Pasta
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Two medium sized maris potatoes. Weigh them – you want about 200-220g. One egg yolk 40-60g flour Salt This is a recipe for two people. Prick the potatoes all over and bake at 220c for half an hour then turn down to 200 for another 15-20 mins. Take them out of the oven and cut…
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Pasta 6 slices or so of mortadella, about 80g 75g artichoke hearts 175g ricotta The zest of a lemon 12 or so sage leaves 1 garlic clove A handful of parmesan Salt Black pepper Butter Place all but one of the slices of mortadella in the bowl of the food processor along with the artichoke…
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Pasta – spaghetti or linguine will do best here One lemon Two garlic cloves, thinly sliced ½ tsp red chilli flakes Parmesan Good olive oil Six or seven basil leaves, finely sliced Salt Pepper This is a very quick recipe. In a wide, shallow pan, boil well salted water and cook your pasta. Meanwhile, in…
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Spaghetti 50g or so of microplaned parmesan or pecorino 3 tbsp good olive oil 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper Bit of butter Boil the spaghetti for about 1.5 mins less than the packet says in lightly salted water. I use the deep sided skillet for this, because we want nicely starchy water. As you’re…
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Dried spaghetti, sufficient Preferably 100g of guanciale or 2 rashers of bacon per person, chopped into cubes or small pieces One egg per 2 people An equal volume of finely grated parmesan or pecorino to your egg Lots of black pepper In a large dry pan – the non stick frying pan or the wok…
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500g beef mince Two Italian sausages Two slices bacon or 80g pancetta or 60g guanciale, finely diced One big onion or two medium onions, peeled and finely diced Two carrots, finely diced Two stalks celery, finely diced Two cloves of garlic, crushed and peeled Two tbsp tomato puree 250ml white wine 1l chicken stock Salt…
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Spaghetti Half a pack of pork mince Two shallots, finely diced One carrot, finely diced One stick celery, finely diced Two cloves garlic, finely diced One tbsp tomato puree 125ml white wine 250ml chicken stock 100ml milk Half a jar kalamata olives, squished or roughly chopped (about 12-15) One tsp capers One tsp fennel seeds…
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Spaghetti Half a pack of pork mince One slice of bread 80ml milk 1 tsp fennel seeds 2 cloves 1 tsp black peppercorns Salt One onion, finely diced Three cloves of garlic One stick of celery, finely diced One carrot, finely diced One tin of tomatoes About 250ml chicken stock About 250ml white wine Olive…
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200g dried orecchiette or fusilli, penne, farfalle – just not a long pasta shape Two good Italian sausages Crushed fennel seeds 100g friarielli One shallot, finely diced One clove of garlic, finely diced 1 tsp chilli flakes A splash of white wine Parmesan One triangle of Laughing Cow/one tbsp mascarpone or ricotta Set a big…
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Fresh pasta 200g frozen peas 100g prosciutto 200g mascarpone One shallot, finely diced One small clove of garlic, finely diced Lemon zest Salt Black pepper Tear or roughly chop the prosciutto and put into a cold dry pan. Set over a low heat and allow to slowly render – the fat should become transparent and…
