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Meatball Pasta Bake

Meatball Pasta Bake

It’s not a recipe as such today, more alone the lines of assembly instructions.

We like a Pasta Bake once in a while. We like hand pressed Meatballs. So what could possibly go wrong? I mean it’s not like Mackerel Ice-cream…. The 20% fat Minced Beef was on offer at £1.60 for 500g and the slightly higher fat content than we would generally use meant that the Meatballs were moist and tender.

So Assembly Instructions:-

(1) Grate lots of Cheese and set aside.
(2) Mix whatever Herbs you fancy with your mince and form into balls. It’s a while since we had this meal, but there will certainly have been grated Garlic ( Probably our Lacto-Fermented version ) and mixed Herb, Salt and Pepper in there somewhere.
(3) In salted water boil some Pasta (Gluten free in our case) and once tender drain and set aside.
(4) Make a Tomato based sauce. A tin of chopped Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Salt, Pepper, Herbs etc. and simmer to reduce.
(5) Fry the Meatballs on all side to brown and then reduce the heat and turn for 20 minutes or so.
(6) Heat the oven to 180c.
(7) Add the Pasta to an oven proof dish.
(8) Artistically place the Meatballs at regular interval on the Pasta. Or just bob them in. It really isn’t supposed to be a pretty dish!
(9) Pour the Tomato sauce over the Meatballs.
(10) Add plenty of grated Cheese and place in the oven for 20 minutes.
(11) Pop to finished product under the grill for 5 minutes to brown the melted Cheese.
 

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This was a fun take on a Burger! We heavily modified the recipe to be both Gluten & Lactose free.

Ingredients for the Burger:-

500g of Beef Mince, seasoned with Salt & Pepper
Garlic Powder

Ingredients for the Rarebit Sauce:-

1 ½ Tbsp of Dijon or English Mustard
1 ½ Tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce
¼ Tsp of Hot Sauce

Ingredients for the Welsh Rarebit:-

25 ml of Gluten free Pale Ale
2 Tsp of Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tsp of Dijon or English Mustard
200ml of Lactose free Milk
2 Tsp of Cornflour
2 Tbsp of Ground Cashew Nuts
½ Tsp of Hot Sauce
20g of Nutritional Yeast
100g of Lactose free Cheese

To serve:-

2 Gluten free Burger Bans
4 Rashers of Smoked Streaky Bacon
1/8  of an Iceberg Lettuce, shredded
3 Gherkins, sliced
1 Small Red Onion, thinly sliced

Method:-

(1) Combine the ingredients for the Rarebit Sauce in a bowl and chill.
(2) Over a medium heat add the Pale Ale, Worcestershire Sauce, Mustard, Hot Sauce.
(3) Combine the Cornflour, Milk Ground Cashew Nut and add to the pan.
(4) Bring to a gentle simmer while whisking.
(5) Add the Nutritional Feast and continue to whisk until the sauce thickens.
(6) Set aside to cool.
(7) Stir the grated Cheese into the cooled sauce and return to the fridge until you need it.
(8) For the Burger season the mince with Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder and form into two large patties.
(9) In a frying pan with a little Oil fry the Burgers on both sides until cooked through.
(10) Move the Burger to an oven try and cover with the Welsh  Rarebit.
(11) Grill until the Cheese is bubbling.
(12) Toast the inside of the buns.
(13) Spread the  Rarebit Sauce on to inside of the buns.
(14) Grill the Bacon.
(15) Assemble the Burgers with the Lettuce and Gherkins at the bottom, the Burger and Bacon next, topped with the Red Onion and a little more Lettuce.

This was one of the most tasty burgers we’ve had. I’m pretty sure you’ll not find this in a fast food joint!

 

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