Cooking with Paula McIntyre

450ml double cream 75ml pink grapefruit juice 115g castor sugar Place all the ingredients in a pan and bring to a simmer for about a minute or until the sugar has dissolved. Cool and pour into 4 glasses and set in the fridge for about 4 hours. Poached rhubarb More than you’ll need for the recipe but a good way to preserve rhubarb 8 stalks rhubarb, cut into 2cm pieces 1 litre local apple juice 500ml water 100ml castor sugar 2 tablespoons grenadine Splash sloe gin ( optional) Place the water and sugar in a large saucepan and simmer until sugar has dissolved. Add the apple juice and bring to a simmer. Add the grenadine and gin and then the rhubarb. Cover the surface with parchment paper and lower the heat to as little as possible. Cook for about 3 minutes then turn off and allow the rhubarb to cool in the liquor. Place in a sterilized kilner jar and seal. Store in the fridge and use as necessary. The juice can be added to sparkling water, wine or to gin and tonic. Wafers 125g icing sugar 50g butter 50ml pink grapefruit juice 40g plain flour 10g cocoa powder Set the oven to 180oc and line a baking tray with parchment paper. Place the sugar, butter and juice in a pan and cook until melted and smooth. Mix in the flour and cocoa powder. Spread thinly over the baking tray and bake for about 10 minutes or until crisp. Cool and break into chards. Place some rhubarb on top of the posset and garnish with some wafer chards.

4 x 175g lamb leg steaks Oil for brushing Salt and freshly ground pepper Brush the lamb leg steaks lightly with oil and season with salt. Place on hot barbecue and cook for a few minutes to your liking on each side. Remove from grill, season with pepper and allow to rest for a few minutes before slicing. Barbecued broadbeans 1kg broadbeans in the pod Place on a hot barbecue and cook for about 3 minutes each side or until slightly scorched. You could do this on a ridged grill pan. Allow to cool slightly and then pop out of shells. Zhoug Handful coriander , chopped Handful parsley, chopped 75ml good local rapeseed oil or olive oil 1 teaspoon fresh chopped red chilli Pinch sugar Pinch ground cloves Crushed seeds from 6 cardamom pods ½ teaspoon ground cumin 1 clove garlic Salt to taste Blend to a smooth sauce and season to taste. 2 little gem lettuce, separated into leaves Arrange the lettuce on a platter. Slice the lamb and arrange around the platter. Spoon over the zhoug. Would be lovely with some new season potatoes.

Recipe 150ml double cream 150ml whole milk 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 3 leaves gelatine 125g castor sugar 350g Greek style yoghurt Soak the gelatine in cold water for 10 minutes. Place the cream, milk, vanilla and sugar in a pan and simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Squeeze the water from the gelatine and add to the mixture and remove from heat. Cool to room temperature and fold in the yoghurt. Pour into 4 glasses and set in the fridge for a few hours. Strawberry Jelly 200g strawberries chopped 50g castor sugar 100ml cider 2 leaves gelatine Soak the gelatine in cold water for 10 minutes. Place the strawberries,sugar and cider in a pan and simmer until the berries are soft. Blend to a smooth puree and add the gelatine leaves. Pass through a sieve. Brush a plastic container with oil and line with cling. Pour in the jelly mixture. Allow to set in the fridge for a few hours. Remove from container and cut into squares. 250g strawberries, hulled and halved 1 teaspoon castor sugar Mix the strawberries and sugar well and leave for 10 minutes.

Recipe 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, sliced in 4 1 teaspoon smoked paprika ½ teaspoon English mustard powder ½ teaspoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon onion granules ¼ teaspoon salt Few grinds pepper Oil for brushing Place the chicken in a bowl. Mix the smoked paprika, mustard, garlic, sugar, onion granules salt and pepper together. Take a teaspoon of the mixture out for the corn and mix the rest thoroughly in with the chicken. Allow to marinate for a few hours in the fridge. Thread onto skewers. Alternatively you can rub the whole thighs with the spice mixture. Cider spritz 200ml dry cider 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons cider vinegar Place in a pan and boil to reduce by half. Place in a spritz bottle if you have one. Brush the kebabs with oil and grill for 3 minutes each side on high barbecue heat. Spritz or brush with the cider mixture as you grill and turn. Grilled corn salad 2 corn on the cob Oil for brushing Salt Teaspoon spice rub 1 leek, split and washed 1 tablespoon cider vinegar Brush the corn with oil and season with salt. Grill until scorched all over. Remove niblets and season with the spice mix. Brush the leek with oil and grill on both sides for a couple of minutes each side. Season with salt and then chop and mix into the corn with the vinegar. Season to taste. Chipotle Sour cream 200ml sour cream 1 teaspoon chipotle chilli paste Salt to taste Whisk together and serve on the side.

Recipe Pineapple semifreddo with candied white chocolate and coconut crumb Pineapple semifreddo 2 egg yolks 100g castor sugar 150ml pineapple juice Zest and juice 1 lime 25g cornflour 200g pineapple flesh, blended 350ml double cream Place the egg yolks, sugar, pineapple juice, lime juice and zest and cornflour in a saucepan and whisk until smooth. Place over heat and whisk constantly until thick . Spoon immediately into a bowl and add the pineapple puree. Allow to cool. Whip the cream and fold into the mixture. Brush a one pound loaf tin with oil and line with cling film. Spoon the mixture in, cover and freeze. Toasted coconut and burnt white chocolate crumb 100g white chocolate, chopped 35g desiccated coconut Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set the oven to 140oc Spread the chocolate over the tray and cook for 10 minutes. Sprinkle over the coconut and cook for another 5 minutes. Cool then chop the mixture. Remove semifreddo from the tin 20 minutes before you serve. Slice and roll in the crumb. Serve with more sliced pineapple if you wish.