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Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Sweet peppers stuffed with seafood and chipotle sauce
This is a version of 'Chiles Rellenos con Mariscos y Salsa Chipotle'. This is a delicious recipe. Normally it would use poblano chillies but as these are very hard to find in the UK, we find that the large long red peppers which have a sweeter flavour than normal peppers make a good substitute. You can always add some chilli to the filling to make it a bit spicy if you want.
4 large mild chillies (eg poblano), or long sweet peppers
Filling:
1 onion
seafood/fish/prawns etc
olive oil
4 anchovies
Sauce:
1 onion
1 garlic
2 x tinned tomatoes
4 tbsp cream
1tbsp chipotle sauce
Sauce: Fry onion, garlic, add tinned tomatoes and cook for minimum of 30 mins. Then add cream and chipotle.
For the filling: fry the onion, add the seafood, cook for 15 mins.
For the chillies: Slit the chillies length ways, take out the seeds and veins. Bake at 180 degrees C for 20 mins.
Stuff the chillies with the filling until very full and return to the oven for 15-20 mins. After 10 mins add the sauce and continue until end of cooking time. Serve with green salad, rice or crusty bread.
Monday, 7 February 2011
Linguine a la putanesca
This is one of the staple pasta sauces in our house. Quick and easy, and can be made from the store cupboard. Yum.
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 small can olives (chopped)
3 anchovies
2 cans tomatoes
3 dried red chillis
Fry onion and garlic. Add olives, anchovies, chillis and tinned tomatoes. Simmer for 30 mins. Serve with linguine and a good sprinkling of parmesan.
Butterbeans in a creamy tomato sauce
4 cloves garlic
1 large red onion
3 bay leaves
1 glass white wine
8 tomatoes
1 pack butter beans
2 tbsp cream
1 tbsp tomato paste
thyme
salt/pepper
1/2 pack feta cheese
Cook the beans according to the packet and reserve some of the liquid. Fry onion and garlic. The add tomatoes and fry for a few more minutes. The add the wine, beans with their liquid, herbs, tomato paste and seasoning and simmer for about 20 mins. Add cream and simmer for another 5 mins, add feta and simmer for another 5 mins. Serve with crusty bread.