NEFF RECIPES: OVEN BAKED KOREAN PORK CHOPS

Serves 2.

These Korean pork chops have a cooking time of just 15-20 minutes. Dinner is five minutes from being ready when you receive a phone call to say that someone is running late. But dinner doesn’t have to be ruined. With the help of Neff Home Connect app, you can ask the oven to reduce the heat and turn on the steam to stop dinner drying out – without setting foot in the kitchen.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 pork chops
• 50 g Korean gochujang paste
• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp mirin
• 1 thumb-sized piece ginger peeled and minced/grated
• 1 clove garlic peeled and minced
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
  TO SERVE:
• 1 tsp mixed white and black sesame seeds
• 1/2 tsp shichimi togarashi Japanese seasoning (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a large bowl, place the gochujang paste, rice wine vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, mirin, ginger, garlic and sesame oil. Mix together, add the pork chops and stir again to coat. Cover the bowl with clingfilm. Place in the fridge to marinate for 1-2 hours (up to overnight).

2. Next preheat the oven to CircoTherm® 190°C.

3. Then take the Korean pork chops out of the fridge and arrange on a baking tray. Place in the oven to cook for 15-20 minutes – until cooked throughout.

4. Finally remove from the oven and sprinkle with the black sesame seeds and shichimi togarashi. Serve with a green salad.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a large bowl, place the gochujang paste, rice wine vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, mirin, ginger, garlic and sesame oil. Mix together, add the pork chops and stir again to coat. Cover the bowl with clingfilm. Place in the fridge to marinate for 1-2 hours (up to overnight).

2. Preheat the oven to CircoTherm® 190°C.

3. Take the pork chops out of the fridge and arrange on a baking tray. Place in the oven to cook for 15-20 minutes – until cooked throughout.

4. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the black sesame seeds and shichimi togarashi. Serve with a green salad.

TO DELAY YOUR MEAL:
If you need to delay the time dinner is ready when the chops are already cooking in the oven, simply cook for 10 minutes, then ask the oven to turn down to 90°C with low added steam. They can stay in the oven in this way for a further 15-20 minutes. Alternatively, if the chops are cooked, turn off the oven and open the door for 5 minutes to release the heat. Close the door, then approx. 15 minutes before required, ask the oven to heat to CircoTherm® 190°C with medium added steam for 10-12 minutes.

Note: don’t leave the pork chops in the oven in this way for more than 30 minutes. If it’s likely to be longer, then firstly remove the chops from the oven when cooked. Secondly cool, cover and refrigerate (for up to a day). Finally place back in the oven, uncovered, at CircoTherm® 190°C with medium added steam for 10-12 minutes until piping hot throughout.

5 TIPS TO GET YOUR KITCHEN FEELING LIKE SUMMER – Has this heatwave got you thinking about ways to inject some summertime charm into your kitchen? If so then this guide is the perfect read for you.

2. Bring your garden inside

No matter how a kitchen is designed, be it contemporary or traditional, it’s important a kitchen feels warm and welcoming from the second you walk in. It’s essential that a kitchen feels ‘lived in’ rather than simply a set for a glossy magazine photoshoot.

The best way to achieve this is to bring the outside in – fresh cut flowers, or perhaps a small collection of herb plants sitting in the windowsill. Adding fresh cut flowers from your garden and a colourful fruit-bowl to a kitchen island (or dining table) will help bring the space to life, as well as adding a pop of colour! Greens, pale pinks and whites for example can give a light, airy touch to a monochrome kitchen and work beautifully with wood.

4. Summer fabrics

Fabrics are often overlooked when it comes to kitchen design, with a main focus being on cabinets, shelves, lighting and worktops. Understandably these are the main pillars to kitchen design; however final tweaks on interior details such as the fabrics in a room can have an enormous visual impact. Whether it’s a new rug, blind or even a simple touch like a new tea towel – by introducing bright, summery patterned fabrics to your kitchen you’re one step closer to creating a summer haven in the comfort of your own home. Terracotta oranges, mustard yellows and sky blues are always a safe go to when it comes to summer colours for fabrics.

NEFF RECIPES: CAJUN CRUSTED COD WITH SPICED GARLIC POTATOES

Serves 4.

The easy to use Neff Home Connect app and Amazon Alexa lets you control your Neff oven with your voice, when you’re out the kitchen or even out the house. Using the timer with voice control couldn’t be easier – just ask Alexa to set the timer whilst you get on with the rest of dinners. This Cajun crusted cod with garlic potatoes is all cooked in the oven, taking advantage of the timer setting to add in elements of the dish to the oven at the correct time.

INGREDIENTS

   SPICED GARLIC POTATOES:

• 500g baby new potatoes sliced in half
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp paprika
• ¼ chilli flakes2 cloves garlic, minced
  CAJUN CRUSTED COD + TOMATOES:
• 4 cod filters
• 2 tbsp Cajun spice mix
• 200g cherry tomatoes, on the vine
• Good pinch of salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
  To serve:
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• Lime wedges
• Green salad

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to CircoRoast 220C. Place the potatoes on a lined baking tray. Drizzle on the oil and sprinkle on the salt, pepper, paprika and chilli flakes. Toss together.

2. Place in the oven on level 3 and set the timer using Alexa voice command for 20 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, place the cod fillets on a second lined baking tray and sprinkle with Cajun spice.

4. Arrange the cherry tomatoes on the same tray. Sprinkle the cod and tomatoes with the salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.

5. When the timer beeps, take the potatoes out of the oven and add the garlic. Toss together and place the tray with the potatoes back in the oven on level 1.

6. Place the tray with the cod and tomatoes in the oven on level 3 and add medium steam.

7. Set the timer using Alexa voice control command for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, check the fish and potatoes are cooked and remove from oven.

8. Serve topped with coriander and parsley, along with lime wedges and a fresh green salad.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to CircoRoast 220C. Place the potatoes on a lined baking tray. Drizzle on the oil and sprinkle on the salt, pepper, paprika and chilli flakes. Toss together.
   
2. Place in the oven on level 3 and set the timer using Alexa voice command for 20 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, place the cod fillets on a second lined baking tray and sprinkle with Cajun spice.

4. Arrange the cherry tomatoes on the same tray. Sprinkle the cod and tomatoes with the salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.

5. When the timer beeps, take the potatoes out of the oven and add the garlic. Toss together and place the tray with the potatoes back in the oven on level 1.

6. Place the tray with the cod and tomatoes in the oven on level 3 and add medium steam.

7. Set the timer using Alexa voice control command for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, check the fish and potatoes are cooked and remove from oven.

8. Serve topped with coriander and parsley, along with lime wedges and a fresh green salad.

How to take the stress out of making brunch

We all want to know how to take the stress out of making brunch right? Well, much like we welcome the transformation of winter to spring, in the world of kitchen design, modification and development is also welcomed with open arms – Especially here at The Kitchen Partner’s showroom on Whiteladies Road. In some aspects the progression is more apparent than others, a prime example being the hummmmmmm-ble extractor unit.

We’re sure many people can remember the ‘Sunday brunch challenge’. Also known as, can I cook this fry up without making my entire house smell of bacon as my ancient, invasively loud extractor unit desperately tries to draw the smell out the room?

The number one rule. – Don’t bother speaking to me while I’m cooking, because I can’t hear a word you say. Turn off the extractor when you’ve finished cooking? You must be mad. That beast has to stay gasping away for at least another hour to remove the lingering smell of fried food. “What’s that sorry?! I can’t hear you.” you shout over your beautiful plate of Sunday brunch goodness.

We’re glad all of this is now just a blast from the past here at The Kitchen Partners. A distant memory in the modern day kitchen. Gone are the days of big clunky extractor units. Ineffective, loud machines fixed to the side of the kitchen wall. Quite literally sucking the atmosphere out of the room from the second you turn it on.

The extractor unit is an essential item of kitchen equipment. Nowadays safe, stylish and functional accessories, which can enhance and transform the look of the room, depending on what design is chosen.

A solid worktop is a practical and reliable choice, as well as being hugely aspirational because they look so fabulous. So, let us tell you what they’re made from and how they’re made, to help you decide which kitchen worktop is right for you.

Dekton®

Dekton® consists of raw materials used in the glass, porcelain and quartz surfaces production. These mix under high heat and pressure, which mimics the metamorphic change that natural stone undergoes over thousands of years, but Dekton® does it very quickly. It’s highly resistant to UV light, heat, abrasion and scratching, staining and extreme cold temperatures. The perfect worktop choice for cooking enthusiasts. You can put your chef hat on without worrying about damaging the worktop surfaces, when you’re slicing, dicing and placing down hot pots and pans in the kitchen. With a Dekton® kitchen worktop you’ll get totally lost in doing what you love, and cook without worry!

Silestone

Silestone worktops are made by combining 90% ground quartz with 8-10% resins, polymers, and pigments; when cured it forms a very hard granite-like surface, in a myriad of colours and internalised textures. Its stain, scratch and reasonably heat proof. If you really want the ‘wow’ factor, to all lucky enough to feast their eyes on your new kitchen, a Silestone worktop will do just that.  Silestone is available in 55 different colours and textures; so no matter what kitchen design idea you’re bringing to life, from naturally marbled to industrial design, they’ll have the perfect worktop for you.

Corian®

Corian® is a man-made material composed of a combination of marble dust, bauxite, acrylic, epoxy or polyester resins and pigments. Most frequently used for seamless kitchen worktop installations. Corian® is non-porous, so stains will not penetrate its surface. It also resists the growth of mould, mildew and bacteria. We’d say Corian® is the perfect worktop for a minimalistic kitchen design. The signature flowing seamless look, of a Corian® worktop, creates fluidity in the kitchen, like a silky smooth dream.

Come see for yourself

They do differ in price point but are well worth budgeting for when designing your new kitchen. The kitchen worktop has a massive impact on the overall finish and feel of the room. At The Kitchen Partners, we think it’s incredibly important our customers get to see the uniqueness of these worktops for themselves. We have a vast range of worktop samples in our showroom, as well as full display kitchens, showcasing Dekton®, Silestone and Corian® worktops (see images).