THOMAS FRAKE

MasterChef Champion 2020
Executive Chef & Landlord, The Silks Public House

View fullsize 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀, 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗲 ••• Hot or cold, you cannot beat a scotch egg. I use @clarence_court quail eggs cooked to perfection. Served with a runny yolk and brown sauce. Enough said. #MasterChefUK #Scotc
View fullsize 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘄 𝗥𝗶𝗯, 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼, 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗰 ••• Unctuous short ribs from @northfieldfarm braised in porter and beef stock for five hours. Buttery, creamed potato with a ferocious amount of hor
View fullsize 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘀 ••• These mini pork pies are packed with peppery pork and are perfect for a picnic in the park! The full recipe is featured in the @dailymirror or follow the link in my bio !
View fullsize 𝟲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗲𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 ••• Happy Easter !! Simple things, done well !! Lamb shoulder with garlic, rosemary and anchovy, slow roasted for six hours at 13
View fullsize 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗶, 𝗧𝘇𝗮𝘁𝘇𝗶𝗸𝗶 ••• I love Greek food and a simply grilled souvlaki with a cold beer is the one. These healthy, chargrilled chicken and vegetable souvlaki are easy to prepare, de
View fullsize 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 ••• I like things simple, traditional and authentic. This is made with a blend of beef and pork mince, a sofrito, tomato paste, white wine and whole milk. It has been simmering all afternoon, until
View fullsize 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗶𝗲, 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶 ••• Here's a slice of the pork pie that I posted yesterday. The filling is a blend of pork shoulder, belly and smoked bacon, plus a load of herbs and seasoning. It's delicious on it's own, b
View fullsize 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗶𝗲 ••• This pie takes a whole weekend to make. The filling is a blend of pork shoulder, belly and bacon, seasoned with salt, pepper, fresh sage and dried parsley. The hot water pastry is made with just lard, water,
View fullsize 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲, 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗯 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 ••• A hearty, four-egg omelette brought to life with sweet garden vegetables and a verdant, English herb dressing. The omelette is filled with g
View fullsize 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗲 ••• Insanely good chicken pie. All the leftover Sunday roast chicken, cooked down with shallots, leeks, mustard, tarragon and stock, and served in a proper crisp, hot water crust pie case. A proper pie
View fullsize 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗮, 𝗠𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝘆 𝗡𝘂𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 ••• Another Saturday tapas night. This is super simple, so give it a spin. Just goats' cheese, spanish honey, thyme, candied walnuts, and bee pollen to finish. It's salty, sweet, cre
View fullsize 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮, 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝘂𝗽, 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 ••• This panna cotta is infused with the juice, zest and leaves of Tarocco blood oranges from Sicily. The result is a decadent set cr
View fullsize 𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 ••• This is one of my favourite brunches. A perfectly poached @clarence_court Burford Brown egg, slathered in a rich and tangy hollandaise sauce. I like to serve mine with layers of wafer-thin, air-dried Yorks
View fullsize 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗥𝘂𝗺𝗽, 𝗣𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗲 ••• Slow cooked and reverse-seared sheep rump. Vibrant pea purée. Rosemary gougère piped with goat cheese. Crispy shoelace courgettes. Mint and
View fullsize 𝗛𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀 ••• The original Huevos Rancheros is the perfect symbol of Mexican cooking. Bold flavour and simple execution, but wonderfully refreshing and deliciously moreish. A fried @clarence_court Burford Brown to
View fullsize 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗶𝗲 ••• Some rather special pork pies, monogrammed for three special VIPs ... @alexjonesthomson @rokeating @louiseredknapp on @bbconeshow tonight, talking all things @masterchefuk with @john
View fullsize 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲, 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 This salmoncake recipe was developed for an exclusive live cookalong with @banijaygroup - the company behind MasterChef - to celebrate the return of @masterchefuk !! Th
View fullsize 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 ••• Thank you @masterchefuk for inviting me back. We had a great day out !! It's a surreal experience returning without the worry of performing in the kitchen. My only advice to this year's cooks and all those tha
View fullsize 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 ••• Roast Tomahawk, Beef Dripping Yorkshire, Horseradish & Parsnip Purée, British Cabbage, Heritage Carrots, Roast Potatoes, Pan Gravy. ••• I haven't had a sunday roast in quite a whil
View fullsize 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗽, 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗲 ••• Simple dishes are the best. This, the Barnsley Chop. The butcher's cut. A cut across the spine. Slowly braised in wine, garlic, mint, rose

“Thomas is a real talent and his food has always been about putting a smile on your face. I admire his work ethic, he’s a grafter. He’s able to take a classic and deliver it with real style and finesse. That’s the gift of a great cook. ”

— John Torode, MasterChef Judge

“Thomas has a definitive style. He takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary. I really admire Thomas. He delighted me all the way through this competition and today I think his three courses were just exceptional.”

— Gregg Wallace, MasterChef Judge.

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Thomas Frake
Thomas Frake, MasterChef, 3 Mills Studios
Thomas Frake
Thomas Frake, MasterChef, Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius
Thomas Frake
Thomas Frake, MasterChef, 3 Mills Studios
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Thomas Frake, MasterChef, 3 Mills Studios