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TOMATO AND GIN SOUP

SPAGHETTI WITH CHICKEN PIZZAIOLA

&

JULIENNE OF VEGETABLES

TOMATO AND GIN SOUP

Yellow butter 30gms

Sliced onions 20gms

Chopped garlic 10gms

Sliced carrots 10gms

Celery 10gms

Leeks 10gms

Flour 30gms

Tomatoes 400gms

Vegetable stock 800ml

Salt and pepper to taste

Sugar 5gms

Cream 10ml

Gin 60ml

GARNISH-

Croutons and chopped parsley

PREPARATION:

Melt butter, sauté onions, garlic, carrots, leeks and celery for a few minutes. Add in chopped tomatoes, flour and salt. Stir until tomatoes become soft and release moisture. Now add in stock, stirring continuously, bring to a boil. Remove scum and simmer for about 30 minutes. Strain and reserve the liquid puree the mixture in the blender. Add back to the liquid. Reboil, adjust consistency and seasoning. Add sugar, restrain, reboil, check the seasoning and add in gin.  Pour into 4 soup bowls, garnish and serve piping hot.

SPAGHETTI WITH CHICKEN PIZZAIOLA & JULIENNE OF VEGETABLES

Boiled spaghetti 100gms

Olive oil 20ml

Chicken breast 1nos

Parmesan cheese 25gms

Salt to taste

Pizzaiola sauce 75gms

Fresh cream 20ml

Yellow bell pepper 20gms

Red bell pepper 20gms

Capsicum 20gms

Boiled beans 20gms

Black olives 2nos

White wine 20ml

PREPARATION:

Debone chicken, cut into thin strips. Heat oil in a pan, add in chicken, salt and wine. Cook for about a minute; add in spaghetti, pizzaiola sauce, 20gms cheese, sliced black olives and cream. Stir for about 2 minutes. Present over sauted julienne of beans, capsicum and bell pepper. Garnish with remaining parmesan cheese and sliced olives.

PIZZAIOLA SAUCE-

Olive oil 20ml

Fine chopped onions 10gms

Chopped garlic 10gms

Tomato puree 15ml

Tomatoes (ripe) 250gms

Oregano 2gms

Fresh basil 3gms

Bay leaf 1no

Sugar 10gms

Freshly ground pepper 6nos

Salt to taste

PREPARATION:

Blanch, deskin and deseed tomatoes. Fine chop and keep them aside. Heat oil, add in onion and garlic. Stir, when soft add in prepared tomatoes and other ingredients. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove lid and continue until almost done.  Use with different pasta.