Nuts about cooking

MANILA, Philippines - Chef Jet Te is a business graduate who pursued her passion for good food and the culinary arts.  Today she is one of the fresh faces of the Nestlé Julius Maggi Kitchen.

Chef Jet started the demo with some info on beans and nuts, starting off with the high protein content of beans, and its soluble fiber that is good for the heart.   Nuts, on the other hand, can help add two to three years to a normal lifespan.  Nuts are also known to have antioxidant qualities. Walnuts have higher antioxidant elements than hazelnuts. However, these are reduced when cooked.

According to chef Jet, beans and nuts can be cooked with your favorite meat items. “However, we enjoy nuts mostly as snacks. So for this pasta dish, I combined walnuts with mushroom and cream,” she explained.

In line with the 2013 theme “Filipino Ingredients Reinvented,” every recipe that chef Jet creates results in meals that are easy to prepare, delicious and healthy.

“I am wild over recipes, and I always make use of leftovers and simple ingredients,” said chef Jet.

For information, call 896-2166, text 0915-136-8544 or visit  http://www.nestle.com.ph/recipe/nestleclub/jmk.asp.

Pasta with walnut and mushroom sauce

Ingredients: 

3 tbsps. olive oil

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 cup button mushrooms, sliced

1 cup walnut, toasted, ground

1 Nestle Cream 250ml

1 sachet Maggi Magic Sarap 8g

1/8 cup parsley, chopped

500g pasta noodles, cooked

Salt and pepper

Procedure:

Heat up olive oil in a saucepan and sauté onions until translucent. Add garlic and mushrooms and sauté for three minutes.

Reduce heat to low then add walnuts, Nestlé Cream, Maggi Magic Sarap and cook for two minutes. Add parsley and toss with cooked pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper.