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Name
Conrad Zahra
Restaurant
How long have you been a chef?
Nine years
What's your favourite wine?
Brolio
What's the one ingredient you can't live without and why?
I would choose Garlic. It is a cheap basic ingredient that adds an explosion of flavor to food while having strong health benefits as well.
When did you know you wanted to be a chef?
I always had a drive towards food but I guess it is a passion that is accumulated over the years.
A memorable moment in your career.
That was when I actually became a chef
What is the most complicated dish to cook and why?
Every dish has its own preparation time and method, but when you have a flair and passion for food, every single dish is a challenge to get it as perfect as possible, so there is no such complicated dish.
What do you most love about your job?
That would be customer satisfaction.
Who cooks at home?
Unfortunately I have to cook, but overall I enjoy perceiving other peoples’ good response

Caramelle All' Angolo

These are toffee shaped pasta stuffed with Parma ham and Parmesan cheese complemented with a light semi sweet sauce. Simplicity is the key for this dish, it’s easy but yet very flavour intense!

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Ready In25 mins
Servings2 persons
Ingredients
  • 300g Caramelle pasta or tortellini (any would do)
  • 1 spoon olive oil
  • 75g pancetta or bacon
  • ½ Onion finely chopped
  • A pinch of curry
  • Some fresh basil
  • 1 spoon honey
  • 75g of toasted pinenuts
  • A drizzle of fresh cream
Method

1.    Put the pasta in a pot of boiling water. Leave to cook until ready.

2.    In the meantime start preparing the sauce.

3.    Start off with a little olive oil in a pan over medium heat, then toss in the chopped onion until sweated.

4.    Mix in the bacon, curry and the pine nuts.

5.    Finally add in the honey and fresh basil and drizzle a little cream to finish the sauce.
      
6.    Mix the pasta and sauce together in a pan and there you go….a simple dish , easy, fast but suprisingly tasty!

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