What do you do when friends turn up unexpectedly and you have’t done any shopping?
Answer: do the best you can with what you’ve got! This imaginative recipe requires only the most ordinary of ingredients. This week, a delicious combination of tuna, apple and brandy!
Part 1.Fill the gaps in the recipe with verbs from the box.
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Baked tuna and apple flambé
Ingredients
1 onion
1 apple
some stale bread
1 tin tuna
100g butter
a bottle of brandy
Preparation
First …1… the onion and the apple. Thinly …2…. the onion, and …3… the apple into small pieces. …4… the butter in a pan, and …5… the onion gently in the butter until it begins to turn yellow. Then …6… half a cup of water. Bring to the boil and leave to …7… for a few minutes. …8… the tuna and the chopped apple, and …9… thoroughly. Put the mixture in an ovenproof dish. …10… with breadcrumbs over the top, and …11… in a hot oven for 30 minutes or until it is golden brown. Warm a small glass of brandy and …12… it over the baked tuna. Set light to it, and …13… immediately.
Would you eat baked tuna and apple flambé?
Part 2.Work in groups. On a piece of paper, write a list of ingredients. Give your list to another group, who will write a recipe for you.