Showing posts with label simple receipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label simple receipe. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 April 2014

Chicken mushroom



I love simple recipes like this, it's for weekdays when you come home from a hard day of work and you can whip this baby up in less then 30mins tops. You can easily cook a larger batch up and save it for later days when you feel lazy.







This recipe is really flexible, if you wish to omit white wine, go right head and replace it with the same amount of chicken stock. No fresh herbs? Dry works well too. It work well with rice, mashed potato, bread, pasta, anything to your fancy. 










What is your favourite weekday meal?




Chicken Mushroom


Sprinkle of flour
500g of chicken (I use breast but thigh would work wonders too)
Salt and pepper
2 eschalot
4 cloves garlic 
1 Teaspoon of dry Oregano (if fresh use 1 tablespoon)
1 Tablespoon olive oil
3 Tablespoon unsalted butter
500g Mushrooms, trimmed and sliced 
200ml of white wine 
250ml of chicken stock 
fresh parsley 

I like to put the chicken in between cling wrap and give a good pounding to flatten it out. A great stress reliever.




Season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides, coat chicken with flour and shake off the excess. 

In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium high heat. In batches if needed, cook chicken until well browned on both sides. About 3 mins per side, remove from heat.

Reduce heat to medium, brown eschalot and add garlic stir for 1 min before adding mushrooms. Sweat the mushrooms before adding dry oregano, cook until soften about 5 mins 

Add wine and broth and cook, stirring until reduce by half about 3 mins. Taste to season. Return chicken to the pan and simmer for another 2 mins, top with parsley.


Monday, 31 March 2014

Spaghetti Boscaiola

Spaghetti Boscaiola


I have read so many good food blogs lately, and decided to make one myself. The name reflects how I feel all the time after a good meal or desert. My favourite food is bacon, mushrooms and chocolate, I firmly believe that any recipe is better with either one added.


This is one of my favourite go-to-recipes for my quick night meal, which includes both mushrooms and bacon. When you are home from a long day of work and you want something warm, comforting and familiar.



Spaghetti Boscaiola

5 rashers of bacon, thinly sliced
40g of butter
400g swiss mushrooms, thinly sliced
3 green shallots, thinly sliced
425ml (1 3/4 cups) pouring cream
handful of flat-leaf parsley, chopped
30g (1/3 cup) shredded parmesan, to serve



Boil some water and season the water generously and cook pasta following the packet directions until al dente.

Place the bacon into a cold pan and turn the heat to medium high.

Let the bacon fat render out and become crispy. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon (remove some bacon fat if you prefer less oily)

Melt the butter in the same pan. Sauté the mushrooms , season with salt and pepper. Add shallots and bacon, stir to mix.

Stir in cream, season and simmer for 5mins or until sauce is reduced  slightly.

Drain the pasta and return to hot pan. Pour over the sauce and add parsley, toss til combined. Served with parmesan cheese.