
Sweet almond spaghetti
Recipe Facts
Difficulty level:
medium ◉◉◉◎◎
Quantity for:
3–4 people
Preparation time:
⧗ individual
Grilling time:
⧗ individual
Grill(s) & Equipment:
• Grill
Ingredients
• 100g spaghetti
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 3 cups of water
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 tbsp almonds, sliced
• some cinnamon
preparation
➊ Break the spaghetti into pieces about 2 cm long, cook until soft and allow to cool.
➋ Pour 1 ½ cups of water over the ground almonds and leave to steep for 15 minutes. Turn occasionally with a wooden spoon. Line a second bowl with a napkin or a thin tea towel. If you like the smell of freshly washed laundry and would prefer to add a little more detergent or fabric softener, you should rinse the towel thoroughly in cold water to be on the safe side - almond milk with a washing powder flavor is not a hit. Then pour in the almonds soaked in water and carefully wring out the water as hard as possible.
➌ Scrape the almonds from the cloth back into the first bowl and pour another 1 ½ cups of water over them. Leave to stand for another 10 minutes and then wring them out into the second bowl using the same procedure. Stir the cornstarch and sugar into the almond milk.
➍ Place the pre-cooked spaghetti on the hot plancha and immediately pour over some sweetened almond milk. Turn and gradually add the remaining liquid. The sugar will soon caramelize, so have the bowl ready and skim off the mixture before it burns.
➎ Roast the almond slices on an unused plancha area, as well as a little of the pressed almond mixture. Season everything with a little cinnamon and mix together. Finally, spread over the spaghetti, leave to cool and serve at room temperature as mentioned.
Recipe by Chris Sandford and Mona Leone
Scottish chef Chris Sandford is a judge at the World Association of Chef's Societies (WACS) and is always happy to swap the world's professional kitchens for a plancha. His wife Mona is a plancha expert and likes to surprise people with her own special creations for the hot plate. Recipe from FIRE&FOOD issue 04/2015