CHILDREN’S RECIPE: Tempura Pancake Batter and Apples

Ingredients:
1 Egg
1½ cups Flour
3 tbsp Baking Powder
1 tbsp Salt
1 tbsp Sugar
3 tbsp Brown Butter
1¼ cup Milk
2 Apples, peeled and sliced
1 Apple, diced; for dipping sauce
1/8 lb Butter; for dipping sauce

Method of Preparation:
In a bowl put the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar then add the milk, brown butter, and egg. Cut two of the apples into wedges and dip in the pancake batter and put in to oil for 1-2 minutes until cooked through and crispy. In a separate pan heat diced apples and butter to make the dipping sauce. Place sauce in a ramekin for dipping the tempura apple pancakes.

FAMILY RECIPE: Apple and Duck Consomme with Duck and Apple Dumplings

Ingredients: 1 whole Duck, roasted
3 Apples, sliced and skin on
1 oz Ginger, zest
1 tbsp Orange, zest
¼ tbsp White Pepper
1 stick Cinnamon
1 Star Anise
1 Bay Leaf
Pinch of Chili Flakes
1 tbsp Mushroom Soy
2 tbsp Rice Wine
3 Scallions, sliced, green section only
6 Dumpling Wrappers

Method of Preparation:
Consomme:In a four-quart pot, cook apples and ginger until tender. Add 3 quarts water, orange zest, white pepper, cinnamon stick, star anise, bay leaf, chili flakes, rice wine and mushroom soy. Place the roasted duck bones in the stock, simmer for 20 minutes and strain.

Dumplings:Chop the green part of the scallion, add to the duck meat to make filling for the dumpling wrappers. Fill dumplings, seal with water, then cook for 2-3 minutes.

Serve dumplings in consomme, garnish with julienne apples and herbs.