WHAT IS THE MIXTURE OFSPICES - PLANCHA FROM THE SUN?

For some time now, the days have been getting longer and that means the end of the long winter evenings that used to make you meet your loved ones around a delicious raclette. Don't be nostalgic, you know that the return of mild or even hot days will satisfy your imperious need for conviviality. For this, you have equipped yourself with a formidable weapon: a plancha ! And what an excellent idea !

This cooking appliance and the method associated with it are not only for the pleasure of the eyes and the palate, for your health and that of your guests, but also for the festive atmosphere of the mild spring and summer nights.

These qualities come directly from the inhabitants of the Basque Country who, during the 19th century, had the brilliant idea of cooking quickly and harmoniously all types of dishes for a large number of guests (especially during major religious festivals), on a long stone that they called " plancha ».

The advantages of this method of cooking by contact are quite numerous since they make it possible to offer, without adding fat, a homogeneous cooking of all your pieces of meat, fish, shellfish and even your vegetables and fruits, while avoiding carbonization (which makes it possible to preserve the gustatory and nutritive qualities while exhaling the aromas emanating from the juices).

It is probably for these reasons that even the world's top chefs have decided to adopt this cooking system, which goes beyond a mere fashion trend.

If you've opted for plancha cooking, it's because you love flavours that are as powerful as they are pure, without the degradation of any ingredient spoiling this moment of gustatory pleasure.

It is precisely with this in mind that I have concocted a delicious blend of 5 ingredients that will sublimate each of the dishes that you will have chosen to cook à la plancha. The Mixture of Spices - Plancha du Soleil will allow your summer evenings around a plancha, to shine at best on the plates and in the hearts. But you will be able to find this pleasure throughout the year, by sprinkling a little of this mixture on your meats and vegetables seized at the right time, to bring into your home a little of that light that we miss in winter.

HOW TO USE THE SUN PLANCHA SPICE BLEND?

The Spice Blend - Plancha du Soleil will bring you its herbaceous freshness and power before you even wear it in your mouth. It comes in a crushed form that preserves all the flavors of the 5 ingredients that compose it.

On the nose, you will feel a rather global approach where each ingredient seems to have chosen to combine its aromas in order to offer you a flight in a "soft power".

Once you have tasted this mixture, you will first feel the vigour of garlic, then very quickly the herbaceous flavours of parsley and basil, before feeling the almost sweet taste of chilli niora. All this is enhanced by the salt added in small quantities.

This ready-to-use mixture will be a great ally when you prepare a meal cooked à la plancha. Simply sprinkle it over your meat, fish and vegetables at the end of cooking.

You can also use it as a marinade by sprinkling it in a little extra-virgin olive oil.

And if you wish to vary the pleasures during the same plancha meal, you can offer more exotic flights of fancy to your dishes by associating to this blend a little Curry from the Compagnie des Indes or Cumin Powder.

The Mixture of Spices - Plancha du Soleil can also be used in other preparations that do not necessarily require the use of a plancha.

RECIPE IDEAS WITH THE SUN PLANCHA SPICE BLEND

Thanks to the Spice Mix - Plancha du Soleil, you will be able to make your meals cooked à la plancha, unforgettable for the taste buds of your guests (and yours!) but you will also be able to vary the pleasures by using it in everyday recipes.

For your recipes à la plancha

This mixture has been specially composed and dosed so that you can use it at will on all your savoury dishes intended for cooking à la plancha. You can therefore use it on your meats (white or red) and poultry. After marinating your best pieces of beef for a few hours in a little extra-virgin olive oil and this mixture, you will be able to offer delicious Beef Skewers. This marinade will be perfect for Chicken Escalopes. If you opt for a Duck Breast, I invite you to sprinkle a little of this Spice Mix - Plancha du Soleil at the very end of cooking.

Fish and shellfish will be sublimated by sprinkling them with the fresh and round touch of the Plancha du Soleil Spice Blend. Offer your guests, in the manner of Alain Ducasse, a poached and gilded Back of Cod a la plancha, piquillo coulis and soft rice; or Gambas a la plancha, artichoke, beans and sautéed tomatoes. I'm sure you'll enjoy delicious scallops a la plancha with their risotto or paying homage to our Basque friends, inventors of this ingenious plancha by preparing Chipirons with Espelette chilli pepper a la plancha.

As for the vegetables, they will not be left out and will also be sublimated by being cooked à la plancha which will give them particularly greedy and invigorating flavours seasoned with this delicious mixture. From Artichokes peppers a la plancha, in the manner of Alain Ducasse, to Tomatoes à la Provençale, via Rolls of Peppers and Courgettes.

For your everyday recipes :

The pleasure provided by this Spice Mix - Plancha du Soleil does not stop at the meals prepared with this utensil ! Extend it by using the mixture on everyday dishes such as your pasta dishes, rice dishes (ideally in a risotto), or even in a tasty Mushroom Omelette! Sunshine on your plate guaranteed all year round!