Monday, 21 December 2009
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Monday, 16 November 2009
SMOKED HADDOCK CHOWDER by MARCONI McCONNELL
THIS RECIPE IS FROM HELLO MAGAZINE AND WAS WRITTEN BY CHRISTIAN JESSEN ( A DOCTOR, WHO IS ON BRITISH TV A LOT THESE DAYS). AND I MUST SAY THAT I LOVE THIS DISH.
BELIEVE ME OR NOT! BUT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF COOKING FOR THIS VERY GENTLE GUY IN 2008. I WAS ASKED TO COOK FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND HE WAS ONE OF THE GUESTS. HE WAS VERY POLITE AND SEEMED TO BE A NICE GUY. I WAS VERY PLEASED INDEED WHEN HE SAID HE ENJOYED THE MEAL WHICH I HAD PREPARED BY MYSELF. THE DINNER CONSISTED OF: BROWN BREAD AND CRAB PATE FOR STARTER; PAN-FRIED SEA BASS WITH WARM GREEN BEAN, TOMATO AND OLIVE SALAD FOR MAIN COURSE; PEACH MELBA ICECREAM FOR DESSERT. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER I WAS READING HELLO MAGAZINE WHEN I SAW HIS NAME ALONG HIS RECIPE (SMOKED HADDOCK by CHRISTIAN JESSEN) I DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS QUITE FAMOUS BY THEN... HOW FUNNY!!!
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ESTA RECEITA E DA REVISTA HELLO (REVISTA CARAS NO REINO UNIDO) E FOI ESCRITA PELO CHRISTIAN JESSEN (UM DOUTOR FAMOSO, QUE ESTA APARECENDO NA TV BRITANICA RECENTEMENTE) E EU DEVO ADMITIR QUE EU ADORO ESTE PRATO.
ACREDITE OU NAO! MAS EU TIVE O PRAZER DE COZINHAR PARA ESTE CARA MUITO GENTIL. EU FUI CONVIDADO PARA COZINHAR PARA UM GRUPO DE PESSOAS E ELE ERA UM DOS CONVIDADOS. ELE FOI MUITO EDUCADO E PARECIA SER UMA PESSOA LEGAL. EU FIQUEI MUITO CONTENTE QUANDO ELE DISSE QUE GOSTOU DA COMIDA QUE EU MESMO TINHA PREPARADO SOZINHO. O JANTAR CONSISTIA DE: PATE DE CARANGUEJO COM PAO PRETO NA ENTRADA; FILE DE SEABASS FRITO COM FEIJAO VERDE AQUECIDOS, TOMATE E AZEITONAS NO PRATO PRINCIPAL; SORVETE DE BAUNILHA COM PESSEGO E CALDA DE FRAMBOESA DE SOBREMESA.
APROXIMADAMENTE UM MES DEPOIS EU ESTAVA LENDO A REVISTA HELLO QUANDO EU VI O NOME DELE AO LADO DA RECEITA (HADDOCK DEFUMADO por CHRISTIAN JESSEN) EU NAO SABIA QUE ELE ERA FAMOSO ATE ENTAO.... QUE ENGRACADO!!!
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Thursday, 12 November 2009
LIME and CORIANDER RICE with SALMON by MARCONI McCONNELL
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
GRILLED TUNA with PAN-FRIED VEGETABLES by MARCONI McCONNELL
A QUICK AND EASY RECIPE TO PREPARE (MY OWN RECIPE!!!) ALL YOU NEED IS FRESH TUNA FILLETS, LEMON ZEST, BUTTER, OLIVE OIL, VEGETABLES AND SOME SEASONING BLEND. FIRST, SEASON THE TUNA FILLETS WITH SALT AND PEPPER, SMOKED PAPRIKA AND A LITTLE BIT OF LEMON ZEST AND SET ASIDE TO MARINATE. SECOND, BOIL OR STEAM THE VEGETABLES: CARROTS, GREEN BEANS AND POTATOES (REMEMBER THAT IT TAKES LONGER TO COOK POTATOES, SO ADD THE OTHER VEGS. LATTER, IF YOU WANT TO COOK THEM IN THE SAME PAN). THEN, ONCE THE VEGETABLES ARE COOKED, PUT THEM IN A FRYING PAN WITH A KNOB OF BUTTER AND FRY THEM GENTLY UNTIL SOME OF THEM ARE GOLDEN, SPRINKLE SOME SALT AND PEPPER AND A LITTLE OF DRIED MIXED HERBS AND MIX WELL. AND FINALLY, HEAT A GRILL PAN (VERY HOT) AND PUT THE TUNA FILLETS ON IT AND GRILL THEM FOR 2 MINUTES EACH SIDE. PUT THE FRIED VEGETABLES ON A PLATE AND ADD THE TUNA ON THE TOP, POUR A LITTLE OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL FOLLOWED BY A FEW DROPS OF LEMON JUICE (IF YOU LIKE) AND BON APPETIT!!!
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UMA RECEITA RAPIDA E FACIL DE PREPARAR (MINHA PROPRIA RECEITA!!!) TUDO O QUE VOCE PRECISA E DE FILLES DE ATUM FRESCO, RASPAS DE LIMAO, MANTEIGA, OLEO DE AZEITE, VEGETAIS E ALGUNS TEMPEROS. PRIMEIRO, TEMPERE O FILE DE ATUM COM SAL E PIMENTA, PAPRIKA DEFUMADA E UM POUCO DE AZEITE DE OLIVA E ESPALHE UM POUCO DE RASPAS DE LIMAO E DEIXE TOMAR GOSTO. SEGUNDO, FERVA OU COZINHE A VAPOR OS VEGETAIS: CENOURAS, FEIJAO VERDE E BATATAS (LEMBRE-SE QUE A BATATA DEMORA PARA COZINHAR, ENTAO ADICIONE OS OUTROS INGREDIENTES POR ULTIMO SE VOCE QUIZER COZINHAR-LOS NA MESMA PANELA). ENTAO, UMA VEZ QUE OS VEGETAIS ESTIVEREM COZIDOS COLOQUE-OS EM UMA FRIGIDEIRA COM UM POUCO DE MANTEIGA E FRITE-OS GENTILMENTE ATE ALGUNS DELES DOURAR, TEMPERE COM SAL E PIMENTA E UM POUCO DE MISTURAS DE ERVAS SECAS E ENTAO RESERVE. E FINALMENTE AQUECA A FRIGIDEIRA DE GRELHAR (BEM QUENTE) E GRELHE O ATUM POR DOIS MINUTOS DE CADA LADO. COLOQUE OS VEGETAIS FRITOS EM UM PRATO E ADICIONE O ATUM POR CIMA, DERRAME UM POUCO DE AZEITE DE OLIVA EXTRA VIRGEM E UMAS GOTAS DE SUCO DE LIMAO (SE PREFERIR). E BOM APETITE!!!
MARCONI McCONNELLxxx
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
PASTA with WHITE SAUCE by MARCONI McCONNELL
Sunday, 6 September 2009
PASTA GENOVESE by MARCONI McCONNELL
Thursday, 3 September 2009
TROUT FISH with VEGETABLE by MARCONI McCONNELL
HI GUYS!!! LONDON IS SUCH A HECTIC CITY THAT YOU ARRIVE AT HOME SO VERY TIRED AND GO STRAIGHT TO BED WITHOUT EATING ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU CANNOT EVEN THINK ABOUT COOKING. SO, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME RECENTLY AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS VERY QUICK AND HEALTHY RECIPE !!! THE ONLY HARD WORK ABOUT IT??? IT'S ABOUT CLEANING THE FISH SCALES , BUT THAT I AM SURE YOU CAN DO IT!
TO PREPARE THIS FISH, FIRST OF ALL YOU REMOVE THE SCALES AND WASH THE FISH REALLY WELL THEN YOU MAKE THREE SOFT CUTS ON THE SKIN OF THE FISH, ONLY ONE SIDE (APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLIMETRES DEEP) AND THAN RUB SOME BUTTER, SEA SALT AND BLACK PEPPER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE FISH. ADD 2 OR 3 LEMON SLICES INSIDE THE FISH AND PUT IT IN A BAKING TRAY (GLASS OR ALUMINIUM OVEN PROOF) AND COVER WITH KITCHEN FOIL AND COOK IT FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20MINS. ACCORDING TO YOUR OVEN.
WHILST THE FISH IS COOKING, YOU CAN START PREPARING THE VEGETABLES, WHICH IS REALLY QUICK: I PARTICULARLY LIKE COULIFLOWER, CARROT, BROCCOLIS AND POTATOES. BUT IT IS TOTALY UP TO YOU! AFTER PEELING SOME OF THEM OFF AND WASHING ALL OF THE VEGETABLE REALLY WELL, CUT THEM INTO SMALL PIECES OR THE WAY YOU LIKE. PUT THEM IN A STEAMER OR YOU CAN BOIL THEM UNTIL THEY GET SLIGHTLY SOFT (BUT NOT TOO SOFT). THEN IN A PAN PUT 2 NOBS OF BUTTER AND PUT 2 SMASHED GARLIC CLOVES FRY A LITTLE BIT AND FINALLY ADD THE COOKED OR STEAMED VEGETABLES WITHOUT WATER , ADD SALT AND BLACK PEPPER YOUR TASTE AND TOSS THEM (GENTLY) REALLY WELL. THAT'S ALL!! I AM SURE YOU CAN MAKE IT AND YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!!! P.S. THE FISH MUST BE ALREADY OPEN AND CLEAN FROM THE SHOP YOU BOUGHT IT (APART FROM THE SCALES)
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OLA PESSOAL!!! LONDRES E UMA CIDADE TAO AGITADA QUE AS VEZES VC CHEGA EM CASA TAO CANSADO QUE VAI DIRETO PARA A CAMA SEM COMER NADA PORQUE VOCE NEM PARA PRA PENSAR EM COZINHAR. ISTO TEM ACONTECIDO RECENTEMENTE COMIGO E EU PENSEI NESTA RAPIDA E SAUDAVEL RECEITA!!!. O UNICO TRABALHINHO??? E LIMPAR AS ESCAMAS DO PEIXE, MAS ISSO EU TENHO CERTEZA QUE CONSEGUE!!
PARA PREPARAR ESTA RECEITA, PRIMEIRO DE TUDO E REMOVER AS ESCAMAS E LAVAR O PEIXE MUITO BEM. ENTAO VC FAZ 3 PEQUENOS CORTES, SOMENTE UM LADO DO PEIXE (APROX. 2 MILIMETROS DE PROFUNDIDADE) EENTAO ESFREGUE MANTEIGA, SAL E PIMENTA A GOSTO DO LADO DE FORA E DENTRO DO PEIXE. ADICIONE 2 OU 3 FATIAS DE LIMAO DENTRO DO PEIXE E O COLOQUE-O EM UMA ASSADEIDA DE FORNO COBERTO COM PAPEL ALUMINIO E COZINHE O PEIXE PRO APROXIMADAMENTE 15 A 20MINS. (DE ACORDO COM SEU FORNO)
ENQUANTO O PEIXE ESTA COZINHANDO, VOCE PODE COMECAR A PREPARAR OS VEGETAIS. O QUE E MUITO RAPIDO! EU PARTICULARMENTE GOSTO DE COUVE-FLOR, BROCOLIS, CENOURA E BATATA. MAS ISSO DEPENDE TOTALMENTE DO SEU GOSTO! APOS DESCASCAR ALGUNS DELES E LAVAR BEM TODOS OS VEGETAIS, CORTE-OS EM PEDACOS PEQUENOS OU DA MANEIRA QUE VOCE PREFERIR . COLOQUE-OS DENTRO DE UMA PANELA PARA COZINHA-LOS A VAPOR OU FERVIDOS ATE QUE ELES FIQUEM QUASE MACIOS. (MAS NAO MUITO MACIO). ENTAO EM UMA PANELA ADICIONE 2 COLHERES RASAS DE MANTEIGA E 2 DENTES DE ALHOS AMASSADOS E FRITE UM POUCO E FINALMENTE ADICIONE OS VEGETAIS ESCORRIDOS, ADICIONE SAL E PIMENTA A GOSTO E MEXA MUITO BEM (DELICATAMENTE) E ISSO AI!!! EU TENHO CERTEZA QUE VOCE CONSIGUIRA FAZER E VAI ADORAR . P.S. O PEIXE DEVE VIR JA TRATADO E LIMPO DA LOJA ONDE VOCE O COMPROU (EXCETO AS ESCAMAS)
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Monday, 17 August 2009
LASAGNA by MARCONI McCONNELL
Friday, 7 August 2009
SPANISH PINCHO CHORIZO with MASHED POTATOES by MARCONI McCONNELL
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
PORK CHOPS by MARCONI McCONNELL
SPICY COUS COUS by MARCONI McCONNELL
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
SPICY CHILLI CON CARNE by MARCONI McCONNELL
TO PREPARE THIS SPICY DISH JUST FRY ONE CHOPPED LARGE ONION WITH TWO CLOVES OF GARLIC (CRUSHED) UNTIL GOLDEN, THEN ADD 500g OF MINCED BEEF AND SPRINKLE SOME SALT AND A PINCH OF CUMIM.(ACCORDING TO YOUR TASTE). COOK FOR ABOUT 10MINS OR UNTILL BROWNED, REMEMBER TO SEPARATE THE MEAT WITH A FORK WHILST YOU ARE COOKING IT. STIR A TIN OF RED KIDNEY BEANS IN CHILLI SAUCE, A TIN OF CHOPPED TOMATOES AND ABOUT 300g OF SLICED MUSHROOMS. COOK ALL THE MISTURE FOR MORE 20MINS. OR UNTILL THE SAUCE THICKENS AND SERVE WITH RICE. (THIS DISH SERVES 4) SAUDE!!!