The Roux Scholarship 2011 open for entries

19th October 2010, 9:12am

The 2011 Roux Scholarship competition is now open for entries and chefs have until midnight on the 31 January to submit their recipes.

Entrants, who must be cooking in the UK and be between 22 and 30, must submit a recipe to serve four people using: one monkfish tail of between 1.2 – 1.4k weight, served either as a whole or in portions, accompanied by a rice dish and a green vegetable of choice.

Alain Roux said: "Monkfish is a popular fish amongst professionals and diners but is also versatile and meaty giving competitors the opportunity to be creative. But, don't be fooled into thinking it is easy. We are looking, as we always do, for clean, clearly thought out recipes with a good balance of both flavour and technique."

The semi final will be held on Thursday 10th March 2011 in both Birmingham and London.

Judges include Michel and Albert Roux and their sons Alain and Michel Jnr, Brian Turner, Gary Rhodes, Andrew Fairlie, David Nicholls, they will be joined again this year by new judge James Martin from the BBC show, Saturday Kitchen.

The winner will receive a three month stage at a three Michelin starred restaurant anywhere in the world all expenses paid, plus a number of prizes all related to food and hospitality.

And to coincide with the 2011 competition, a new expanded website has been created which enables visitors and entrants to learn more about the scholarship, watch videos and dig deeper into what it takes to win.

The Roux Scholarship is supported by a number of companies including: The Savoy Educational Trust, All-Clad, Direct Seafoods, Fairfax Meadow, Champagne Gosset, Global Knives and Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.

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