Meal In A Mug
BBC Easy Cook|February 2017

We’rein anot talking about a mug of soup here. MasterChef’s Theo Michaels has developed recipes for mains using just a mug and a microwave.

Meal In A Mug

Surprisingly authentic spaghetti carbonara

‘This is a total guilty pleasure of mine – I always end up ordering this in our local Italian restaurant. Spaghetti carbonara is a wonderfully classic recipe that when done right is a real thing of beauty, letting the eggs create a really creamy and authentic sauce.’

a. Serves 1

b. Prep 5 mins

c. Cook 9 mins (800W microwave)

d. 85p a portion

60g smoked pancetta, finely diced 

1/2 clove garlic, left whole 

80g dried spaghetti, broken in half 

300ml water, just boiled 

15g Parmesan, grated 

1 egg yolk 

1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Microwave the pancetta and garlic on Full for 2 mins uncovered in a 500ml mug. Remove from the microwave, pour away the excess oil, discard the garlic and set the mug aside whilst you make the pasta.

Place the dried pasta and just-boiled water in a bowl and cook on Full, uncovered, for 7 mins. Add the Parmesan, egg yolk and ground black pepper to the cooked pancetta in the mug and mix thoroughly.

Once the pasta is done, the cooking water will be very hot; remove from the microwave carefully, and slowly add 1 tbsp of the cooking water to the carbonara paste in the mug and combine. Add the pasta to the paste and stir through (you want the pasta to be a bit wet to help thicken the sauce). Serve with a sprinkle of parsley.

Vietnamese-style beef pho

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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2017 من BBC Easy Cook.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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