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The following recipes are all chosen as much for their inherent sonic potential as for their overall taste and nutritional quotient. The Sonic Catering Band don't endorse any meat or poultry products and would recommend an ethical approach to the purchasing of dairy and fish products. For recording purposes, contact mics are recommended for chopping boards; telephone pick-ups for blender vibration and two flanking mics on stands for stereo panning on any stove implement, (headphones optional). Disclaimer: The majority of the following recipes have been appropriated from other sources. Apart from our own Atlantic Avocado dish, all the remaining recipes we have obtained and adapted from friends and acquaintances. Thank you.
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RECORDED RECIPES The First Supper: Edition 1 Savoury Mushroom Canapés (Serves 4) 225g mushrooms 2 tbsp of margarine 1 onion 1 tbsp of flour 1 tbsp of cream 2 slices of white bread 2 slices of brown bread garlic salt and pepper bunch of parsley |
Cut bread into small shapes. Toast lightly in oven. Chop onion and mushrooms finely. Melt margarine in a frying pan and sauté the onion. Add mushrooms and cook over moderate to high heat. Add garlic salt and pepper and cook for 3 minutes. Blend in flour and then cream. Pile the contents of the pan onto bread rounds. Decorate with parsley. |
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The First Supper: Edition 2 Borsch Soup (Serves 4) 4 beetroots (cooked) 2 carrots (grated) 2 celery stalks with leaves (chopped) 1 cup of chopped cabbage 1 onion 2 tbsp of olive oil 1 litre of dissolved vegetable stock 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar 125ml of tomato juice 170ml of cream |
Chop the onion and sauté in a deep saucepan with olive oil. Add the chopped vegetables and fry for 3 minutes. Pour vegetable stock, vinegar and tomato juice. Cook for another 3 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Cool slightly and gradually add cream. |
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The First Supper: Edition 3 Tofu Royale (Serves 4) 300g tofu 300g fusilli pasta 1 green pepper 1 red pepper 6 shallots 2 garlic cloves 6 pieces of sundried tomatoes 3 tbsp of olive oil 1 tbsp of capers 250ml of double cream bunch of basil salt n' pepper |
Bring saucepan of water to the boil. Add pasta and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain pasta and leave aside. Dice tofu into small cubes and place into a bowl, adding salt n' pepper. Heat olive oil in a large wok and add tofu, frying until browned. Peel and chop the shallots, grate the garlic, slice peppers and place into the wok along with sundried tomatoes, capers and basil. Stir-fry the whole mixture for approx. 5 minutes until everything is softened then turn the heat to low. Whisk the double cream in a bowl and add into the wok. Finally add the pasta into the mix, integrating all the ingredients thoroughly and then serve. |
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The First Supper: Edition 4 Kohlrabi (Serves 4) 4 turnips 1 tsp of black pepper 1 tsp of oregano 3 tbsp of vegetable oil |
Trim off the roots and stems from the turnips and slice thinly. Pour vegetable oil onto frying pan. Heat and add the sliced turnips. Fry until the turnips become soft and slightly golden. Garnish with pepper and oregano. |
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The First Supper: Edition 5 Lebkuchen Cookies (Serves 4) 3 tbsp of golden syrup 100g of brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp of nutmeg ½ cup of nuts 100g of flour 175g of self-raising flour ½ lemon 40g of dark chocolate 200g of white chocolate |
Heat syrup and sugar in saucepan, scraping until the mixture melts. Cool thoroughly and pour mixture into a blender. Grate and squeeze lemon over mixture. Add egg, flour and grated nutmeg. Mix thoroughly in blender and add nuts after. Roll the mixture into 1", slightly fattened balls on a baking sheet. Cook in oven at approx. 400C (gas mark 6) for 10-12 minutes. After baking, melt white chocolate in a bowl over steaming water and apply to the surface of cookies. Melt dark chocolate and squeeze over the white surface using a piping bag. |
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Cold Turkey (Christmas Pudding) 3 eggs 140ml milk 170g plain flour ½ tsp ginger 170g castor sugar 80g chopped glace cherries 2 tbsp of mincemeat Grated rind of 1 orange and lemon 45g finely chopped walnuts Pinch of salt 170g crushed nuts 170g sultanas |
Sift dry ingredients into bowl. Add sugar, fruits, nuts, mincemeat and rind. Mix to a stiff consistency with the eggs and milk. Stir thoroughly until mixture is well blended. Turn mixture into a well-greased large pudding basin. Cover with aluminium foil and steam for 5-7 hours. |
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Bodypop (Popcorn 54) |
Heat a spoonful of vegetable oil in a large pan. Pour 30g of popcorn kernels into pan and close lid tight. Shake it - turn off heat. Heat 25ml of maple syrup, 20ml of double cream and 80g of marshmallows in separate pan. Add popcorn into melted mixture and stir until coated. Place popcorn over several scoops of amaretto-drenched vanilla ice cream. Sprinkle with icing sugar. |
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Frostbite (Lumb's Ice Cream) (Serves 4) |
Bring 250ml buttermilk + 60ml double cream to boil in pan. Whisk 2 eggs in bowl over boiling water. Add eggs + 2 spoonfuls honey to the buttermilk + double cream. Add vanilla essence and freeze. |
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Kitchen Utensil Ploy (Balkan Salad) 150g halloumi cheese 30ml olive oil 1 red pepper 2 small courgettes 4 grated carrots 4 baby sweetcorns 100ml plain yoghurt 25ml red wine vinegar 2 eggs 80g capers handful of fresh parsley 10g salt/pepper |
Cut halloumi cheese into strips and fry in olive oil. Slice red pepper and courgettes; mix with carrots and sweetcorn. Mix yoghurt with olive oil and red wine vinegar. Mix all ingredients together and serve. |
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Interculinary Dimension (Balkan Soup) 1 cucumber 3 garlic cloves 10g salt 75g walnut pieces 40g bread pieces 30ml sunflower oil 400ml sheep's yoghurt 110ml cold water 10ml lemon juice 25ml olive oil handful of fresh dill 50g pine nuts |
Cut cucumber in two and peel half of it. Dice cucumber flesh and set aside. Crush garlic and salt together, adding walnuts and bread. Add sunflower oil and mix well. Transfer mixture into large bowl and beat in yoghurt and diced cucumber. Add cold water and lemon juice. Garnish with olive oil, dill and pine nuts. |
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Disco Brunch (Vegetable Crêpes) (to serve 4 people) |
Put ½ cup of flour in a mixing bowl and stir in 150ml of milk. Add 1 egg and beat. Heat a spoonful of resulting mixture in a flat pan and flip regularly until golden. Chop 2 leeks, a handful of mushrooms, ½ a red pepper, a tbsp of lemon juice and a dash of parsley. Place the vegetables on top of pancakes and roll. Garnish with three grated carrots and ½ cup of grated parmesan cheese. |
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Sugar Nocturne (Wedding Cake) (serves 4, hence more suitable for receptions than weddings) 1 cup of sugar 2 cups of flour 1 tsp of baking powder 2 eggs 1 cup of butter 1 tsp of salt 1 cup of desiccated coconut ½ cup of water ½ cup of mixed peel ½ cup of sultanas 1 tsp of vanilla essence 250g marzipan 400g ready-made icing |
Mix sugar thoroughly with butter in a large bowl. Add flour through a sieve, adding water immediately. Continue to mix. Add remaining ingredients into the bowl one by one, mixing thoroughly each time. Add resulting mixture into a 2"deep greased baking tray and put in the oven (Gas Mark 6) for approx. 1 hour. Once the mixture has a crispy brown overcoat, remove from oven and cool. Coat the top of mixture with marzipan. Roll the ready-made icing and layer on top of cake. Decorate to taste and serve. |
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ImperialMetric (Atlantic Avocado) IMPERIAL VERSION: |
Slice 4 baby tomatoes and chop 10g pitted black olives. Add 2 avocados and mash in bowl, adding the sliced tomatoes and olives. Pour 15ml pomegranate juice into mixture. Shallow fry 10g capers and 50g pine nuts in 10ml olive oil for 3 minutes. Add to avocado mixture. Mix 50g corn flour in large bowl, adding 150ml milk and 1 egg, stirring constantly. Add 1 large spoonful of batter at a time onto shallow pan containing 10ml olive oil. Turn batter occasionally until golden. Add avocado mixture to base. Sprinkle chopped walnuts on top and serve. |
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NON-RECORDED RECIPES SVINGHI (Serves 4) 2 cups of water 1 tsp of butter 1 tbsp of sugar orange rind pinch of salt ½ cup of plain flour 1 egg (beaten) honey ½ cup of crushed walnuts sugar mixed with cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves oil for frying |
Put the water in a saucepan with the butter, the sugar, the orange rind and the salt and bring to boil. Add flour, stirring vigorously until it blends. Take off the boil and add beaten egg. Place small lumps of resulting mixture into a frying pan and fry until light brown. Take out the lumps with a perforated spoon and place on a kitchen roll covered plate to drain. Dribble honey and sprinkle walnut and sugar mixture over the lumps. |
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AUBERGINE SLICES (Serves 4) 1 aubergine 2 red tomatoes 1 chopped red onion 1 chopped garlic clove bunch of parsley pinch of salt and pepper 20g feta cheese 15ml pomegranate juice |
Chop the onion, garlic and the tomatoes finely. Chop the garlic and the parsley and mix them all together. Add salt and pepper to taste. Slice the aubergine in two and slice each section again into another six slices. Brush with oil and grill on both sides until soft. Put the grilled aubergine slices on a dish and spread the chopped vegetables. Cover them with grated feta cheese and pour pomegranate syrup on each slice. |
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SPINACH-FILLED MUSHROOMS (Serves 4) 100g spinach 1 egg 4 large mushrooms 60g feta cheese 1 chopped onion 2 tbsp of pine nuts dash of pepper dash of dill olive oil for frying |
Fry the spinach in a pan until soft. Beat the egg and mix it with the spinach. In a frying pan, sauté the onions and the stems of the mushrooms. With the mushrooms underside up, fill them with the spinach and place them in a buttered ovenproof dish with crumbled feta and pine nuts sprinkled on top. Place the dish in oven at medium heat for approx. 30 minutes. Serve with pepper and dill sprinkled on top. |
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STILTON SOUP (Serves 4) 50g butter 1 chopped onion 2 sliced celery sticks 40g flour 45ml dry white wine 900ml vegetable stock 300ml milk 100g blue stilton cheese 50g cheddar cheese salt & pepper 60ml double cream |
 mp3 stir in flour, cooking for 1 minute remove from heat, stir in wine + stock bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes add milk, cream and cheeses puree the mixture in a blender reheat without boiling |
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TAHIRI (Serves 4) 1 cauliflower - cut into florets 4 potatoes - cut into cubes 1 cup of peas 1/2 cup of chopped carrots 1/2 aubergine - cut into strips 1/2 cup of chopped beans 1 onion - sliced 1 cup of basmati rice 2 cups of hot water salt to taste cumin seeds cumin powder 4 cardamoms 2 tablespoons of ghee/oil |
mp3 add the cumin seeds and cardamoms, and fry until they crackle add the onions, salt, cumin powder and the rest of the vegetables, frying for a few minutes add rice and stir add hot water and bring to the boil reduce heat and cover with lid to let rice cook once rice is soft, serve hot with natural yoghurt |
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BANANA FRITTERS (Serves 4) 2 eggs 2 cups of flour 1 1/2 cups of milk 1 teaspoon pf baking powder 3 bananas 1 cup of sugar 1/2 cup of brown sugar |
mp3 sift flour and add add milk slowly whilst stirring add baking powder + sugar thinly slice bananas and add to mixture, stirring until all thoroughly mixed with a large spoon, add the mixture onto pan, and fry until crispy brown on both sides serve with brown sugar |
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