Sponsored: Versatile Verjuice
A dash of Verjuice can transform just about any dish – whether it be fish, chicken, venison, vegetables or fruit. Here are three recipes starring Verjuice that proves its culinary worth.
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Sponsored: Versatile verjuice
Take your favourite foods, including myriad summery desserts, to new heights with a dash of verjuice. We have three tantalising dessert recipes to get you started – from vanilla panna cotta to pavlova.
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Sponsored: 3 recipes starring verjuice
Need some flavour inspiration? Add a dash of verjuice to your meals and take it up a notch instantly. Here are three recipes starring versatile verjuice – from prawn and asparagus salad to angelfish.
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Camembert roasted in vine leaves with verjuice-poached grapes
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Pour the verjuice into a shallow pan and bring to a simmer. Spread a large sheet of clingwrap on a work surface. Blanch the vine leaves by dipping each one in the verjuice for 10 seconds. Spread on the clingwrap …
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Christmas roast platter with verjuice-poached peaches
Prepare the duck, pork shoulder and chicken according to package instructions. Using a vegetable peeler, shave thin ribbons from the fennel and place in iced water to curl.Heat the canola oil in a pan over a medium heat. Fry the sage le…
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Verjuice-roasted chicken
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large cast-iron or ovenproof pan. Season the chicken with salt. Sear the chicken on both sides.2. Turn the chicken breast-side up. Add the sage and verjuice and roas…
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Chicken liver pâté with verjuice jelly
To make the pâté, trim and rinse the livers, then set aside in a colander. Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat, add the spring onions and thyme, and cook gently for 3–5 minutes, or until the onions are soft but not …
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Cucumber-and-herb soup with verjuice granita
To make the granita, pour the verjuice into a small metal pan and freeze for 45–60 minutes, or until just frozen. Use a fork to scrape the surface to create light, feathery crystals. Keep in the freezer.Lightly peel the cucumbers, lea…
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Chicken with roast onions, grapes and verjuice
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cover the onions with boiling water and set aside for 15 minutes (this loosens their skins).In the meantime, heat the oil in a large shallow pan and fry the chicken, in batches and skin-side down, over a medi…
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Slow-Roasted Verjuice-and-Garlic Onions
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Halve the onions and garlic bulbs horizontally.Place them on a large baking tray and coat with the olive oil. Add the thyme, scatter over the sugar and pour over the verjuice and season.Roast for 45 …
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Smashed Verjuice-roasted potatoes with fragrant smoked pork
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Rub the pork neck with 2 T olive oil, the smoked paprika, crushed fennel seeds and garlic, lemon zest, sumac and dried chilli until evenly coated. Place on a baking tray and roast for 1½ to 2 hours, or until th…
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Verjuice-poached nectarines with raspberry spoom
Add the verjuice and nectarines to a saucepan and place over a medium to high heat. Bring to a boil and then simmer gently for 25 minutes, or until the fruit is beautifully blushing and tender. To make the raspberry spoom: Beat the egg…
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Verjuice chicken
Season the chicken. Melt the butter in a shallow saucepan, large enough to hold the chicken pieces in a single layer. Add the chicken and sauté for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the pieces are golden brown on all sides.Add the fresh …
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Zachary’s smoked organic duck breast with sweet potato rosti and blueberry verjuice sauce
To make the blueberry-Verjuice sauce: Place 175ml (½ cup) blueberries and the Verjuice in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the liquid has reduced and the blueberries begin to pop, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add the stock, reduce the he…
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Baked chicken with chicory and verjuice
Preheat the oven to 190°C. Wash the chicken pieces then pat dry. Heat the olive oil in a pan and brown the chicken pieces, then remove with tongs and season. In the same pan, gently cook the leek until very soft – if necessary, add a l…
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Fragrant spice and verjuice poached pears with pistachio mascarpone
In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the verjuice, pear liqueur or Noble Late Harvest, sugar and spices. Bring to a slow simmer, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Lower the heat to just below boiling point. Slice the pears in half and …
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Prawns and asparagus salad with verjuice dressing and mayo
To make the mayonnaise, place the egg yolks, salt and mustard into a bowl. Tuck a damp cloth under one side of the bowl to tilt it. Using an electric beater, whisk the yolks until creamy.Mix the two oils in a small jug. Turn the beater …
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Italian-styled pork belly roasted with verjuice and pears
Preheat the oven to 180°C.Place the pork belly in a large roasting pan, skin side up. Score the skin and place the pears, onions and bay leaves around the pork. Combine the verjuice and chicken stock and pour into the roasting dish unt…
