(Ingredients shown in above picture is not for this recipe)
Cooking only gives two results: 1) Edible 2) Inedible.
I started cooking as a form of survival and also to stretch the dollar. I honestly don't mind eating the same pasta for 3 days straight. But I kinda found my fire when I turned on the fire (on the stove). Okay... super bad pun.
The pasta me and the boyf cooked tgt!
The boyf calls me the 'Pasta Monster'. Because I always cook pasta at home and eat pasta outside. ohhhh the amount of carbs. :/
Anyway, since I'm pinching the penny now to save for my ticket to the boy and etc. I decided to put down the different pasta recipes I create myself and also the amount of money spent on this meal itself! :)
Now to the recipe!
¼ packet of pasta, approx 50g $0.52 [$2.05 per 200g pkt at Giant]
1 tomato $0.21 [$1.05 for 5 tomatoes at NTUC Fairprice]
½ packet oyster mushroom $0.55 [$1.10 per packet at NTUC Fairprice]
½ broccoli using only the florets $0.53 [$1.07 per whole broccoli at NTUC Fairprice]
3 slices of bacon cut into 1 inch strips vertically $1.50 [$3.95 per packet (8 strips) at NTUC]
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp oil
½ tsp dried thyme leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
Disclaimer: I won't be listing prices of items that I did not purchase on my own. I just used what was available at home and probably bought by my mum. *free is always good hehe
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Miscellaneous time: 5 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
It has more ingredients than I normally use, and I eat bacon this time as a treat for myself! and who doesnt love bacon!
Preparation:
* first bring a pot of water to boil, add a little salt and oil. Once water is boiling rapidly, put the pasta into the water and cook for the amount of time needed.
1) Cut the broccoli up, leaving only the florets and cutting them into smaller pieces or to your liking so that it is easier for them to be cooked. Add broccoli to the pot at the last two minutes of the pasta cooking time.
2) Dice up the tomato
3) Clean and cut the mushrooms
4) Remove garlic skin and mince them up
5) Cut bacon strips vertically into 1 inch strips
6) Drain pasta and broccoli in a colander and run under tap water to cool it down
How I cut up my broccoli!
Cooking:
1) Heat 1 tsp of oil in the pan
2) Add garlic in and stir it for awhile, make sure it doesn't burn
3) Add in thyme and let it fry up in the oil for while, before adding in the mushrooms. Fry mushrooms until it has soften and looks a but translucent
4) Add in diced tomatoes and stir fry them until the tomato has soften and skin starts to separate from the flesh
5) Add some salt and pepper to taste
6) Put in the bacon strips and continue stirring them until the bacon is cooked through
7) Turn off the heat and add the pasta and broccoli in.
8) Mix well. and then SERVE!
As you can see, I normally just stir it for a bit and then leave it there while I do some washing and then come back to stir again.
I normally squeeze some lemon onto everything i eat because i like then tangy taste and i just love lemons!
Anyway, as i said, i cook to survive. Some may not agree to my methods of simple cooking, but the main point was how to make a meal that is cheaper than eating out! And I always ensure that my food is cooked through and the process of cooking it is clean so i dont get sick.
P/S: When we on LDR, we always show each other what we cook at home, share tips and recipes and also to get ideas. I guess its the same as cooking and eating together, haha, Sometimes we skype when we are eating and it somewhat feels the same. We're just making the best of what we have right? LDR makes people appreciate things more hehe.
Bon Appetit!
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