Sunday Kitchen: Sabato’s Kate Fay’s gluten-free moussaka + GF waffles

Kate Fay works as improvement and manufacturing head chef at Auckland-based superb meals retailer Sabato and has additionally been appointed as Coeliac NZ’s new ambassador chef.

What does Sunday appear like in your kitchen?

Since beginning at Sabato, Sundays have turn out to be a very completely different day – lazy and relaxed. It is a good sleep-in day and I take advantage of the day to bake and experiment with our new gluten-free flour as we’re all the time wanting to increase our gluten-free recipes on the web site. Then I are likely to make a household dinner to take as much as my mum’s to share together with her and my sister.

Previous to working at Sabato, I had spent so lengthy doing nights and all the time working weekends that on Sunday I tended to be completely exhausted and so they simply whizzed by with doing chores and getting the paperwork accomplished on the finish of a busy restaurant week. Now I’ve regular hours, Saturday and Sunday have turn out to be extra social, spending time with household and mates, and I can begin the subsequent week refreshed.

Why have you ever chosen to share this dish?

I’ve chosen to make these recipes as I’m so fortunate to have all these scrumptious merchandise at my fingertips. Nice recipes to make for a couple of folks and many of the prep has already been accomplished for you so it’s lazy, fast, simple and, after all, gluten-free. Serve the moussaka with a leafy inexperienced salad.

Moussaka

2 medium-sized eggplants, minimize into 5mm slices on the diagonal
3 Tbsp Pons Janiroc further virgin olive oil
500g lamb mince
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp cinnamon, floor
2 Tbsp contemporary oregano, finely sliced (or 1 Tbsp dried oregano)
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 x 530g jar Sabato pasta sauce with basil (natural)
1 x 225g jar El Navarrico sliced pimientos
1 x 500g packet Sabato smoked paprika and gruyere bechamel (GF)
Freshly grated grana padano

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.

2. Salt the eggplant slices and depart for ½ an hour. Wash the salt off the eggplant and pat dry. Warmth an oiled chargrill pan over excessive warmth. Grill the eggplant slices in batches till charred – for 2-3 minutes on all sides. Drizzle with olive oil earlier than turning.

3. Warmth a big oiled frying pan over excessive warmth. Cook dinner the lamb mince till browned throughout and season with salt. Add the cumin, cinnamon, and oregano and cook dinner stirring for one more couple of minutes. Put aside.

4. Warmth a big oiled saucepan over medium warmth. Saute the onion and garlic till gentle and add the pasta sauce. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 2-3minutes. Add the seasoned mince to the tomato combination and cook dinner the combination for an additional 10 minutes, stirring sometimes.

5. Prepare a layer of grilled eggplant on the bottom of a baking dish, spoon over half the meat sauce, and scatter with half the sliced pimientos. Repeat with the identical layers and at last spoon over the bechamel sauce and sprinkle with grated grana padano.
Bake for about 35 minutes till scorching and flippantly browned.

Observe: You’ll be able to add a layer of finely sliced potatoes for variation.

Waffles

Makes 6 massive waffles

200g Sabato gluten-free flour
4½ tsp GF baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 x measurement 7 free vary eggs, separated
¼ cup caster sugar
2 cups milk
½ cup Pons conventional further virgin olive oil
To serve
Pancetta stagionata, Zany Zeus smoked yoghurt, Escuminac late harvest darkish maple syrup.

1. Sift the dry elements collectively in a big bowl.

2. Separate the eggs. Whisk the egg whites till stiff and put aside.

3. Combine collectively the egg yolks, sugar, milk and olive oil and mix properly.

4. Progressively add the flour combine to the moist elements and blend properly. Fold within the overwhelmed egg whites. Cook dinner in a waffle iron.

5. Serve waffles with crispy fried pancetta stagionata, Zany Zeus smoked yoghurt and Escuminac late harvest darkish maple syrup.