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Pachieri al tonno


Ingredients

100gr paghieri pasta

100gr fresh tuna

1 clove garlic

1 tablespoon fresh coriander

Pinch of salt and pepper ,50ml cream ,For the sauce 1 clove garlic tewm 100gr cherry tomatoes tadam zghir hafna Fresh basil (habaq ), Salt & pepper

Method

 Boil the pachieri in salted boiling water until al dente .  Drain and sprinkle a little extra virgin olive oil to prevent the pasta from stiking . Put the tuna mixing in the piping bag and stuff the pachieri . Prepare the cherry tomatoes.  Add a little pasta and the cherry tomatoes . Add a little pasta water & simmer .

Place the pachieri & cook enough for a few minutes to cook the filling . Serve warm .

Lime and yougourt chesecake


Ingredients

6 butternup snap buiscuit

2 tablespoon boiling poiint

one and one half teasepoon powered gelatine

250gr cream cheese softened

1/4 cup custor sugar

200 tub natural yougourt

1/3 cup custer sugar

200gr coconut cream

2 tablespoon finely grated lime rind

1 tablespoon lime juice

lime zest to serve

Method

Lime each hole of 6 hole 3/4 cup capacity salad texas muffin pan overhang of each hole .

Place 1 buiscuit , flat side down . In the base of each hole . Place boiling water in a heatproof jug . Sprinkle with gelatine .

Stir to dissolve . Using an electric mixer beat gelatine cream cheese and sugar until smooth . Add yougourt, coconut , cream lime rind and lime juice .

Beat to conbine . Add the gelatine mixture . Beat until smooth . Pour cream cheese mixture into prepared pan holes . Cover .

Refregerate for 6 hours or until firm . use overhanging plastik wrap , lift cheesecake from pan. Remove plastic wrap . top with lime 7. Zest & serve.

Sea bass set on a bed of potato mash and assorted vegetables


Ingredients,

2 medium potatoes , peeled and quatered

100ml cream

20gr butter

 1 small carrot

1 small marrow

30gr cherry tomatoes

150gr peas

 1 whole sea bass

Method

Boil a pot of salted water to a boil.

Add potatoes and cook until tender but still, about15 minutes, drain.

In a small saucepan heat the butter and cream over a low heat until the butter is melted.

Using an electric beater slowly blend the cream mixture into the potatoes until smooth and creamy.

Cut the vegetables as in the picture blanched them for a minute and then toss them in some olive oil.

Cook peas in a saucepan of boiling water for 2 or 3 minutes until tender . Drain.

Melt the butter in the same pan over medium high heat .

Add the onion and garlic. Cook until softened .  Return peas to the pan . Add cream .

Cook stairing for 1 minute .  

Process until smooth. 

Clean and fillet the sea bass . 

Score it and cut each fillet in three pieces .

On medium heat, pan dry for 2 minutes on each side .  Season everything with salt and pepper . Assemble and serve.

Microwave rice loaf


Ingredients

1 cup grain white rice

2 cups hot water

 One and one half grated tasty cheese

3 green onions thinly sliced

310 gr can corn kenels drained

100gr shaved leg ham

Watercress and mayonnaise to serve

Method

Greese a line of microwave – save bowl, 7,5cm deep 10cm *19cm base . Loaf pan with baking paper allowing a 5 cm overhang as long ends . 

Place rice and water into a microwave safe bowl  . cover .

Combine 1  cup of cheese onions, corn, eggs and salt and pepper in the bowl . Add rice. Stir well . Press half the mixture into prepared pan . sprinkle with ¼ cup of the remaining cheese . Top with ham . Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup of cheese . Press remaining rice mixture over cheese .

Place onto a microwave safe rack . cook for 20 minutes on medium 50 per cent power or until firm is touched . Stand for 10 minutes . Serve with watercress and mayonnaise.

Potato salad with sour cream and dill.


Ingredients serve 6 to 8 persons.

2 pounds(nofs artal) new red skinned potatoes

¾ cup sour cream

½ cup minced green onions including the green onions greens

1 tbsp of fresh fresh minced dill.

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

2 tsp kosher salt

½ teasepoon freshly ground black pepper

Method,

Place potatoes skin on in a 2 to 3 quarter saucepan . Cover with an inch of cold water . Bring to a simmer lower the heat to maintain a low simmer until they are easily pierced with a fork . Strain the potatoes in cold water , then set them aside to cool.

In a medium bowl whisk together the sour cream, green onions , dill , cider vinegar , salt & black pepper. The dressing should be strongly flavored (the potatoes will need it ).

Cut the cooled potatoes in half lenghtwise . Top with the dessing chill for at least 1 hour before serving to allow the potatoes to adsorb one of the dressing .

red chicken salad


ingredients serve 4

4 skinless chiken breasts

2 tablespoon thai red curry paste

2 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil

175pac choi torn into large pieces 1/2 savoy cabbagse shreaded

2 shallots finely chopped

2 garlic cloves , crushed

1 tablespoon crushed

1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce

1 head chinese leaves shreaded

method

splash the fresh of the chicken several times and rub the curry paste each cut cover and marinade in the refregerator overnight heat a wok over a high heat then

heat a wok over a high heat then add 1 teasepoon of the oil add 1 teasepoon of the oil . Add the chiken breasts and cook for 5-6minutes turning once or twice until the chiken is cooked through the juices run clean when a skewer is inserted into the thickest part of the meat . remove from the wok set aside and keep warm

heat the remaining in the wok and stir fry the pak choi and cabbage until just wilted . add the shallots and garlic and stir fry until jus tender but not brown Add the vinegar chilli sauce and soy sauce . remove from the heat .

Arrange the Chinese leaves on four serving plates . Slice the chiken arrange on the salad leaves and drizzle the hot dressing over. serve imediately .

Ghagin bit-tadam pomodorini


Ingredienti

Bott 400 gr tadam pomodorini mayor

200 gr zejt taz-zebbuga

Nofs basla mqatgha irqiqa

2 sinnit tewm imqata’

2 imgharef habaq frisk .

Aqla il-basla u it-tewm

tadam pomodorini mayor

Zejt taz- zebbuga

U roxx il-bzar mithun frisk .

Ixhet il- habaq 500gr u hawwad kollox sewwa.

Ghalli l- ghagin skond l- istruzzjonijiet tal- pakett u hallat iz- zalza go tagen u servi

Blalen tal-hafur u it-tamal


Ingredients

nofs tazza lewz mithun

2 tazzi hafur

nofs kuccarina trab tal- kannella

kuccarina zejt tal- coconut

100gr tamal

mgharfa u nofs ilma

100gr gellewz inkaljat , imfarrak

metodu

nehhi l- ghadma minn mat- tamal .

xarrab bl-ilma u poggi fuq nar baxx sakemm it-tamal kwazi jinhall .

poggi l-ingredienti kollha go food processor fil- food processor , minbarra il- gellewz . iprocessa kollox flimkien . kessah it- tahlita ghal madwar 20 minuta . ifforma il- blalen zghar .

Jekk tixtieq, tista ukoll tholl bicca cikkulata u tiksi il-blalen bic-cikkulata.

Mafaldine with Maltese sausage sage and lemon.


Ingredients serve 2

60gr walnuts roughly chopped

40gr pistachoes , roughly chopped

One and one half pistachoes roughly chopped

One and one half tbsp butter  Extra plus

1 smoked maltese sausage, diced

4 sage leaves

Zest of 1 lemon

Method

In a dry frying pan over medium heat toiast the walnuts and  pistachoes until slightly coloured and set aside

In thev same frying pan over high heat , cook the butter forv a minuteb add the sage and maltese sausage and fryfor 2-3 minutes until the butter starts to brown and the sausage are vcooked

Add the lemon zest cream ½ teasepoon salt and plenty of pepper . stir for a couple of seconds so the sauce thickens a little . remove from the heat immediately and set aside .

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook until al dente . Drain , reserving some of the cooking liquid and place in a large bowl . warm the sauce and add some of the reserved cooking water to the it . Add the sauce to the pasta along the nuts, the parmesan shavings, a knob of butter and parsley. Stir in the lemon juice and serve.

  

cottage pie


ingredients serve 6

800gr minced beef

2 carrots finely chopped

200gr peas

2 medium onion finely chopped

30gr butter

1/4 cup teaspoon dry mustard

one and one half vegetable stock

salt and pepper to taste

potato topping

1/3 hot milk

30gr butter

6 large potatoes cooked and mashed

salt and pepper

method

Brush 6*250capacity deep moulds and melted butter or oil

Melt the butter in a large saucepan until quite soft, Sprinkle the flour and mustard into the pan and stir for 5 minutes. Gadd the stock and stir constantly until you have a smooth gravy . . Add salt and pepper, reduce the heat and simmer for a further 5minutes to remove from the heat.

The spoon can be served as 6 plates.

Add the milk and butter to the mashed potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and spread evenly over the top of each pie. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the top is lightly golden.

serve hot.

Vegan aubergines dumplings alla parmegiana.


Ingredients serve 4

4 Auberges cut into cubes

100gr breadcrumbs

150ml olive oil

200 gr vegan parmesan cheese

100vegan cream cheese

bunch of parsley chopped

2 tablespoon flour

6 garlic cloves , crushed

100Tomato paste

2 tsp tomato paste

1 tsp smoked paprika

4 tablespoon dried oregano

50gr pitted black olives

salt and pepper

Method

preheat the oven to 220/c gas, no 9 . on a large parchment tray toss the aubergines cubes with half the olive oil , salt and pepper for 30 minutes , tossing halfway .

Roughly chopped the aubergines into the rough mash and transfer to a bowl .

Refrigerate for 20 minutes . once cool add half of the cheese , the cream cheese , parsley , flour , breadcrumbs , third of the garlic , basil , salt and pepper . mix well with the oiled hands , shape the mixture to a gold – ball sized dumplings .

In a frying pan with some oil fry the dumplings for 3-4 minutes , turning them until golden -brown all over . Transfer to a plate . Reduce the oven temperture to 180/ gas mark 6 . In a large saute pan fry the remaing garlic for 1minute . add the canned tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes , tomato paste , sugar , paprika , oregano salt and pepper . cook for 8minutes or until slightly thickened . pour 400ml of water , bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes . Pour the sauce in a baking dish .

In the large saute, pan- fry the remaining garlic for 1minute . Add the canned tomatoes – sun dried tomatoes tomato paste – sugar salt and pepper . cook for 8 minutes or until slightly thickened . pour 400ml of water bring to a simmer , and cook for another 10 minutes . Prepare the sauce in a baking dish with the dumplings for 20 minutes . scatter the olives , the remaing basil leaves and remaing baking cheese .

Serve with tilda rice .

crust less with manouri sheep cheese and serrano ham.


Ingredients serve 6

400gr sherry tomatoes quartered

2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper

4 eggs + 2 egg yolks

50gr plain flour

200ml milk

300ml double cream

60ml Black calamite olives

pitted and chops . 60gr black Kalamata olives pitted and chopped

8 sun dried tomatoes crumbled

6 slices sericin ham

basil leaves torn .

Preheat the oven to 190/c / gas mark 6

Put the quartered cherry tomatoes into a roasting dish with olive oil and seasoning. Toss them well in the oil and roast for 20-30 minutes or until they soften and slightly shrunken . Take out the oven and leave take out off the oven and leave to sit to your work surface

REduce the oven temperture to 180/c or gas mark 5 . In thenmixing parmeasan cheese and garlic . Scatter the chopped olives and sun dried tomatoes and crumbled in the sheep’s cheese Lay the slices of seracino ham over the tomatoes ., olives and cheese .

Pour the milk batter over the ingredients in the roasting dish and bake for 30 minutes v, untilm the custard is puffed and golden . leave it to set for 10 minutes . drizzle more olive oil and scatter the basil leaves . serve warm with the salad

Sweet and sour Chicken


Ingredients

250gr diced chicken breasts

75gr carrots cut in to matchsticks

200 white rice

60gr sliced sweet corn

60gr 4 tbsp Vegetable oil

1 egg yolk

black pepper

one and one half teasepoon cornflower

1 tbsp soy sauce

4 Tbsp. chicken stock

1 tbsp milk

1 tbsp soy sauce

2 tomato ketchup

2 tbsp caster sugar

Method

Start cooking the rice accordingly on the instructions of the packet . Make the sauce by mixing the sauce in the bowl. Beat together the batter ingredients in another bowl. Dip the chicken in the batter and fry it for 2 tbsp oil. Remove from the pan and set aside Next fry the carrots, sweet corn and the remaining 2 Tbsp., oil for 4minutes per side. Add the sauce and boil for 1minute . Then the chicken and heat through. Serve it out . Spoon a helping of sweet and sour chicken on top of the bed of rice .

Celery and potato soup


Ingredients serve 6

50gr butter

1 large onion chopped

1 head  celery thinlysliced

500gr potatoes peeled and cut into 1cm cubes

900gr vegetable stock

150gr single cream

150gr stirlon cheese , denubded and crumbled

Chopped chives to serve

Method

Melt the butter in a large pot , add the onion and celery over a low heat for 10 minutes , add the stock and simmer for 20 minutes .

Leave to cool for a few minutes then liquidize half until smooth , return to the pan , stir in the cream and bring back and simmering for 20 minutes.

Stir in half the cheese and adjust the seasoning to taste in warmed bowls garished with the remaing cheese and chopped chives .

Torta tat-tigieg u haxix


Ingredients isservi 4 .

300gr  tigieg ikapuljat

1 basla medja

Imqatta irqiq

2 sinniet tewm mghafgin

6 mushrooms mqatghin slajsis

50gr Qamh ifrizat/frisk 

50gr  50gr piselli frizati

2 tadamiet imqatghin

1 zunnerija kbira mahkuka

1 mgharfa tursin frisk

1 mgharfa zaghtar frisk

200gr fazola francize friska imqatta u imsajra

Ftit bzar iswed

2 imgharef dqiq (cornflour

2 imgharef zejt taz-zebbuga (extra virgin )

200ml ilma

Method

Qaxxar u ahsel il-patata u sajjar f’tagen ta’ daqs medju.

F’tagen iehor sajjar il-basla fiz-zejt taz-zebbuga . zid it-tigieg kkapuljat u sajjar ghal ftit minuti . Zid iz-zunnerija, mushrooms, bzar ahdar, l-fazola msajra u l-ilma hallih itektek sakemm il-haxix isir.  Jekk ikun hem bzonn zid id-dqiq (cornflour) biex thaxxen it-tahlita tat-tigieg f’dixx tal-forn u ifrex il- patata maxx fil- wicc . Ahmi forn imsahhan lest fuq temperature ta 180 ° jew sakemm isir kannella dehbi.

Butter squash ravioli with segned chicken


Ingredients serve 4 .

2 packagages refrigerate butternut squah ravioli

2 asparagus cut into thirds

3 tablespoon butternut sqash ravioli

2 asparagus cut into thirds

3 tablespoon butter

3 kosher salt and black pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped shallots

1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage

Grated cheese normal

Method

1 cook butternut sqash ravioli according to package directions.

Meanwhile season chicken with kosher salt and black pepper .

Cook in olive oil meanwhile medium heat in a large skillet partially covered until cooked for 4-6 minutes per side . Slice high heat in a large skillet and butter and  cook until golden 2-3 minutes . Stir in sage and garlic . Add shallots and cook until golden brown 1-2 minutes inravioli asparagus and reserved cooking liquid . Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Serve topped with sliced chicken and grated cheese normal .

Insalata tal-barley


Ingredienti

200gr Barley

Mgharfa pesto ahdar

Mgharfa zghar maqughdin min- nofs

ftit zebbug imqatta’

Kappar

bzar iswed

naghniegh jew habaq

gobon feta

tadam Cirasa maqsuma fi tnejn

Zejt taz-zebbuga

Metodu

Xarrab il-barley ghal 15 il-minuta.

Qattar u ghalli imma hallih ghal dente.

Wara li xxarbu fl- ilma kiesah biexjiksah malajr ma jibqax isir

Qattar sew .

Hallat mieghu il- kumplament ta l-ingredienti.

Hawwad b’imgharfa tal-injam.

Tista isservih Bhalla contorn jew inkella platt ghalih

Zejjen il-wicc

bil-weraq tal-habaq jew tan-naghniegh

u z-zejt taz-zebbuga.

Raspberry pancakes


Ingredients

1 cup raspberries tinned or frozen

One and one half cups low fat cottage cheese

2 cups rolled oats

2 large eggs

3 tablespoon granulated sugar

One teasepoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ cup milk

Powered sugar , honey (optional ) and raspberries .

Method

In a small bowl slightly mash raspberries with a fork . Preheat a large skillet or griddle to medium heat 275°C. In a large bowl combine cottage cheese , eggs, sugar , oats , cheese cinnamon and vanilla mix to combine . Transfer mixture to a blender along with ¾ until smooth . gently stir in mashed raspberries . Lightly greased preheated skillet . Pour 1/3 of the pancaked batter onto the skillet to cook for 2-3 minutes until bubbles begin to to form. Flip and allow to cook 2 minutes more until cooked through. Repeat with the remainder batter. Warm among the remains 8 ounce glass of milk . top with additional berries powered sugar and honey if desired .

 Two toppings pizza


Ingredients

One and one half dried yeast

1tsp sugar

2 tablespoon olive oil , plus extra for oiling

250 ml warm water

375gr self raising flour

Pizza sauce

Tuna

Prepare pizza Dough ;

Mix the yeast with 3 tbsp water . Set the aside for 10 minutes or until it is frothy . Sift the flour into the bowl and add the sugar , salt & pepper . Then dig a well in the center . pour the yeast water and oil into the well in the center . Pour in the yeast water and oil in the well . Use your hands to mix everything together .

Method

 Knead the dough again and roll each piece into an 18cm in circle Place on a baking sheet. Preheat oven to 220°C. Spread pizza base and sprinkle tuna on it . Cook them in the oven for about 10 minutes or until golden.

Penne bl-spinaci u ic-cicri


Ingredients

400gr penne

1 mgharfa zejt taz- zebbuga

1 basla kbira , imqatta

3 sinniet tewm , mithunin .

1 bhar ahmar kbir, imqatta

445cicri imlahlah u imnixxef

8 tazzi weraq spinaci frisk

1 tazza Brodu tat-tegiega low salt

½ kuccarina qoxra tal-laringa mahkuka

¼ kuccarina sage niexef

¼ kuccarina nutmeg

1 kuccarina cornstarch  imhallat b’imgharfa ilma

Method

Sajjar il-penne f’ borma bl-ilma sakemm jirtab. Nixxef sew.

Sadanitant f’ tagen non stick , sahhan iz-zejt sakemm jaghli imam taharqux, fuq shana medja.

Zid il-basla u it tewm u sajjar okazzjonalment, sakemm il-basla tirtab , madwar 7 minuti. Zid il- bhar ahmar u sajjar hawwad okkazjonalment , sakemm il- bhar jirtab madwar 5 minuti .

Hawwad ic-cicri, spinaci, brodu, qoxra ta laringa, sage u in-nutmeg f’tagen u hallih itektek bil-mod sakemm l-ispinaci idub madwar 5 minuti. Gibu ibaqbaq hallat fih it- tahlita tal-cornstarch, u sajjar waqt li thawwad kostanti sakemm tigi ftit maghquda madwar 1 minuta .

Hallat il-penne u it-tahlita tac-cicri fi skutella kbira, hawwad biex tghatti.  Aqsam 4 skuteli u servi .