Carbonara Pasta Sauce

This is one of my all time favourite dishes as it is so delicious and you just want to eat it all. Make sure you use the cheese as it is the key to this dish. This is enough sauce for about 500g of pasta

60g butter
135g Pancetta, sliced thinly
1 clove Garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon cracked Black Pepper
300ml Cream
2 Eggs, beaten lightly
½ cup (40g) finely grated Parmesan Cheese
½ cup (40g) finely grated Romano Cheese

METHOD

1. Melt butter in medium frying pan;

2. Place pancetta into frying pan and cook for 5 minutes.

3. Add garlic, pepper and cream

4. Simmer until sauce reduces by half.

5. Remove from heat.
6. Stir in egg and cheeses.
7. Stir through some cooked pasta

Pad Thai

I love Thai food and this is one of my favourite recipes that is very easy to make and very delicious.

Pad Thai

250g packet rice stick noodles

2 lemons, juiced

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 tablespoons peanut oil

2 chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced

500g green prawns, peeled, deveined

3 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally

2 small red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup bean sprouts, tails removed

1/4 cup roasted peanuts, finely chopped, optional

1/2 cup coriander leaves

Lime wedges, to serve

Method

1. Place noodles into a heat-proof bowl.

2. Cover with hot water.

3. Stand until tender. Drain. Rinse under cold water.

4. Combine lemon juice, fish sauce and sugar in a jug.

5. Whisk with a fork to combine.

6. Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Swirl to coat.

7. Add chicken. Stir-fry for 2 minutes until golden.

8. Add prawns, onions and chillies. Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until prawns turn pink.

9. Add noodles. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.

10. Add lemon juice mixture to wok. Toss to combine.

11. Slowly pour eggs over noodles. Stir-fry for 1 minute.

12. Add sprouts. Toss well.

13. Spoon pad Thai onto plates. Sprinkle with peanuts and coriander leaves.

14. Serve with lime or lemon wedges.