Potato Cakes with Poached Eggs and Beer Mornay
Serves 2 Prep time 15 minutes, Cooking time 15 minutes Ingredients Potatoes, 400g Sunflower oil, 3 tbsp Rosemary, 1 sprig Eggs, 2 Beer, 250ml Flour, 1 tbsp Milk, 300 ml Butter, 1 tbsp Garlic, 2 cloves Bay leaves, 2 leaves Salt & pepper, To taste Chopped parsley, To taste Grated cheddar, 200g Method Grate the … <a href="https://served.mt/potato-cakes-poached-eggs-beer-mornay-2/">Continued</a>
Jacket Potato with Prawns
Serves 5 (as a snack) Prep time 30 minutes, Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients Peeled king prawns, de-veined 10 Small potatoes, 5 each Cucumber, 100g Spring onion, 2 each Lemon zest grated, 1 tsp Egg, yolk 1 Olive oil, 1 tbsp Mustard, ½ tsp Salt, To taste Watercress, To garnish Method Boil the potatoes in … <a href="https://served.mt/jacket-potato-with-prawns/">Continued</a>
Celebrate in style this Santa Maria weekend with a meal at one of these top restaurants in Malta and Gozo
Looking for somewhere special to celebrate this Santa Maria weekend? These prestigious restaurants in Malta and Gozo elevate the dining game, ticking all the right boxes for location, service, food and drink! Make it a meal to remember for you and your loved ones. 1. The Orchard, Naxxar The Orchard, set within the lush … <a href="https://served.mt/where-to-eat-santa-maria-weekend/">Continued</a>
8 Saucy Pizzerias You’ll Love
Served’s bringing you the sauce on some epic pizza spots across the island for when the cravings hit! For blistered-edged, melted cheesey goodness, here’s our recommended list of pizzerias you MUST try! 1. Claudio’s Pizza Claudio’s Pizzas was born out of a passion for bringing a taste of Italy to Malta. Claudio’s love affair … <a href="https://served.mt/8-saucy-pizzerias-you-will-love/">Continued</a>
Crunchy Penne Bake with Tomato & Mascarpone
Serves 2 Prep time 1 hr 15 minutes Ingredients 6 plum tomatoes 8 cloves garlic 2 tbsp olive oil 1 bayleaf salt and pepper 1 tbsp spiced honey 2 tbsp cider vinegar 2 cups water 80g mascarpone 250g penne 3 tbsp grated parmesan Salt to taste Pepper to taste Method Heat the olive oil in … <a href="https://served.mt/crunchy-penne-bake/">Continued</a>
SPOTLIGHT! Traditional Easter Baking With Mananni
For the first of a series of SPOTLIGHT! interviews, where we reveal the latest and greatest on the the local food scene, we are shining light onto Abraham’s legendary baker of the famous Qassatat tax-Xagħra or Qassatat tal-Għid – Mary Anne Sultana, a.k.a Mananni. Read on for top tips for home-bakers giving this Easter … <a href="https://served.mt/spotlight-traditional-easter-baking-with-mananni/">Continued</a>
Seafood Gyoza
Serves 4-6 Prep time 1.5 hours Ingredients For the filling: 500g Fresh & seasonal fish, deboned 100g Prawns, peeled & deveined 100g Chinese chives or regular chives 150g Corn, For the wrapper: Plain flour, 750g plus extra to dust Beetroot, juice of 2-3 average size Method Start by making the wrappers. Add a pinch of … <a href="https://served.mt/seafood-gyoza/">Continued</a>
Vopi
Serves 1-2 Ingredients 6 whole bogue fish (Vopi), gutted & cleaned 3 tbsp red wine vinegar Juice from 1 large lemon (and its rind ) 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Sea salt Method Place the fish in a sealproof bag, and add the red wine vinegar, lemon juice & … <a href="https://served.mt/vopi/">Continued</a>
Fragrant lamb Manti with spiced tomato sauce and garlic yoghurt
Drizzle over the brown butter and garnish with a pinch sumac, chili, and torn mint for that perfect touch! Serves 4 Prep time 2 hours Ingredients for the dough ‘00’ flour, 400g Egg yolks, 5 Olive oil, 4 tbsps. Salt, 2 large pinches Water, as needed Ingredients for the filling Minced lamb, 400g Large white … <a href="https://served.mt/fragrant-lamb-manti-with-spiced-tomato-sauce-and-garlic-yoghurt/">Continued</a>
Ricotta Strozzapreti with fresh mint and spring garlic sauce
Serve on top of a generous amount of the mint sauce a good glug of olive oil and more Pecorino cheese and fresh mint. Serves 4 Prep time 3 hours Ingredients for the Strozzapreti Ricotta, 500g Pecorino, 200g, grated Red chard or regular, large bunch, blanched Plain flour, 3 tbsp Egg, 2 Fresh nutmeg, to … <a href="https://served.mt/ricotta-strozzapreti-with-fresh-mint-and-spring-garlic-sauce/">Continued</a>
Maltese Sausage Dumplings with Pomegranate and Tahini Sauce
Dumplings with a touch of Malta! Makes 15 Prep time 2 hours Ingredients for the dough Water, 75ml Sunflower oil, ½ tablespoon Plain flour, 170g, plus extra for dusting Ingredients for the filling Maltese sausage meat, 150g Onion, 70g, diced Garlic cloves, 2, grated Cold water, 50ml Cayenne pepper, pinch Freshly ground pepper, ½ tsp … <a href="https://served.mt/maltese-sausage-dumplings-with-pomegranate-and-tahini-sauce/">Continued</a>
Pork dumplings perfect for soup!
These pork dumplings are delicious steamed or also perfect for soup! Served 3-4 Prep time 6 hours Ingredients for the dough Plain flour, 150g Hot Water, 90g (90 degrees c) Olive oil, 1tsp Ingredients for the chicken stock Free range chicken bones, 1kg raw Drinking water, 2-3litres Carrot, 1 Onion, 1 Celery stick, 1 Star … <a href="https://served.mt/seafood-gyoza-from-koza-dumplings-2/">Continued</a>
Loving Leftovers! Vegetarian Badass Boxing Day Burger
Serves 2 Prep time 20 minutes Ingredients Leftover brussels sprouts, 4 spoonful’s Leftover roast potatoes, 4 spoonful’s Leftover roast carrots, 4 spoonful’s Leftover roast onions, 4 spoonful’s Lime, 1 Red chili, according to taste Cranberry sauce, 2 spoonful’s Halloumi cheese, 6 slices Tomato, 1, sliced and seasoned Burger buns, 2, halved Salt, as needed Olive … <a href="https://served.mt/loving-leftovers/">Continued</a>
Too Pretty to Eat?
The guys at Upper foods, an Italian food market concept store, walk us through curating the perfect charcuterie and cheese platter. With Christmas around the corner and a festive sense in the air it is the perfect opportunity to spoil yourselves with some delectable treats. Beautiful products are befitting of serving pieces that will enhance … <a href="https://served.mt/too-pretty-to-eat/">Continued</a>
Neapolitan Easter Bread
Serves 10 Ingredients 30g fresh yeast 300ml lukewarm water 500g strong white bread flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 50g grated Parmesan cheese 50g grated pecorino cheese 100ml extra virgin olive oil 50g prosciutto piece, cut into small cubes 50g mortadella piece, cut into small cubes 50g salami piece, cut into small cubes … <a href="https://served.mt/neapolitan-easter-bread/">Continued</a>
Farfalle with Zucchini and Mint Pesto
Serves 4 Prep time 25 minutes Ingredients 400g Farfalle 2-3 zucchini 30g pine nuts 8 fresh mint leaves 50g grated Pecorino Romano cheese 50g grated Parmigiano cheese Extra virgin olive oil 1 pinch of salt 1 clove of garlic 14-16 cherry tomatoes different colors, I used red and yellow Method Put a pot of salted … <a href="https://served.mt/farfalle-with-zucchini-and-mint-pesto/">Continued</a>
Spaghetti Broad Beans
Featuring this seasons’ star, broad beans, this dish is quick, easy, light and fresh, perfect for a light lunch or a sharing pasta dish. Serves 4 Prep time: 40 minutes Ingredients 400g Spaghetti 4 artichokes 1 lemon for acidulated water 600g broad beans, young, pods 500g peas, young, in their pods 1 large white, sliced … <a href="https://served.mt/spaghetti-broad-beans/">Continued</a>
Carnival-Time Lasagne
Serves 6 This typical southern Italian lasagne is usually made for special occasions such as Carnevale – the week before Lent when festivities all over Italy take place. Lent is traditionally a time when eating meat is forbidden, so a lasagne such as this one – with meat ragù and sausage – would be made … <a href="https://served.mt/carnival-time-lasagne/">Continued</a>
Baked Pasta Shells Filled with Mushrooms and Ham
Serves 4 Prep time 30 minutes Ingredients 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 150g prosciutto, very finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 750g mushrooms, very finely chopped 2 tbsp. white wine 2 tbsp. chopped flat-leaf parsley Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Ingredients for the white sauce 3 tbsp. butter Generous ¼ cup plain (all-purpose) … <a href="https://served.mt/baked-pasta-shells-filled-with-mushrooms-and-ham/">Continued</a>
Gnocchi alla Romana
Serves 4 Prep time 40 minutes Ingredients 250g semolina 1 litre milk 100g grated Parmesan cheese 50g butter 2 egg yolks Pinch of nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste 40g melted butter 40g grated Parmesan cheese Method Place the milk in a saucepan and heat it together with salt, pepper … <a href="https://served.mt/gnocchi-alla-romana/">Continued</a>
