Advanced English lesson: Food & cooking.

Advanced English lesson: Food & cooking.

Postprzez VipEnglish » wtorek, 2 października 2012, 14:18

Obrazek

Autumn: falling leaves, rainy days, grey clouds and hostile winds. That’s what we’ll be experiencing for a while (at least in Europe) . So how do you make your day worthwhile? You treat yourself with comfort and care.
I. What is comfort food? What is your favourite dish? Can you explain how to cook it?

Watch this funny TV show featuring Nigella Lawson, a popular British cook and author. Below, you’ll find the recipe and cooking instructions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooYG9j97O8M&feature=colike

II. Pre-teach the problematic vocabulary if necessary
Ingredients

500 grams spaghetti
275 grams Pancetta (bacon)
2 teaspoon(s) olive oil
60 ml white wine (dry or vermouth)
4 medium eggs
50 grams Parmesan cheese freshly grated (reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface)
1 pinch of black pepper (squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges)
60 ml double cream
1 sprinkling of Nutmeg freshly grated (small quantity scattered or sparsely distributed)

Method

Put a large pan of salted water on to boil for the pasta. Cut the pancetta into 1 x 1.5cm cubes. If the pancetta has its rind on, cut it off – and use a bigger piece of pancetta, as the amount I’ve specified is for the prepared cubes – and put the rind in a pan with a film of oil and cook it gently to render down.
Then in a large pan that will fit the pasta later, cook the pancetta cubes in the oil until crispy but not crunchy. Chuck over them the white wine or vermouth and let it bubble away so that, after a few minutes, you have a small amount of salty winey syrup left. Take the pan off the heat.
In a bowl, beat together the eggs, Parmesan, cream and some pepper. Cook the pasta more or less according to the packet instructions, but since you want it kept al dente start checking it 2 minutes before the wrapper says it’s done. Lower in a cup and remove approximately 125ml of the pasta water before draining. Put the other pan, the one with the bacon cubes, on the heat and add the drained pasta, tossing well to coat with the syrupy pancetta. Add a little of the reserved pasta water to lubricate if necessary.
Take the pan off the heat again and add the eggs and cheese mixture, swiftly tossing everything to mix. Grind over some more pepper and grate over the nutmeg, carry proudly aloft, and dive in.
Serves two hungry people, much too much in love to say goodnight (with apologies to Fats Waller).
VipEnglish
 
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