Spaghetti with Rabbit Stew - a MALTESE Dish!

                                                       
                                     Spaghetti with Rabbit Stew

Hey Everyone :)! Today I will give you another Maltese Delicacy Recipe. 

Its a very tasty one too..and if you ever come to  Malta or you are a resident here, this dish will be a too familiar dish added to your cooking recipes! 

In this recipe, tomato pulp is used. YOU Can make your OWN here.

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Its not that complicated and if you master the art of cooking it, you will realise that everytime you cook it, it will become better and better! Obviously everyone cooks it in his/her own way so if there are any suggestions, I suggest you leave your comments below!

I usually leave the unwanted pieces for the stew like the head for example, some small pieces, and even the liver / kidneys since the good parts I use them for frying in wine and garlic! (Will Post Recipe too!) So Lets Start! :)

Ingredients:

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• Rabbit Pieces (Can be fresh leftovers)
• Peas
• Diced Carrots (Optional)
• Diced Onions (Good Quantity)
• 1 bottle of Tomato Pulp
• Tomato Paste (Optional)
• Beef Cube
• Red Wine
• 2 Bay Leaves
•  1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon curry
• 1 tablespoon HP Brown Sauce (Can use other brands of brown sauce)
• Olive Oil
• 4 Small Potatoes cut in cubes

Ingredients:

• Cook the potatoes in some water until they begin to soften (DO NOT OVERCOOK)
• In a pan, heat up some olive oil and when hot enough, add the diced onions and the diced carrots
• Add the mixed spice, the curry and the brown sauce and fry until they turn brown (NOT BURNT!) and until the carrots will turn a little soft
• Add the tomato pulp, some tomato paste (for added flavour), beef cube, and the bay leaves
• Add the red wine and put the rabbit pieces
• Add the potato cubes

  

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• When the sauce starts to boil, lower down the heat and leave it simmering for about 1 hour 30 minutes. (Some people like to leave it simmering for about 2 hours)
• Do NOT cover completely.
• Cook the pasta in salted water and when 'al dente', drain and leave aside
• Just a few minutes before the time is over, add the peas and leave it to simmer a little bit more
• Serve the pasta with the rabbit stew and garnish with some grated parmesan cheese.

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Bon Apetito! :)

C.Armeni

Make your OWN Tomato Pulp!

                                            Easy Tomato Pulp

Goodmorning :)!

I am going to show you today how to make the EASIEST Tomato Pulp ever... usually ready made tomato pulp do contain flour because it is used as a thickening agent to make the pulp look thick. So if you want an agent free pulp, make your own!

It will only take you 7 minutes to cook and this recipe will make around 1.5 cups so if you do want more, amend ingredients accordingly. If you want to make in bulk, you can freeze the pulp and it can last you for months!!

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Ingredients:

• 8 Big Tomatoes
• Water

Directions:

• Boil water in a deep pan
• With the tip of a knife, cut the top of the tomato (remove its eyes as they say!)
• At the base of each tomato, make a criss cross cut
• When the water is boiling, put the tomatoes in for about 3-4 minutes
• After about 4 minutes, remove and put them in cold water and leave for some time
• When completely cooled, remove the peel and de-seed them
• Chop roughly and blend in a mixer until a smooth pulp is achieved
• Use as required either for pasta sauces and stews, and other recipes

Tip: Can be either used as fresh or frozen and it can be stored.

For a Maltese Recipe that uses tomato pulp click here.

C.Armeni

EASY Thai Curry Wok Dish

                                                       Thai Easy Dish

 Today i am going to give you an easy Thai Dish which is  perfect for weekday dishes. You can use preboiled rice  from the day before or you can boil rice while cooking this  dish :)

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 Ingredients:

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•  Sliced red peppers strips (Approx: 100g)
•  Sliced yellow peppers strips (Approx: 100g)
•  Slices green peppers strips (Approx: 70g)
•  Green beans (Optional) (Approx: 30g)
•  Sliced carrots strips (Approx: 90g)
•  Sliced onion strips (Approx: 30-40g)
•  Sliced Mushrooms (Optional) (Approx: 50g)
•  Bamboo shoots (Optional) (Approx: 30g)
•  300g diced chicken (I usually use more)

 For the sauce:

•  400ml (1can) of coconut milk
•  1/2 tablespoon red curry paste (i use hot curry)
•  2 tablespoons fish sauce

 Method:

•  Mix all the sauce ingredients and set aside
•  Dice and fry the chicken in 2 tablespoons of oil and add  all the other ingredients except the sauce ingredients
• Stir fry for about 7 minutes until the carrots start to become soft
• Add the prepared sauce mixture and bring to boil
• Lower Down the Heat and simmer for around 2-4 minutes
• Serve with boiled jasmine rice

Tips: Personally before I fry the chicken I usually toss in some herbs for some added flavour! 

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Enjoy :)!

C.Armeni

Tasty Salmon for all FISH LOVERS!

                                                  Easy Salmon for Lunch!

Hi all :] Today I am going to give you one of my favourite recipes which is really easy to cook and it doesn't take long either!

Today my recipe is solely for fish lovers as it deals with salmon. Salmon is a very oily fish and it is recommended to eat it around once or twice per week. In fact, salmon is one of the healthiest food in the world. Eating salmon has many benefits which you can find here.

This recipe was for 2 persons but you can easily adjust the portions as required. I did end up having 3 small leftover pieces as a matter of fact but we used them later on that evening

Ingredients:

• 3 salmon fillets (I further cut these in 2 - to have more pieces)
  
• Butter
  
• Baking paper
  
• Dried Herbs - Basil, Dill, Mixed Herbs
  
• Dried Mint
  
• Lemon Pepper (Optional)
  
• Pepper (Optional)
  



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• Lemon

Directions:

• As I explained in the ingredients part, the first thing that I did was cut the fillets in 2 and put everything in a bowl
  
• Toss all herbs, a small sprinkle of mint and add the pepper and Lemon pepper if using
  
• Line a frying pan with a baking paper so as the salmon wont stick and put 1 teaspoon of butter in the middle of the baking paper

  

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• Switch on the stove and wait till the butter is melted and distribute over the baking paper. Add some more if you desire but do not forget that salmon is very OILY!
  
• Put the fillets on the baking paper and sprinkle some lemon juice
  
• Leave for 45seconds till the salmon skin becomes crunchy and then turn on the other sides
  
• Lower heat and keep cooking on all sides until salmon is thoroughly cooked usually approx in less than 12 minutes if using medium heat
  
• Serve! 

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I served mine with some freshly prepared salad, some oven baked fries and a fried egg. You can serve it even with rice, salads and couscous!

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Yumm Yumm!

C.Armeni

Pineapple Cake - ONLY 3 INGREDIENTS!!

                                  EASY Pineapple Cake!


Hi Guys ! :) Today I am going to give you a REALLY SIMPLE recipe which You can do in LESS than an HOUR!

Its a Pineapple Cake! - A Very tasty one too :)!

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I've done it myself more than once - obviously I do not have a proper loaf tin yet so my cake will obviously be very low but if you have a small loaf tin or a small cake tin, you will have a satisfactory result :)..

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup caster sugar
  
• 1 can (440g) of crushed pinapple in its own syrup and juice. LEAVE UNDRAINED.
  
• 2 cups sifted self-raising flour
  
  

Method:

• Preheat your oven to 180°C and put a baking paper in the loaf tin so the cake will not get stuck
  
• In a bowl, mix all ingredients until well combined
  
• Put the mixture in the loaf tin and bake for around 50-60 minutes (Depending on your oven) until a cake skewer comes out clean

Enjoy :)!

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Small Tip: From my experience in doing this cake, I found out that it is best eaten on the day that it is made. Also I sometimes cover it with melted chocolate for that added yummy taste!!

Any questions please write in comments below.

C.Armeni