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Cook along with Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and Manu Feildel as part of NSW Education LIVE and make homemade carbonara and chocolate mousse.

Pasta

Ingredients

  • 200 grams flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • Dash of olive oil
  • 2 whole eggs

Procedure

  1. Blend flour, salt, olive oil and eggs to a crumb.
  2. Turn out onto a benchtop and knead until smooth.
  3. Rest the dough for 20 minutes.
  4. Knead again.
  5. Take a nugget of dough, roll it thin on a flat surface.
  6. Put baking paper over the dough to stop it sticking if it's a bit wet.
  7. Roll dough into a green bean shape with your hands.
  8. Drop into boiling water for 2-3 minutes at most.
  9. Drain and serve or use for carbonara.
  1. Blend flour, salt, olive oil and eggs to a crumb.
  2. Turn out onto a benchtop and knead until smooth.
  3. Rest the dough for 20 minutes.
  4. Knead again.
  5. Use a pasta machine to roll out the dough until thin.
  6. Trim to a manageable length
  7. Use the pasta machine to cut the dough into a shape of your choice.
  8. Drop into boiling water for 2-3 minutes at most.
  9. Drain and serve or use for carbonara.

Carbonara

Ingredients

  • Grated cheese (pecorino, parmesan or tasty – double the amount of eggs)
  • Chives
  • Black pepper
  • 5 eggs
  • Bacon
  • Other toppings as desired such as
    • spinach
    • broccoli
    • green beans
    • spring onions.

Procedure

  1. Mix together eggs and cheese in a bowl until smooth.
  2. Dice and fry the bacon or any other toppings.
  3. Boil pasta.
  4. Drain pasta and add a small amount of the egg mixture to the warm pot.
  5. Stir in the pasta and add in the remaining egg mixture.
  6. Top with grated cheese, chives and other toppings of your choice to serve.

Tip

If you don't eat bacon, try replacing it with corn.

Chocolate mousse

Ingredients

  • 150g dark chocolate
  • Pinch of salt
  • Sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 40g butter

Procedure

  1. Separate the egg whites and yolks.
  2. Break the chocolate in the bowl.
  3. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler (a bowl over a pan of boiling water).
  4. Add butter and combine until glossy.
  5. Mix egg white and salt until they foam.
  6. Add sugar into the egg whites until the mix forms hard peaks.
  7. Once the chocolate mix has cooled a little, add the egg yolks.
  8. Add half egg whites to the chocolate, and mix well.
  9. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites to the chocolate mixture.
  10. Garnish with grated chocolate.
  11. Store in the fridge until set.

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