Mussels with Saffron
2kg Live Mussels
3 Cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 leeks finely copped
1/2 tsp Saffron
4 tbs olive oil
3 tbs butter
Pepper to season
3/4 cup of white wine
1 cup of fish stock
600ml of thickened cream
1 bunch of parsley chopped
1. De-beard the mussels and scrub off any barnicles. Then in a large pot Soften leeks, garlic, saffron and [...]
The Bay Hotel Food Shoot
This afternoon I was lucky enough to go down to The Bay Hotel and do some food shots for a mercury advertising feature.
Food looked great – check out their summer menu here.
Video From Vietnam
Here is a video from the Vietnam leg of our trip.
Vietnam from Samuel Shelley on Vimeo.
Oslo, Norway
Left Oslo the other day. Awesome place. Went for a walk to the so called ‘cool’ part of town and this is what I found.
Sunrise in Roros, Norway
Awesome sunrise in Roros this morning. It was -30 degrees celcius and ice was forming on my beard.
Risor, Norway
This are two from Risor, Norway where we spent Christmas. This was about our only clear day over the week.
Torsk poached in milk with dill
Here is a recipe that was made up on Christmas day. It would work well with pretty much any fish.
400g of White Fish
1 Brown Onion chopped roughly
3 Cloves of garlic peeled and smashed
1 tbs Black Pepper Corns
1 Cup of chicken stock
6 Anchovies
1 Cloves
1 tbs butter
3 Cups of Milk
1 tbs Dried Dill or 1/2 cup of [...]
Stripey Trumpeter, with Fennel, Truss Tomatoes, Oyster Mushrooms and Rosemary
1 x Large Fillet of Stripey Trumpeter
1 x Bulb of Fennel
2 x Handfuls of Oyster Mushroom
1 x Lemon, Flesh and Zest
8 x Sprigs of Rosemary
8 x Cloves of Garlic, Peeled and Whole
10 x Truss Tomatoes on Vine
Olive Oil
Cracked Black Pepper
Sea Salt
Green Salad
1 x Bunch of Asparagus
1 x Cucumber
1 x Bunch of Italian Parsley
1 x Packet [...]