tarragon Archives

Christmas recipes

Gordon Ramsay’s herb-buttered chicken with citrus breadcrumbs

1 hour 40 minutes

Mushroom recipes

Tarragon-infused brown mushroom pasta

20 minutes

Chicken recipes

Roast quail wrapped in vine leaves with grapes and herbed orzo

30 minutes

Chicken braised in apple cider with tarragon

1½ hours

Butternut recipes

Roast smoked chicken with butternut and sweet potato bake

1 hour

Vegan recipes

Wild mushroom ragout on herb mash

Beef recipes

Free-range Namibian sirloin with Lyonnaise potatoes and bearnaise sauce

40 minutes

Chicken recipes

Chicken and lentil broth

35 minutes

Chicken and lentil broth

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

2 onions, finely diced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
50 g Black Forest ham, diced
5 g tarragon (fresh or dried)
3 T butter
300 g lentils, soaked
¾ cup medium sherry
1.5 litres chicken stock
2 cups cream
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Gently fry the onion, garlic, ham and tarragon in the butter until the onions are golden.

Add the lentils and sherry and simmer for a few minutes before adding the chicken stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

Add the cream and simmer again for a further 5 minutes.

At this point, you can either transfer a quarter of the soup to a blender, blend and then return the mixture to the remaining soup to achieve a textured broth, or simply season to taste and serve as a rustic chunky soup.

TASTE’s take:
Serve this delicious autumn soup with a slice of pan-fried chicken breast, fresh herbs and crunchy croutons.

Honey-and-strawberry parfait with mint salsa

Yorkshire puddings

Mac-and-cheese potjie

Leg of lamb with harissa brinjals

Baked celeriac

Vanilla-butter prawn bisque

Gordon Ramsay’s herb-buttered chicken with citrus breadcrumbs

Tarragon-infused brown mushroom pasta

Chicken-and-leek pie

Roast quail wrapped in vine leaves with grapes and herbed orzo

Chicken braised in apple cider with tarragon

Roast smoked chicken with butternut and sweet potato bake

Wild mushroom ragout on herb mash

Free-range Namibian sirloin with Lyonnaise potatoes and bearnaise sauce

Chicken and lentil broth

Chicken and lentil broth

Ingredients

Method