Well done to all the children who sent me on their recipes. Lots of great work being done! I have posted a few examples below.
Laura's Easy Peasy Chocolate Biscuit Cake!!!
You will need:
· 200g milk chocolate, roughly chopped
· 100g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
· 100g butter, softened
· 100g marshmallows, chopped
· 1 tin condensed milk
· 250g rich tea biscuits, broken into pieces
Method:
1. Line a loaf tin or round cake tin with cling film, depending on the shape you want, and set aside.
2. Melt the chocolate and the butter in a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water. Stir until smooth.
3. Remove the bowl from the heat and add in the condensed milk. Add the biscuits and marshmallows and stir until they're coated in the chocolate mixture. Pour the biscuit mixture into the lined tin and press down with a spatula.
4. Smooth the top with the spatula and place in the fridge for 3 hours until set.
5. Tip out of mould and decorate.
Caoimhe's Meatballs and Tomato Sauce
Ingredients For the tomato sauce
For the meatballs 3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp olive oil 110g onion sliced
150g onion (chopped) 1 garlic clove crushed
1 clove garlic 150g mozzarella grated
900g beef minced 1 tsp caster sugar
2 tbsp any herbs 2 x 400g cans tomatoes
1 egg
3 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
Method
1 Heat two tbsp of olive oil in a saucepan over a gentle heat and add the onion and garlic. Cover and sweat
for four minutes, until soft and golden. Allow to cool.
2 In a bowl, mix the minced beef with the cold sweated onion and garlic. Add the herbs and the beaten egg. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
3 Divide the mixture into 24 round balls. Cover the meatballs and refrigerate until required.
4 Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce. Heat the oil in a saucepan.
5 Add the sliced onion and the crushed garlic, toss until coated cover, and sweat on a gentle heat until soft and golden.
6 Slice the canned tomatoes and add, with all the juice, to the onion mixture.
7 Season the contents with sugar, salt and pepper.
8 Cook the tomatoes uncovered for 30 minutes or until the tomato softens.
9 Heat a frying pan and cook the meatballs for about 10 minutes in about 3 tbsp of olive oil.
10 When they are cooked, put them into an ovenproof dish with the tomato sauce and top with the grated mozzarella. Place under a preheated grill until the cheese has melted.
11 Serve with spaghetti.
