Knock Castle Recipes: Hot Chocolate Fondant

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kc-recipes-3Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 225g butter
  • 225g dark chocolate
  • 5 eggs
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 4oz castor sugar
  • 2 oz plain flour

Chocolate Ganache 

  • 50g chocolate, 
  • 50g butter 
  • 100ml double cream

Method

  1. For the Ganache, melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.  Add the cream.  Cool the mixture, then divide into 1 inch pieces and cool in the fridge.   
  2. Melt butter and chocolate together gently.  Beat all the eggs and sugar until you have pale mixture.  Once chocolate and butter mixture has cooled, add to the egg and sugar mixture.  Mix well.  Sieve in flour and fold.  
  3. Butter and sprinkle 6 Dariol moulds with cocoa powder making sure every bit is covered.  Pipe the mixture into the moulds leaving a space for the ganache. Add Ganache and then pipe more mixture over the top.
  4. Bake in pre heated oven at 180ºC for 9 minutes.
  5. Turn out onto plates and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Preparation Time – 30 Minutes

Cooking Time – 9 Minutes

Knock Castle Recipes: Seared hand-dived scallops

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kc-recipes-2Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 Large fresh hand dived scallops (roe optional)
  • 1 x 50g authentic Stornoway Black pudding – good quality
  • 1 pkt of Jamon-Serranno – good quality
  • 1 egg white
  • 300g fresh peas
  • 150ml double cream
  • Pinch of salt
  • 50g fresh oats
  • Shot of Whisky
  • 15g Freshly picked thyme
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

  1. Break the black pudding into a mixing bowl removing the skin.
  2. Add oats, whisky, fresh thyme and one egg white, blend until all mixed.
  3. Take sheets of Parma ham and lay over linking left to right approximately 5 sheets ensuring no gaps.  
  4. Take black pudding mixture and roll into sausage mix – 1 inch diameter ensuring a nice cylinder shape.  Gently roll in Parma ham until completely covered.  Take cling film and tightly wrap in same form as Parma ham ensuring it is tight.  Take ends and hold, roll across the table until tight and place in fridge to set.
  5. Bring cream to boil, add fresh peas and good pinch of salt.  Place in blender to create a smooth consistency and texture adding cream by hand until you get a good consistency. Press liquid through sieve so you are left with a creamy sauce and season to taste.  Leave sauce warm 
  6. Take out black pudding and cut 12 x 1cm slices and remove cling film and lightly pan fry in tiny amount of oil and some butter.  When you turn them over, remove pan from heat and let the natural heat of the pan carry on cooking process.
  7. Put good pan on heat to get very hot, season scallops and place in hot pan (no oil) until it creates a golden glaze then turn over. – place 5g butter leave for 30 seconds and remove from heat.  Now you are ready to serve.  
  8. Put the scallops and black pudding under grill to ensure all is cooked for about 20 secs – good hot grill.  Put the black pudding on the plate on 3 points, put scallops on to create a crest.  
  9. Sauce and garnish – Chervil and tomato concasse

 

 

Knock Castle Recipes: Roast Rump of Perthshire Lamb with Goats cheese and Chive Mash

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kc-recipes-1Serves 4

Ingredients

For the red cabbage

  • 1 red cabbage sliced
  • 200ml port
  • 220ml red wine
  • 100g sugar

For the mash

  • 2kg peeled potatoes
  • 20g goats cheese
  • 25g chopped chives
  • 50ml cream
  • 20g butter

For the lamb

  • 6 x 170g lamb rumps
  • 18 baby carrots
  • 25g butter
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cardamom seeds
  • Salt and pepper

Parsnip Crisps

  • 1 large parsnip peeled

Method

For the cabbage

Place all ingredients in pan, cover with grease proof paper and cook over a low heat for 2-3hours, stirring occasionally

For the mash

Wash potatoes until water runs clear, simmer in salted water until soft. Drain water and mash until very smooth.

Fold the goats cheese into the mashed potatoes with the chives, cream and butter. Season and mix well. Set aside to keep warm

For the lamb

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Season the lamb then place skin side down in smoking hot pan and place in oven for 20minutes (for medium rare). Leave to rest for at least 10minutes.

For the carrots

Cover in cold water, bring to the boil add cardamom seeds and serve al dente

For the Parsnip Crisp

Using the peeler, shave slices of parsnip into thin slivers and deep fry until golden brown, season and serve on top of lamb to garnish.

April Showers? Be prepared!

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Ernie 001It was nice of the snow to give us a flying visit too,just to keep us on our toes! ....after the sun lulling us into a false sense of security!

I always find it difficult to know when Easter falls, when you see Easter Eggs on the shelves of shops from the start of the year.......you don't get that stress with Create Menswear and Central FM, we stick to the current seasons, that way you will always look fresh......

This month Create Menswear has welcomed the Boss , Hugo Boss!!

Hugo Boss has always been on the shoulders of us at Create,and since the 80's has given us some great pieces....in that time Boss has also evolved and introduced new ranges to it's brochure.

Ernie 004BOSS Black 

BOSS Black is the HUGO BOSS core brand and stands for contemporary, modern elegance. The range encompasses women’s and men’s collections offering business apparel, sportswear and glamorous styles for special events. The premium assortment is also supplemented with shoes and accessories as well as licensed watches, eyewear, fragrances, children’s fashions and a home collection.

BOSS Selection 

BOSS Selection represents the exclusive pinnacle of HUGO BOSS brand world: a unique fusion of exquisite design, the finest materials and consummate workmanship. Offering superb apparel, shoes and accessories, the brand caters to sophisticated men with a taste for fashion and style. The largely handcrafted “Tailored Line” and a customized “Made to Measure” service complete the picture.

BOSS Green 

BOSS Green offers premium sportswear that transcends the boundary between fashionable sports apparel and performance golfwear. Melding fashion and lifestyle trends with golf, the collection presents impactful looks in strong colors for both men and women.

Ernie 008BOSS Orange 

The casualwear brand BOSS Orange sends a fun, easy-going message. Shaped by urban trends, the collections appeal to men and women who cultivate and create their own personal style of dressing. Shoes and accessories perfect the outfits along with watches, eyewear and fragrances that are produced under license.

HUGO 

HUGO, the trend brand from HUGO BOSS, is the home of avant-garde design. The men’s and women’s collections feature clean lines and innovative looks. Shoes and accessories complete the outfits; eyewear and fragrances produced under license add the finishing touches

And now that we have officially hit Summer Time......time for short sleeve! and Hugo never disappoints.....

First up is a check shirt, i'm sure we all know Create's soft spot with check....but this really does look good in the sun in the beer garden......comes in two colours,sky blue or green...and a bit discreet for those that don't like brands in your face...with the Boss logo visible just underneath the collar at the rear.

Ernie 011Polo Shirt's! Boss always uses the rainbow,no matter what season it is........how do you wear your polo? top button undone.....or buttons all the way.....Create is a buttons all the way kinda guy :-) ......these Polo's give you the option,so the choice is your's people..........Create likey the stripey Khaki number,every summer wardrobe should have khaki in it,a great colour with jeans.

To compliment these jacket's and shoes, Create Menswear have a range of Designer Wear from Armani Jeans and C.P Company through to Gant,Lacoste and also Hugo Boss and Faconnable.All delivered next day to you,and sometimes same day in the FK postcode,ask for details. A discount will apply if you mention Central FM,again ask for details.

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New Year, New You, New Look, Create Yours...

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2012 will be a great year if you like your sport's,The Olympics being the obvious shout with it being on these shores,and if you like your football there is the European Championships to look forward to........ 

mon-c-43321-53029 gre_1But while we think of these distant events,and the sun.....we at Create Menswear and Central FM would like to fill your time by getting the spring/summer items on show for you now.

With Valentines Day just around the corner ( and my birthday as it happens,for those of you I know that are struggling to find me something :-) ) with this Gilet around your torso to keep you and the heart snug.....Moncler Gui Gilet Green quilted gilet with a high-neck, zipped front pockets and a logo detail on the chest. Protect yourself against the chill in style with this Gui gilet.

Next up,footwear....O'Keeffe Leather Wingtip Brogues.Put a confident accent on your weekend looks in these pillar-box red O'Keeffe brogues. Crafted using a process of hand-burnishing and polishing, they feature a unique patent-pending Goodyear construction that gives them the old-but-new feel that the brand is known for. We at Create have been wearing brogues for a couple of seasons now,love them,in my opinion can be worn very smartly,or casually,ideal.

Levis Vintage Clothing JeansI have always thought a nice bit of Chambray helps kick of the the spring with its fresh look,and this brand delivers just that! J.Crew Cotton Chambray Shirt.Firmly cemented in the lexicon of iconic staple styles, J.Crew gives the chambray shirt a patch-pocket update. Originally created for blue-collar workers due to its soft but hard-wearing weave, the popular style has seen a major resurgence among sartorially savvy gents in recent years.

OKeeffe Brogue ShoeWhen it comes to jeans,one name that is never far away,and this season they have jumped into their archive to bring us what we think is their best fitting denim..... Levi's Vintage Clothing 1947 501 Shrink-to-Fit Straight Jeans.The straight-fitting 501 jeans are Levi's most iconic, ground-breaking design. This version from Levi's Vintage Clothing are a reissue of the 1947 style. Redesigned to account for the availability of resources after the Second World War, they have double stitched arcs on the back pockets and a slightly slimmer fit. This pair are made in the USA with selvedge denim. They will shrink on the first wash to achieve the perfect fit.

188490 mrp_in_lTo compliment these jacket's and shoes, Create Menswear have a range of Designer Wear from CP Company & Armani Jeans through to Gant,Lacoste and also Hugo Boss and Faconnable.All delivered next day to you,and sometimes same day in the FK postcode,ask for details. A discount will apply if you mention Central FM,again ask for details.

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Spring into action...

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Put a little swagger in your step now that Spring has arrived......the burds are singing,at the weekends mostly ;-) and the night's are getting lighter......all in,it's time to feel good again and treat yourself to some serious clobber......

Stone Island JacketJoin in with the colour's Spring has in store for us,with some colours for your wardrobe.....

Jacket wise , Us at Create don't stray far from the Stone Island catalogue....and this Season they deliver yet again.....if you like to be seen,you will have no choice in this serious bit of cloth , the Liquid Reflective Jacket in mint green.The fabric of the liquid reflective jacket is coated with thousands of glass microspheres........Facttastic!

Adidas Indoor GazelleWith the better weather now sliding into view,it's time to brave the sole with something softer on the toe.....Adidas seem's to be going right through their archive and each season launching a classic shoe in every colourway the rainbow offers,not eveybody sees their point of view,but it sells.....but a special mention has to go to the Adidas Gazelle Indoor.

A Polo is alway's a serious part of any thinking lad's collection,and a Polo is worn all year round......whether you are the hard lad that does it without a jacket during the winter,or the soft lad that wear's the pastel colours,the Polo is alway's there and Ma.Strum is one brand that has come to the fore of Create's collection since it's recent launch.

Established in 2008, Ma.Strum is a collaborative project between American designer Donrad Duncan and the archive of the late Stone Island designer Massimo Osti. Prior to his passing in 2005, Massimo Osti was one of the most revolutionary designers in the fashion world, experimenting with new fabrics, and continually pioneering manufacturing and dyeing techniques. As the designer and creator of such esteemed brands as Stone Island, CP Company, Left Hand and Bonneville, Osti has left a legacy of innovation, functionality and a timeless aesthetic that continues to feature heavily at Van Mildert each season.Drawing on Osti's extensive archive, Donrad Duncan (the former creative director at Victorinox) uses exclusive fabric's and styles, combined with new developments and design ideas. Wearable technology is a key aspect of the collection which sees lightweight parachute ripstop fabric and a solar powered torch both featuring in outstanding examples of spring/summer outerwear.

Ma.Strum Polo ShirtFor those that don't want to brave life with just the Polo,and i'm definitely with them......how about a nice Cardi?? no no come back,you don't have to be an OAP to look good wearing the Cardigan.....this cracker from Stone Island proves that...just look at the button's too! Create love a bit of big embossed button going on....and this has it in abundance!! Enjoy.

Stone Island CardiganTo compliment these jacket's and shoes, Create Menswear have a range of Designer Wear from Armani Jeans and C.P Company through to Gant,Lacoste and also Hugo Boss and Faconnable.All delivered next day to you,and sometimes same day in the FK postcode,ask for details. A discount will apply if you mention Central FM,again ask for details.

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