Alexander’s Recipes

Looking for some recipe inspiration? Butler & HOG’s executive chef Alexander Baillieu has over 25 years experience crafting delicious menus as a chef and caterer. Here you’ll find a collection of his favourite recipes for event catering that can just as easily be made at home for your next party or gathering. The page is listed by course; just click the links to view the recipe. 

Canapes

  • Homemade shortbread biscuits with parmesan and rosemary
  • Smokey bacon lotus root crisps
  • Rosemary skewers with seared fillet of beef with truffle mayo
  • Queen scallop tempura with wasabi mayo
  • Seabass ceviche with soy, lime, ginger and chilli
  • Soft boiled quail’s egg with our homemade celery salt
  • Buckwheat and beetroot blinis with smoked salmon, crème fraiche and caviar
  • Tuna and avocado tartar with citrus air and confit lemon.
  • Parmesan baskets with goat’s cheese mousse, confit cherry vine tomato and basil cress
  • Parmesan and Thyme Shortbread with Truffled Artichoke & Black Tapenade
  • Spinach and ricotta tortellini with sage foam
  • Crispy slow cooked pork belly with lemon zest and panko breadcrumbs with homemade apple sauce.
  • King prawn tempura with siracha mayo
  • Homemade langoustine spring rolls with wasabi mayo
  • Cumberland cocktail sausages with honey and mustard with a touch of homemade ketchup
  • Smoking salmon
  • Tempura of asparagus with Hollandaise sauce
  • Deep fried camembert with homemade cranberry sauce
  • King prawn cand cayenne pepper tempura with jerk sauce mayo
  • Cauliflower tempura with Korean barbecue sauce
  • Cold smoked duck breast skewers with fig, parmesan, rocket and extra virgin olive oil