Home Trends Winter 2016 | Page 32

Chef Massimo’s GUIDE TO cooking ROASTED PORK with milk sauce Are you new to the wonderful world of culinary arts? We’ve put together the ultimate guide to get you started. chef Massimo Capra Rookie Mistake Cooking everything on high heat. “The perfect comfort dish after a long day’s work.” REALITY Most dishes will taste better and cook better on a low to medium heat. Rookie Mistake Not using measuring cups or spoons. REALITY Eyeballing ingredients is not for amateurs. Measure once and think twice before adding ingredients to a recipe. Remember, it's always easier to add an ingredient than to take it out. Rookie Mistake Not prepping for a recipe. REALITY Allow proper time when a recipe calls for the marinating of ingredients and read through the entire recipe before starting to cook to ensure you have all the ingredients. Photo by Stephani Buchman INGREDIENTS 1 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 4 2 2 1 cup ½ litre picnic pork roast (or 2 lbs. loin if you prefer lean) celery, diced onions, diced carrots, diced garlic cloves, chopped bay leaves sprigs of rosemary white wine milk butter as needed WHAT’S FOR dinner? Chef Fern teaches us how to make Chicken Cordon Bleu. Here are the ingredients you’ll need to pick up at the grocery store to make this recipe! 32 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard oil as needed salt and pepper to taste 35% cream DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350˚f. 2. Season the roast with salt and pepper. 3. Preheat a roasting pan and add some oil and butter. Sear the roast well on all sides. 4. Add to the pan all the vegetables, bay leaves and rosemary. Cook until translucent. 9. Add mustard and cream. 5. Add wine and let it evaporate completely. 10. Place in a blender, purée until creamy. 11. Strain into a sauce pot and reboil. 12. Add a nugget of butter and remove from heat. 13. Cut the roast and pour sauce over it, serve with your favourite roasted vegetables. 6. Add the milk. 7. Place in preheated oven and cook until the meat is done to your liking, turn the meat occasionally and make sure to not let it dry out too much. If needed add more milk and place tin foil over the roast. 8. Remove the rosemary and bay leaves from the sauce. ADD TO THE GROCERY LIST 4 chicken breasts 1 medium onion 1 large garlic clove olive oil chili flakes dill herbes de provence 2 bunches of mediumsize leeks 10 oz jalapeño havarti 10 oz shaved ham Visit www. MarcAndMandy.com to learn how to make this recipe with the help of Chef Fern.