Cuisine Chez Manique

Ingredients 500 g fennel bulbs - see Instructions for preparation 1 onion 1 garlic clove 1 celery stalk ½ teaspoon fennel seeds 1.76 ounces (50 g) baby spinach handful 1 tablespoon butter regular or plant-based 1 tablespoon olive oil 2½ cups (600 ml) vegetable stock Sea salt and white pepper to taste Method To prepare the fennel - rinse the bulbs thoroughly.  Cut off any roots if present and cut off the green stalks 1-2 inches above the bulb. You do not need to cut out the

Ingredients 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup cocoa powder  3/4 tbsp instant coffee powder  1 1/2 cups milk  1 1/2 tbsp gelatin  1/4 cup water Method Dissolve gelatin in water keep aside, in another larger bowl mix together the sugar, cocoa and coffee instant. Warm milk till almost boiling. Ingredients Chocolate mixed and Gelatin kept to bloom warming Milk Then add boiling milk a little at a time to the bowl of chocolate and mix well, then add gelatin and mix. Now strain into a jug and p

Chicken katsu is a Japanese-style fried chicken cutlet, breaded with panko breadcrumbs, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, typically served with tonkatsu sauce and rice. Ingredients 200g chicken tenders Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup all purpose flour 3 egg (1 for chicken katsu, 2 for donburi) 1 cup Panko (Bread crumbs Japanese) Oil for deep frying 1/2 onion 2 servings cooked rice Mitsuba (Japanese wild parsley) Ichimi togarashi (Japanese spice - red ch