Red curry ramen with dumplings, pak choi and coconut milk
30 minserves 2
- Meat
- One pan
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the amounts in the steps change too
Ingredients
- 200 gramen noodles
- 10dumplings
- 2eggs
- 1onion
- 2 tbspred curry paste
- 400 mlcoconut milk
- 1star anise
- 1 tspsalt
- coriander, to taste
From step 3: Pour in 400 ml coconut milk and 500 ml chicken stock. Add 1 star anise, 1 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp salt, and let it simmer gently for 10 minutes.
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salt scales more gently, as it should
Ingredients
- 200 gramen noodles
- 10dumplings
- 2eggs
- 1onion
- 2 tbspred curry paste
- 400 mlcoconut milk
- 1star anise
- 1 tspsalt
- coriander, to taste
From step 3: Pour in 400 ml coconut milk and 500 ml chicken stock. Add 1 star anise, 1 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp salt, and let it simmer gently for 10 minutes.
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Recipe site
1 cup heavy cream · 7 oz penne · 2 cups spinach
Creamy spinach pasta
serves 2
Ingredients
- 200 g penne
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 60 g spinach
- 240 ml double cream
- 50 g Parmesan
- pepper, to taste
Steps
- Cook 200 g penne until al dente.
- Soften 1 onion and 2 cloves garlic for 3 minutes.
- Wilt 60 g spinach and pour in 240 ml double cream.
- Toss with the pasta and 50 g Parmesan.
Converted to metric: 1 cup of cream became 240 ml, 7 oz penne became 200 g.
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1 tsp salt, for 2
2¼ tsp for 5, not 2½
1 bay leaf, for 2
still 1 bay leaf for 6
250 ml cream
200 g crème fraîche, and the sauce no longer boils
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smaak + culinair = Smaquli
Smaquli started at home, with a folder full of saved Instagram recipes we could never find again. We built a recipe book for our own household of two, and used it ourselves first, every week, in our own kitchen. The name? Smaak (taste) and culinair (culinary) in one Dutch word, with a q.
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All questionsHow much does Smaquli cost?
You start for free. Premium costs €4.99 a month or €39.99 a year, VAT included. With it you import without limits and four of you can use Smaquli.
Do I need to download an app from an app store?
No. Smaquli is a web app: you add it to your home screen from the browser, on Android and on iPhone. It isn’t in the App Store or on Google Play.
Which sites and apps can I save recipes from?
From recipe sites (you paste the link), from TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, and from any text you paste, such as a message from a chat. Facebook and Pinterest don’t work with a link, and some recipe sites block fetching. Then you paste the recipe text instead.
Does Smaquli convert the steps too?
Yes. If a step says "Brown 400 g mince" and you cook for 5 instead of 2, it says "Brown 1 kg mince". Salt and spices go up more gently, and a bay leaf stays one bay leaf.
Does the shopping list work without internet?
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Is the app in English?
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