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  1. Black Truffle BBQ Ribs

    Black Truffle BBQ Ribs


    Ingredients for the Dry Rub:

      • 100g Light Brown Sugar
      • 2 tbsp Smoked Paprika
      • 3 tsp cayenne pepper
      • 1 tbsp sea salt
      • 2 tsp garlic powder
      • 2 tsp onion powder
      • 1 tsp black pepper
      • Ingredients for the BBQ Glaze:

      • ½ jar Truffle BBQ Sauce
      • ½ jar Truffle Hot Sauce
      • Ingredients for the Slaw:

      • 1/3 Red Cabbage, finely sliced
      • ½ Red Onion, finely sliced
      • 2-3 Carrots, grated
      • Handful Coriander leaves, picked
      • 1 tbsp Mayonnaise
      • Juice of ½ Lemon
      • ½ tbsp Sugar
      • Pinch Salt & Pepper

    Method

    1. Massage the mustard around the ribs
    2. Then mix the rub together well and scatter all over the ribs
    3. Roast the ribs at 140°C for 2-3 hours
    4. Mix ‘The Slaw’ ingredients together and boil the corn on the cob for 15 minutes
    5. Once ready to finish, brush a generous amount of the truffle BBQ sauce over both sides of the ribs and or Truffle Hot Sauce over the wings and barbecue or grill all the meat to finish. At this point, grill the vegetables and brush with the truffle butter until charred and well glazed.
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  • White Truffle Honey Pancakes

    White Truffle Honey

    Serves 2-4


    Ingredients:

  • Method

    1. Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl, making a well in the middle.
    2. Add the eggs and salt, whisk until blended. Set aside.
    3. Place a pan over a medium heat, add a knob of butter to the plan until melted, wipe with a paper towel to distribute evenly.
    4. When hot, pour ½ cup of batter and spread to the edge of the pan.
    5. Cook for 2 minutes each side, until golden brown.
    6. Serve with your favourite toppings. We recommend our White Truffle Honey and berries.
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  • Truffled Portabella Mushroom Pizza

    Pizza with English Truffle Oil


    Preparation: 60 minutes / Cooking: 15 minutes

    Ingredients


    For the base
    • 300g strong bread flour
    • 1 sachet dried instant yeast
    • 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 1 tsp Sugar
    • 1 tsp Salt
    For the topping
    • 500g mixed fresh wild mushrooms (portabella and small portabellini thinly sliced)
    • 1 small red or yellow bell pepper, cut into small strips
    • 1 small onion
    • 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs; Thyme, Marjoram, and Parsley work well
    • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 125g grated Mozzarella
    • Handful of Fresh Rocket
    • 25g fresh black summer truffles (optional)
    • TruffleHunter English Truffle Oil to drizzle

    Method


    1. To make the Pizza bases mix the yeast sachet, 200ml of warm water, 1tsp of sugar and the Olive Oil in a small bowl. Put the flour in a large bowl, make a well in the centre and slowly add the yeast liquid, mixing as you go until you have a soft damp dough. Turn onto a floured surface and kneed for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Cover with a damp tea towel and set aside for 30 minutes.
    2. Slice the fresh wild mushrooms and finely chop the small onion. Heat the Olive oil in a large frying pan and gently sauté the onion until soft. Add the dried herbs, sliced wild mushrooms and cook gently until the mushrooms start to brown and lose water. As an extra luxury at TruffleHunter we like to add 1tbps of cognac to the pan with the mushrooms.
    3. Give the dough a quick kneed and roll out thinly into 3 or 4 large rounds. Place the pizza bases on a baking tray, you are now ready to dress your pizza. Carefully arrange the wild mushrooms, sliced bell peppers and finish with the grated Mozarella and a shaving or two...
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  • Bacon and Truffle Macaroni Cheese

    Bacon and Truffle Macaroni Cheese


    Preparation: 35 minutes / Cooking: 45 minutes / Serves 4 as a main /

    Ingredients


    Oven 180c/ 356*F/Gas Mark 4
    • 325g/12oz dried macaroni
    • 100g/3oz smoked bacon
    For the sauce:
    • I onion
    • 500ml/16 floz whole milk
    • 3tsp TruffleHunter Minced Black Truffle
    • 50g/2oz TruffleHunter Black Truffle Butter
    • 50g/2oz plain flour
    • 220g/8oz mature cheddar cheese(grated)
    • 1 tsp TruffleHunter Black Truffle Mustard
    • TruffleHunter Fresh Black Truffle shavings

    Method


    1. Blanch macaroni in boiling water until nearly cooked through (still has a slight crunch).
    2. Grill bacon until golden then cut into lardons. (strips 5mm thick and the full width of the bacon)
    3. For the sauce: Remove skin, and half the onion put into milk with and warm the milk slowly, do not boil. 20 minutes should do.
    4. For the roux: Melt TruffleHunter Black Truffle Butter in pan big enough to hold at least 1 litre of sauce. Add flour and cook out for two or three minutes.
    5. Finish the sauce: Remove and discard the onion from the milk. Add the milk to the roux a little at a time all the while whisking.
    6. Once all the milk is combined, add 180g/ 6oz of the cheese, TruffleHunter Minced Black Truffle and 180g TruffleHunter Black Truffle Mustard and cook out for 5 minutes on a very low heat.
    7. Combine bacon, macaroni and cheese sauce. Place in baking dish, top with slices of TruffleHunter Fresh Truffle and the remaining cheese and bake until golden and crisp on top...
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  • Veganaury 2022

    Whether you are vegan yourself, enjoy vegan dishes or simply just a foodie our range of truffle products are suitable for you all including Oils, Nuts, Crisps, Pasta and Condiments!

    TruffleHunter aim to be as inclusive as possible with our products and recipes. This month we’re sharing more Vegan recipes in line with Veganuary.

    Let’s start at the very beginning with Meat Free Mondays! Try one of our delicious recipes for dinner one night of the week!

    Lentil Dahl is a hearty winter warmer using our Minced Black Truffle. Serve with steamed basmati rice and warm flatbreads to soak up the flavoursome curry.

    Fries are the ideal side to a celeriac steak. Why not try our Parsnip Fries with Black Truffle Ketchup? A simple yet delicious recipe to be enjoyed on a Saturday evening.

    Thinking about visiting Italy? Cook your way to where some of our finest truffles are found with our Arabiatta Strozzapreti. A quick and easy midweek dish for the family to enjoy a taste of cultural cuisine.

    Follow us on Instagram @trufflehunteruk for delicious content suitable for everyone, using our wide range of products...

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  • Roasted Vegetables with White Truffle Honey

    Roasted Vegetables with a Sprinkle of Truffle

    Serves 4

    Ingredients 

    • 6 parsnips
    • 1 bulb of garlic
    • 4 King Oyster Mushrooms
    • 6 baby carrots
    • 12 cooked chestnuts
    • 1/2 Butternut Squash
    • 2 red onions, halved
    • 1 savoy cabbage
    • 1 tbsp White Truffle Honey
    • 1 tbsp Truffle Dust
    • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
    • Flaked Black Truffle Sea Salt 

    Method

    1. Preheat your oven to 200˚C. Blanche your parsnips in boiling water for 10 mins while your oven is heating up and then drain.
    2. Slice your savoy cabbage and keep separately ready to steam later.
    3. Toss all root vegetables, squash, mushrooms and chestnuts in oil and place into a large preheated oven roasting tray. Season generously with Truffle sea salt and sprinkle with Truffle dust. Add chopped thyme and roast for 30 mins.
    4. Remove from the oven every 10 mins to turn and roast evenly. Cook for a further 15 minutes with a generous drizzle of truffle honey to glaze.
    5. Steam your savoy cabbage and season with extra Truffle Dust and sea salt. Combine with the roasted vegetables and serve with a final pinch of Truffle Sea salt flakes.
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  • Truffle Pizza

    Truffle Pizza

    Serves 4-8

    Ingredients 

    • Pizza dough
    • 650g 00 flour
    • 325ml warm water
    • 50ml milk
    • 7g Yeast
    • 1 tsp Sea Salt
    • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
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    For the toppings

    • 100g Tomato pizza sauce
    • 150g Mozzarella
    • 1 tbsp White Truffle Oil
    • 4 chestnut Mushrooms, finely sliced
    • 1 tbsp Minced Black Truffle (optional)
    • 1 tbsp Black Truffle Oil
    • 1 tsp Thyme
    • Salt and Pepper to season

    Method

    1. Whisk your yeast into the warm milk and water and leave to start bubbling for 5 minutes. In a large mixer using a dough hook or by hand knead your flour, oil, yeasty water and salt for 10 mins until smooth. Form into a ball and leave covered to prove for 1-2 hours.
    2. Then knock back and divide into 6-8 small pizza dough balls. Prove for a further 45 mins.
    3. Preheat your pizza oven to 375˚C or domestic oven to 220˚C.
    4. Sauté your mushrooms with thyme, Truffle Mince and Black Truffle Oil.
    5. On a floured surface roll out your pizza bases and then transfer onto a peel with polenta to prevent sticking. Top with a ladle of tomato sauce and truffled mushrooms. Place some mozzarella balls in the gaps and bake for 2-3 mins in a wood fired pizza oven or 10-12 in a conventional oven.
    6. Drizzle with White Truffle Oil and garnish with torn basil leaves.
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  • Pear, Gorgonzola & Truffle Tart

    Pear, Gorgonzola and Truffle Tart

    Serves 2

    Ingredients 

    • 1 block of shortcrust pastry
    • 4 pears, thinly sliced
    • 175g Gorgonzola Dulce
    • 50g walnuts
    • 1 tbsp White Truffle Honey
    • 1/2 tbsp Truffle Salt
    • Method

    1. Roll out your shortcrust pastry on a floured surface and blind bake in a 22cm tart case for 15-20 mins.
    2. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Layer with sliced pears in concentric circles. Then add lumps of Gorgonzola Dulce over the top dotted with walnuts. Season with Truffle Sea Salt and bake the tart for 15-20 mins at 180˚C.
    3. Remove from the oven and drizzle with a generous spoonful of White Truffle Honey. Return to bake for a final 8-10 mins until the top of the tart starts to caramelise.
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  • Minced Black Truffle Pasta

    Minced Black Truffle Pasta

    Serves 2

    Ingredients 

    • 250g fresh Trofie pasta
    • 500ml chicken stock
    • 50g grated parmesan
    • 50g butter
    • 1 tbsp Minced Black Truffle
    • 1 shallot, finely diced
    • 1 clove of garlic, diced
    • 1 tsp thyme

    Method

    1. Start by reducing your chicken stock for 20-25 mins in a saucepan until the volume has reduced by three quarters. Boil your pasta water ready in preparation to cook the pasta as per pack instructions.
    2. In a frying pan sauté your shallot and garlic in butter with thyme. Then once the onion is soft but not heavily caramelised add in your Minced Black Truffle and the reduced chicken stock. Simmer for 5 mins whilst you cook your fresh pasta.
    3. When the pasta is just cooked use a slotted spoon to transfer it to the sauce. Add parmesan and cook for 3-4 mins until the pasta is coated in a glossy, velvety truffle sauce. Serve with a glass of chianti and extra parmesan.
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  • Truffle Cheese Toastie Canapés

    Truffle Cheese Toastie Canapés


    Serves 6

    Ingredients

    Truffle Condiment Discovery Range

    3 slices of thick sliced white bread

    For the cheese sauce

    25g butter

    1 tbsp plain flour

    75 ml whole milk

    75 g grated gruyere cheese

    100g mozzarella

    1 egg yolk

    1 tsp mustard [Black Truffle Mustard]

    Salt and pepper

    To serve:

      • Black Truffle Ketchup
      • White Truffle Honey
      • Flaked Black Truffle Sea Salt
      • Chopped chives [optional]

    Method

    1. Start by melting butter in a saucepan and then add the flour. Stir over a medium heat to form a roux base. Then slacken by adding milk and all of the cheese. Stir on a low heat for 5-6 mins to make a smooth, glossy cheese sauce. Remove from the heat and continuing to stir add mustard and a beaten egg yolk. Season to taste and allow to cool. .
    2. Lightly toast your bread and slice into toast fingers. Preheat your grill and then spread the cheese sauce over the toast.
    3. Grill for 2-3 mins on high heat until the cheese caramelises. Then transfer to a platter and drizzle with lots of Truffle Honey, A good pinch of Truffle Sea Salt and serve with ketchup and other delicious Truffle condiments of your choice.
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