cheese Archives - Just Julie https://www.julieolive.co.uk/tag/cheese/ A Malaysian lost in Britain Tue, 09 May 2023 22:15:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 134825744 Carbonara https://www.julieolive.co.uk/2020/03/26/carbonara/ https://www.julieolive.co.uk/2020/03/26/carbonara/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:51:49 +0000 https://www.julieolive.co.uk/?p=2591 In the UK we too are under quarantine and have since moved to quite stringent quarantine, just short of a total lockdown due to this virus Covid 19. I have not left my house since Friday the 13th. As I am of the high risk group I decided to quarantine myself early on. In the …

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In the UK we too are under quarantine and have since moved to quite stringent quarantine, just short of a total lockdown due to this virus Covid 19.

I have not left my house since Friday the 13th. As I am of the high risk group I decided to quarantine myself early on. In the last 2 weeks my husband and son have been doing the groceries shopping but of course they come back with nothing matching my list and we just have to laugh. It’s eat what we can.

As of Tuesday my daughter work decided to shut down and she brought back a lot of milk, chips and eggs. My son managed to finally purchased for me 2 whole chickens (after 3 weeks) so we are good for a while.

We have now decided not to go out at all and only things that needed to be topped up would be done by my son who is front line staff and is working right though.

Mummy is very proud of her boy and of course have to cook what he loves and he loves Carbonara , his mum’s Carbonara to be exact. (Also because my double cream is on it’s due date today) kekekekekeke

As I looked in my blog I found that I have not post this recipe in this new blog. It was on the old blog that was lost sadly so today I typed in this 30 minute recipe.

I am not even going to argue about whether Carbonara is only made with olive oil, no cream or vice versa. I believed that in different parts of Italy is is made differently as some parts will have dairy and some not BUT this is how I was taught and this is how my son love his! PEACE

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Carbonara

Ingredients

  • Pasta of choice
  • Double cream
  • Eggs
  • Bacon (lardons) or pancetta
  • Cheese
  • Salt & pepper
  • Garlic

Instructions

  • You need 2 pots or wok.
  • Put a pot to boil with water enough for your pasta.
  • In the other wok, fry lardons with garlic. I did not add oil as my wok is non stick and the lardons will give me some oil.
  • Meanwhile in a jug crack your eggs in. I use 3 yolks and one whole egg. you can just use yolks if you want a richer taste. Then mix in the double cream (as much as you like) I used a cup.
  • When pasta is ready NOT soft but al dente transfer over to the hot lardon pan and turn off the heat.
  • It is very important that you do not pour in your eggs & cream mixture when your pan is too hot or you will have scramble eggs with pasta!
  • If your pasta is too dry (aka my family like saucy) you can add in a bit of your pasta water. Season with salt and pepper AFTER you taste because cheese and lardons or bacon can be salty.
  • Serve immediately.
  • Ebony & Ivory – Squid ink and normal pasta Carbonara
  • Smoked salmon & squid ink pasta Carbonara
  • ABC Carbonara
  • pasta to boil first in boiling water
  • Frying lardons and garlic cloves
  • 3 yolks + 1 whole egg + 1 cup double cream
  • Mix and add some grated cheese
  • Toss the al dante pasta in
  • Good toss to mix
  • Add in your eggs and cream and more cheese

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    I made this chicken pie for dinner. I am not one of those Chinese who maintain the tradition of fish, meat, vegetables and soup aka the 3 dishes and one soup per meal type. Maybe I have been in UK too long. Tonight’s dinner – a pie and beer is all we need. Chicken and leek pie.

    Please feel free to add in anything you like to your pie.

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    Chicken & Leek pie

    Ingredients

    • 1 250 g puff pastry shop bought
    • 50 g butter
    • 1 large white onion
    • 300 g baby leeks slice thinly
    • 2 chicken breasts slice thinly
    • 100 g button mushrooms
    • 200 g mix vegetables carrots, garden peas and sweetcorns
    • ½ cup white wine
    • ½ cup chicken stock
    • 3 tbsp crème fraîche or double cream
    • 1 tsp Dijon mustard grains
    • 1 tbsp roux plain flour + butter mix
    • salt and freshly ground pepper
    • ½ lemon juice
    • 1 cup grated matured cheddar + Parmesan mix
    • 1 beaten egg

    Instructions

    • Fry leeks, onions and garlic in butter till soften and add in sliced chicken breasts.
    • Next add in the mushroom and your vegetables, the white wine and chicken stock. Bring to boil and add in the cream and Dijon mustard seeds.
    • Thicken with roux. Season well. Turn off the heat and then add in lemon juice and grated cheese. Wait till cool down then assemble your pie.
    • Fill your pie dishes. Roll out and cut your pastry to cover the top of your pie dishes.

    Notes

    TIP – If you brush the sides of your pie dishes with some butter the pastry will rise nicer and stay crispier and fluffier. I much prefer this way then to seal the sides and cut holes in the middle for letting the steam out. The pies looks prettier this way. p/s A roux is typically made from equal parts of flour and fat by weight. This is normally added to thicken sauces.

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