Here's the video: Pasta al quattro pomodori
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Pasta ai 4 Pomodori - Winter Tomato Sauce

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I found a guy on YouTube who does regional Italian recipes and thought I'd give one a go - a four tomato pasta, with tons of basil and garlic. Added some meatballs and the kids' dinner is sorted. Just add Pecorino to serve. Huge success. #cookingWithBenny #mastochef #cooking

I have heard of liquid smoke before but bleeped over it as it seemed suspect. Now I'm curious to try it in a recipe.

How Is Liquid Smoke Made?
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How Is Liquid Smoke Made?

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How to make Chicken Almondine #frenchfood #chicken #dinner #easymeals

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I propose that all culinary flexes on here should be tagged #mastochef.

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My other Christmas present was a potato ricer. For super-creamy mashed potatoes. #cookingWithBenny #cooking #mastochef

Garlic confit is the handiest thing to have a jar of in the fridge. Spread it on a sandwich instead of mayo, throw it over some pan fried vegetables, dump it on a pizza base, or drop a dollop of it into a recipe. It's amazing. Super easy to make as well.

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Here's the procedure for making the garlic confit. https://youtube.com/shorts/kVQVTPiK-QA

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Kids are having pizza tonight, so I thought I'd slap together something basic, then changed my mind and fancied it up. Mushrooms on toast.

Fried up sliced brown mushrooms with spring onion, garlic confit, and cracked black pepper. Added white wine, reduced, added single cream, parmesan cheese. Served on toast and topped with chopped parsley. Massive umami hit. #cookingWithBenny #cooking #mastochef

I was chatting to my barber the other day, and we were bonding hard over our Christmas dinner efforts. He taught me how to make gravy. I tried it tonight, and it was pure magic. Basically, make a roux (butter + flour) in a frying pan, add stock (home made if possible) slowly until you get the consistency you want, and any juice from whatever roast you are making or flavours that you want to add (e.g. mint sauce). Whisk thoroughly throughout #cookingWithBenny #cooking #mastochef
I pan fried some smoked bacon lardons until all of the fat had melted off, and then mixed it all through a pot of buttery mashed potatoes. It was incredible ๐Ÿคค #cookingWithBenny #cooking #mastochef