I have this bad habit of doing
inappropriate things when I'm supposed to be studying. I would always find a
reason to clean my room or organise all the books and files in my room. And
now, I'm cooking. That is, after I organise my room I want to cook something.Yesterday
I made chicken rice. And today it's time
for the pasta, which for those who aren't familiar with it, is a sort of
intermediary between alfredo and carbonara.
Things you need:
- Pasta of any shape you like, though if you use strings like tagliatelle or spaghetti, you need to make the soup thicker. I usually like orecchiette, but decided to use eliche today.
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 medium sized onion
- Chicken - I used skinless breasts
- Potatoes
- Button mushrooms. Fresh mushrooms are obviously better, but we only have canned ones in my home. But I'm not gonna complain.
Things you need:
- Pasta of any shape you like, though if you use strings like tagliatelle or spaghetti, you need to make the soup thicker. I usually like orecchiette, but decided to use eliche today.
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 medium sized onion
- Chicken - I used skinless breasts
- Potatoes
- Button mushrooms. Fresh mushrooms are obviously better, but we only have canned ones in my home. But I'm not gonna complain.
- Mixed Italian herbs. You can
get this at a lot of major grocery stores but they usually cost a bit if they
come in their bottle. I bought thyme, basil and oregano in the refill bags and
put them in my own plastic containers.
- Olive oil. This is insanely expensive in Malaysia, so you can always substitute with canola or corn oil.
- Cream. Again this is insanely expensive but my pasta just doesn't work without it. Costs about RM7 for 250 ml. Alternatively, use a box of cream cheese (200-250 g), which will also burn your wallet.
- Milk - Better to use full cream milk for made the soup much tastier, but I used low fat today just because it was on offer at Mydin.
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup - Ok, this is absolute cheating, but since we don't have fresh mushrooms which when cooked makes the stock delicious, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.
- Salt
- Black pepper - Preferably mill ground pepper for the coarse texture which gives a nice kick when you bite into it, but finely ground is just as good.
- Water
- Optional: Carrots, calamari, prawns, mussels
- Olive oil. This is insanely expensive in Malaysia, so you can always substitute with canola or corn oil.
- Cream. Again this is insanely expensive but my pasta just doesn't work without it. Costs about RM7 for 250 ml. Alternatively, use a box of cream cheese (200-250 g), which will also burn your wallet.
- Milk - Better to use full cream milk for made the soup much tastier, but I used low fat today just because it was on offer at Mydin.
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup - Ok, this is absolute cheating, but since we don't have fresh mushrooms which when cooked makes the stock delicious, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.
- Salt
- Black pepper - Preferably mill ground pepper for the coarse texture which gives a nice kick when you bite into it, but finely ground is just as good.
- Water
- Optional: Carrots, calamari, prawns, mussels
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