CREAMYBEEF&
MUSHROOMPASTA
WITHBAKEDKALECHIPS
PREP+ COOKTIME 30 MINUTES SERVES 6
500grigatonipasta
600gbeeffilletsteak,slicedthinly
¼cup(35g)plainflour
2 tablespoonsextravirginoliveoil
20gbutter
1 mediumonion(150g),slicedthinly
2 clovesgarlic,crushed
375gbuttonmushrooms,quartered
1/3cup(80ml)brandy
2 cups(500ml)beefstock
1 cup(240g)lightsourcream
¼cupfinelychoppedfresh
flat-leafparsley
¼cup(20g)finelygrated parmesan
BAKEDKALECHIPS
200ggreenkale,washed,dried
1 clovegarlic,crushed
2 tablespoonsoliveoil
1 Makekalechips.
2 Cookpastaina largesaucepanof
saltedboilingwaterfollowingpacket
directionsuntilaldente;drain.
3 Meanwhile,coatbeefinflour;
shakeoffexcess.Heatoilina large
saucepanoverhighheat;cookbeef,
inbatches,untilbrowned.Remove
frompan;covertokeepwarm.
4 Meltbutterinsamepan;cook
onion,garlicandmushrooms,
stirringoccasionally,untilsoftened.
Addbrandy;cook,stirring,for
30 seconds.Addstock;bringtothe
boil.Reduceheattolow;cookfor
5 minutes.Addbeefandsourcream;
stiruntilsmooth.Removefrom
heat;season.Addparsley; stir
untilcombined.
5 Servepastatoppedwithbeef
mixture, parmesan and kale chips.
BAKEDKALECHIPS
Preheatovento220°C/200°Cfan.
Linetwolargeoventrayswithbaking
paper.Tearleafypartofkalefrom
stalks;tearinto3cmpieces.Discard
stalks.Divideevenlybetweenlined
trays.Combinegarlicandoil,drizzle
halfovereachtrayofkale;tosswell
tocoat.Spreadkaleoutina single
layer.Roast,turningkaleand
swappingtraysfromtoptobottom
shelvesofovenhalfwaythrough
cookingtime,for 8 minutes or until
kale is crisp.TEST
KITCHEN
NOTES
Tosavetime,askthe
butchertoslicethe
beefforyouorbuy beef
stir-frystrips.
Crispy,crumblykalechips
mightnotbeyourfirst
thoughttoservealongside
pasta,buttheseeasyroast
leavesmakefora “can’t-
stop-at-one” side.AWW FOOD•ISSUE FIFTY TWO 35