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Herring Roe on Toast

03 Wednesday Jul 2013

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Herring roe

Herring roe

I went to Waitrose last night and they had Herring Roe for £2.99 a kilo – so I thought I’d give it a go and so for just 52p I got 150g of it. It’s really nice and simple but I have to say that 150g is too much for one person, this was supposed to be my starter but I wasn’t hungry afterwards.

What you will need:

50g roe per person
Slice of nice bread – toasted
A handful of flour
Slice of lemon
Salt & pepper
A small knob of butter
2 tbsp of olive oil

pan fry herring roe

pan fry herring roe

Rince the roe and dry slightly with kitchen paper. Place the flour on a plate and add the roe, ensure the roe is completely dusted in flour. In a pan add the butter and oil, once hot add your roe and cook for a couple of minutes on both sides – they should become nice and golden. Whilst your roe are cooking toast your bread and then place your cooked roe on top of your it, add salt, pepper and a bit of lemon juice – you can serve with a side salad.

This is really easy, cheap and a little different – come on don’t be scared!

Enjoy
Mel!

Pasta carbonara – with pancetta or salmon

02 Saturday Jun 2012

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This is another recipe that my husband makes. YUM!

Pasta carbonara – with pancetta or salmon

It is a variation of the traditional carbonara but that’s why I like it.

Here is what you need:
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil Pancetta (cut up into pieces)
Spaghetti (boxed is better than fresh)
3 Eggs
1 cup of Parmesan
2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
1 Shallot
2 Cloves of Garlic (chopped)
Parsley (chopped)
2 Teaspoons Black Pepper

Get your pasta going because you will use the pasta water later. Put oil into a pan on medium heat. Add your pancetta, you want it to be slightly crispy. After about 5 minutes, once some of the fat has rendered, add your garlic and shallot. Turn your heat down stirring occasionally. Drain your pasta and set aside 1/3 cup of the water. Whisk your eggs, black pepper and the pasta water. Keep whisking and add the Parmesan cheese and cream. Toss the pasta in the pancetta/garlic/shallot pan and then mix in the egg mixture with some parsley. You can sprinkle more cheese on top if you like!

And for a bit of a variation Mel uses cooked or smoked salmon instead of pancetta. Great for a vegetarian option.

Enjoy!

Joy

The sushi class

26 Sunday Jun 2011

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Sushi

Since Alexis and I have been together he’s been getting more and more into cooking. As he loves sushi I thought that for his birthday we’d go to a sushi making class. It was fantastic, and I’d recommend anyone living in London who enjoys cooking to go to Suzu’s in Hammersmith for its 2 hour class. It was relaxed and inspiring and well I walked out knowing how to make maki sushi, nigiri sushi and californian rolls. We made a total of 24 pieces each so ate about half whilst there and had the rest for dinner.

I’m not going to go into how they were all made as I think I will try making them at home again as I want to try and be creative and fill them with yummy ingredients.

Apparently there’s a famous Japanes fishmonger called Atari-ya who has the freshest fish for sushi so I’ll go there to get some of my ingredients. In the coming weeks, if you’re interested in making sushi watch out for my next few blogs 🙂 I think the biggest challenge will be getting the rice right…

Mel

Balsamic tuna with cherry tomatoes and rocket

18 Wednesday May 2011

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Only have 20mins to prepare a meal? Then this one is perfect and super yummy! I treated myself to a tuna steak this evening and it was definitely worth every penny. I had it as a light meal but if you want something more substantial I’d eat it with new potatoes. This feeds one so just multiply everything by the number of people you are cooking for.

What you will need:

 1 tuna steak
10 cherry tomatoes
2 handful of rocket
Balsamic vinegar
Olive oil
Chilli flakes
Salt and pepper

Cherry tomatoes

Heat your oven to 180C. In a bowl mix a spoon of vinegar for two spoons of oil. Place the cherry tomatoes in an oven proof dish and cover with the ‘vinaigrette’ add salt and pepper to taste. Once the oven is hot put the tomatoes in; they should take no more than 15mins.

 Tuna steak

You should start this about 5mins before the tomatoes are done. Heat a pan, add oil (not much about 2 tablespoons worth), chilli flakes to taste, salt and pepper and add the tuna. Cook for 2mins on each side.

Rocket and ta-da

Place the tuna, the cherry tomatoes and rocket on a plate. Add about a tablespoon of vinegar to the hot pan, mix, and pour over the tuna, rocket and tomatoes. If you want more ‘vinaigrette’ you can also use some from the tomatoes.  

Mel