Private Surprise Birthday Dinner Party for Anna&Friends, Southampton

January 27, 2017

This weekend was really super with a special surprise dinner party for Anna. With all the organising, menu planning and everything else done in complete secret, Chris did a fabulous job of getting all the dishes confirmed, it not being easy to please the whole table ;) For such a great evening planned, we opted for a superb tasting menu which made the dinner all the more momentous and specialised. Each course chosen was bespoke to favourite ingredients and so all went down amazingly and with some fab wine too that I also got to sample :) Having cooked for all before it was a huge pleasure to do so again after celebrating various special occasions over the past few years and the latest was definitely up there with all the rest. :)

Menu

Canapes:

Sweet Potato Crisp, Goats Cheese, Red Wine Poached Plum, Rocket,

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Crispy Duck Roll, Hoi Sin,
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Honey, Dijon glazed Sausages, Sesame Seeds,

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Roasted Butternut Squash, Coconut and Chilli Soup,

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Fresh Tortellini, Braised Pulled Lamb and Mint,
Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Sauce,

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Pressed Chicken, Red Pepper and Basil Terrine,
Rocket, Balsamic,

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Tempura Sea Bass Fillets,
Egg Noodles, Julienne of Vegetabales, Sweet Chilli, Lime,

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Mango and Lime Sorbet,

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Assiette of Roast Beef,
Pan seared Fillet, Slow Braised Ox Cheek, Brisket and Ale Pie, Red Wine Gravy,
Dauohinoise Potatoes, Buttered Baby Vegetables,

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Trio of Desserts:
Lemon and Raspberry Posset,
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Individual Apple, Cinnamon and Blueberry Oat Crumble,
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Salted Caramel and Toasted Walnut Chocolate Brownie, Peanut Butter Ice Cream.