Three Original LG NeoChef Recipes By Masterchef Claire Allen

SA Masterchef Season 3 finalist Claire Allen recently discovered the latest microwave technology with the LG NeoChef and invited I Love Foodies to try a gorgeous three-course meal that she created. We’ve shared the full recipes for each of the dishes below, together with Delheim wine pairing recommendations. 

On the LG NeoChef menu? These are three original recipes for you to enjoy:

• Onion Marmalade & Goat’s Cheese Tart
• Stuffed Deboned Roast Chicken
• Chocolate Fondant

All created in the LG NeoChef microwave convection oven.

Three LG NeoChef Recipes

But, first, what is the LG NeoChef? The LG Neochef is a Smart Inverter Microwave that promises even heating, fast cooking, tasty grilling, healthy cooking, and easy cleaning. I won’t go into the exact mechanics of Smart Inverter Technology or how microwaves usually function but, with the NeoChef, in essence, you’ll get more precise temperature control, which results in more even heating, cooking, and defrosting.

This not only results in faster cooking times and a more enjoyable microwave experience but also means that you can create more unique, delicate, and delicious dishes.

This is exactly what Claire Allen has done with her LG NeoChef Dinner. As mentioned, we joined her for a full three-course meal and all of the dishes were created in the LG NeoChef. We’ve included the full recipes below so you can re-create them at home.

Starters: Onion Marmalade & Goat’s Cheese Tart Recipe

We started off our LG NeoChef dinner with an Onion Marmalade & Goat’s Cheese Tart, paired with a delicious Delheim Rosé Wine. If you’re not a fan of goat’s cheese, you can easily replace it with feta or blue cheese.

Ingredients

• Ready-made puff pastry
• Jar of onion marmalade
• 200g chevin goat’s cheese
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• Egg
• Seasoning – salt and pepper
• Rocket or watercress

Preparation

• Cut your pastry into evenly sized squares.
• Spoon a large tablespoon of marmalade into the centre of each pastry and spread out evenly, leaving the edges of the pastry uncovered. Crumble over the goat’s cheese and top with a sprig of thyme.
• Brush sides of pastry and place on the crisp plate.
• Serve with seasoning and fresh rocket.

NeoChef Cooking Instructions

• Place pastry on a crisp plate.
• Select Roast and Bake on your LG Neochef.
• Then click Option 1 and select 10 minutes.
• You can also grill for 1 minute to create an extra crispy topping.

Mains: Stuffed Deboned Roast Chicken Recipe

For the main course of our NeoChef-created dinner, we enjoyed a Stuffed Deboned Roast Chicken, served with crispy potatoes and a green bean salad. This dish was paired with the Delheim Chenin Blanc.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups chicken stock
• 1 ½ cups couscous
• Egg
• Pack of bacon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• Two cups finely chopped kale
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Large onion, finely diced
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup of butter
• 2 lemons
• 2 deboned chickens

Preparation

• Cook the couscous with 1 cup chicken stock and set aside.
• Heat butter and oil in a large pan. Fry bacon till crispy, remove from pan, and set aside.
• Add onion and cook, stirring often until the onion is very soft and starting to brown.
• Add garlic, sage and cook until fragrant (about 30 to 90 seconds). Then, add celery and the remaining ½ cup stock and cook, stirring often until the celery is crisp-tender and the liquid is mostly evaporated (about 4 to 6 minutes).
• Stir couscous mixture into the celery mixture in a large bowl. Then add walnuts, cranberries, and bacon.
• Taste and add seasoning. Allow to cool and add an egg.
• Stuff chicken with the stuffing, roll it, shape and place in a baking tray or crisp tray.
• Mix butter, thyme, and lemon juice and cover the chickens and season with salt and pepper.

NeoChef Cooking Instructions

• Place chicken in a baking dish & place into your LG NeoChef.
• Select Roast and Bake.
• Select Option 5, input weight, and push start to cook.

Dessert: Chocolate Fondant Recipe

To conclude the perfect LG NeoChef dinner, we joined the most gorgeous chocolate fondant, paired with the Delheim Pinotage. The below recipe serves four to fit into your NeoChef, so please do adjust as necessary if you’re creating more or less. If creating more, you’d need to bake them in your NeoChef microwave in two or more batches.

Ingredients

• Baking spray to spray ramekins
• 200g quality dark chocolate, chopped into small chunks
• 200g butter, chopped into small chunks
• Castor sugar, 200g
• 4 egg whites and 6 egg yolks
• 200g plain flour

Method

• Place a bowl over a pot of barely simmering water, then slowly melt the chocolate and butter together. Make sure the bowl does not touch the water. Remove bowl from the heat and stir until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and yolks together with the sugar until thick and pale and the whisk leaves a trail. Use an electric whisk if possible. Sift the flour into the eggs, then beat together.
• Pour the melted chocolate into the egg mixture in thirds, beating well between each addition, until all the chocolate is added and the mixture is completely combined to form a loose cake batter.
• Tip the fondant batter into a jug, then evenly divide between the ramekins. The fondants can now be frozen for up to a month and cooked from frozen. Or, if you are making them for that night, they’ll be ready to bake straight away!
• Place the fondants on a baking tray (see NeoChef instructions below), then cook until the tops have formed a crust and they are starting to come away from the sides of their ramekins. Remove from the oven, then leave to sit for 1 min before turning out.
• Loosen the fondants by moving the tops very gently so they come away from the sides, easing them out of the ramekins, and serving on a small plate with fresh berries and frozen yoghurt.

NeoChef Cooking Instructions

• Place on a crisp tray.
• Select Bake on your NeoChef.
• Set temperature, weight, and push start.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Check Out More Claire Allen Recipes

And there you have it, a gorgeous three-course menu designed by Claire Allen to be prepared in your LG NeoChef microwave.

I sincerely hope you enjoy all of these as much as I did!

LG NeoChef Dinner Photos by Dean Horwitz.

Written by Benike Palfi
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