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Stromboli

26 Sunday Jul 2020

Posted by Fabric of Madness in Dinner, Pasta

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cheese, dough, ham, mozzarella, parmesan, pesto, stromboli, tomato

Hot out of the oven – Stromboli

Do you ever feel like pizza but not pizza? Does that even make sense? If you know what I mean, you might like to think about Stromboli. It makes a change from pizza and if you decide to make it for guests they will be very impressed.

I have used homemade pizza dough – there are plenty of places to get a recipe – I might even post one at some stage. I prepare the pizza dough in the bread-maker on dough stage, and then a quick 5 minute knead and it’s ready. Make sure that your bench is well floured – you don’t want the pastry to stick when you are rolling it.

Pizza dough with tomato paste

For this Stromboli I made the dough with 3 cups of flour – it is a lot of dough – this should feed around 6 people.

Measurements aren’t really that necessary here – and you can easily substitute plenty of ingredients. For example, prosciutto, salami etc. Put some hot peppers in, maybe sub chicken for ham. You get the drift I’m sure.

  • Tomato paste
  • Pesto
  • Grainy Mustard
  • finely sliced ham (or whatever you prefer – it could just be vegetarian)
  • Mozzarella (about 1-1/2 cups)
  • Parmesan, grated
  • sliced pepper
  • sliced onion (I had some red onion to use up so used that)
  • baby spinach leaves
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked

Roll out the dough, add paste, pesto, mustard to base of dough. Not too thick. Add ham and whatever other toppings you are going to use. Then add cheese and salt and pepper to taste.

Lightly brush egg on far side of dough. Start rolling- you need to be careful when rolling to make sure that the dough is not sticking. About a third of the way through fold in the sides. Keep rolling to the end.

Carefully put your Stromboli on a baking sheet with baking paper (if you prefer to use baking paper) – with seam side down.

Brush the top of your Stromboli with the egg mixture, add salt and pepper, parsley and some parmesan.

Cook in oven for around 45 minutes, until golden.

Let cool a little and then serve sliced. This can also be served cool – and is great for picnics and leftovers.

Serve with a salad. We also had some chilli jam and aioli.

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Pork, Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni

30 Saturday Sep 2017

Posted by Fabric of Madness in Dinner, Pasta, Pork, ricotta, Uncategorized

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pasta, Pork, quick, spinach

If you have read my previous posts, you’ll probably have a sense that I am pretty comfortable with easy and quick.   This is one of those recipes too.  I bought pre-prepared lasagne sheets and used a can of Italian chopped tomatoes for the ‘pasta sauce’.  This doesn’t take much time to put together, is tasty and allows you to spend more time watching a movie, sharing a glass of wine, or going for a walk (yes, that’s right, the last option is the one we all do).

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Serves 6.   Turn on oven to around 180C.

  • 500g Pork mince
  • 150g Ricotta Cheese
  • 100 g baby Spinach roughly chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp mixed herbs
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • Lasagne Sheets (one packet)
  • 400g can tinned Italian diced tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons pesto
  • 2 teaspoons tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella
  • Combine pork, ricotta, spinach, eggs, mixed herbs and pepper in a large bowl. Mix until well combined.
  • Take lasagna sheets and cut into 2 or 3 sections depending on the size of your lasagna sheet.
  • Spoon the pork mixture onto the centre of each sheet of lasagna, then roll the sheet to enclose the filling. Brush each edge with milk to seal the join.
  • Mix canned tomatoes, pesto and tomato paste in a small bowl (to save dishes perhaps the one you already mixed the pork in – I would)
  • Put a tablespoon or so of the tomato mixture into the bottom of the dish you are going to bake the cannelloni in.
  • Place each roll, seal side down in a baking dish in a single layer.
  • Pour the tomato mixture over the cannelloni and sprinkle the top with the grated cheese.
  • Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until the cheese is bubbling.
  • Serve warm with salad or vegetables.   We had fresh lettuce from the garden (first of the season – and it is Very Good), with some sliced red pepper, finely chopped chives and shredded fresh basil leaves, finished with a bit of raspberry vinegar and olive oil.

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Ready for the oven

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Comfort Food – Lasagna

29 Sunday May 2016

Posted by Fabric of Madness in Pasta, Pork, Uncategorized

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lasagne, pasta, Pork, vegetables

Yesterday was a rainy old day and a bit cold as well.   It was still before lunch time but I just knew that I wanted lasagne,  in fact I think I knew the previous night when I bought some pork mince from the supermarket.  Not like me to crave meat,  but for some reason that’s what happened.   Instead of a recipe I am just going to put up some pictures of the process.  Most of us know how to make lasagna,  and there are plenty of recipes online,  I’m sure you will find something that gets the tastebuds going.

First,  cut up some onions and sweat in a pan.

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Add some chopped garlic, celery and parsley.

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Mmmm,  it will be smelling good………

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Add in a can of chopped tomatoes with juices and also a few tablespoons for tomato paste

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Cook this down until thick and the vegetables have gone very soft.   Season with salt and pepper to taste.      In another pan brown off some pork mince,  when it has changed colour slosh in some wine (mine was a Viognier that happened to be open), heat up and then add in some chopped veges.   Ours were some more chopped onion,  carrot and courgette.  Cook for around 10 minutes until meat is cooked through.

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Add most of the tomato sauce in with the meat.  Keep back around 1/2  a cup.

Choose your dish, put a little olive oil on the bottom the pan and then cover bottom with some of the tomato sauce.   Cover this with a layer of lasagne.  I cheated and used bought pasta,  usually make my own which I think is way better, but sometimes short-cuts are just fine!

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After adding the lasagne sheets,  I then used a bit of the tomato paste, and then covered it with some meat (around a third).

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Then place some baby spinach on top of the meat.    Layer again with lasagna sheets and repeat a couple of times.   My lasagne was 3 layers.

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i used the last of the tomato sauce on top layer of the lasgne sheets and then put a bit of parsley and some grated parmesan.   What I have omitted to tell you before now is that I also made a bechamel sauce (with grated mozzarella and parmesan).   This will now be used to cover the dish.

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And then some more parmesan.   Oh boy,  I was looking forward to seeing this baby cooked and ready to eat!

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And here it is straight out of the oven…..ready to go onto the table with a green salad.

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And the creamy, gooey inside view………  Enough for leftovers!

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