Here at Dish, we are always experimenting, trying new recipes, combining tastes and ideas to create new and tasty menus. And this is one of our new favourite recipes….

The recipe for this sumptuous and highly addictive Peanut Butter Ice cream is out of one of my all time favourite cookbooks “Duck and Waffle” by Daniel Doherty , and it is a compilation of recipes and dishes at the infamous 24/7 London Restaurant “Duck and Waffle” .

We are well and truly addicted to this ice cream and wanted to share the recipe with you!  Here we have combined it with a rich White Chocolate mud cake, Berry Coulis and Fairy Floss.  You could also make it into an Ice-cream sundae for the kids topped with caramelised nuts such as hazelnuts, almonds or peanuts, drizzled with chocolate sauce and topped off with a healthy dollop of whipped cream! Yum!!

Recipe:

500ml milk

500ml double cream

1 vanilla pod

190g caster sugar

4 tablespoons good quality smooth peanut butter

10 egg yolks

 

To make the ice cream, bring the milk, cream and vanilla to the boil in a large saucepan.  Meanwhile, put the sugar, peanut butter and egg yolks into a bowl and whisk very well. (Sugar absorbs moisture, and if you don’t mix straight away you will have pieces of dried egg yolk where all the moisture has been removed by the sugar, so beware!)

 

Once the milk and cream comes to the boil, pour half in to the yolk mix and whisk together.  Pour this back into the remaining milk and cream in the saucepan and heat until gently thickened.  You can use a thermometer to check this. (84°C is the correct temperature – any higher and the eggs will scramble and the ice-cream will be lumpy) Alternatively if you don’t have a thermometer, cook until the mixture coats the back of a wooden spoon and stays there without running off straight away.

Strain the mixture and transfer to another bowl to stop it cooking, then cool and churn.

 

If you don’t have an ice-cream machine, freeze the mixture in four batches and once frozen, blend in a food processor. Return to the freezer after blending.

A strange recipe I know, but these crispy, salty, sweet and smokey pigs ears are incredible! I love challenging people out of their comfort zones with food, and recently did so with these at a dinner party. Reluctant to try them at first, my guests were all brave and needless to say, there were none left over!

Try the recipe, it is well worth it.  This recipe is out of one of my favourite cookbooks “Duck and Waffle” by Daniel Doherty , and it is a compilation of recipes and dishes at the infamous 24/7 London Restaurant “Duck and Waffle”

The spice mix is also fantastic on chicken, lamb or beef.

Recipe

Serves: 6 as a snack

Day 1

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 3 hours

 

Day 2

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 4 minutes

 

For the pig’s ears

6 pig’s ears, washed

1 onion, peeled

2 sticks of celery

2 carrots, peeled

2 bay leaves

1 sprig of fresh thyme

10 peppercorns

Vegetable oil, for deep frying

Plain flour, for dusting

Sea salt

 

For the spice mix

60g smoked paprika

20g onion powder

20g garlic powder

40g table salt

60g light brown sugar

 

Day 1

Give the ears a good scrub in cold water.  Place them in a saucepan and cover them with cold water.  Bring to the boil, then pour off the water and transfer the ears to a clean saucepan.  Fill with fresh, clean, cold water and add the whole vegetables, herbs and peppercorns.  Slowly bring to the boil, skimming constantly.  Once at the boil, lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 3 hours.

Allow to cool in the cooking liquid, then lift out and place on a baking tray lined with grease proof paper.  Place another sheet on top, and lay another tray on top of that.  Place in the fridge, and put anything heavy you may have on top – this could be a few tins or a couple of plates.  Leave overnight.

 

Day 2

Heat the oil to 180`C in your deep-fat fryer or in a heavy based saucepan.

When the ears are cold, they will be nice and firm; this makes them much easier to cut.  Slice them as thinly as you can, aiming for 1-2mm thick, and dust with four. Shake off the excess and place in the fryer for 3-4 minutes, or until crisp.  Be careful of any spitting fat here, and have a lid or splatter screen ready to slip on top of the fryer once the ears go in.

Keep an eye on the temperature of the oil, as it can sometimes drop when you add the ears.  If it does, just tweak it up to 190`C so it regulates itself.

Remove from the fryer, place on a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain any excess oil, then transfer to a mixing bowl. Mix all the spice mix ingredients together. Add 2 teaspoons of the spice mix to the ears, shake them around until all of them are coated, and add a little sea salt too.

If you would like a copy of this fabulous book for yourself, you can find it at the Book Depository following the link.