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Spaghetti With Lentil Ragu Recipe

Tessa Kiros — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:19 +0000

Yield:

5 servings

Ingredients:

7 oz. small brown lentils
Bunch of fresh sage
1 whole medium clove of garlic, peeled
4 tbsp olive oil
1 medium red onion, chopped
1 (14-oz.) can chopped tomatoes
Good pinch of chili powder
2 heaping tbsp chopped parsley
14 oz. spaghetti
Freshly shredded Parmesan cheese, to serve (optional)

Instructions:

Step 1: Rinse the lentils, pick out and discard any hard odd bits, then put in a pot and cover with water. Add the sage and garlic and simmer, partly covered, for 25 minutes or so. Add a little hot water if the level becomes low and season with salt toward the end of the cooking time. Drain, keeping the cooking water.

Step 2: Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion, stirring with a wooden spoon, until it is sticky. Add the tomatoes, a pinch of salt, pepper and the chili powder. Simmer, mashing down any large lumps, for 10 minutes or so, until the tomato has collapsed.

Step 3: Add the lentils, along with about 1 cup of the cooking water, and simmer, uncovered, for another 10 minutes, for all the flavours to combine. Add a drop more water, if it looks too thick or cook a little longer if too thin. Stir in the parsley and remove from the heat.

Step 4: Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling salted water to al dente. Drain the pasta and serve in warm, wide pasta bowls. Ladle some lentil ragu over each (you may have some ragu left over — I like to serve it with boiled potatoes the next day). Some like this spaghetti with Parmesan, but others insist it should be served without.

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Reprinted with permission from Tessa Kiros's Recipes and Dreams from an Italian Life (2013 Appetite by Random House).

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Baked Pepper Shrimp Recipe

Tessa Kiros — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:49:17 +0000

Yield:

2 servings

Ingredients:

10 raw large shrimp, unpeeled
1 generous tsp pink peppercorns
1 generous tsp black peppercorns
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp dried breadcrumbs
Lemon wedges, to serve

Instructions:

Step 1: Remove the heads from the shrimp, leaving the shells and tails intact. Split open down the back to butterfly them, then devein. Rinse and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle some salt on the cut side of each shrimp.

Step 2: In a mortar, crush the pink and black peppercorns with a pestle to break up roughly. Each should be smashed, some smaller than others.

Step 3: Pour 2-1/2 tbsp of the olive oil into an ovenproof dish large enough to take the shrimp in a single layer. Scatter the breadcrumbs over the bottom, then add the shrimp. Scatter the crushed pepper over the shrimp. Turn each one over, wiping them in the oil and breadcrumbs, then turn cut side up again and leave for half an hour or so.

Step 4: Preheat the broiler to hot. Drizzle the remaining oil over the shrimp and broil them until opaque and a bit golden here and there, but not dried out, about 10 minutes. Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice.

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Reprinted with permission from Tessa Kiros's Recipes and Dreams from an Italian Life (2013 Appetite by Random House).

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Lemon Pie Recipe

Tessa Kiros — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:31 +0000

Ingredients:

9 tbsp butter, chopped
4-1/2 oz. rectangular marie (petit beurre) or graham crackers
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 (12-oz.) can condensed milk
Juice of 2 large lemons

Instructions:

Step 1: Put the butter in an 8-1/2" by 6-1/4" heatproof ceramic or glass dish and put it in the sun or on the stovetop to melt.

Step 2: Crush the cookies in a food processor or blender. Add to the butter and mix well. Press firmly and evenly onto the base of the dish.

Step 3: Whip the cream until fairly stiff. Add the condensed milk and whip to incorporate. Now for the magic — quickly whisk in the lemon juice and see how the mixture thickens! Scrape out over the cookie base and level the surface. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set.

Step 4: When ready to serve, take the dish from the fridge and cut into not very big, loose squares. If the base seems too firm to cut, leave it at room temperature for 10 minutes or so and then cut.

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Reprinted with permission from Tessa Kiros's Recipes and Dreams from an Italian Life (2013 Appetite by Random House).

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