RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU AT HOME MARCH 30, 2020 BECKET KEYS SCHOOL Food Team RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU AT HOME Are you feeling like this? ;-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoCsC7EvD0 Then the Becket Keys Food Team are here to help. Here are some of the department’s favourite recipes that have been revised to take account of what you might have available. You may have to make substitutions to fit in with what’s available in your house and your family’s tastes. We hope you will discover some new favourites. As we are unable to demonstrate the method, this document is interactive, follow the links to take you to good clips from You Tube to guide you through the recipes. Most of the recipes are for one or two people, so you can scale them up easily to feed everyone if you want to. Some recipes are harder and require a few more ingredients so that even older and more advanced students will have something challenging to cook. We hope this will help all of you build up those all-important skills, ready for when we return to school. Before you start make sure whoever is in charge of cooking in your house is happy for you to cook and ask them to supervise you. If you are not able to cook complete dishes and just want to help the person cooking, you could prepare some of the ingredients and practice one of the skills from this website each week, see page 3 for the most useful skills to practice. https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques?fbclid=IwAR2H1Gu-1oPQd2lIXnWEsf50mll9DSQdKLLm7- LUYOMGjIJ4hKRuVsAvDFM Whether you are cooking complete meals, or simply learning new techniques, please take photos and upload them on show my homework, as I would love to see what you have all been making. To really improve your skills try and come up with your own recipe ideas using just the ingredients you have left in your fridge and cupboards. Watch this old episode of “Ready Steady Cook” for inspiration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRPnLiZv6oc&feature=youtu.be Contents 1. Chilli Con Carne 2. Pizza – Plus Basic Bread Recipe 3. Bread and Butter Pudding 4. Pad Thai 5. Macaroni Cheese 6. Simple Tomato Sauce 7. Mushroom Risotto 8. Apple (or any fruit) Crumble 9. American Pancakes 10. Mushroom Risotto 11. Chicken Curry 12. Special Fried Rice 13. Chocolate Eclairs 14. Teachers Favourites 1 | P a g e RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU AT HOME Things to remember. 1. Buy fresh food weekly and always clear out the fridge before putting new things in. Salad, vegetables, meat, yoghurts, desserts and milk will only last a week. 2. Cover food which has been opened, before you put it in the fridge. 3. If you have cooked and have food leftover for another day, you must let it cool down first, then cover with cling film or foil before you put it in the fridge or freezer. If you freeze a portion of food it is a good idea to write what it is and the date on the package as even frozen food needs to be eaten within a few months. 4. To reheat food from the fridge either put it in the oven until it’s piping hot or microwave on a medium heat for 1-2 minutes, again until piping hot. Remember, you cannot put foil or metal in a microwave. Cover the dish with a plate to stop it spitting and messing up the microwave. Eat leftover food within 24 hours. After that, throw it away. If you have frozen food, you should let it defrost in the fridge for the day and reheat it once it has thawed out. 5. Dirty dishes and pans are much easier to clean if you put hot water in them straight away and let them soak for a few minutes. Always wash up using hot soapy water. If you’re sharing a kitchen, always keep your area clean and tidy and do your fair share of the chores! 2 | P a g e RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU AT HOME If you are helping in the kitchen, make sure you take photos of the techniques you are demonstrating. Upload these on to SMHW as evidence of what you have completed. Here are some of the most useful skills to practice. How to dice an onion https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/dicing_onions Techniques to speed up veg prep https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/how_to_prepare_vegetables_fast Terms used for knife skills https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/knife_skills_explained How to poach an egg https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/poaching_eggs How to make scrambled eggs https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/how_to_cook_scrambled_eggs How to fry an egg https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/how_to_fry_eggs How to make your own pasta https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/making_pasta_dough How to roll pasta using a pasta machine https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/rolling_pasta_dough How to use up stale bread https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/how_to_rescue_stale_bread How to make gravy https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/how_to_make_gravy How to make salad dressing https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/how_to_make_salad_dressing 3 | P a g e RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU AT HOME Chilli con Carne for 2 This is delicious served with rice, on a jacket potato, or in a wrap with cooked rice and guacamole to make a burrito. Don’t rush the cooking process, chilli is best when it has cooked on a low heat for a few hours to let all the flavours develop. For tips on cooking rice follow this link: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/techniques/how-cook-rice 1/2 onion ½ Stick of celery ½ Carrot ¼ Pepper 1 garlic ½ fresh chilli finely chopped (wash hands carefully) 150g Beef Mince 1 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp tomato puree 1/2 tin tomatoes 1 tablespoon red kidney beans ½ tsp salt In a pan slowly cook the carrot, onion, celery and 150g Easy cook long grain rice pepper for 10 minutes. Then add garlic and chilli Chopped coriander to garnish. and beef and cook for another 8-10 minutes until the beef is browned. Add the spices, tomato puree, tomatoes and kidney beans and simmer for 30 minutes. Add rice to pan of boiling water and cook for 15 minutes. Add ½ tsp turmeric to cooking water to turn rice yellow. My friend Huw is a former chef who worked with Michelin starred chef Raymond Blanc. He has now moved to America and is a stay at home dad. His Kitchen Daddy you tube channel is really good, try watching some of his videos for more cooking ideas. Here is his chilli con carne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZxJMXzd4Zw 4 | P a g e RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU AT HOME Proper Pizza – makes 1 9” Pizza You will never want another shop bough pizza again once you have tried making this at home. Choose your favourite toppings and get creative. If you have any left-over sauce it will freeze perfectly. Buon appetito! Gennaro Contaldo making pizza - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-VRntrbypI Pre heat oven to 220c/gas 7 Weigh flour into a bowl. 150g Strong White Bread Flour Add yeast, salt and olive oil 1 tsp (1/2 sachet) yeast Stir in water and mix everything together to make a ½ tsp salt shaggy dough 90g Warm water Knead for 10 mins Leave to rise Pizza Sauce – serves 8 Shape into a circle and place on an oiled baking tray. 1 garlic clove Add toppings. 1 tsp olive oil Bake for 10 mins until crisp and bubbling on top on 1 tsp tomato puree 220c Gas 8 1 tsp dried oregano Tomato sauce – place all ingredients into a food 1 tin tomatoes or passata processor and blend until smooth The pizza recipe can also be used to make all sorts of bread such as burger rolls. Carefully weigh out all of the ingredients in a small mixing bowl. When combined into a shaggy dough tip everything out onto a clean work surface and knead for 10 minutes. Divide into 4 and shape into bread rolls. Place on an oiled baking tray and cover with oiled cling film. Leave to prove for 30 minutes. Glaze with a little milk. Bake in the oven at 200C / Gas 6 for about 15 mins. Kneading - https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/kneading Jamie making bread - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrUdtzXquWk 5 | P a g e RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU AT HOME Bread and butter pudding This delicious pudding is a great way to use up any stale bread and milk that you may have at home. It is really quick and simple. For a real treat pour over some cream or custard if you have it. Serves 2 Pre heat the oven to 180C/Gas mark 4 2 slices bread 15g soft butter Butter the bread on one side and cut into triangles. Put these 150 mls milk into an oven proof dish and scatter the raisins over the top. 1 egg Mix the milk, egg, cinnamon and sugar together and pour over 15g Sugar 1 – 2 tbsp raisins or sultanas the bread. Leave this to stand for 30 minutes then bake in the ½ tsp cinnamon oven for25 - 30 minutes Here is a very young Mary Berry making this recipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZIrz2HaWe8 6 | P a g e RECIPES TO INSPIRE YOU AT HOME Pad Thai This recipe calls for a few more ingredients if you can get them.