Meals

Ingredients

450g (1lb) minced beef

1 large onion

2 carrots

50g (2oz) mushrooms

25g (1oz) flour

300ml (1/2pint) beef stock

700g (1.5lb) potatoes

25g (1oz) butter

60ml fresh milk

50g cheese

salt and pepper

Preparation

Slice the onions, carrots and mushrooms.
Fry them in a pan with the minced beef for about 8-10 minutes, stirring all the time.
Add the flour and stir for one more minute.
Add the beef stock and some salt and pepper and stir again until the mixture becomes thicker.
Transfer to a casserole dish and put into the oven at 190˚C for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the peeled potatoes in boiling salted water for 20 minutes.
Then drain and mash together with the butter and milk.
Put the potato on top of the minced mixture, grate the cheese and put it on top.
Return the dish to the oven at 200˚C for 15 minutes.
Serve hot with a green vegetable.

Pre-listening

Read the new words (in bold type) with explanations and guess their meaning. Explain the meaning of these words to your neighbour illustrating them in sentences of you own.

fluffy - soft and light

formula - method

dribble - let smth fall a little at a time

fold in - to stir in gently with a spoon

flan-case - flat dish

draught - movement of air in a room or other enclosed place

delicate, feather-light - fine, light in texture

Listening Listen to the recording and answer each of the following questions by choosing from A, B, C or D.
	1. Julia will make the sponge by hand because A. she hasn’t got a machine B. she prefers to do it by hand C. Ray tells her to do it by hand D. her machine isn’t working	4. The flour must be A. whisked a lot in the mixture B. added gently to the mixture C. whisked with the eggs D. not mixed in at all
	2. Julia must start by putting A. the flour in the bowl B. the whisk in the bowl C. the eggs and sugar in the bowl D. the eggs and sugar and flour in the bowl	5. When the mixture is ready, Julia must put it A. in water B. in a dish C. in flour D. in butter
	3. Ray tells her to whisk the eggs and sugar A. for a long time B. in hot water C. for a moment or two D. until the eggs separate	6. The cake must be cooked A. in a cool oven for 20 min B. in draught C. in a hot oven for 7 min D. in a hot oven for 20 min

Post-listening

Find the word or phrase on the tape for which each of the following words or phrases in italics is an explanation.

it’s not really very hard
I do propose
use the 3-3-3 method
and beat them over some heat
until they’ve increased
at that moment it would be ready
not roughly
put the mixture
you’ve buttered earlier
put in the oven
try not to move it

Exercise 14

Translate the following recipe into Ukainian in writing:

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