Sloe Gin and Stilton Bites

Name: Sloe Gin and Stilton Bites
Yield: Serves Four as a Canapé
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons sloe gin; 1 stick of French bread, cut into 1 cm (½ inch) thick slices butter, for brushing; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 heaped tablespoon crème fraîche; pepper; olive oil, for cooking; 175 g (6 oz) Stilton, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Preparation info

Serves
Four
as a Canapé

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Keeping it Simple

By Gary Rhodes

Published 2005

About

The combination of sloe gin and Stilton makes a very English flavour. For a more continental taste, replace the Stilton with Gorgonzola or Dolcelatte.

Ingredients

olive oil, for cooking
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons sloe gin

Europe
United Kingdom
Dinner
Vegetarian
England

Method

Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan. Add the onion and cook for a few minutes until softened but without colouring. Add the sloe gin, increase the heat and cook until almost dry. Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
Once the onions are just warm, spoon into a blender with the crème fraîche and crumble in the Stilton. Blend until s