At this time of year we are a little quieter so there is time to pause and take breath. Andrew is going to be working with an S2 elective in the Nicolson Institute and he is planning to do a session on outdoor cooking. When he was working in America they made chocolate oranges on the fire, so to make sure it fitted with our operating procedures he set up the fire pan near the office and set about practicing.
With the fire lit, he mixed the chocolate cake batter. Carefully cut the top of the orange and scooped out the inside of the orange. He spooned the batter into the hollowed out orange until it was just over half full. Put the top back on the orange and wrapped it in tin foil to make a nice parcel. This was then put into the embers of the fire for about fifteen minutes to cook.
With care the parcel it taken out and opened, it is hot! and the delicious chocolate sponge flavoured with orange is devoured.
Next time we think bigger oranges would be good so we get more sponge.
Please come and talk to us about coming and doing some cooking over a fire which can be connected to among others Health and Wellbeing experiences and outcomes.
