Tag ‘sauce’

166. Quesadilla with avocado and creamy chilli sauce (Mexican recipe)

Where I can, I try to dilute recipes for sweet desserts with something spicy and filling. Today you can learn to make a not very well known but still fairly popular Mexican dish – a quesadilla with avocado and a spicy cheese and chilli sauce. The main difference from a burrito is that the quesadilla tortilla is folded in half rather than wrapped around the filling, and it sticks together thanks to the layer of cheese. Details under the cut. Read more »»

095. Köttbullar meatballs with cranberry sauce (Swedish recipe like at IKEA)

I've already described one Swedish dish — the "Almondy" almond cake you can enjoy at the IKEA café. This time I'll share another dish that can rightly be called the company's calling card — "Köttbullar" meatballs with cranberry sauce. The recipe under the cut differs a little from the "shop" version (the taste may seem different), but that all comes down to the proportions of spices. Either way, try it and experiment! Read more »»

139. Chicken in sweet and sour sauce (Chinese recipe)

My collection already has a recipe for chicken with mushrooms in cream sauce and a recipe for chicken fillet breaded in breadcrumbs. Both dishes have to be served with rice, but if you'd like to bring some variety to a festive dinner, it's time for a simple and rather unusual Chinese recipe for chicken in sweet and sour sauce. Want to surprise your guests or your family with a striking combination of cane sugar and soy sauce? Look under the cut. Read more »»

075. Spaghetti with sauce "À la bolognaise" (Italian recipe)

Bolognese sauce (French: sauce bolognaise) is a meat sauce for Italian pasta that comes from Bologna. The official recipe contains beef, pancetta, onion, carrot, celery, tomato paste, meat stock, red wine and, optionally, milk or cream. But I want to tell you about a simpler, yet no less tasty, version of bolognese. Interested? Read the recipe with photos! Read more »»

133. Pasta with bacon and chilli (Italian recipe)

Italian pasta wins you over with how quickly it comes together and how easy it is to get hold of — even a beginner cook will easily manage an enormous number of recipes for pasta, spaghetti and macaroni. I've already shared two dishes — the recipe for pasta carbonara and the recipe for pasta with "a-la bolognese" sauce, so spaghetti with fried bacon and hot chilli will fit right in. Read more »»