The recipe thread

[Onkel C]

Here's the recipe of the Tarta di mele, an easy to make italian variant of the universally acclaimed apple cake theme:


6 apples (I used Elstar, every sour, non-mealy variant is oK),
2 eggs,
150 grams sugar, 1 pack of vanilla sugar,
100 grams flour, 1/2 pack of baking soda,
100ml milk,
one lemons' juice,
a bit of butter and flour for the form.

Sqeeze the lemon, peel the apples, remove the core, slice them really fine (eg with a cucumber slicer) and mix them with the lemon juice to prevent oxidation:



Melt the butter and whip it with the other ingredients to a rather foamy dough, carefully mix the apples with the dough:




Put the mix in a buttered and floured tarte or spring form and bake it at 180 degrees celsius for 50-60 minutes:





Let it chill, sprinkle with powdered sugar and ...




...ENJOY!

Share YOUR stuff, too, please.

[Glamdring]

I finally got round to trying what seems to be a typical American breakfast: pancakes, bacon (crisp), scrambled eggs and maple syrup.
Oh dear. Way too sweet. Never again. It always looks so good on telly too.

[richie-t]

If you want decent, authentic Italian meatballs, try this one:

http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/rec...ls-napoletane/

[yumma]

I've been off carbs most of 2016 (except for allowing myself fruit sugars) so I've been rustling up Protein pancakes for brekkie and I think they are great; plus they're fast, simple and nice to eat cold as a snack or following day.

To make one portion:

Get a Pyrex bowl or similar
Mash 1 ripe banana (I usually just use my fist! - it gets on your hands but saves washing up)
Add one egg
Add one scoop of low carb protein powder (I prefer Chocolate flavour)
mix together with a fork until you have a batter (takes about 15 seconds)

Place a non stick pan on a low/medium heat, spray on a small amount of oil. dollop three splodges of mixture into said frying pan and Cook on each side for a few minutes until pancake like.

As a serving suggestion I usually top with fruit and Greek yogurt. I especially like frozen cherry's which I blast in the microwave for 30 seconds to defrost with a good thick scoop of Greek yogurt on top of Chocolate pancakes or Strawberries & Blue berries with yogurt on Vanilla Pancakes. Yummy, convenient, quick and healthy.

Enjoy!

[hyl1987]

Nasi Lemak, a malaysian/singapore breakfast favourite. I've made a couple versions of the below recipe. And one with a sous vide (63 C) egg.







P.s. I skipped the step to make the chilli and bought some premade ones that can be found at big chinese supermarkets in London.

http://themeatmen.sg/nasi-lemak/

Ingredients

Rice
2 cups rice
250ml of coconut milk
450ml water
5 knots of pandan leaves
2 tsp salt (adjust to taste)

Sambal Chili
1 cup oil
300g dried chili paste
20 shallots
2 onions
6 clove garlic
50g chopped palm sugar
80g white sugar (adjust to taste)
1 tbsp salt
100g large ikan bilis
100g raw peanuts with skin
1 cucumber sliced into discs
500 ml oil
½ tsp salt
½ tsp white pepper powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
4 large chicken wings
½ tsp fennel seed powder
½ tsp cumin powder
½ tsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp white pepper powder
¼ tsp chili powder
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp rice flour
100ml coconut cream (Kara brand)

Instructions

Marinate chicken wing
Add ½ tsp fennel seed powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp white pepper powder, ¼ tsp chili powder, ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp corn flour, 1 tbsp rice flour, 100ml coconut cream (Kara brand) to 4 large chicken wings
Mix well and let it marinate in the fridge for 2 hours or more

Coconut rice
Wash 2 cups basmati rice
Add washed basmati rice to rice cooker
Then add 250ml of coconut milk, 450ml water, 5 knots of pandan leaves, 2 tsp salt (adjust to taste),
Cover and cook, once done mix and loosen the rice

Sambal Chili
Blend 20 shallots, 2 onions, 6 cloves garlic in a food processor until fine
Add 1 cup of oil to pan
Add blended shallot mixture to pan
Cook on low heat till shallot mixture turns translucent (around 10 mins)
Add 300g dried chili paste, 50g chopped palm sugar, 80g white sugar (adjust to taste), 1 tbsp salt (adjust to taste)
Stir and cook for another 20 mins

Deep Frying
In a wok heat 500ml oil to 180 degrees C
Deep fry 100g large ikan bilis in 180 degrees C oil
Remove when they turn golden and start to float
Drain them on paper towels
Next deep fry 100g raw peanuts
Fry just them for just under a minute
Remove and drain them on paper towels
Add marinated chicken wings fry for around 7-10 mins depending the size of the wings or chicken usage. Once they turn golden brown, remove one piece and cut at the thickest end to check if its cooked through. Once done, remove and drain them on paper towels

[Foxy]

That looks delicious!

[geoffcotton]

http://www.contactpakistan.com/pakfood/main/index.html

[Xantiagib]

tried this at the weekend:

heat up butter in a pan
fry minced garlic in it
add a whole bunch of shelled and de-veined raw prawns
wait until they get the right colour
splash of thai fish sauce
whiskey blend (a few tables spoons worth) flambee et voila

salt and pepper to taste

surprisingly good for the minimal effort involved

[cdmed]

if you can get past the edgy schtick - the Thug Kitchen cookbooks are brilliant. almost everything I eat lately comes out of there

[JGJG]

Anybody got a decent recipe for Simnel cake?

[Chukas]

Has anyone got good Thai or Indian starter recipes, simpler the better 😀