Sunday, 22 June 2014

A COUPLE OF TIPS ( Edited 23rd June 2014 )

When making a ragout , the shoulder of lamb is ideally suited to this recipe in place of the lamb breast.

If a recipe requires turnips and they are unavailable or too large or soft and wrinkled use small parsnips .

When a recipe calls for Dijon mustard  if you are able buy the true Dijon mustard . The imitations bear little resemblance  to the original lacking that special and distinctive flavour . Try Maille  or Grey Poupon , if you do your research you will find other very good brands .

Cook pasta , tagliatelle or fetttuccine are best , in plenty of boiling salted  water until  `al dente ` . Drain and toss in plenty of melted butter and chopped parsley or snipped chives to flavour.
Season with fresh bullet chilli sliced with seeds  ( optional )  or just salt and freshly ground balck pepper .
Serve with meat or fish.

Use cooked penne for serving with meatballs .
Make a smooth sauce by combining Ricotta  cheese with a few tbs of the warm water from the pasta add 2 tsp of celery salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper .

Cook your choice of pasta , drain and dry it well . add a drizzle of oil and mix with mayonnaise and fresh chopped herbs ...I use basil and finely sliced red onion ...but make the recipe your own with your own choice of herbs .
Serve this with salad leaves



 

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