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Ben’s Chilli Chorizo Pasta

Posted by Ben on 02/11/2009, 1:04 AM

“Here is another one of my infamous pasta recipes; Chilli Chorizo Pasta with Mushrooms and Sun-dried tomatoes”. – Ben

Chilli Chorizo Pasta Sauce

Chilli Chorizo Pasta Sauce with Mushrooms and Sun-dried Tomatoes

Ingredients:

  • Chorizo (2)
  • Pasta (preferably the tube kind)
  • Chilli (found a good masterfoods pureed fresh chilli jar)
  • 2 Tins of Peeled Tomatos (they come in a green can in the grocery store).
  • Sun dried tomatos (optional)
  • Mushrooms (optional)

Steps:

  1. Set a big pot to boil (for your pasta).
  2. Chop up your Chorizo (the smaller the more cost effective), chop up mushrooms/sun dried tomatoes if not precut.
  3. Fry up mushrooms, set aside.
  4. Fry up Chorizo with a bit of oil, add chilli/sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms.
  5. Put Pasta into boiling water.
  6. TASTE TEST > check if you need more Chilli or salt/pepper etc.
  7. Add tinned tomatoes to sauce goodness, and mush up the tomatoes with a spoon.
  8. Allow sauce to cook/boil, mush up any remaining tomato.
  9. Add Sauce to pasta and enjoy with some fresh Parmesan cheese.

Note: This pasta reheats REALLY WELL, unlike my other pasta recipe.

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Boscaiola Pasta Recipe

Posted by Ben on 18/11/2008, 7:44 PM

“Due to popular demand (of one person, Dan.), I am putting up my recipe for Boscaiola pasta.” – Ben

[Serves ~3-4]

Ingredients:
1-2 Chicken Breast Fillets
250g Bacon
250g Mushrooms
1 Large Onion
2-3 Cloves of Garlic
1 container of Cream (~300ml or whatever the small one is)
1 teaspoon of corn flower
1 large family pack of veal tortellini (personal preference)
Parmesan cheese
Salt & Pepper

1) Cut up chicken breasts until smallish cubes (mouth sized) and cook then set aside in a bowl.
2) Boil a big pot of water for the pasta. Once boiling, add pasta (should take about 6-8 min to cook).
3) Cook diced onion, garlic until clear, then add mushrooms and bacon. Medium-High heat throughout.
4) Add cooked chicken back into the pan, add cream, stir. Season with salt and pepper.
5) In a separate small cup, mix 1-2 teaspoons of cornflower with 2-4 teaspoons of cold water. Stir until mixed (will settle if left unmixed for long).
6) Reduce heat, stir in corn flower mix, then bring back to boil, stirring. Sauce will become thicker.
7) Add some Parmesan cheese to the sauce, just enough to help thicken the sauce a bit more. (not so much that it becomes a cheese sauce).
8) Cooked pasta + Sauce = Yum.

I’ll add some pictures of it later when I cook it next.

Adjust amount of bacon/mushroom/cream to taste.

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