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The Review - COOKING with CLARE LATIMER
 


Choccy delights for choccyholics

Clare Latimer has been feeling the chocolate withdrawals lately, so here are some naughty but nice treats

I CAN’T believe that I have not mentioned chocolate in any recipe this year and as a chocoholic I’m feeling withdrawal symptoms.
Before we think about lying in the sun I would like to sneak in some naughty but wonderful chocolate puddings.
These facts about chocolate will make you feel better. Good chocolate actually lowers cholesterol, women need magnesium and good chocolate has a high magnesium count, it contains chemicals which create the feel good factor and, last but definitely not least, it is regarded as an aphrodisiac, so what are you waiting for.

Excruciating
Chocolate Pudding
This is extraordinary to make but I promise it works really well. It must be served hot and double cream is compulsory! In for a penny, in for a pound.

Ingredients
serves 6-8
50g butter;
50g good plain
chocolate;
125g self-raising flour;
One heaped teasp
baking powder;
175g caster sugar;
Five fl oz milk;
50g granulated sugar;
50g soft dark-brown sugar;
Two heaped tbsp cocoa powder.

Method
Preheat the oven to 180¾C/350¾F/gas mark four. Put the butter and chocolate in a small basin in a saucepan of water and melt over a very low heat.
Put the flour, baking powder and caster sugar in a bowl, stir in the butter, chocolate and milk, then beat until smooth. Put into an ovenproof, shallow dish.
Mix the granulated sugar, brown sugar and cocoa powder in a cup and sprinkle evenly over the top of the pudding mixture.
Pour over five fl oz water, then carefully place in the oven and cook for about 45 minutes or until the top is firm and crispy, but the bottom is still gooey and fudge-like.

Chocolate
Chilli con Carne
Okay, it sounds very strange but it really works.
The chocolate gives a lovely dark glaze and even adds an extra rich flavour that marries well.
I serve it with either boiled rice or spooned into a baked potato. We served this dish at my shop on Monday as one of our hot lunches so here‚s your chance to try it before cooking it yourselves.

Ingredients
serves 4
One tbsp oil;
One onion, peeled and chopped;
One level tsp chilli powder;
450g lean minced beef;
Two x 295g tins red kidney beans, drained;
25g good dark chocolate, grated;
One desp tomato puree;
Salt and freshly ground black pepper;
A little stock or red wine, to moisten.

Method
Heat the oil in a saucepan; add the onion and chilli powder and fry gently for three minutes to soften the onion.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. Simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Keep warm in a low oven until ready to serve.

Quick Chocolate Sauce
As a child this was one of my favourite treats.
Serve it either with bananas, pears or ice-cream.
It is so quick to make and very yummy. One warning, if you boil it the mixture will become like toffee, so if your children are being very noisy… Well, need I go on – they will certainly get stuck into it, as they say.

Ingredients
serves 2
Two desp golden syrup;
Two desp cocoa powder.

Method
Melt the golden syrup and cocoa powder in a heavy based saucepan, stirring well.
When smooth, dark and about to come to the boil, pour over the fruit or ice-cream, or leave it to boil to get a really sticky texture. Be careful, as it will be very hot at this point.

Clare’s Kitchen
41 Chalcot Road
Primrose Hill, NW1
Tel: 020 7586 8433
www.clareskitchen.co.uk
 
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