Christmas 2020

 

ooops...par Pierre Hermé  ...excusez moi. failed :  macaron  (run out of eggs 😅)  and cold ganache! but still delicious!😋

Tomate Farcie au steak hachet (Ground beef Stuffed Tomato)

Ingredients: ground beef, large  tomato, onions, garlic,  bread crumbs,  milk,  shredded parmesan cheese, thyme, olive oil, salt &pepper 

- wash the tomato(the tomato above is called "coeur de boeuf"  Both in Italy, first, and France, later, a variety of beefsteak tomato is produced which looks like a beef heart in shape, as it is pointing down source: Wikipedia (beef tomato in English/ beefsteak tomato in American Englsih) and it is a  very large heirloom variety of tomatoes from France), cut hat(top) of the tomato, carve the inside (taking the flesh out with the spoon) then set aside

- pour the milk over  bread crumbs then set aside

- chop garlic , onions , tomato flesh  

- stir fry the ground beef  for  few minutes and add  the chopped garlic, onions and tomato flesh add thyme, salt and pepper.

- pre-heat the oven  to 180 degree Celsius

- in a bowl combine  the milk soaked bread crumbs ,  cooked ground beef  with garlic onions and tomato flesh 

- in a baking tray place the bottom part of the   tomato, spoon the stuffing into hallowed tomato,  sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on top and place the hat back on top then bake for 1 hour and half. Dizzle olive oil on top and serve with  rice. 

 

Hachis Parmentier(Shepherd's pie)

 

Hachis parmentier : mashed potatoes/carrots(butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper) ,  stir fried ground beef, shallots, garlic, red wine, worcestershire  sauce , thyme, salt and pepper  with potato fries as garnish. 

Delicious dishes: Adobong pusit(Squid Adobo), Baked Salmon with honey mustard, Honey mustard chicken wings and Bokchoy in oyster sauce.

 prepared by my Sister 😋

Brioche Couronne

Couronne Tradition

Ingredients:

       Farine de Seigle 200 g.

      Farine T65  300g.

 

Rice Salad

 

tuna,  boiled eggs, steamed beet root, basmati rice, blanched tomatoes, radish, garlic, onions, broccoli sprouts , salt, pepper, olive oil, vinegar/lemon and  espelette or chili powder. 

can add: green salad, cucumber, anchovies and french beans 

Angus Beef Burger

 prepared by my sister 😋

Opera Cake (lighter version and not too sweet)

Baguette Tradition

Ingredients:  - 350 grams  water                              - 500 grams Flour T65

                     - 2 grams fresh yeast                           - 11 grams salt 

                     - 75 grams levain(sourdough starter) 

1. Mix 350 grams water and 2 grams of levure (fresh yeast) and set aside.

 2. Mix 500 grams Flour T65 and 11 grams salt then add levain 75 grams then mix#1(water/fresh yeast mixture) let the dough rest for 15 minutes 3. slap and fold the dough several times

 

 then rest for 24h(chill in the refrigerator )

take the dough out of the refrigerator..

then prepare the oven put water in the bowl  set at 250 degrees Celsius.... 

when it reaches 200 degrees put the baking tray... 

 

prepare your working surface:

divide the dough into 3 equal parts:
flip over each dough:

fold..

 

cover....30 minutes....

 transfer to the baking tray(be careful the tray is hot....

then score.... 

  and bake....250 Degree Celsius for 15  - 20 minutes.