Sunday 21 September 2014

Saturday 20 September - Involtini and Polenta

This weeks challenge in the Dinner Group was 'Hearty Italian' - so we decided to go for Involtini - beef olives basically in a tomato, wine and mushroom sauce.

I bought cheap frying steak for this, and bashed them out to tenderise them.


They were then seasoned and sprinkled with parmesan, chopped rosemary and garlic before rolling up.



These little rolls were browned in olive oil, and added to the sauce.

Onion, chilli and celery and fennel seeds were fried and then red wine was added along with some more chopped rosemary.


Finally in went some chopped tomatoes and it was all left to simmer.


The beef was served with some soft, cheesey polenta.


For afterwards tiramisu. Egg yolks and sugar were whisked together, and then in with some marscapone, and finally egg whites folded in.


Sponge fingers were dipped in a mixture of espresso and Tia Maria and then I made layers of sponge and the creamy mix.


This was left to firm up in the fridge, and then sprinkled with drinking chocolate before serving.


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