Find yourself in a recipe slump this entertaining season? Luckily for us, Kenwood ambassador, cook and TV personality Diana Chan has created a line-up of classics-with-a-twist to slot into your menu. From truffle macaroni and cheese to a chicken curry with Malaysian flavours, these are the recipes to see you through to the end of the year in style.
Malaysian makrut lime chicken curry
Malaysian makrut lime chicken curry
In this recipe Chan, a Malaysian-born Australian cook, has looked to her birth country for culinary inspiration. Dried and red chillies comprise the hot and spicy component of this curry; the garnish of thinly sliced makrut lime leaves is the fragrant finish.
Truffle macaroni and cheese
Mac and cheese is the “ultimate comfort food” for Chan – it’s the perfect all-in-one, make-ahead dish that can be upscaled to feed a crowd. Add truffles to the heady combination of molten cheese and pasta, and you have a very luxurious macaroni and cheese indeed. And if you really want to pull out all the stops, do like Chan does and make your pasta from scratch.
“I’ve made the macaroni using the pasta maker on my Kenwood Cooking Chef XL” says Chan. Not only does the premium stand mixer have a pasta dough hook attachment, but it also includes built-in scales and induction heating technology to control temperatures up to 180°. The Cooking Chef XL is the tool you need to create beautiful meals at home.
Pavlova with summer fruits
If you need a final course to impress, this is it. Pavlova is a no-fail dessert for an Australian summer – with soft meringue, billows of whipped cream, and a crown of mixed berries and tangy passionfruit, it’s equal parts sweet and stunning.
Vodka spaccatelli
Pasta alla vodka is a long-standing staple in Italian cuisine, where pasta is served in a creamy vodka sauce created with tomato paste and hot chilli flakes. Topped with grated parmesan and fresh basil, this is one to put on high rotation in your household.
Orange and lemon sorbet
For a refreshing finish, it has to be this citrus sorbet. With the zest and juice of blood or Valencia oranges and lemons, this frozen treat is an elegant dessert to remember. To churn the sorbet, Chan uses Kenwood’s Cooking Chef XL stand mixer with the frozen dessert maker attachment for the smoothest texture.
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