apron ready. Wash up with a Complete Cook Shop Extremely Jolly Brush and linen dishcloth, tidy away scraps as you find time in the process. You will feel less stressed, and be ready to enjoy your food and friends more without [...]
Creamy Bacon, Tomato & Avocado Pasta Salad
Recipe by Deseree Kazda
Summer barbeques and patio dinners will look and taste even better with this tasty pasta salad. Its quick to make and you need to let the flavours infuse for around 30 minutes before serving. If you intend to make this in advance, add the avocado 30 minutes before serving to avoid it [...]
