October 7, 2005

Mee Suah

Filed under: Recipes, Pasta, Main Dish, Food

A. Sup

1 ekor ayam (potong kecil)
1 inci halia (ketuk)
5 bawang putih (ketuk)
2 sudu besar lada hitam
garam secukup rasa
air secukupnya

Letak semua bahan A dan didihkan sehingga masak.

B. Mee Sua

1 paket Mee Sua (vercimelli)
Air yg secukupnye

Didihkan air. Bila air sudah mendidih, masukkan mee sua. Kacau sehingga mee lembut. Angkat dan toskan.

c. Ornaments

2-3 tomato (potong dadu)
bawang goreng
daun bawang (potong halus)
lobak tom chai

d. Sos Cili

1 genggam cili padi atau 10 cili padi + 5 cili merah hidup
4 ulas bawang putih
3/4 mangkuk air panas + cuka (cuka:air = 2:1)
6-7 sudu besar gula
garam secukup rasa

bahan2 D diblend.

Vermicelli [ver-mih-CHEHL-ee]
Italian for “little worms,” culinarily the term refers to PASTA shaped into very thin strands. Vermicelli is much thinner than regular SPAGHETTI.

September 21, 2005

Quick and Easy No-Boil Lasagna

Filed under: Recipes, Pasta

Ingredients:
9 H-E-B lasagna noodles, uncooked (1/2 box)
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
3 cups spaghetti sauce (26-28 ounce jar)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 3/4 cups water
2 cups Ricotta or small curd cottage cheese (16-ounce tub)
2 cups shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1/3 cup fresh parsley, snipped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In large saucepan, cook meat until pink is gone. Drain, add sauce, oregano, basil and water and bring to a boil. Set aside.

In a bowl, mix together ricotta, half of the mozzarella, Parmesan, eggs, parsley, salt and pepper.

Spread 1 cup sauce over bottom of 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Arrange 3 uncooked lasagna noodles lengthwise over sauce. Spread one-half cheese filling over lasagna, then 1 cup sauce. Repeat layers of lasagna, cheese filling and sauce. Place last 3 pieces of lasagna, remaining sauce and mozzarella on top.

Cover tightly with foil. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil. Bake additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Fettucine Carbonara

Filed under: Recipes, Pasta

Ingredients:
1 packet of fettuchine
2 tbsp butter
1 crushed garlic
1 diced onion
2-4 chicken salami, in strips
400 mls water
100-200 mls milk
1-2 tbsp cream cheese

Direction:
Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a saucepan and fry garlic and onion until golden. Mix in chicken and cook through. Add water and milk and bring to boil. Add the pasta, return to boil and simmer for 8 minutes. Add in 1-2 tbsp of cream cheese, stirring ocasionally.

Serves 4.

My Mum’s Macaroni Soup

Filed under: Recipes, Pasta, Soups

Ingredients for Tomato sauce:
Cooking oil
6 red onion cloves, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tin of tomato soup
1 tin of water
½ a can of button mushrooms, chopped in halves
Salt and black pepper to taste
Diced chicken meat
1 tbsp Cornstarch and water

Ingredients for Pasta:
Macaroni
Water
Salt

Directions:
Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and garlic and, over a gentle heat, cook until the onions have softened and turned translucent. Next, add the diced chicken meat. Add salt to taste. Mix well. Reduce heat. Cover the saucepan with a lid. Wait for 5 minutes until the meat is cooked. Add 1 tin of tomato soup and 1 tin of water. Let it boiled. Add button mushroom. Let it simmer than add in mixture of 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and water to thicken the sauce.

How to cook pasta?
Cook pasta in a boiling salted water. Ideally, you want to use about 1 litre of water per 100g of pasta. If you use too little water, your pasta will turn out starchy. Salt it generously about 1 tsp per litre. The water does not need to be at a rampant boil, but it should be boiling. If the pan boils over, turn down the heat a little; you’ll reach a point where it will bubble boil and behave itself.

To serve, cook the macaroni, drain, and then onto bowls. Top each bed of pasta with tomato sauce and shower with garnishes.

Garnish:
Diced tomato
Red Chilies finely sliced
Fried onions
Daun Sup

My Mum’s Spaghetti Bolognese

Filed under: Recipes, Pasta

Ingredients for Bolognese sauce:
Cooking oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 tomatoes, diced
4 tbsp tomato sauce
2 cups of water
1/2 a can of button mushrooms, chopped in halves
1 tbsp strawberry jam
1 tbsp dried oregano
Salt and black pepper to taste
Minced beef
1 tbsp Cornstarch and water

Ingredients for Pasta:
Spaghetti
Water
Salt

Directions:
In a large saucepan, heat the oil, add the onion and garlic and, over a gentle heat, cook until the onions have softened and turned translucent. Next, add the mince beef. Cover the saucepan with a lid. Wait for 5 minutes until the meat is cooked. Add diced tomatoes and stir through for 2 minutes. Add tomato sauce, 2 cups of water and button mushroom. Let it boil. Add in a tablespoon dried oregano, strawberry jam and salt and pepper to taste. Let it simmer than add in mixture of 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and water to thicken the sauce.

How to cook pasta?
Cook pasta in a boiling salted water. Ideally, you want to use about 1 litre of water per 100g of pasta. If you use too little water, your pasta will turn out starchy. Salt it generously about 1 tsp per litre. The water does not need to be at a rampant boil, but it should be boiling. If the pan boils over, turn down the heat a little; you’ll reach a point where it will bubble boil and behave itself.

To serve, cook the spaghetti, drain, and then coil onto plates. Top each bed of pasta with Bolognese sauce and shower with parmesan cheese.