Gordon Ramsey's Cookalong Live

In just one hour, Gordon will prove that everyone can prepare, and enjoy, mouth-watering home-made food as he creates a three-course dinner that can be cooked by anyone, and dished up in 60 minutes.  The menu starts with pan-roasted scallops served with a tomato and herb salsa, follwed by steak and chips accompanied by a rocket and Parmesan salad, and finished with a rich chocolate mousse.   

According to Gordon, it doesn't matter how often you cook - if you buy the ingredients, get all the utensils you need ready, and then follow his instructions live on the show, he guarantees you too can create this fantastic meal for four.

Lists of ingredients and necessary utensils are included below.

You will need:

200g cherry tomatoes
Small bunch coriander
Small bunch basil
1 lemon
120g rocket
4 x medium Desiree potatoes (approx 600g)

200ml full fat crème fraîche
250ml fresh double cream
1 x pack salted butter
1 x small block of Parmesan

12 king scallops, hand-dived if you can get them, coral removed
4 x good quality Sirloin steaks approx 220 – 250g each, and approx 2.5 cm thick
1 x medium bottle olive oil
1 x medium bottle groundnut oil
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
60g pitted black olives (Kalamata if possible)
Sea salt
Black peppercorns
Chilli flakes

20g icing sugar

2 x 32g bars of chocolate covered honeycomb (Crunchie for example)
150g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)

2 tablespoons coffee liqueur (Tia Maria or Kahlua for example)

Equipment check list:

4 x table knives, forks, dessert spoons/teaspoons

4 x small starter plates
4 x large main course plates
4 x small bowls / ramekins / tumblers / espresso cups

Clean cloth for wiping down between courses
2 x tea towels
Kitchen roll
Oven gloves

Sharp knives – one large, one small
Pepper mill
Salt mill / pot of salt

Kettle
Large Saucepan
Small saucepan
2 x Large Frying pans, preferably non-stick OR 2 x medium frying pans (but you’ll need to do some washing up between courses)
Colander or sieve
Large non-stick baking tray
2 x chopping boards
2 x large Pyrex glass bowls (one which sits tightly inside your large saucepan)
Salad bowl

4 x large plates for resting food
4 x dessert spoons

Spatula
Wooden spoon
Rolling pin
Kitchen tongs
Two large salad serving spoons
Vegetable peeler
Large whisk
Grater

Optional: Hand-held electric whisk (not essential, but it will make things slightly easier)

Gordon Ramsey's Cookalong Live is on at 9pm on Friday January 18th on Channel 4.

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