Lucky old James, finding himself first in the firing line. How will the housewives‘, ahem, full-time mums’ favourite get on with this kettle of fish?
Track Record?
Scrambled Egg - Winner! Out of 6.
Welsh Rarebit - 6th out of 6.
Poached Egg - 11th out of 12.
Did We Get Permission?
We asked, but didn’t receive a reply.
Website Version
You can find this recipe here : http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/515023
Ease & Effort:
Nice one James, this recipe is simple to follow and the timings are spread out enough to allow you to do bits and pieces as you go along (although prepping everything beforehand is always a better idea). We are told to “dice” the potatoes - so for the sake of consistency I will assume that “dice” means “1 cm cubes” for the duration of this challenge. Half a point lost for listing an ingredient as simply “milk” with no quantity, but I guess you just add as much as you see fit - a little hint would be better though. I halved the amounts needed so that my version would serve 2 people not 4 - and the resulting portions were “very hearty”! James Martin “A” scores 3.5.
Presentation:
The bottom two layers look nice, but they‘re topped off with a scary orange colour, like a North Lynn teenage girl at a disco. The dish cut up nicely, the slice stuck together nicely, but you probably won’t be able to take your eyes off the See You Jimmy wig on top. Score 2.5.
Taste:
It tasted OK. But it wasn’t what I was expecting of Corned Beef Hash - this was more like cottage pie. The corned beef/onion mixture was very tasty, the mashed potato topping was nice but seemed out of place, but the real problem came on the top. The cheese and breadcrumbs mixture just didn’t work for me. They didn’t really mix well, resulting in a lot of the breadcrumbs rolling off the top when I started to eat. As my first ever taste of “alleged” corned beef hash, this was pleasant, but I hope there are better versions ahead. Score is 2.5.
My Version
Scores On The Doors
James Martin “A” - 8.5 and into an early lead!
Running Order:
2 - Brian’s Belly
3 - Netmums
4 - Mamma Cherri
5 - Get Stuffed
6 - Aga Links
7 - Delia Smith
8 - BBC Radio Norfolk’s Wally Webb
9 - James Martin B
10 - Student Recipes
11 - Bob Jude
12 - Crazy Squirrel
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