Jason and Rachel Drew - 2010 Jan 2nd - 160 Guests
Location: The Secret Garden, Tulbagh
This was another interesting challenge, it was a scorcher of a day and we were set up in a tent right next to the fancy bedouin tent. We were given unusual (semi-prehistoric) gas ovens to work with, which didn’t have any temperature controls – the top shelf was wickedly hot, the middle perfect heat and the bottom was cold. Besides this we managed to send out a perfectly cooked meal and had guests raving about our food for weeks.
Canapes
- Herbed polenta topped with melting balsamic onions and smoked springbok
- Blini’s with smoked salmon crème fraiche and caviar
- Spoons with seared tuna, parmesan mayo and onion sprouts
- Phyllo baskets with avocado and sweet chilli salsa
- Fresh oysters with a chilli and lime dressing
- Tandoori spiced prawn skewers
- Camambert and walnut puffs with plum chutney
- Cherry tomato and mozzarella tarts with basil pesto
Mains
- Pan roasted fillet of beef with wild mushroom jus, baby carrots, asparagus and potato rosti