Thursday, November 24, 2011

Monday, July 12, 2010

Lemon-cilantro chicken

Ingredients
  • 4 chicken breast halves (no skin)
  • flour
  • olive oil
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • lemon zest
  • chilli flakes
  • chopped cilantro
Instructions
  • Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper; flatten if you want; dredge in flour.
  • Cook the chicken in olive oil on medium high for 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm in the oven while cooking the sauce.
  • Add garlic to the oil in the pan, cook for a bit.
  • Add chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest and chilli flakes, and allow to reduce.
  • Add cilantro, salt and pepper. Then spoon over chicken.
Notes
  • Yummy!
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Spaghetti all'amatriciana with meatballs

Ingredients
  • 1 onion (grated)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup parsley
  • ½ cup Parmesan
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • pinch red pepper flakes
  • ½ lb ground beef
  • ½ lb ground veal
  • 6 oz pancetta
  • 1 onion (sliced thin)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • pinch red pepper flakes
  • 14-oz crushed tomatoes
  • 1 lb spaghetti
Instructions
  • Mix all ingredients up to the ground meat.
  • Gently mix in the ground meat with hands and form into around 16 meatballs.
  • Bake for 15 min at 400°F.
  • Sauté the pancetta.
  • Add the onions and garlic.
  • Add the tomatoes, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
  • Simmer and allow to reduce (about 15 min).
  • Mix spaghetti, sauce and meatballs. Add parsley and Parmesan to taste.
Notes
  • The meatballs were a bit soggy and not meaty enough. Increase the proportion of meat, and be sure to strain the liquid from the onion and garlic.
  • Grating the onion and garlic is wet and messy. Better to finely chop.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Spaghetti with shrimp and lemon oil

Ingredients
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ lb spaghetti
  • 3 shallots (chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 lb shrimp (peeled, deveined)
  • 2 lemons (zested and squeezed)
  • 3 cups arugula
  • ¼ cup parsley (chopped)
Instructions
  • Infuse the olive oil with the zest of one lemon.
  • Sauté the shallots and garlic.
  • Add the shrimp; allow to cook covered for 5 minutes.
  • Add cooked spaghetti, lemon juice, remaining lemon zest, arugula, salt and pepper and toss.
  • Turn off heat, add lemon oil and parsley and toss.
Notes
  • So-so.
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Monday, September 28, 2009

Shrimp and pancetta spaghetti

Ingredients
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 6 cloves shallots
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 12 slices pancetta
  • 1 cup sundried tomatoes
  • 1½ cup white wine
  • 1 lb shrimp (peeled, deveined)
  • 2 cups arugula
  • ¾ lb spaghetti
Instructions
  • Sauté the shallots, garlic, pancetta in the olive oil.
  • Add the sundried tomatoes.
  • Add the white wine, allow to reduce.
  • Simmer and add the shrimp; allow to cook covered for 5 minutes.
  • Reduce heat, add arugula and toss.
  • Add cooked spaghetti and toss.
Notes
  • Yummy!
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