Movie night Valentine's menu

The menu

• Starters & nibbles

  Prawns with spicy dipping sauce

• Main course

  Oven-baked risotto carbonara

• Desserts

  Classic rich chocolate sauce

Menu ingredients

Serves 2

• Fruit and vegetables

  • 1 tsp lime juice

  • 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped

• Tins, packets and jars

  • 150ml/5¼fl oz good quality mayonnaise, preferably organic

  • 225ml/8fl oz carnaroli rice (or other risotto rice)

• Cooking ingredients

  • 50g/2oz harissa (or to taste)

  • 1 tsp honey

  • 725ml/1¼ pints chicken or vegetable stock

  • salt and freshly milled black pepper

  • 30g/1¼oz caster sugar

• Biscuits, snacks and sweets

  • 200g/7oz good-quality dark chocolate, minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids, chopped

• Dairy, eggs and chilled

  • 25g/1oz butter

  • 75g/3oz finely grated pecorino, plus some extra for sprinkling

  • 1 large egg

  • 2 large egg yolks

  • 1 heaped tbsp crème fraîche

  • 175ml/6fl oz milk

  • 2 tbsp double cream

  • 30g/1¼oz chilled butter, cut into cubes

• Meat, fish and poultry

  • 500g/1lb cooked prawns, shell-on (or buy peeled prawns if you prefer)

  • 125g/4½oz cubetti pancetta or chopped bacon