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The 4 Roman Pastas

Which one is your favourite?

I take you on a journey to discover all 4 and why they are such classics in Pasta lore!

Very simple ingredients make 4 spectacular dishes:

Cacio e Pepe
Pasta alla Gricia
Carbonara
Amatriciana

Follow me @matrago for the detailed recipes!

#pasta #cacioepepe #gricia #carbonara #amatriciana by @matrago

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8 months ago

Carbonara - Recipe Below!

Our third stop on our Roman pasta journey!

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Ingredients (2 Servings):
200g spaghetti
100g guanciale (or pancetta if you can’t find guanciale)
3/4 cup Pecorino Romano
1-2 tbsps freshly cracked/ground black pepper
3 egg yolks
Salt

Instructions:
Place your pasta in boiling & salted water.
Render your guanciale until crispy, leaving some of the rendered fat in the pan. Remove the guanciale for serving.
Grate your pecorino romano very fine and grind your black pepper.
In a bowl, combine the yolks, Pecorino Romano, black pepper and some guanciale fat to make a thick paste. Thin it out slightly with a ladle of pasta water.
When your pasta is al dente, remove it from the water and place in your pan.
Incorporate your egg mixture into the pan with more pasta water - stirring vigorously.
Continue adding cheese and pasta water until you’ve reached a creamy sauce.
Add some guanciale before finishing and serving.
Serve with more cheese and pepper and some of that extra guanciale.

#carbonara #pasta #pastarecipe #cheese #creamy by @matrago

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7 months ago

Cacio e Pepe - Recipe Below!

Our first stop on our Roman pasta journey!

Follow @matrago more great recipes and food content!

Ingredients (2 Servings):
200g spaghetti
3/4 Pecorino Romano
1-2 tbsps freshly cracked/ground black pepper
Salt

Instructions:
Place your pasta in boiling & salted water.
While it cooks, grate your Pecorino Romano very fine and grind your black pepper.
Toast the black pepper in a dry frying pan and then add some pasta water.
When your pasta is al dente, remove it from the water and place in your pan.
Incorporate your cheese into the pan with more pasta water - stirring vigorously.
Continue adding cheese and pasta water until you’ve reached a creamy sauce.
Serve with more cheese and pepper.

#cacioepepe #pasta #pastarecipe #cheese #creamy by @matrago

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7 months ago

Smoked Ribs with Cosmic Crisp® Apple BBQ Sauce - Recipe Below!

Smokey tender ribs with a sweet and tart apple bbq sauce made with @washingtonapples.Canada Cosmic Crisp® apples.

BBQ Sauce Ingredients:
2 Cosmic Crisp® Apples
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp brown sugar or Demerara sugar
1 cup ketchup
1 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp bbq rub (same as your ribs)
5-6 dashes of Worcestershire sauce

Ribs:
1-2 trimmed pork back ribs
BBQ rub (use whichever you like)

Method:
To make the Cosmic Crisp® Apple BBQ sauce:
Cook down your apples with lemon juice and brown sugar until soft.
Mash with a potato masher - it should look like apple sauce.
Add your ketchup, more brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce and cook down until glossy and sticky

To make the ribs:
Trim and season your ribs.
Place on your smoker or in the oven at 250° for 2-3 hours (if in the oven, wrap them in tinfoil)
After 2-3 hours, wrap the ribs in tinfoil and let cook for another 1-2 hours or until tender. (If in the oven, cook until tender.
For the last half hour, unwrap your ribs and paint on your bbq sauce. Cook until tender and the sauce is sticky.

#WashingtonApples #eatmoreapples #grownwithgoodness #ribs #bbq by @matrago

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9 days ago

Wagyu and AAA Ontario Ribeye steaks over charcoal

Meat from: @ottawavalleymeats
Grill from: @knifewear

#steak #wagyu #ribeye #charcoal #grilling by @matrago

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3 months ago

Your move @bluejays 😏⚾️

#bluejays #baseball by @matrago

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4 months ago

Sushi Handrolls - Shaken Lunches
600 calories | 35g protein

Customize these however you like!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sushi rice
1 cup flaked imitation crab
1/2-1 avocado, diced
1 small carrot, julienned
1 small cucumber, julienned
1-2 tbsp of spicy mayo (mix kewpie mayo, sriracha, rice vinegar)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 dash of furikake (optional)
1 dash of togarashi (optional)

#sushi #handroll #healthyrecipies #mealprep #easyrecipes by @matrago

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6 months ago

Nacho Libre Movie Night and Live Wrestling at @paradiseonbloor for the film’s 20th anniversary!

It was an absolute blast!

Have you seen Nacho Libre?

The only thing the night was missing was @jackblack himself!

#nacholibre #wrestling #jackblack #toronto by @matrago

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6 months ago

Rate this crust!

#steak #sear #asmr #cooking #nystrip by @matrago

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6 months ago

Amatriciana - Recipe Below!

Our final stop on our Roman pasta journey!

Follow @matrago more great recipes and food content!

Ingredients (2 Servings):
200g spaghetti
100g guanciale (or pancetta if you can’t find guanciale)
1/2 cup Pecorino Romano
1-2 tbsps freshly cracked/ground black pepper
Crushed tomatoes
1-2 tbsps Calabrian chilies or chili flakes
Salt

Instructions:
Place your pasta in boiling & salted water.
Render your guanciale until crispy, leaving some of the rendered fat in the pan. Remove the guanciale for serving.
Grate your Pecorino Romano very fine and grind your black pepper.
Add your crushed tomatoes and chilies to the pot and let simmer.
When your pasta is al dente, remove it from the water and place in your pan.
Add some guanciale and Pecorino Romano before finishing and serving.
Serve with more cheese, pepper and some of that extra guanciale.

#amatriciana #pasta #pastarecipe #cheese #easypastarecipe by @matrago

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6 months ago

Scotch Eggs

This Pub classic is easy and so delicious! And when done right, you get the best golden runny yolk in the center!

Did you know @conestoga_eggs have naturally golden yolks as their hens are fed a diet that includes marigold extract, which is a natural source of lutein?

Check out my recipe for Scotch Eggs here! 👇

Ingredients:
6 Conestoga Farms’ eggs
1.5 lbs. sausage, removed from casing
1 cup flour
2 Conestoga Farms’ eggs for breading
Panko breadcrumbs
Salt to season

Instructions:
1. Bring a pot of water to a boil and boil your eggs for 5 minutes.
2. Place the eggs in an ice bath to stop cooking, making them easy to peel.
3. Peel your eggs and set them aside.
4. Flatten out your sausage, and place a boiled egg inside, wrapping it into a ball, and squeezing it firmly to pack it tight. Repeat for all your boiled eggs.
5. Bread the scotch eggs in flour, then eggs, then panko breadcrumbs.
6. Heat your oil to 350° and deep-fry your scotch eggs in batches until they are golden brown. When the internal temperature reads 145° on the temperature probe, that’s when you’ll know they are done.
7. Let cool for 5-10 minutes and enjoy!

Your meals deserve the spotlight. Conestoga Farms eggs are proudly Ontario local and always the right choice for dishes worth sharing.
Be part of the Golden Yolks Golden Scrolls. It’s time to Crack it, Cook it, Show it!

Tag @conestoga_eggs for a chance to be featured.

#ScotchEgg #Eggs #Recipe #EggRecipe #PubFood easyrecipes by @matrago

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7 months ago

Pasta alla Gricia - Recipe Below!

The second stop on our Roman pasta journey!

Follow @matrago more great recipes and food content!

Ingredients (2 Servings):
200g spaghetti
100g guanciale (or pancetta if you can’t find guanciale)
3/4 cup Pecorino Romano
1-2 tbsps freshly cracked/ground black pepper
Salt

Instructions:
Place your pasta in boiling & salted water.
Render your guanciale until crispy, leaving the rendered fat in the pan. Remove some guanciale for serving.
Grate your Pecorino Romano very fine and grind your black pepper.
Add your black pepper to frying pan, bloom for a few seconds and then add some pasta water.
When your pasta is al dente, remove it from the water and place in your pan.
Incorporate your cheese into the pan with more pasta water - stirring vigorously.
Continue adding cheese and pasta water until you’ve reached a creamy sauce.
Add some guanciale before finishing and serving.
Serve with more cheese and pepper and some of that extra guanciale.

#gricia #pasta #pastarecipe #cheese #creamy by @matrago

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