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Putting the gin in your kitchen

The unique juniper notes of gin add a little something to every kind of dish.

Elderflower gin sponge with mascarpone cream and strawberries

Elderflower gin sponge with mascarpone cream and strawberries Source: Alan Benson

Everything you love about a refreshing gin and tonic can also be added to your favourite recipes. The fresh, piney flavours of juniper cut through any dish to add spark. Not to mention any other botanicals your fave tipple is infused with (maybe ?).
Start with these recipes, but don't hesitate to use gin in any recipe that calls for wine or other spirits. After all, a splash or two of gin helps most things along, don't you think?
Gamberi e polenta crostino (King prawns, polenta fritters with red mustard leaves and black garlic)
A caramelised prawn, mustard green and a black garlic salad is given a juniper top note. Source: The Chefs' Line Series 2
Gin is used to  before dousing them in melted prawn butter. The bitter notes of the gin perfectly complement the other buttery, briny bold flavours.
Cured spiced turnip and swede
Finished with a generous splash of gin, of course. Source: Royal Gardens on a Plate
Curing in a salt and spice mixture creates a few small miracles. It extracts the water, which changes both the texture and the flavour, and it creates an extraordinary canvas of sour, sweet, acidity and spice.
Gin-cured ocean trout with bush tomato emulsion and pickled cucumbers
When fresh is best. Source: Peter Kuruvita's Coastal Kitchen
Fish is cured in alcohol across many cultures, with versions of and  being two of them.  gives trout the gin-soaked treatment and the result is the easiest dinner party entrée you'll probably ever make.
Oysters are still in demand, despite the shortfall.
For the best result, try to find a gin that has zesty, citrusy botanicals. Source: Benito Martin
Gin pairs so beautifully with oysters that after you'll be loathed to enjoy them any other way. There simply couldn't be a more wonderful way to pass an evening than sharing this with friends.
Lobster and gin hotpot (caldereta de llangosta)
This renowned Menorcan stew is fit for kings. Source: Rochelle Eagle
It's not just oysters that revel in the gin treatment - any shellfish tastes divine in gin. This showcases how the juniper notes of gin float above other flavours to add intriguing interest to the dish.
Gin and tonic popcorn
This recipe will have your friends popping over in no time. Source: Rhys McGowan
Surprise your mates with a . It tastes remarkably like the cocktail favourite, only with added caramel and crunch.
Yoghurt citrus cake with gin syrup
If you adore lemon and lime with gin you'll find any excuse to knock up this cake. Source: Alan Benson
What goes perfectly with gin? Lemon and lime, of course. And cake! and you have a certain kind of sublime.
Kersttulband - Dutch fruitcake
Kersttulband is the fruitcake made for those who say they don't like fruitcake. Source: Alan Benson
Raisins are often soaked in rum for a fruitcake, but the Dutch know that gin . The result is a lighter-tasting fruitcake with plenty of punch.
Elderflower gin sponge with mascarpone cream and strawberries
What a way to enjoy a gin tipple! Source: Alan Benson
If there ever was a cake that epitomised the flavours of England ! The combination of elderflower, strawberries and gin not only makes this chic sponge cake uniquely special but also incredibly lust-worthy.

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Published 8 June 2023 10:15pm
Updated 23 June 2023 8:08am
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