Thursday 20 September 2012

Buttery, garlicky, special Langoustine

Ok I went to the fish monger in search of lobster for some reason even though I zero money but had a 'I'll treat myself moment'. Turns out i couldn't treat myself that much so I purchased the scary langoustine. I am so glad i did.


When I'm world famous and rich i will have a few more than 2 on a plate but popped on top of linguine pasta it was a tasty treat dish.

Ingredients:
2 Langoustine (or how any you wish for or can afford).
50g ish Butter.
3/4 Cloves garlic
Flat leaf parsley
1/2 Red chilli
Linguine

I made this up so bare with the lack of exact amounts.

-Pop on the hob two pans of salted boiling water for pasta and fishes.
-Get prepped so finely slice or crush garlic into butter add a little of the parsley too and mix, mix, mix.
-Add pasta to water will take roughly 10 mins to cook.
-Put langoustine in boiling water for 3/4 mins, then remove  and when cooled a tad, butterfly then as in photo (cut them not all the way through but just so you can open them up to expose the meat).
-Blob and spread the garlic butter over the meat and pop under the grill for a couple of mins.
-Drain pasta and add a good glug of olive oil, as much finely chopped chilli as you like and a large handful of roughly chopped parsley.
-Take langoustine out and plate your dish and enjoy your treat!

I actually added little bits of smoked salmon and cream into the pasta that I found in the fridge to juzsh it up a little.


Baked Cheese cake

This was my first attempt at cheese cake so went for the baked option and YUM! if i do say so myself.


One to try the children loved it with a few raspberries and creme fraiche.


Ingredients:
150g Butter
250g Digestive biscuits (crushed)
115g Caster sugar
3 Tablespoons corn-flour
(dont think i put this in ops)
900g Full fat cream cheese (naughty)
2 eggs (free range if pos)
115ml Double cream (again naughty) 
1 Vanilla pod (i used 1/2 teaspoon extract)
zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange.

-Preheat oven 180.
-Grease 24 inch tin.
-Mix crushed biscuits and melted butter together into bottom of tin and bake for 10 mins, remove and cool.
-Turn oven up to 200.
-Mix corn-flour and sugar together in bowl then add cream cheese and whisk until creamy.
-Beat in eggs.
-Gradually add cream until smooth.
- Then add vanilla and zesty zests.
-Pop delicious naughty creamy mixture into tin over biscuit base and shake a tad to level it out.
-Pop into oven and cook until the top is golden brown and the edges are set.
-Allow to cool then put in fridge.
(try and wait till it is nice and cool as it will be even more scrummy, ENJOY!)