Recipe - Pasta with Braised Chicken, Tomato And Rosemary Sauce

Recently when we had our delicious meal at La Rosa at The Strand, I fell in love with the Capellini della Mamma  -  Mum’s Angel Hair Pasta with Braised Free Range Chicken &  Rosemary. So, I went looking for a similar recipe. Found it :) I would cook this for a dinner party, it was great!

Ingredients:

• 80 ml (1/3 cup) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 400 gm skinless chicken thigh fillets (about 6)
• 400 ml tomato passata
• 150 ml chicken stock
• 1 rosemary sprig
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 600 gm dried spaghettini
• To serve: finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Method:

1. Heat half the olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat, add onion and garlic and stir occasionally until translucent (5-7 minutes). Heat remaining oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, add chicken, season to taste and cook, turning once, until browned (4-5 minutes). Add to onion mixture, then add tomato passata, 100ml stock, rosemary and bay leaf. Reduce heat to low-medium and simmer until tender (1-1½ hours), adding more stock if sauce gets too thick. Set aside to cool slightly, then coarsely shred chicken and return to sauce, season to taste and keep warm.
2. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente (5-7 minutes), drain well, return to saucepan, add sauce, season to taste, toss to combine and serve hot scattered with grated parmesan.

This recipe is from the March 2013 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.

Original recipe: http://m.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/recipe-search/fare-exchange/2013/2/mums-spaghettini-with-braised-chicken-tomato-and-rosemary-sauce/

Recipe - Sticky Date Pudding

Ingredients for pudding:

• 250g pitted dates
• 1.5 cups water
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 60g butter, softened chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 ¾ cup self-raising flour

Ingredients for Butterscotch sauce:

• 50g butter
• 1 cup (220g) brown sugar
• 1 cup (250ml) cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line the base of a 7cm deep, 22cm (base) cake pan.
2. Place dates and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Pour over boiling water. Allow to stand for 20 minutes.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar
4. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Using a large metal spoon, fold through date mixture and flour until well combined.
6. Spoon mixture into prepared cake pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Turn onto a plate.
7. Make sauce: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until sauce comes to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 minutes.
8. Pierce pudding all over with a skewer. Pour 1/2 cup of warm sauce over warm pudding. Stand for 10 minutes. Cut into wedges. Serve with remaining sauce.

Recipe - Pasta with Salmon and Zucchini

Nice and simple, just salmon, 5 cloves garlic, 2 grated zucchinis and parsley.