Cinders Carbonara No Cream

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Cinders Carbonara #NoCream #Healthy #Booths #Tesco

 

2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil or Extra Virgin Coconut

3 tsp butter

1 Onions finely chopped

5 cloves garlic crushed and chopped

250g/8oz Diced pancetta

250g/8oz Bacon

125g/4oz Chorizo

125g/4oz cooked ham (Booths do a great roast ham hock )

4 eggs

8 tablespoons freshly grated pecorino or Parmesan cheese or a mix of the two

Handful finely chopped Basil

500g spaghetti

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Heat the oil and butter in large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the pancetta /Bacon stirring occasionally, until golden and crispy.
  2. Add Chorizo and ham cook a little longer set in a bowl but keep the oil in the pan
  3. Fry the onions and garlic until very soft in the oil
  4. Whisk the eggs and half the cheese in a bowl. Add and plenty of black pepper. Set aside.
  5. Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling, salted water -Add a handful salt to the water -cook until al dente. Drain well and tip it back into the same pan. Save a tablespoon or two of the drained water add back into the drained Spaghetti Sprinkle the Spaghetti with lots of Olive Oil and toss to coat –
  6. Tip the contents of the pancetta pan into the pasta, then pour in the egg mixture. Mix everything together for 30 seconds with a wooden spoon. The heat from the pasta will be sufficient to cook the egg to a creamy coating.
  7. Sprinkle in the basil
  8. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately with the remaining cheese sprinkled on top

 

Pot Roast English Style

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Pot Roast English Style

 

  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil or Coconut
  • 4lbBeef chuck steak one chunk mine is large
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 pint beef stock
  • 1 red wine (optional)
  • 3 onions, cut into large wedges
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • Pinch Chinese 5 spice
  • Pinch Cumin
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 pounds’ carrots, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
  • Cornflower to thicken if needed

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Casserole heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle roast all over with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Place in pan, and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes.
  2. Turn meat fat side up. Add stock, wine, if using, onions, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme. Stir in tomato paste Carrots Bring to a simmer, cover; put in the oven, and roast for 4 hours. (I leave mine all day)
  3. Transfer the roast, carrots, to a platter. With a spoon, skim the fat off the surface of the cooking liquid. Cut the roast into thick slices, or shred with two folks and serve with the vegetables. I serve mine with Mashed Potatoes (I don’t like Potatoes in the pot roast)
  4. Sometimes I thicken the juices with a little cornflower and water

 

 

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Beer Can Chicken

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My First Beer -Can Chicken

My First Beer -Can Chicken

1 whole Chicken

EVOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Whole Garlic bulb half crushed  half whole

 1 440mL beer can2 sprigs fresh rosemary
Salt and Pepper
Brush chicken all over with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper

Slip some crushed Garlic under the breast skin -rub the chicken with the rest of the crushed garlicCrack 0pen the beer can, pour out about 1/2 cup of the beer into a Glass and drink it  Add the remaining  whole garlic cloves and rosemary.Hold the chicken above the can of beer and slide the chicken over the can. Fold the wings back behind the chicken. Make sure the legs are in front of the can, supporting the chicken. Place the chicken inside a pan. Stood Up – I now have a Beer-can chicken holder (Amazon)Place the pan on the grates of a hot BBQ, put lid on and cook the chicken until golden brown and the internal temperature registers 160 degrees F in the breast area and 175 degrees F in the thigh area on an instant-read thermometer, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the grill (be careful not to spill the contents of the beer can as it will be very hot) and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.I have been playing around with different flavorings you can add lemon or oranges to the can – plus different herbs

Enjoy x

Tripe and Onions

1lb Honeycomb tripe, washed
3 Medium Onions, sliced
1 Pint Milk
Pinch pepper and salt
1oz Butter
3 Tablespoon Plain flour

Put the tripe in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil, then drain and rinse under cold running water. Cut into 1 inch pieces.

Put the tripe, onions, milk, salt and pepper in the rinsed out pan. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 2 hours, until tender. Strain off the liquid and reserve.

Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook gently for 1 minute, stirring. Remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir in the reserved cooking liquid. Bring to the boil and continue to cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens. Add the tripe and onions and reheat.

Grandma served with crusty bread and butter to mop up the sauce