Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Recipe of the day...Spinach and Potato Soup

Assalamualaikum and a very good morning to all. How are you today? I hope everyone in a pink of health.So,today I would like to share with you a very easy and healthy recipe..its a Spinach and Potato soup.Hope you all enjoy cooking!!!


Spinach and Potato Soup


Ingredients

30 gm Butter
1 large leek , sliced
2 cloes garlic, crushed
1 bunch English spinach
4 large Potatoes, peeled and chopped
4 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup sour cream
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method of cooking

1.Melt the butter in a large heavy based pan .Add the leek and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes,stirring occasionally, until very soft. Add the crushed garlic and cook for a further minute.

2. Wash the spinach very thoroughly to avoid any grittiness,discard the stalks and shred the leaves.Add to the pan with the potato and stock and bring it to boil.Reduce the heat and leave to simmer,partially covered, for about 30 minutes, until the potatoes are very soft.

3. Allow to cool a little for ease of handling, before processing in batches until smooth.Return to the pan and reheat gently without allowing to boil.Stir in the sour cream and add salt and pepper to taste.


Preparation time: 20 minutes
Total cooking time: 45minutes
Serves 6
     

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Safety Assurance through HACCP

   



The HACCP points system improves the safety of food by using a logical approach to food safety.Even if HACCP is not required by your local inspectors,it is still an excellent way to teach food safety and produce safe food. The HACCP concept combines principles of food microbiology,quality control, and risk assessment to obtain ,as nearly as possible, a fail -safe system. This approach has been recommended as a method to promote food safety by industry quality assurance personnel, government food safety officials and international expert committees for over 20years

Traditional inspection programs have focused on sanitation,construction and appearance. This type of inspection can result in better maintenance and cleaning of equipment and facilities,but it does not always focus on the specific food handling steps that allow you to produce safe food.

Therefore, a facility could receive a high score on the "traditional" inspection but still have dangerous problems in food handling.As a result ,investigations consistently find the same major causes of bacterial illnesses.There are:
  • Inadequate food time / temperature control
  • Contamination of food by infected workers, chemicals,equipment and supplies.

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Fantastic FanPastico..


A precious experience with Chef Marco from Switzerland..


Fantastic!


Chef Marco preparing Italian herbs

Together with  Chef Marco & Chef Farhan


Q&A session..





 



Plating the pasta