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Weeknight Artichoke Pasta with Alexandra’s Pikliz

Weeknight Artichoke Pasta with Alexandra’s Pikliz

Ingredient (Makes 2 servings) 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp minced garlic 1 tbsp Alexandra’s Pikliz 2 tbsp crumbled goat cheese 1 cup chicken broth 5-7 asparagus stalk 4 marinated artichoke hearts 6 oz spaghetti pasta Steps In a large pot, bring water to boil and cook spaghetti as per packaging instruction. I usually do 7 min for spaghetti for an al-dente texture. Strain in a colander and reserve In a pan, melt butter and add minced garlic After aroma appears, add chopped asparagus stalk and lightly cook on medium-high heat for 1 min. Add in artichoke hearts and continue to...

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Braised Octopus with Alexandra's Pikliz

Braised Octopus with Alexandra's Pikliz

Braised Octopus with Alexandra's Pikliz   Ingredient 750 g Octopus 2 bok choy 1 cinnamon stick 10 black peppercorns 1 onion 100 ml soy sauce 6 cloves of garlic 4 tbsp of Alexandra’s Pikliz 1/2 cup of Italian Rice (or you can use risotto) 1 tbsp butter Few dry garlic flakes (optional) Steps (creates 4 dish) Clean the octopus. In a large bowl, bring 1 L of water to boil. Season with salt and pepper, cinnamon stick, black peppercorn, ½ onion, ½ of the garlic, soy sauce; simmer for 5 min. Transfer the soup base to a high-pressure cooker, add...

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Spiced Pear Bruschetta with Alexandra's Pikliz

Spiced Pear Bruschetta with Alexandra's Pikliz

Ingredient 1/2 regular sized Baguette 1 tbsp butter 3 tbsp cream cheese 1 tbsp of Alexandra’s Pikliz 1/2 pear Salt and Pepper to taste Garnish: blackberry, caramel sauce, dried parsley and mini mint leafs Steps Slice the Baguette into slices Lightly spread on butter and pan fry until slightly crisp on both side Make the spread by mix Alexandra’s Pikliz and cream cheese together, add salt and pepper to taste Slice pear into thin slices, stack them in a fan shape, brush on honey and dried parsley Bake the pear slices in oven at 400F for 15 min Assemble the...

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