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Vanilla Girl Recipes
Vanilla, Tomato & Basil Soup
Serves
Ingredients:
1 can diced tomatoes
1.5 cups chicken stock
1 large onion diced
1 carrot diced
Handful of fresh basil leaves roughly chopped
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp butter
6-8 drops Vanilla Girl vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Method:
Melt butter in a saucepan and sauté onions and carrots until translucent. Add flour and stir to blend. Add chicken stock and then the tin of tomatoes. Stir well and allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Allow to cool and puree in a blender. Return to heat with the Vanilla Girl vanilla extract and simmer gently. Serve with crusty bread and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
Vanilla Poached Chicken with Vanilla Mayonnaise, Mango, and Rocket Serves 4-6
Chicken Ingredients:
8 skinless chicken breasts
500ml chicken stock
1 Vanilla Girl Vanilla Pod
Method:
Place the chicken breasts in a casserole dish. Split the vanilla pod in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Bring the chicken stock to the boil with the Vanilla Girl vanilla pod and vanilla seeds. Turn off the heat and allow to infuse for 15 minutes. Pour over the chicken breasts. Cover the dish with buttered greaseproof paper and bake in a preheated oven for 7 minutes at 180’C. Allow the breasts to cool in the liquid.
Dressing Ingredients:
1 whole egg
5 egg yolks
30ml Dijon mustard
750ml sunflower oil
45ml white wine vinegar
60ml boiling water
6-10 drops Vanilla Girl vanilla extract
Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Place mustard, eggs, salt and pepper in the food processor, beat well and slowly add the oil until it forms a thick creamy consistency. Add the Vanilla Girl vanilla extract to the boiling water and vinegar and lastly add this to the mayonnaise. Slice each chicken breast into four and toss in 1 cup of mayonnaise. Set on a platter with rocket and sliced mango.
Vanilla Choc Pots
Makes 6 small pots
Ingredients:
200g quality dark chocolate (with at lease 40% cocoa solids)
1 egg
300ml cream
1tsp Vanilla Girl vanilla powder or 8-10 drops Vanilla Girl vanilla extract
Icing sugar and Vanilla Girl vanilla powder to garnish
Method:
Melt and whisk cream and chocolate in a double boiler. Add the beaten egg whisking lightly until the mixture is warm. Remove from heat and stir in the Vanilla Girl vanilla powder or extract. Pour mixture into 6 small pots and chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours. To serve, sprinkle with a mixture of Vanilla Girl vanilla powder and icing sugar.
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