Store Cupboard Swaps for Hard to Find Ingredients during Self-Isolation

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Expert chef reveals his top store cupboard substitutes

Whether it’s pasta, rice or flour, there are many everyday essentials we are struggling to get hold of, so we’ve asked an expert chef from Gousto to reveal his top store cupboard substitutions.

So, what if you don’t have a key ingredient for the recipe you want to make, but can’t get to the shops? 

Jordan Moore, Senior Recipe Developer at Gousto reveals his top store cupboard swaps to help you make the most of what you already have on your shelf.

Here is a sample of the content:

10-Min Spag Bol

10-Min Spag Bol

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A classic, ready in 10. Quick-cook spaghetti makes this dish super speedy, while you pack the beef bolognese with flavour. Top with fresh basil and cheddar cheese – done!

Prep Time:  10 min

Cuisine:  Italian

Ingredients:  For 2 people (double for 4)
Soy-sauce-sachet1 soy sauce sachet (8ml) †
Spring-onion 2 spring onions
basil 3.18 10g basil
Cheddar-cheese 40g cheddar cheese †
dried-oregano 1 tbsp dried oregano
tomato frito 1 can of tomato frito (200g)
beef stock cube (new5/18) 1 Knorr beef stock cube †
190g quick cook spaghetti 160g quick cook spaghetti †
chestnut-mushrooms 80g chestnut mushrooms
British beef mince 2 250g British beef mince
garlic paste sachet 1 roasted garlic paste sachet (15g)
You Will Need

Olive oil, pepper, salt, vegetable oil
Nutritional Information*
Typical Values per 100g per serving
Energy 853 kJ
204 kcal
3357 kJ
802 kcal
Fat
of which saturates
8.8 g
3.6 g
34.7 g
14.3 g
Carbohydrate
of which sugars
19.4 g
3.5 g
76.3 g
13.7 g
Fibre 1.6 g 6.2 g
Protein 11 g 43.4 g
Salt 1.1 g 4.31 g
*Gousto’s nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto. The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “What you’ll need”) will affect total values.
Ingredients contain
1 soy sauce sachet (8ml)
water, soy bean, wheat (gluten), salt, alcohol (ethanol)
1 spring onion
spring onion
10g basil
basil (100%)
40g cheddar cheese
pasteurised cows milk, cream, salt, starter culture, vegetarian rennet
1 tbsp dried oregano
dried oregano
1 can of tomato frito (200g)
tomato, olive oil, sugar, salt and thickener: modified corn starch
1 Knorr beef stock cube
Salt, vegetable fats (palm, shea butter, sal butter), potato starch, sugar, beef extract (4%), yeast extract, flavourings, onion powder, caramel syrup, maltodextrin, parsley, carrots, spices (parsley roots, CELERY seeds).
160g quick cook spaghetti
durum wheat semolina (gluten), water
80g chestnut mushrooms
chestnut mushrooms
250g British beef mince
beef (100%)
1 roasted garlic paste sachet (15g)
oven roasted garlic puree(70%), sunflower oil, sugar, salt, citric acid, xantham gum, calcium chloride
Cooking Instructions

Instructions for 2 people (double for 4)

Before you begin…

Get all your ingredients and equipment ready

Skim through these steps

Wash your fruit and veg

Note: Equipment and pan sizes vary. Make sure you cook food thoroughly (even if it takes you a little longer than 10 mins)

2  Ten-Min Spag Bol

Now, let’s get started!

Boil a kettle

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over the highest heat

Trim, then chop the spring onions roughly (chop them in one bunch for speed!)

3  Ten-Min Spag Bol

Once hot, add the beef mince to the pan and cook for 3-4 min, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go

4  Ten-Min Spag Bol

Add the quick cook spaghetti to a pot of boiled water with a large pinch of salt and bring to the boil over a high heat

Cook the quick cook spaghetti for 3-4 min or until cooked with a slight bite

Once done, drain the quick cook spaghetti and return it to the pot with a drizzle of olive oil

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While the spaghetti is cooking, crumble the Knorr beef stock cube[s] into the pan

Tear the chestnut mushrooms into the pan

Add the chopped spring onion, roasted garlic paste and dried oregano and give everything a good mix up

6  Ten-Min Spag Bol

Add the tomato frito with 100ml [200ml] water and the soy sauce and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, cook for 2-3 min or until the sauce has thickened and the beef mince is cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your beef bolognese

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While the beef mince is cooking, grate the cheddar cheese

Set the beef bolognese and cooked spaghetti in the centre of the table, ready to share

Top the beef bolognese with the grated cheddar, tear the basil leaves over, season with a grind of pepper and let everyone dig in

Allergens
  • Allergens highlighted by † (gluten, soya, milk, celery)

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews ,pecan nuts ,brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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