Starting on December 1st, we will take you on a jolly adventure we're sure you'll remember even months after. Whether you love all things Christmassy, or you just prefer to witness all the festivities from afar, while enjoying peace and quiet, you w...
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Spaghetti Bolognese
Ingredients (for a family of five)
1kg minced meat
20g tomato paste
2 - 3 X 375g tin of crushed tomatoes
2 jars of pasta sauce ie; Dolmios is one, but any will do
Vegetables; this can be anything from canned corn, peas, and carrots, or, can be steamed veggies, fresh-diced veg - the choices are endless.
1 onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, or, garlic paste/crushed garlic equivalent is 2 tablespoons
Instructions
1.Add diced onion and garlic and potentially 3 - 4 drops of oil to prevent it all from sticking. Cook until onion is soft
2. Add minced meat, and brown it
3. Add tomato paste, mix it through, thoroughly and let it simmer for a minute or two
4. Add the cans of diced tomatoes, one-by-one, mixing it through, thoroughly and let it simmer for a minute or two, and repeating with the next can
5. Add your 2 jars of pasta sauce, and mix altogether
6. If you're able: prepare the sauce a solid 3 - 4 hours before you need it, this way the sauce can be left on a low simmer with regular stirring!
7. About 20 minutes before you wish to eat, prepare your pasta
Serving Suggestion
After you have drained the water, and put the pasta back in its pot; add a few scoops of sauce to that and stir it through. Then, as you're serving your husband, or teenagers, or just those with a larger appetite; try this!
Layer the bowl with some pasta (coated in sauce) spoon extra sauce, add their pref. Cheese, or a combination of tasty and parmesan is recommended! Then, do the same again - like with a lasagne.
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2
Steak & Caramelised Onion Pie
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1kg of rump steak- cubed, or whatever your preference is
3 onions- sliced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 cup of water
3 tablespoons of *Gravy
1 sheet (larger sized) shortcrust pastry
*This recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of Gravox gravy powder, due to its fuller flavour, however, any gravy works.
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/170°C fan forced
2. Heat oil in a large pan, add onions and cook for 2 - 3 minutes
3. Add sugar, and continue cooking over a medium heat for 5 minutes, or, until Golden Brown
4. Add steak, and sauté until just brown.
5. Place your chosen gravy into a jug and gradually add water, stirring/whisking until smooth
6. Pour gravy on meat, stir and simmer for 2 minutes
7. Pour meat mix into a 20cm pie dish and top with pastry.
8. Prick the pastry to make air holes and bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
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3
Pasta with Mushroom Sauce
Ingredients
500g of your favourite pasta
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tablespoon of garlic
3 medium-sized onions- diced
3 rashers of bacon- diced
500g mushrooms
½ cup of thickened cream
Parmesan cheese
Instructions
1. Start to cook the pasta
2. While the pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large pan
3. Add garlic, onion sliced/diced mushrooms, and bacon and cook till onion is soft
4. Stir-in the the thickened cream, and stir constantly over an increased heat, until the mixture bubbles and thickens
5. Turn off the heat under the sauce, once ready
6. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot
7. Mix in just under half the sauce and stir it in well, then serve
8. After serving the pasta, offer extra sauce to those who would like some, and sprinkle with the parmesan, too.
