Saturday, March 27, 2010

Spaghetti Carbonara

No. of Portions

4

Ingredients

QTY

Unit

Spaghetti

200

Gm

Bacon

50

Gm

Oil

10

Ml

Butter

20

Gm

Garlic

10

Gm

Egg yolks

3

No.

Cream

200

Ml

Salt

To taste

White pepper powder

To taste

Parmesan cheese

20

Gm

Pre-preparations:

1.

Trim bacon and cut into medium pieces.

Peel and chop garlic.

Cook spaghetti in salted water and drain. Sprinkle oil and toss.

Mix egg yolks and cream.

Grate cheese.

Method:

1.

Heat bacon and allow to render.

2.

Add butter and garlic. Cook on a slow fire.

3.

Add liaison. Cook over a slow fire – stirring the pan all the time.

4.

When the sauce is thick, add the spaghetti, salt and pepper. Toss well.

5.

Let spaghetti get coated with the sauce evenly.

6.

Cook over a slow fire for 1-2 minutes.

To serve:

Transfer the spaghetti to a pasta bowl, sprinkle cheese and serve immediately.

Standard:

Pasta should be coated evenly with sauce. Sauce must be rich and creamy. Served hot garnished with parmesan cheese.

Ratatouille

No. of Portions

4

Ingredients

QTY

Unit

Egg plant

75

Gm

White marrow

75

Gm

Onion

50

Gm

Garlic

10

Gm

Capsicum

50

Gm

Tomato

150

Gm

Tomato puree

100

Ml

Olive oil

20

Ml

Sliced bread

4

No.

Salt

To taste

Oil

To deep fry bread

Pre-preparations:

1.

Cut egg plant, white marrow and capsicum into even sized dices and blanch in boiling salted water separately. Peel and cut onions into dices.

Remove the crust and cut bread slices into triangles or roundels and deep fry in oil till golden brown (croute).

Peel and chop garlic. Blanch and concasse tomatoes.

Method:

1.

Heat olive oil and garlic together. Sauté onion lightly and add tomatoes. Add water if required and simmer till thick.

Add egg plant and white marrow. Cook till vegetables become tender.

Check seasoning, adjust consistency.

2.

To serve:

Reheat just before service. Add capsicum. Transfer to a service bowl. Arrange the croutes around and serve hot.

Standard:

Vegetables cooked well, in tangy tomato-onion sauce, well-flavoured with garlic. Served hot as an accompaniment.

Fillet of pomfret meuniere

No. of Portions

4

Ingredients

QTY

Unit

Fillets of pomfret

4

No.

Salt

To taste

Pepper powder

To taste

Lime

2

No.

Refined flour

15

Gm

Oil

30

Ml

Butter

30

Gm

Parsley

1

Bunch

Pre-preparations:

1.

Marinate fillets with salt, pepper and some lime juice.

Chop parsley finely.

Prepare seasoned flour.

Cut one lime into wedges for garnish.

Method:

1.

Dust each fillet lightly with seasoned flour.

2.

Heat oil on a griddle and shallow fry the fillets to a light brown colour on both sides. Take out on absorbent paper to drain oil.

To serve:

Just before service, heat butter in pan and let it froth. Wait till the froth disappears and sprinkle few drops of lime juice. Sprinkle parsley. Pour this ‘beurre noisette’ over the fillets and serve immediately as the parsley sizzles.

Standard:

Neatly cut fillets, light brown in colour, tender and juicy. Coated with nutty flavoured butter. Served hot.

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