Wednesday, February 22, 2012

McDal Cheese continued

Remember my old McDal recipe? Well I've decided to tweak it a little bit, just to start cooking and realize that I didn't have red lentils. Great...

Never fear!

Yellow Split Peas are here!

The changes I've made included adding a bit more cheese that is more aged (meaning it has more flavour) and is grated, adding some caramelized onions along with rosemary. Additionally, I used small shell noodles as I thought their shape would be better for holding sauce. So here's the new recipe



Rosemary McDal Cheese 
Ingredients (Serves 6-7)
  • 1 cup of yellow split peas
  • 3 cups of water
  • 70g of grated aged cheddar cheese
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 onion
  • oil
  • freshly group pepper 
  • salt (to taste depending on cheese used)
  • 2 tsp of rosemary
  • 5L of water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 3 cups (4 servings) of small shell pasta

Directions
  • Soak the split peas in water overnight
  • Bring to boil and then simmer for about 40 minutes or until mushy
  • Drain any excess water
  • Mix in the grated cheese while the peas are still warm
  • Dice up the onion and fry it until it starts to brown
  • Place the split pea/ cheese mixture into the food processor and grind
  • Add in about 3 tbsp of water while grinding to give it a sauce like consistency
  • Add the onions, pepper, and rosemary
  • Grind
  • Adjust for salt
  • Grind
  • Meanwhile prepare your pasta
  • Pour the sauce over the pasta
  • Let the sauce cool down and solidify

My parents and grandparents approved of this recipe and my dad ended up eating good two servings. Great I didn't even get a chance to take a picture because they managed to eat everything -.- Well at least they like it :D

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