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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
- 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.
- Yummy!
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
- 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.
- 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.
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)
- 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.
- So-so.
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
- 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.
- Yummy!
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