The Mountain Echo

Why are bananas never lonely? Because they hang around in bunches! Anyway try this for cheese and bananas:

Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
6 firm bananas
120g cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup heavy cream
whipped cream for garnish (optional)

Method
1. Melt butter. Slice bananas lengthwise. Saute quickly over high heat. Place 1/2 of bananas in buttered 8 x 8-inch dish.
2. Beat cream cheese with sugar and cinnamon. Spread 1/2 of mixture over banana. Top with remaining bananas and spread with remaining cheese mix.
3. Pour cream over top; bake in 180 c oven for 20 minutes. Serve cool garnished with whipped cream or warm over vanilla ice cream SWEET!

This high altitude warmer is a Tignes Cuisine special. Make your own for an on the mountain tipple using this recipe.

Ingredients
1L Red Wine
200ml Brandy
2 Oranges – cut into 8 pieces
5 Pods Green Cardomon – crushed
2 Limes Leaves
150ml Honey
1 Whole Star Anise (dried)
1 Stick Cinnamon

Method
1. Combine, all ingredients in a large saucepan.
2. Bring to simmer. Drink whilst still “Chaud”.
Namaste!

This Vietnamese dish is very rich and good for a really cold night. It is probably best made the day before so
you can skim the fat off the top but planning ahead is not always on the cards.

Ingredients
2kg Diced Pork Shoulder
3 Yellow Medium Onions – Chopped
12 Whole Shallots
1 Lemongrass Stick
Vegetable Oil
3 Tbsp Miso
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1-2 inch Stick Cinnamon
4 Whole Star Anise (dried)
1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns
2 Tbsp Sugar
4 Cups Beef Stock
2 Cups Water
Splash of Fish Sauce

Method
Fry off onions then scoop out, fry pork in same pot with some salt, pepper and love until nice and brown, crank the onions back in pot and add all other ingredients. Bring to simmer for 1.5 hours and then
allow to cool down so you can skim off the fat. Once it’s been skimmed you can heat it up and serve with noodles or rice, with some chopped spring onion on top. You will have a great chicken surprise best not served at a bar mitzvah.