Showing posts with label butter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label butter. Show all posts

Saturday, 8 April 2017

Homemade Mac and Cheese (non bake)

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Ingredients;

400g of Elbow Macaroni
250g of grated cheddar cheese
1 bulb onion finely chopped
6 tbsp of all purpose flour
500mL of fresh milk
1/4 g of salted butter
1 tsp of sugar
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp of pepper

Instructions:

1. Boil elbow macaroni until aldente. Drain.
2. In a saucepan:

  •  melt butter (optional: I added olive oil), saute chopped onions in medium heat
  • add slowly the 6 tbsp of flour (may add less or more depending on consitency, until a roux is formed)
  • stir continuously while adding the milk slowly
  • in a low heat, add the grated cheese and continuously stir
3. Slowly add in the drained macaroni in the saucepan and fold in through the mixture.

4. May add grated parmesan cheese on top before serving.



Friday, 30 December 2016

Prawns in Pesto and Olive oil Linguine

Craving for that pasta you have seen in a restaurant or seen in your friends social media's post but too lazy to go out from the comfort of your house? Here's my 40 minutes quick cook for busy persons!
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

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ingredients: bottled pesto sauce, olive oil, linguine, black pepper

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ingredients: finely chopped garlic and onions, sliced button mushrooms, prawns

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stir fry garlic, onions and some chilli peppers if you want a little bit spicy

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add in the mushrooms and continue to stir fry

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prepare your linguine, cook as al dente

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add in prawns, stir fry until prawns are completely cooked (change of color from grey to orange); may add in butter for that creamy taste

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add in 5-7 teaspoons of pesto sauce and stir fry for another 3 minutes

add in the pasta and mix well to completely coat the linguine

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finished product