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::Food that feeds my soul::
Thursday 11 October 2012
Friday 5 August 2011
Cannelloni & beef mince filling
Serves 4
12 Cannelloni
300 grams beef mince
150 grams grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 large chopped onion
6 Basel leaves
salt & pepper
Bechamel sauce:
9 litre of HOT milk
50 grms butter
70 grms plain flour
pinch of nutmeg
salt
directions:
1. Pre heat oven to 190 deg C.
2. Bechamel sauce- Melt butter in a
saucepan, stir in flour,
add the hot milk, stirring
rapidly with a whisk to prevent lumps.
3. Once its boils, remove from
heat add nutmeg and salt.
4. Filling- Boil cannelloni for 4
mins in plenty of salted water.
5. Heat up oil in pan, brown onions with
mince for 10 mins. When browned
and add 2 ladles of the Bechamel sauce,
100 grms of Parmesan cheese.
6. Fill cannelloni with meat filling.
Use a tsp or easy your clean fingers.
7. Take a large greased baking tray,
spread a layer of Bechamel sauce on,
arrange filled pasta and pour the remaining
sauce over and top with Parmesan and
Basel leaves.
Bake for 20 mins.
Wednesday 3 August 2011
Spatchcock Chicken with spinach, mushroom & goat cheese stuffing
Serves 2-4
1 medium whole chicken(spatchcock)
100 grams fresh spinach
1 cup button mushroom(sliced)
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil butter
Goat cheese
1 large onion(sliced)
4 garlic(smashed)
Freshly cracked black pepper
Salt
Direction:
1. Preheat oven to 180 dec C.
2. Spatchcock the chicken and usign your
fingers gently pull the skin apart from
the flesh around the breast and thigh
area to create pocket for the stuffing.
Set aside onto baking tray lined with baking paper.
3. For the filling, heat up a butter in a medium pan.
Toss the mushrooms followed by spinach.
Add a tiny pinch of salt and pieces of goat cheese.
Set aside to cool after 5 mins.
4. Place onions and garlic onto baking tray arougn the chicken.
Take the stuffing mixture and fill up the pockets.
Brush the chicken with olive oil,
a good sprinkle of salt and black pepper.
5. Roast in oven for an hour and half.
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Love,
Nam
Sunday 19 June 2011
Fried red snapper with green chili & curry leaves.
Serves 1-2
1 medium size tail part of red snapper
1 green chili (sliced into 1cm)
1 small onion(thinly sliced)
1 sprig of curry leaves
1 tablespoon of chili paste
1/2 tablespoon of turmeric powder
water(to combine paste)
limes(for serving)
vegetable oil(for frying)
salt
Directions:1. Mix the paste together with all other
ingredients and season it with salt.
2. Coat fish with paste and
leave to marinate for 30 mins.
3. Heat oil in frying pan
over medium high heat.
4. Gently place fish into oil
together with the marinate.
5. Fry till golden on both
side for abt 7-10 mins.
6. Serve hot and squeeze fresh
limes over before digging in. :)
Nam's Mixed grill for two..
6 medium glass prawns(trimmed)
4 chicken wing
1 rib eye steak
4-6 long potatoes(cut 1cm lenght wise)
Chili flakes
4 cloves garlic(crushed)
for chicken: chicken marinate sauce + foil
lemon for serving
Dip:
plain greek yogurt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
bunch of fresh mint
salt + pepper
**You may need 2-3 grill/frying pan.
Directions:
1. Prepare yogurt dip. Mix all ingredients and
give it a good mix. Cover and keep it chilled.
2. Marinate chicken with chili flakes,sauce and season well.
Place all wings into a foil wrap and set aside.
3. Have both pan working at the same time.
So food can be served all at one go.
4. First pan-
a)Place the wrapped foil onto the pan over medium high heat.
Flip over after 7 mins to cook the chicken evenly.
Push the foil to one side of the pan.
b) Drizzle olive oil on the other side of pan,
brown garlic and chili flakes and toss in prawns. Season well.
5. Second pan-
a)drizzle olive oil onto pan, place
potatoes slices over high heat.
Top with chili flakes and season well.
Cook for 5 mins on each side till charred with grill marks.
b) As for the steak, repeat same step as the potatoes.
Cook steak for 2 mins over high heat for medium,
5 mins for well done. Allow steak to rest for
5 mins before cutting into cubes.
6. Serve all in one grill pan together
along with the dip and lemon on the sides.
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