French Christmas Recipes Biography
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The title of her new cookbook (‘My Little French Kitchen’) may hint at an idyllic Parisian childhood, complete with buttered croissants every breakfast time and skiing trips in the Alps, but Rachel Khoo was actually born and bred in Croydon, London. What with having a Malaysian father and Austrian mother, she was weaned on a diet of authentic Oriental fare with the odd schnitzel thrown in for good measure.
After studying art and design at Central Saint Martins and working in public relations until she was 25, Rachel tired of life in London and upped sticks to Paris. Not speaking a word of the language but desperate to learn pâtisserie from the French masters, she worked as an au pair and enrolled at legendary institution Le Cordon Bleu.
Having earned her pastry credentials, Rachel put them to good use at cookware shop La Cocotte, inventing delectable desserts for its tea shop and hosting her own cookery classes, before penning two cookbooks in French, ‘Barres à céréales, Granola et Muesli faites maison’ and ‘Pâtes à tartiner’. With her pint-sized stature, pillar-box red lipstick, and the English-girl-in-Paris angle working in her favour, it wasn’t long before TV came calling...
Rachel Khoo’s big break...
In order to evolve her culinary repertoire, Rachel began running a one-table pop-restaurant from her miniscule 22sqm flat, folding up her futon and practically cooking on top of her customers. Her efforts soon paid off as along with her first book in English, ‘My Little Paris Kitchen,’ Rachel’s TV show of the same name (filmed in her flat), aired in March 2012.
And now?
As a homage to her adopted country, and culinary homeland, Rachel’s new book is an exploration of the different foods in the four corners of France. From fishy fare in Brittany (we’re hooked on the lobster, fennel and buttermilk soup and the apple and Calvados potted mussels) to meaty mains in Provence (you can’t help be tempted by her sticky-with-cassis pork ribs), her recipes put a fresh spin on traditional French cuisine. She’s currently filming a new programme for BBC Worldwide and divides her time between her little Paris kitchen and a flat in central London
Ingredients
8 white asparagus spears
Salt
3 eggs
100ml milk
A small bunch of chives, finely chopped (approx 15g)
8 slices of Bayonne or Parma ham
Method
Trim off the tough ends from the asparagus spears and peel the lower part about 5cm up the stem. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the asparagus to the boiling water and blanch for 4–5 minutes, until they are just tender (test with a sharp knife). Plunge into a bowl of iced water to stop them cooking.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium to high heat. In a bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, chives and a pinch of salt. When the pan is hot, remove it from the heat, pour in a small ladleful of the egg mixture and quickly swirl it around the pan to make a large pancake. Return the pan to the heat and cook for a couple of minutes. Using a palette knife, gently peel back the pancake and turn it over. Cook for another couple of minutes or until lightly golden. Repeat with the rest of the batter. Keep the pancakes on a plate and cover with foil while you make the rest.
Cut each pancake in half and wrap one half and a slice of Bayonne ham around each asparagus stem.
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