cerebus
Honorary Master
I felt like the food section was lacking in the most crucial component - a recipe sharing thread. So here's a place to present your best dishes; the ones you bring out on a more or less regular basis when you want to do something more special than the standard spagbols and pork chops that constitute the average day.
So to kick off here's the cannelloni I made last night, up with a bullet to my top 10:
(I'm a bit vague on the quantities, just estimate to get it right)
Cannelloni Recipe
Meat:
* Fry onion, garlic, and 1kg high quality mince
* Add sage and rosemary, and salt
* Add 1/2cup of white wine and simmer down
* Lay aside for the time being
Bechamel sauce:
* Fry 2tbps of butter on a low heat
* Add flour and mix constantly till thickened
* Add milk - probably 1 cupful in total, and mix well and boil on low heat till it becomes a thick sauce
Then:
* Pour bechamel over the meat over a fairly low heat
* Add 2 egg yolks
* Add around 200 grams of mozzarella or so, more if you want is fine
* Leave on heat for another few minutes to melt nicely together
Tomato sauce:
* Fry 2tbps of butter on a medium heat
* Add a finely minced onion and sweat till transparent
* Add 1/2 cup white wine and simmer to evaporate the wine
* Add a can of tomatoes, salt well and boil
Cannelloni:
* Boil cannelloni shells for a few minutes till al dente - don't get them too soft or they dissolve
* Place them in a row on a flat surface - if they touch they'll stick together so be careful
Then:
* Spoon the meat filling into the shells and array in a casserole dish
* Pour the tomato sauce over
* Bake on 180c for 15 minutes
So to kick off here's the cannelloni I made last night, up with a bullet to my top 10:
(I'm a bit vague on the quantities, just estimate to get it right)
Cannelloni Recipe
Meat:
* Fry onion, garlic, and 1kg high quality mince
* Add sage and rosemary, and salt
* Add 1/2cup of white wine and simmer down
* Lay aside for the time being
Bechamel sauce:
* Fry 2tbps of butter on a low heat
* Add flour and mix constantly till thickened
* Add milk - probably 1 cupful in total, and mix well and boil on low heat till it becomes a thick sauce
Then:
* Pour bechamel over the meat over a fairly low heat
* Add 2 egg yolks
* Add around 200 grams of mozzarella or so, more if you want is fine
* Leave on heat for another few minutes to melt nicely together
Tomato sauce:
* Fry 2tbps of butter on a medium heat
* Add a finely minced onion and sweat till transparent
* Add 1/2 cup white wine and simmer to evaporate the wine
* Add a can of tomatoes, salt well and boil
Cannelloni:
* Boil cannelloni shells for a few minutes till al dente - don't get them too soft or they dissolve
* Place them in a row on a flat surface - if they touch they'll stick together so be careful
Then:
* Spoon the meat filling into the shells and array in a casserole dish
* Pour the tomato sauce over
* Bake on 180c for 15 minutes
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