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Last broadcast on Thu, 30 Apr 2009, 17:05 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Resident gastro-gnome Nigel Barden dishes up the great Gurnard. And from seed to compost, Chris and garden guru Bob Flowerdew go potty about plants.
Crazy about Compost!
Whether it’s you or me or an herbaceous tree, everything in the world starts with seed; and it all ends up on the compost heap. But what mysteries are contained in this miraculous ball of life and how can you stop your marvellous mulch just being a waste? We got crazy about compost with the wonderfully named Bob Flowerdew.
Gool old Gurnard!
Gurnard with shiitake mushrooms & thyme en papillotte
by CJ Jackson - Serves 4
Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 10 to 30 mins
Ingredients
4 x 400g/14¼oz whole gurnard, gutted and scaled
1 red onion, thinly sliced
110g/4oz shiitake mushrooms, thickly sliced
½ lemon, juice only
8 sprigs of thyme
dash olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2-3 drops truffle oil (optional), to serve
rocket leaves or sprigs of watercress.
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Place two baking sheets in the oven to warm up.
2. Place each gurnard on individual large sheets of greaseproof paper. Divide the red onion and mushrooms evenly between each gurnard and scatter over the fish, squeeze over the lemon juice and add the sprigs of thyme. Drizzle each gurnard with a little olive oil and season.
3. Fold the greaseproof paper over and scrunch up the edges to seal, making an envelope around each fish (like a Cornish pasty). Make sure that the paper is sealed well and that there is still room for steam to circulate in the package.
4. Transfer the paper parcels onto the preheated baking sheets and cook in the oven for 12-15 minutes, or until a metal skewer inserted through the paper and into the fish comes out piping hot after 20 seconds.
5. To serve, place the parcels onto serving plates alongside a rocket or watercress salad and open the parcels at the table. Sprinkle the truffle oil onto the fish at the table and serve.
Fox The Fox
Thursday 30th April - Question
Why is it that all supermarket coleslaws have such a paltry amount of carrot? Can't believe it's anything to do with ingredient costs. Ros Charlton Birkett in Leicester.
Thursday 30th April - Answer
Well actually most of the coleslaw recipes I've seen during my extensive research have relatively little carrot in them compared with the amount of white cabbage. The AVERAGE ratio is roughly one carrot to half a head of cabbage, which really isn't very much. So perhaps supermarkets have merely adopted a common coleslaw recipe.
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Broadcast
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Thu 30 Apr 200917:05
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