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Wednesday 17 August 2011

Bagel Meals: Bolognese Bagel




This is kind of a repurposed Bolognese (and in fact the Bolognese recipe alone makes a very tasty dish) so it makes great leftover bagels, but you could do a whole batch this way as a meal. The Bolognese mix is made to my preference, using pork mince over beef for example, and all that cinnamon. I love cinnamon. Anyhow; have a look and enjoy... but it is super messy, be warned!


Ingredients:
  • One toasted sesame Bagel.
  • A round lettuce.
  • A few fresh basil leaves.
  • A slathering of light cream cheese.
  • A big slab of unabashedly plastic soft cheese like Edam or Gouda.
For the Bolognese mix:
  • A few rashers of bacon, sliced up into strips.
  • Lean Pork Mince.
  • 1 courgette, sliced up into chunks.
  • A few cherry tomatoes.
  • A can of chopped tomatoes.
  • A clove of garlic, crushed.
  • A generous dash of cinnamon, marjoram and paprika.
  • A dash of Red wine vinegar.

Construction:

Obviously, we start with the Bolognese!
Start by frying up the slices of bacon with the garlic. When the bacon looks done add the pork mince in handfuls. Add the cinnamon, marjoram and paprika and stir thoroughly on a high heat. When the mince starts to cook through add the courgette chunks and cherry tomatoes. After a few minutes you can add the chopped tomatoes and the splash of vinegar, and then let it simmer away for about 10 minutes.

Whilst that’s boiling up we can get started on the much simpler task of sorting out the bagel.
Because this has a lot of wet materials, I recommend toasting your bagel halves first. Use the slab of cheese as your base, and slather up the other half with some cream cheese. Then layer on your ripped leaves of lettuce, and sprinkle on the basil leaves.

Spoon a few heaped tablespoons of your Bolognese mixture onto the slab of cheese and spread it out to roughly the edges of the bagel. Then, smoosh together and eat!

For an extra treat, bung it into the microwave for about 30 seconds to melt the cheese that extra bit.

This is very, very messy to the untrained eater, so make sure you have plenty of paper towels ready if you want to really tuck in.


Author: Blagel-ton Hana

Monday 15 August 2011

Maple-Bagel-Meat-Bun...



There are many things in this world created for the benefit of mankind. This bagel is not one of them; it’s a calorie filled breakfast combo that can and will destroy your diet. If you aren’t on a diet then this might put you on one. This has been sent to us for one purpose and one purpose only, to feed that fat kid inside us all.

Friday 12 August 2011

Triple Seafood Sandwich......in a bagel!



Three is a common number found with many varying recipes and this does just that; this bagel is chock full of fishy goodness and a good source of those proteins and essential fish oils to help our brain do things – personally not a bad choice if you have an exam...or just want to eat a bagel with large amounts of fish.

Classics: Bacon Lettuce and Tomato with a twist.


To be honest this isn't my all time favourite twist on the Classic BLT, which has to be the B.L.A.T, but this classic trio is guaranteed to taste good so any variation thereupon works well. This time I switched things up by using an unconventional ‘spread’ and mixing up the lettuce and tomato.