There was some Pié d’angloys on sale in my local shop today, so i dedided to try a similair thing with it. The final result was even better than a baked Camembert.

Baked Pié d’angloys:

Ingredients:
Serves 2:

Recipe:

• Place the cheese box on a baking tray. Using the point of a small knife, make slits in the top of the cheese. Cut the garlic clove into slithers and push into the holes you have made in the top of the cheese along with a little of your herbs and a fine slice of fresh chilli.
• Drizzle the top of the cheese with your wine and then some good extra virgin olive oil.
• Bake the cheese in a medium to high oven for 10 to 12 minutes until umptious and gooey.

Serve with anything you can dip into it. Breadsticks, slices of ciabatta and veg crudites are all good !

Enjoy

Quick & Easy Mediterranean Fish Stew:

Ingredients:
Serves 2:

• 1 Bay leaf.
• Sprig of Lemon thyme (or a teaspoon of dried green herbs if no fresh).
• 3 Cloves garlic.
• Half a small onion.
• Half a red chilli (add as much as you like).
• 4 Anchovy fillets.
• Can of plum or chopped tomatoes.
• 250ml stock (fish or chicken is fine).
• Small glass white wine (optional).
• Enough white fish per person. Use thick cuts where possible and chop into bite size pieces  (approx 500g  for this 2 person recipe).
• 250g raw prawns.

Recipe:

• Start off heating a good glug of olive oil in a casserole pan.
• Chop the garlic, onion and chilli into a fine dice and add to the pan.
• Let this mix soften but not take on too much colour, then add the anchovies and let them melt into the mix.
• If your using wine, then add it now and let it bubble for a few minutes to burn off the alcohol.
• Now add the can of tomatoes, the hot stock and all the herbs.
• Also add seasoning at this point. A good sprinkle of salt and pepper and also a good pinch of sugar (the sugar helps the canned tomatoes come back to life).
• Simmer the sauce for about 20 to 30 minutes until it is nice and slushy, not too thick but not too thin…
• Now add all the fish and let it simmer covered in the sauce for 4 to 5 minutes.
• The stew is now ready, serve in large portions in bowls with a spoon and good cheese on toast!

PS: This is best served with very good cheese on toast. Use a good rustic loaf and grill with some fine cheese on top. Then you eat the stew with a spoon and scooping up the fish with the toasts.

Enjoy!

Super Fast and Easy Steak Spaghetti Recipe:

Its really quick, simple and tastes great. I have not put any portion control (weights or measurements) together here yet, i will work on that for the future. But it should be self explanatory, just add enough ingredients for each person your feeding.

Ingredients:

• Steak (Sirloin or Rump steak is best for this).
• Spaghetti.
• Garlic, Onions, Good Olive oil (of course).
• Red Wine (Glass).

Recipe:

• Put on Spaghetti  to cook for 10 mins in plenty of well salted rumbling water.
• Add a large glug of good extra virgin olive oil in a large/wide pan (a wok or chefs pan is good).
• Gently fry sliced garlic and onions in the oil until soft and just starting to go brown (you dont need to chop them too finely).
• Add a glass of good red wine (per person). A nice Chianti is good for this recipe, it supports the steak well.
• At this point you need to boil the wine down to at least half the quantity it was. This creates your sauce. It should be slightly syrupy so it sticks to the pasta, but not too dry.
• While the sauce is simmering cook the steak in a heavy frying pan or griddle for 1.5 mins per side (a bit longer if you don’t like blood). Then let it rest on a board for a couple of minutes. Now slice the steak into 1cm wide strips and add to the finished sauce.
• Take the drained Spaghetti and add to the sauce along with a couple of tablespoons of the water the pasta was cooked in.
• Stir well and serve ASAP in pasta bowls. Lap some good quality olive oil over the top of each bowl. Then serve with plenty of Chianti, good bread and cheese..

Simples !
Enjoy…