Sorrel & Garlic Cream Pasta

Want to impress someone with your cooking? We’re confident that our recipe is the perfect one that leaves little room to fail. Cream pasta is always a crowd favourite for most but it gets cloying after a while. The tangy Sorrel leaves kick in right before that point to keep you wanting more. 

Noob cook difficulty level:
2/5

Ingredients

  • 300g Pasta of choice
  • 2 minced Garlic
  • 40g Butter
  • 60g Parmesan
  • 40ml Milk
  • 10g chopped Just Sorrel
  • Lemon Juice
  • Parsley 
  • Salt 
  • Pepper 

Directions

  1. Melt the butter over medium heat and add the garlic. Let it caramelise for about 5 minutes, while making sure not to let it burn.
  2. Add parmesan, chopped Just Sorrel leaves, lemon juice and milk, stir and let it simmer until the sauce thickens.
  3. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir to combine.
  4. Remove the sauce from the heat and pour over the cooked pasta. Mix together and serve in bowls topped with remaining Just Sorrel leaves and parsley.
Stir-Fried Sambal Sorrel

Thinking of cooking something simple sometime this week? Look no further! We’re putting our own twist on a local favourite, sambal shrimps. To our fellow noob cooks out there, fear not. This recipe was tried and tested by our in-house noob cook and the food still turned out great. Hope this gives you the assurance you need. 

Noob cook difficulty level:
3/5

Ingredients

  • 250g shrimp
  • 2 tsp sambal paste
  • 1 chili padi (chopped)
  • 1 small onion (sliced)
  • 2 cloves of garlic (finely minced)
  • 1/2 limed (juiced)
  • 50g long beans (sliced)
  • 50g Just Sorrel

Directions

  1. To a pan on high heat, add 2 tbsp of neutral vegetable oil. Stir-fry sambal paste, chili padi, garlic and onion until fragrant and combined.
  2. Stir-fry shrimp, followed by snow peas and coat with the sambal paste.
  3. Once cooked, toss with sorrel leaves.
  4. Serve with rice, a drizzle of lime juice and sorrel leaves to garnish.