Knorr
  • PRODUCTS
  • RECIPES
  • TIPS & TRICKS
  • VEGETARIANISM
  • Sustainability
  • Family Favourites
  • ABOUT US
  • Professional Chefs Click Here Professional Chefs Click Here
  • Please fill out this field.
  • Home
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Rice & pasta

Tips & Tricks

  • Essential kitchen skills, tips & toolsClick to expand
    • Chopping board hygiene
    • Chopping Board Hygiene
    • Cutting back on fat and salt
    • Gifts for real cooks
    • Great salad dressings
    • Herbs fresher for longer
    • How to use knorr products
    • Kitchen kit
    • Making the most of mint
    • Marco's guide to buying eggs
    • Marco's three top kitchen tips
    • Marco's tip on spices
    • Meat probe thermometer
    • Professional seasoning
    • Rescuing kitchen disasters
    • Store cupboard essentials
    • What and what not to freeze
    • What and What Not to Freeze
  • Meat & poultryClick to expand
    • A paillard of chicken
    • Allens of mayfair
    • Brown meat before braising
    • Buying beef
    • Choosing beef cuts
    • Choosing lamb cuts
    • Forgotten cheaper cuts of meat
    • Great british butchers
    • How to carve a chicken
    • Knorr rich beef stock pots
    • Lamb shanks
    • Leftover lamb shank
    • Making use of leftover ham
    • Marco's favourite butchers
    • Marco's guide to game
    • Maturing beef
    • Perfect crackling
    • Perfectly cooked meat
    • Perfectly Cooked Meat
    • Shopping for meat
    • Slow-cooking meat
    • Spatchcock a baby chicken
    • Temperature guide
    • The best from lamb chops
    • The marco chicken challenge
    • The marco steak challenge
    • The Secret to a Great Roast Chicken
    • The secret to a roast chicken
    • The secret to frying steak
    • The Secret To Frying Steak
    • The secret to great roast beef
    • The Secret to Great Roast Beef
    • Versatile beef
    • What cut of chicken
    • What makes a good steak
    • What makes a good steak
    • What type of chicken
    • The secret to frying steak
    • Choosing beef cuts
    • Marco's favourite butchers
  • Rice & pastaClick to expand
    • About gnocchi
    • Cook pasta to perfection
    • How to cook the perfect risotto
    • How to make the best lasagne
    • Marco's simple pasta sauces
    • Pasta know-how
    • Pasta portions
    • Spin on your classic bolognese
    • Which rice variety
  • Sauces, relishes & dressingsClick to expand
    • Great sauces for beef
    • Hollandaise
    • How to make mayonnaise
    • How to make parsley sauce
    • How To Make Parsley Sauce
    • How to use béchamel sauce
    • Make flavoured butter ahead
    • Making a great gravy
    • Marinades for meat
    • The secret to a roux sauce
    • The Secret to a Roux Sauce
    • Tomato sauce in many dishes
    • White sauce for a fish pie
  • SeafoodClick to expand
    • All about mackerel
    • Best of british smoked fish
    • Buying smoked salmon
    • Carve a side of smoked salmon
    • Cooking methods for fish
    • Crispy coatings
    • How to clean mussels
    • How to cook fish
    • How to de-vein a raw prawn
    • How to fillet a flat fish
    • How to spot fresh fish
    • Marco's guide to buying fish
    • Marco's top fishmongers
    • Perfect fish seasoning
    • Prepare and fillet a fish
    • Seafood made simple
    • Serving a whole fish
    • Shell-free crab meat
    • Shopping for seafood
    • Smoked salmon
    • Sustainable fish
    • Try mussels in cider
    • When is fish cooked?
    • Wrapping your fish
  • Special occasionsClick to expand
    • Barbecuing pork or lamb chops
    • Booze for christmas
    • Christmas classics
    • Christmas poultry
    • Dinner parties made easy
    • Dinner party finishing touches
    • Dinner party starters
    • Entertaining made easy
    • How to shop seasonally
    • Little christmas luxuries
    • Mastering the barbecue
    • The perfect picnic
    • The sunday roast
    • Top tips for valentine dining
    • Ultimate christmas breakfast
    • Using up leftover turkey
  • Click to expand
  • Special skills & cuisinesClick to expand
    • Best of british food
    • Chinese store-cupboard
    • Foolproof pastry
    • Guide to great pastry
    • Marco's cheese guide
    • Moroccan kitchen spices
    • The indian kitchen
  • Starters and sidesClick to expand
    • Perfect yorkshire puddings
    • Soup using leftovers
  • Vegetables & fruitClick to expand
    • A taste for tomatoes
    • Autumnal vegetable side dishes
    • Buttered potatoes
    • Buying winter vegetables
    • Cooking with fruits
    • Crush garlic
    • Flavour from your vegetables
    • Guide to mushrooms
    • How to chop an onion finely
    • How to cook fresh beetroot
    • How to cook fresh beetroot
    • Jersey royal potatoes
    • Know your winter greens
    • Leafy summer salads
    • Marco's guide to potatoes
    • Marco's guide to squashes
    • Meditteranean vegetables
    • Potatoes
    • Pulses unpackaged
    • Silky-smooth dinner party soup
    • Successful salads
    • Summer vegetables
    • Sweating your vegetables
    • The best of leftover fruit
    • Using leftover vegetables
    • Winter fruit desserts
    • Winter vegetables
  • Vegetarian HubClick to expand
    • The Vegetarian Diet
    • Becoming a Vegetarian
    • Vegetarian Cuisine
    • Vegetarian Recipes: Discover New Favourite Dishes
  • Vegan HubClick to expand
    • Introduction to Veganism
    • Vegan Cuisine
    • The Vegan Diet
    • The Vegan Lifestyle
    • Vegan Recipes: the conscious diet made easy
  • How To Go Gluten Free

About gnocchi

About gnocchi

Gnocchi are great for a quick and easy meal. Go on, try them

Learn More

Cook pasta to perfection

Cook pasta to perfection

The pack is just a guide – I like mine 'al dente'

Learn More

How to cook the perfect risotto

How to cook the perfect risotto

Some people think cooking a risotto is hard, but it’s easy

Learn More

How to make the best lasagne

How to make the best lasagne

Be generous and add layer upon layer of flavour

Learn More

Marco's simple pasta sauces

Marco's simple pasta sauces

Arrabbiata, sorrentina and puttanesca – my favourites

Learn More

Pasta know-how

Pasta know-how

Fresh or dried? Farfalle or linguini? What to use when

Learn More

Pasta portions

Pasta portions

Here's my rough guide – I like a lot of pasta!

Learn More

Spin on your classic bolognese

Spin on your classic bolognese

The Italian way, the French way and my way

Learn More

Which rice variety

Which rice variety

Risotto, paella, brown, jasmine, red or organic

Learn More
 

OUR CHEF'S FAVOURITE RECIPES FOR SPRING

  • Eggs Florentine

    Eggs Florentine

    0
    Learn More
  • Venison Steaks with Mushrooms

    Venison Steaks with Mushrooms

    0
    Learn More
  • Fresh Crab and Pea Salad

    Fresh Crab and Pea Salad

    0
    Learn More
  • Roast Leg of Lamb

    Roast Leg of Lamb

    0
    Learn More
  • Chicken and Leek Pie

    Chicken and Leek Pie

    4.6
    Learn More
  • Salmon Fillet with Vinaigrette

    Salmon Fillet with Vinaigrette

    0
    Learn More
  • Waldorf Salad

    Waldorf Salad

    0
    Learn More
  • Bolognese with Marco's Twist

    Bolognese with Marco's Twist

    0
    Learn More
  • Thai Green Chicken Curry

    Thai Green Chicken Curry

    4
    Learn More
  • Basil and Tomato Soup

    Basil and Tomato Soup

    0
    Learn More
  • PRODUCTS
  • SOUP
  • SAUCES
  • STOCK POTS
  • STOCK CUBES
  • GRAVY
  • TOUCH OF TASTE
  • AROMAT SEASONING
  • SNACKS AND SIDES
  • RECIPES
  • MARCO
  • BEEF
  • CHICKEN
  • FISH
  • SOUP
  • VEGETABLE
  • LAMB
  • PORK
  • STEAK
  • SAUCE
  • PASTA
  • GAME
  • RICE
  • TURKEY
  • GLUTEN FREE
  • KNORR KITCHEN
  • LOVE OF FLAVOUR
  • JOHN DOYLE
  • MARC MERCIER
  • LUIGI CAROLA
  • IGOR ZAGO
  • KNORR KITCHEN
  • TIPS
  • MEAT AND POULTRY
  • SEAFOOD
  • VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
  • RICE AND PASTA
  • SAUCES, RELISHES AND DRESSING
  • STARTERS AND SIDES
  • SPECIAL OCCASIONS
  • SPECIAL SKILLS AND CUISINES
  • ESSENTIAL TIPS AND TOOLS
  • ABOUT US
  • BRAND HISTORY
  • SUSTAINABILITY
  • TV ADVERTS
  • MARCO PIERRE WHITE
  • SITE MAP
  • VIEW MOBILE SITE
  • LEGAL & PRIVACY
  • LEGAL
  • CONTACT US
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • COOKIE POLICY
  • ABOUT
  • ACCESSIBILITY
  • Facebook Like us on Facebook
  • Youtube Subscribe to our channel

©2017 Unilever Ireland.

This website is directed only to Irish consumers for products and services of Unilever Ireland. This website is not directed to consumers outside of Ireland.
close