Following the launch of OSN’s Original production ‘Yalla Neta’sha, Come Dine With Me’, the first week saw contestant Grace Hachem create three winning dishes; an appetiser, a main course and a dessert. They can be recreated by following the recipes below:
Appetiser – Rice Paper Rolls with Vegetables and Shrimps
Ingredients for 10 rice rolls:
- 10 Rice Paper Rolls
- 20 medium-sized Shrimps
- 1 large-sized Eggplant
- 1 tablespoon of non-spicy Paprika
- 2 teaspoons of Butter
- 4 tablespoons of Soya Sauce – 2 for the Shrimps and 2 for the Eggplants
- 1/4 Boston Lettuce
- 3 Cucumbers
- 2 Carrots
- 1/4 Green Papaya
- 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce
- 3 tablespoons of Cooking Oil
- Sauce: 10 tablespoons of Sesame Oil and 2 tablespoons of Rice Vinegar
- Banana leaf for the decoration – cut into tear-shaped pieces to fit the plate
Preparation:
- Peel the skin of the Eggplant, cut into long strips, season with hot cooking oil and fry it with Worcestershire sauce and 2 spoons of soya sauce for 8 minutes and then set aside
- Cut or shred the carrots, cucumber, papaya and lettuce into thin, long strips and set aside
- Fry the shrimps for 3 minutes in 2 small spoons of butter, and add 2 spoons of soya sauce along with 1 spoon of paprika
- Dip the rice paper rolls one by one in boiled water and then lay on a flat surface. Add the mixed vegetables on each one starting from the side (Eggplant, lettuce, cucumber, carrots and green papaya) and roll it gently
- Once complete, cover the rice rolls with a damp towel to keep them from drying
- Place the banana leaf on a serving plate and position the rice rolls on it along with the fried shrimps
- Top-up the dish with the sauce: sesame oil and rice vinegar (mixed in a bowl)
Main Course – Salmon with King Oyster Mushrooms, Ginger, Lemon Grass, Mango and Avocado
Ingredients for 5 Salmon fillets (7cmx14cm):
- 5 Salmon fillets
- 6 pieces of King Oyster Mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon of grated fresh Ginger
- 2 small sticks of Lemon Grass
- 2 tablespoons of Soya Sauce
- 1 Lemon
- 4 tablespoons of toasted Sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons of Honey
- 2 pieces of Avocado
- 2 pieces of Mango
- 1 tablespoon of chopper Coriander
- 1 tablespoon of Sweet and Sour sauce
- 5 drops of Tabasco sauce
- 2 tablespoons of Panko Breadcrumbs
Preparation:
- Salmon: Mix soya sauce, ginger, lemon grass, lemon and honey together then marinate the salmon – leave in the fridge for half an hour, then cook in the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, when ready – sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top for garnishing
- Chop the King oyster mushrooms in half (thin long pieces and top). Stir the mushrooms in 2 spoons of soya sauce in a pan for 12 minutes and then add 2 spoons of Panko breadcrumbs
- Mash the Avocado with a squeeze of lemon, add salt
- Cut the 2 mangos and mashed avocado into small squared pieces, then add the sweet and sour sauce, tabasco and chopped coriander
- Put the long thin pieces of King Oyster Mushroom under each piece of salmon in a serving plate and add the round piece of the mushroom on top, put the mix of mango and avocado beside the salmon (rolled into balls)
- Sprinkle the plate with coriander
Dessert – Dark Chocolate Biscuits and Cream
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups of Flour
- ½ cup of powder Icing Sugar
- 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
- 2 tablespoons of Butter
- 5 tablespoons of Milk
- 1 tablespoon of Vanilla
- 500g white Whipping Cream
- 90g Condensed Milk
- 10 tablespoons of grated Pistachios
- 8 Dark Chocolate (Cream filled) Biscuits
- Digestive biscuits
- 20 Blueberries
- 20 Raspberries
- 10 pieces of Chocolate Sticks for decoration
- 10 pieces of Milk Sticks for Decoration
Preparation:
- Crush the Digestive biscuits with whipping cream, vanilla, and condensed milk until consistency is thick then refrigerate for 1 hour
- Crush the Dark Chocolate biscuits with flour, baking powder, powdered ice sugar, 2 spoons of butter, vanilla and milk
- Round the mixes up separately and bake them in the oven for 12 minutes
- Put both mixes in a bag together after they’re ready and break them into smaller pieces
- Add a spoon of melted butter and mix them together
- Presentation: First you brush the top of a glass serving cup with honey then dip it in the grated pistachios
- Add the mixed biscuits in the cup, then layer it with white whipped cream then garnish with the rest of the grated pistachios
- Add the berries, chocolate sticks, and mil sticks on top of each cup
Chefs can watch the 45-episode Arabic series every evening from Sunday to Thursday on OSN Ya Hala Al Oula and the OSN Streaming app, and enjoy the local version of ‘Come Dine With Me’.
