Rich Dales' key ingredient recipe from Heat 1 of MasterChef 2014
Ingredients
- 1 chicken thigh + breast
- chicken stock
- ricotta
- basil + parsley
- green beans
- smoked bacon
- celriac
- potato + courgette
- butter
- 100ml double cream
- 100ml garlic
- 100ml white wine
Method
- Pan fry chicken thigh meat and blend with herbs, ricotta and season
- Flatten breast, season + add filling. Roll in cling film to make a ballotine
- Cook in stock for 40 minutes
- Slice potato + courgette (mandoline)
- Boil cream with 3 crushed garlic cloves, infuse off the meat
- Layer cream, potato, cream, courgette with seasoning
- Bake in fan oven (190°) for 40 minutes
- Blanche beans in boiling salted water for 1 minute. Drain
- Fry chopped bacon with beans
- Boil celeriac, cream + stock until soft. Blend until smooth
- Add wine to thigh, pan + reduce by half
- Add 100ml of stock + reduce by half. Add butter + chopped parsley
- Slice ballotine + place on a plate. Add a swipe of celeriac purée
- Add beans/bacon. Add gratin
- Spoon sauce over chicken
