Bohemia Bunny

Cooking Adventures Ep. 1

May 23rd, 2007 by lynnylchan under Leisure

*Updated 30th May: Having run out of hosting space, I am now using Blogger to host the pics. Unfortunately my little trick doesn’t work very well, so here is the link to the post with the pictures.

*Updated 25th May: Mad props to Jian for giving me the idea of a cooking blog in the first place.*

For want of a better name, this is a baked pasta casserole. The pulled and slightly wrinkled surface characteristic of cheddar cheese covers a bumpy landscape made up of macaroni elbows. Some of the elbows on top got burnt - I guess 10 minutes at 180 degrees is too much just to be melting cheese. Should try it again with parmesan or mozzarella on top.

Inside - corned beef makes up the meat layer. That alone makes this a super unhealthy dish, because of the sodium levels in canned foods like that. The pasta is still al dente - it should be cooked before baking, as with the meat.

This is a double-layer casserole - meat, pasta, cheese, repeat. Ratcheting up the “will this kill you” factor is the melted butter pooling in the corners of the foil tin. I prefer butter for its taste and stability at high temperatures - I fear trans-fatty acids more than I do a high cholesterol reading.

Ingredients:

1 can corned beef

125g pasta - this is guesswork, I just use roughly one-quarter of a 500g pack.

5 slices of individually-wrapped cheese slices - it takes about 2.5 slices to cover one layer, depending on the size of your container. I used a long foil tin because I’m a lazy person and I don’t have to wash up.

Instructions:

1. Boil pasta.

2. While pasta is boiling, cook meat.

3. When meat and pasta are done, chuck in foil tin/casserole dish/whatever.

4. Cover with cheese.

5. Pop in oven, or under an infra-red lamp, or just use a blowtorch (although that might scorch the cheese).

6. If your cheese has melted through the pasta layer, add more cheese and melt that.

7. Using adequate insulation, take out of oven or whatever heating device.

8. With a paramedic on speed-dial, eat. Watch for twinging pains on the left side of the body that indicate a myocardial infarction.

9. Wait 24 hours to see if it kills you.

10. I am not personally responsible for any consequences you may encounter as a result of following this “recipe”. Unless it cures AIDS, childhood cancers or the common cold, don’t set your lawyers on me.