Weezl's phase 1- recipe testing and frugalisation- come one, come all!

poohbear59

aless02 wrote: »

Cheat's pasta carbonara à la poohbear
Serves 5. Uncertain on the bacon, since she just said "pack". I figured weezl would want something quite frugal, so did 200g? I can up this if necessary.

I have retrieved the pack from my recycling box and it is a 150g pack of bacon pieces form Aldi. Didn't use it all, probably about 100g.

Allegra

ceridwen wrote: »

Thanks for that - and for the lasagne recipe earlier on (sounds like an idea for a weekend project for me:D).

Errr.....what is povero brodetto please?

Apologies, Ceridwen - I guess I am so used to talking to myself I forget that talking to others usually requires a bit more coherency

Anyway, Weezl was right on the button - povero brodetto would be a pauper's fish stew ! The catch being that this is an inland recipe (and apologies to Fivenations for my perpetual !!!!!!!ising of Italian linguistic and culinary heritage, but my people always held that this ought to be an acceptable trade-off for the years they spent under the Italian rule :):D), and as such, the pauper could not afford the fish.

Hence, you need oil, whatever garlic, onion and parsley you can get your hands on (minuscule quantities are fine, but as the folk that created the recipe would have grown it all in their garden, the more the better), chop it all up really small, and gently saute in the oil.

Next, add two tbsp of flour, and a dash of salt and pepper (don't go mad, you can always add more later !), stir manically, and when it all gets nice and yellow, add two tbsp tomatp puree, stir a bit further, add a tbsp of vinegar, followed by enough water to get the required consistency of sauce. I find that this is very much a matter of taste - my mother's would resemble a soup, mine is more like a thick gravy.

Traditionally eaten with polenta, but I grew to hate the stuff, so I'd have it with pasta or gnocchi (or pasta dumplings rescued from a messed-up batch of pasta !)

Oh, and while I'm at it, carrot greens - like chez Weezl, thinnings go into a salad, but the big bushy tops off a fully grown carrot go into a vegetable stock with any other trimmings and peelings - make for a beautiful, deeply flavoured stock that needs very little added to make a gorgeous veggie soup

aless02

poohbear59 wrote: »

I have retrieved the pack from my recycling box and it is a 150g pack of bacon pieces form Aldi. Didn't use it all, probably about 100g.

The post has been edited .

aless02

Cream of tomato soup
Serves 4

Short Information

Values for one serving Energy 174.205 Cal Protein 11.791 g Fats 0.772 g Polyunsaturates 0.25 g Monosaturates 0.135 g Saturates 0.20 g Cholesterol 4.50 mg Carbohydrates 33.105 g

Detailed Information

Values for one serving Element Value Food energy (kcal) 174.205 Protein (g) 11.791 Fat (Total lipids)(g) 0.772 Ash (g) 8.579 Carbohydrate, by difference (g) 33.105 Total dietary fiber (g) 3.094 Sugar Total (g) 26.322 Calcium (mg) 418.615 Iron (mg) 4.154 Magnesium (mg) 66.405 Phosphorus (mg) 313.135 Potassium (mg) 1065.535 Sodium (mg) 1963.755 Zinc (mg) 1.668 Copper (mg) 0.361 Manganese (mg) 0.26 Selenium (mcg) 9.267 Vitamin C (mg) 26.504 Thiamin (mg) 0.25 Riboflavin (mg) 0.546 Niacin (mg) 2.396 Pantothenic acid (mg) 1.176 Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.193 Folate (mcg) 27.635 Folic acid (mcg) 0.00 Food Folate (mcg) 27.635 Folate DFE (mcg Dietary Folate equivalent) 27.635 Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0.998 Vitamin A_IU (IU) 525.75 Vitamin A_RAE (mcg retinol activity equivalents) 28.00 Retinol (mcg) 1.00 Vitamin E alpha-tocopherol (mg) 2.493 Vitamin K ( phylloquinone) (mcg) 7.263 Alpha-carotene (mcg) 0.00 Beta-carotene (mcg) 312.25 Beta-cryptoxanthin (mcg) 0.00 Lycopene (mcg) 12105.00 Lutein+Zeazanthin (mcg) 361.17 Saturated fatty acid (g) 0.20 Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) 0.135 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) 0.25 Cholesterol (mg) 4.50

weezl74

Allegra wrote: »

...and as such, the pauper could not afford the fish.

Hence, you need oil, whatever garlic, onion and parsley you can get your hands on (minuscule quantities are fine, but as the folk that created the recipe would have grown it all in their garden, the more the better), chop it all up really small, and gently saute in the oil.

Next, add two tbsp of flour, and a dash of salt and pepper (don't go mad, you can always add more later !), stir manically, and when it all gets nice and yellow, add two tbsp tomatp puree, stir a bit further, add a tbsp of vinegar, followed by enough water to get the required consistency of sauce. I find that this is very much a matter of taste - my mother's would resemble a soup, mine is more like a thick gravy.

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It sounds really nice allegra! Is it kinda like a rich sweet and sourish tomatoey onion gravy? Perhaps I should just whip up a batch and see! So the only solid lumps in it are the onion? xxx

aless02

Allegra's potato & onion tart
Serves 4.

Short Information

Values for one serving Energy 146.506 Cal Protein 5.609 g Fats 3.613 g Polyunsaturates 0.24 g Monosaturates 1.04 g Saturates 2.19 g Cholesterol 10.576 mg Carbohydrates 24.566 g

Detailed Information

Values for one serving Element Value Food energy (kcal) 146.506 Protein (g) 5.609 Fat (Total lipids)(g) 3.613 Ash (g) 3.484 Carbohydrate, by difference (g) 24.566 Total dietary fiber (g) 3.873 Sugar Total (g) 7.40 Calcium (mg) 128.902 Iron (mg) 2.274 Magnesium (mg) 33.77 Phosphorus (mg) 120.92 Potassium (mg) 491.918 Sodium (mg) 682.657 Zinc (mg) 0.798 Copper (mg) 0.311 Manganese (mg) 0.575 Selenium (mcg) 3.324 Vitamin C (mg) 17.394 Thiamin (mg) 0.098 Riboflavin (mg) 0.102 Niacin (mg) 0.746 Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.428 Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.394 Folate (mcg) 43.974 Folic acid (mcg) 0.055 Food Folate (mcg) 43.919 Folate DFE (mcg Dietary Folate equivalent) 44.012 Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0.083 Vitamin A_IU (IU) 107.783 Vitamin A_RAE (mcg retinol activity equivalents) 26.917 Retinol (mcg) 26.037 Vitamin E alpha-tocopherol (mg) 0.071 Vitamin K ( phylloquinone) (mcg) 1.018 Alpha-carotene (mcg) 0.00 Beta-carotene (mcg) 12.006 Beta-cryptoxanthin (mcg) 0.475 Lycopene (mcg) 0.00 Lutein+Zeazanthin (mcg) 10.392 Saturated fatty acid (g) 2.19 Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) 1.04 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) 0.24 Cholesterol (mg) 10.576

aless02

Egg free carrot cake
16 slices

Short Information

Values for one serving Energy 136.408 Cal Protein 3.877 g Fats 0.305 g Polyunsaturates 0.066 g Monosaturates 0.04 g Saturates 0.113 g Cholesterol 1.238 mg Carbohydrates 30.409 g

Detailed Information

Values for one serving Element Value Food energy (kcal) 136.408 Protein (g) 3.877 Fat (Total lipids)(g) 0.305 Ash (g) 1.287 Carbohydrate, by difference (g) 30.409 Total dietary fiber (g) 1.163 Sugar Total (g) 20.147 Calcium (mg) 134.443 Iron (mg) 0.777 Magnesium (mg) 14.639 Phosphorus (mg) 144.326 Potassium (mg) 226.444 Sodium (mg) 184.327 Zinc (mg) 0.423 Copper (mg) 0.046 Manganese (mg) 0.188 Selenium (mcg) 5.803 Vitamin C (mg) 5.542 Thiamin (mg) 0.123 Riboflavin (mg) 0.185 Niacin (mg) 0.874 Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.324 Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.06 Folate (mcg) 29.763 Folic acid (mcg) 17.281 Food Folate (mcg) 12.482 Folate DFE (mcg Dietary Folate equivalent) 41.904 Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0.274 Vitamin A_IU (IU) 1701.367 Vitamin A_RAE (mcg retinol activity equivalents) 85.316 Retinol (mcg) 0.275 Vitamin E alpha-tocopherol (mg) 0.097 Vitamin K ( phylloquinone) (mcg) 1.646 Alpha-carotene (mcg) 348.601 Beta-carotene (mcg) 834.499 Beta-cryptoxanthin (mcg) 22.739 Lycopene (mcg) 0.163 Lutein+Zeazanthin (mcg) 39.036 Saturated fatty acid (g) 0.113 Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) 0.04 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) 0.066 Cholesterol (mg) 1.238

weezl74

veggie burgers version # 1 available now for costing, recipecal etc....

Fivenations

poohbear59 wrote: »

Fivenations wrote: »

As an ex HE teacher I knew this wasn't a pasta carbonara. I think I originally called it a cheats carbonara just for ease of naming it something:o What should we call it? Can the name you know be shortened a bit? Or would that make it meaningless?

What about Baked Pasta Alfredo?

To make up for my intrusion I will try and frugalise my Carbonara for the boys. They easily eat double portions so it wont go to waste.

Allegra - Your Italian is fine though some Italians would probably reverse the words so it would be Brodetto Povero but it's your dish so name it!

My grandmother was Austrian before Italy took over her region - Trentino Alto Adige - at the end of WW1 so I get where you're coming from! Even today my relations there refer to tourists as Italians and the style of cooking is more Austrian/Hungarian than Italian.

aless02

Veggie burgers
Makes 4 patties??

Short Information

Values for one serving Energy 260.142 Cal Protein 6.417 g Fats 5.63 g Polyunsaturates 1.449 g Monosaturates 2.552 g Saturates 1.284 g Cholesterol 3.124 mg Carbohydrates 47.608 g

Detailed Information

Values for one serving Element Value Food energy (kcal) 260.142 Protein (g) 6.417 Fat (Total lipids)(g) 5.63 Ash (g) 2.97 Carbohydrate, by difference (g) 47.608 Total dietary fiber (g) 6.988 Sugar Total (g) 6.571 Calcium (mg) 58.653 Iron (mg) 1.047 Magnesium (mg) 60.45 Phosphorus (mg) 149.961 Potassium (mg) 883.491 Sodium (mg) 160.17 Zinc (mg) 1.35 Copper (mg) 0.441 Manganese (mg) 0.344 Selenium (mcg) 4.733 Vitamin C (mg) 27.285 Thiamin (mg) 0.29 Riboflavin (mg) 0.097 Niacin (mg) 2.818 Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.919 Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.661 Folate (mcg) 40.819 Folic acid (mcg) 1.975 Food Folate (mcg) 38.844 Folate DFE (mcg Dietary Folate equivalent) 42.206 Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0.002 Vitamin A_IU (IU) 298.946 Vitamin A_RAE (mcg retinol activity equivalents) 37.357 Retinol (mcg) 27.264 Vitamin E alpha-tocopherol (mg) 0.962 Vitamin K ( phylloquinone) (mcg) 28.543 Alpha-carotene (mcg) 6.792 Beta-carotene (mcg) 116.155 Beta-cryptoxanthin (mcg) 11.58 Lycopene (mcg) 268.868 Lutein+Zeazanthin (mcg) 34.99 Saturated fatty acid (g) 1.284 Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) 2.552 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) 1.449 Cholesterol (mg) 3.124