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Rosemary skewered shrimp
Curtis Stone

6 servings

INGREDIENTS

2 lemons
2 teaspoons dried oregano
3 tablespoons olive oil
24 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
12 long sturdy rosemary sprigs, leaves removed from bottom half of sprigs
Lemon wedges

DIRECTIONS

Grate the lemon peel into a large mixing bowl; set the lemons aside.

Mix the oregano and oil into the lemon zest. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

Skewer 2 shrimp onto each rosemary sprig.

Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Grill the shrimp for 2 minutes on each side.

Squeeze the juice from 1 lemon over the shrimp on the grill.

Transfer the shrimp skewers to a platter. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.  

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Tuna ceviche
Curtis Stone

4 servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon coconut milk
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon grated palm sugar
2 drops toasted sesame oil
1 pound fresh tuna, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled, cubed
2 cups assorted fresh herb and salad leaves (such as shiso, small basil leaves, arugula and mint)

DIRECTIONS

Combine the lime juice, coconut milk, soy sauce, palm sugar and sesame oil in a large bowl and stir to combine.

Add the tuna to the marinade and let stand for 10 minutes, tossing occasionally, or until the lime juice begins to “cook” the outer edges of the tuna. The outside of the tuna will become a pale grey color while the center will remain a deep red.

Using a slotted spoon, remove the tuna from the marinade and mound it in the center of 4 serving plates, dividing equally.

Top with the avocado.

Toss the herb and salad leaves with enough of the reserved marinade to coat. Season the salad to taste with salt and pepper.

Mound the salad on top of the avocado and serve immediately.

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Banoffee pie
Curtis Stone

Serves 8

INGREDIENTS

Crust

9 ounces graham crackers
1 stick butter, melted

Toffee sauce

1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

Filling

1 1/4 cups heavy cream
5 small bananas (about 1 1/2 pounds total)

DIRECTIONS

To make the crust: Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.

Blend the graham crackers in a food processor until they are finely ground.

Pour the melted butter over the crumbs and process to blend well. The crumbs should stick together when pressed.

Press the crumb mixture over the bottom and 1½ inches up the sides of the springform pan. Refrigerate.

To make the toffee sauce: Place a medium-heavy saucepan over medium heat.

Combine the sugar and 3 tablespoons of water in a medium-heavy saucepan.

Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat and boil without stirring until the color is deep amber, occasionally swirling the pan and brushing down the sides with a pastry brush dipped into water, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the condensed milk and butter. Continue stirring for 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly.

Remove the toffee sauce from the heat and spread 1 cup of the sauce over the prepared crust and refrigerate for about 1 hour or until the caramel is semi-firm.

Keep the remaining caramel sauce at room temperature.

To fill the pie: Using an electric mixer, beat the cream in a large bowl until thick and very soft billowy peaks form.

Very thinly slice 3 of the bananas into discs. Fold the sliced bananas into the softly whipped cream and spoon into the prepared pie crust.

Slice the remaining bananas and arrange them decoratively over the pie.

Rewarm the remaining toffee sauce gently over low heat.

Drizzle some of the sauce decoratively over the pie. If the sauce has thickened too much to drizzle, stir a few tablespoons of milk into the sauce to create a thinner consistency.

Cut the pie into wedges and transfer to plates.

Drizzle each pie wedge with more sauce and serve.

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