Recipes
Matt Moran’s Pumpkin Cheesecake with Lime Jelly
Serving size: 10 Pumpkin puree 1/2 butternut pumpkin, peeled and evenly diced Biscuit base 300 g ginger nut biscuits 70 g unsalted butter, melted Cheesecake 300 g Philadelphia cheese 100 g mascarpone 1 egg 4 egg yolks 100 g sugar 1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped 300 g pumpkin puree Lime jelly 6 g… Continue Reading >>
Matt Moran’s Passionfruit and Banana Sorbet
Serving size: 4 150g sugar 250ml water 8 passionfruits 3 bananas, peeled 1 lime, juice To prepare the sorbet, place the sugar and water into a saucepan, bring to a simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Cut the passion fruit in half and… Continue Reading >>
Matt Moran’s Mushroom and Cep Soup
Serving size: 4 2 dried ceps 100g bread, sliced 100ml vegetable oil 80g salted butter 1 onion, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 small potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 400g button mushroom, thinly sliced 1 litre chicken stock 100ml cream Olive oil to season Salt and pepper to season To prepare the ceps,… Continue Reading >>
Matt Moran’s Green and Yellow Zucchini Salad with Parmesan, Mint and Lemon
Serving size: 4 50g bread, sliced 100ml vegetable oil 2 green zucchini 2 yellow zucchini 1 lemon, juice only 20ml lemon oil 1 tablespoon mint, finely chopped Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated Cut the bread into 2mm cubes. Place the oil into a frying pan on a medium to high heat and… Continue Reading >>
Mashed Potato Pie
Serving size: 6-8 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan, divided 3 cups cooked potato pulp, or leftover mashed potatoes 1 1/2 cups lowfat sour cream 3/4 cup lowfat ricotta 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 green onion, cut into 1.5cm slices 3 cups very hot water Generously… Continue Reading >>
Matt Moran’s Clam Chowder
Serving size: 4 100ml white wine 1 kg clams, live 25g butter 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 medium onion, 2mm diced 1 leek, white only, 2mm diced 100g smoked bacon, 2mm diced 1 celery stick, 2mm diced 2 corn cobs, niblets removed 1 medium potato, 2mm diced 1 bay leaf 600ml fish stock 50ml… Continue Reading >>
Matt Moran’s Braised Oxtail with Red Wine and Mushrooms
Serving size: 4 2 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 kg oxtail 200g flour 100g bacon, rind removed 20 pearl onions, peeled 20 button mushrooms, stalks removed 2 garlic cloves 2 bay leaves 2 sprigs thyme 1/2 litre red wine 1 litre veal stock Heat a tablespoon of oil on a high heat in a frying pan…. Continue Reading >>

Mashed Potato Pie
Serving size: 6-8 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan, divided 3 cups cooked potato pulp, or leftover mashed potatoes 1 1/2 cups lowfat sour cream 3/4 cup lowfat ricotta 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 green onion, cut into 1.5cm slices 3 cups very hot water Generously… Continue Reading >>

Margarita
Serving size: 4 x 120ml 1/2 cup lime juice 120ml tequila 1 tablespoon sugar 2 cups ice cubes Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Place cover on blender jar. Turn blender on and process on food processor speed until slushy, about 45-60 seconds. Turn blender off. Serve immediately. Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories… Continue Reading >>

Lemon Sorbet
Serving size: 8 x 1/2-cup 2 cups sugar 2 cups water 11/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon finely chopped lemon zest* Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium/high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer without stirring until the sugar dissolves, about 3 to… Continue Reading >>