Giving Insta-famous chefs The Capsule Pantry treatment
Time for something a little bit different
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Have you come across Laurent Dagenais on Instagram? He’s a Canadian chef making some of the best food I’ve seen on the internet.
And he’s freaking cool.
I love Laurent’s recipes, they’re the sort of food I love to cook. But making some of them in a smaller, simpler kitchen than his glorious setup could be hard. He’s a chef - he has the blowtorch and the beautiful Le Creuset pots and the outside pizza oven.
I - and maybe you - do not.
Today, I’m going to take some of Laurent’s recipes and simplify them when needed and give alternatives where alternatives can be given.
In other words, I’m going to TCP them.
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Carrot Soup
The Capsule Pantry treatment
The carrots / onions / garlic
Laurent fries his carrots, onions, and garlic in butter before adding some stock to boil. You could also roast these veggies.
The herb sauce
Pureed herbs with olive oil to drizzle on top? Yes to this! You could use parsley, thyme, oregano or a mix. If you don’t have fresh herbs to hand, just omit. Or you could make a gremolata - parsley, garlic, salt, and lemon zest finely chopped and mixed with olive oil.
The croutons
I love croutons and make them a lot. They’d give texture to the smooth soup. But if you don’t want to make them, crusty bread on the side would work just as well.
The cream
Laurent adds cream to the mix which is excellent but you can make good carrot soup without it if you don’t have any / don’t eat cream / don’t want the extra calories. Milk can also work as an alternative.
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Lasagne
The Capsule Pantry treatment
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