Winter Solstice

Ingredients:

Fresh Garlic

Fresh Ginger

Fresh Chillies

Oregano

Mixed Herbs

Parsley

Chicken Spice

4 Deboned, Skinless, Chicken Thighs

Sundried Tomatoes (In Olive Oil Vinaigrette)

1 Aubergine/Brinjal

1 Batch of Spinach

1 Tin of Tomato Paste/2-3T of Ketchup

1 Lemon

½ Beer of Choice

Fresh Cream

Mango/Spanspek (OPTIONAL)

STEP 1: PREPARATION OF CHICKEN

Cut chicken thighs into small cubes/strips and season with chicken spice and mixed herbs

Prepare a marinade by pouring half a beer to a ¼ cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice

Add the chicken and some sundried tomatoes to the marinade

Mix the batch and let it soak for 15 minutes

STEP 2: PREPARATION OF SAUCE

 Sautee onions and mushrooms in finely chopped garlic, ginger and fresh chillies

  Season with oregano and mixed herbs

Cut aubergine/brinjal across the diameter (In semi-circles) and add to your pan

Add chopped spinach and fry until the spinach starts to wilt

Add chicken, sundried tomatoes and marinade to your sautéed vegetables and fry until the chicken is cooked through

Mix brown sugar to half a tin of diluted tomato paste and add to your pan (alternatively, one may use ketchup)

Sprinkle some parsley into your sauce

Add cream and stir until sauce starts to thicken

Allow your sauce to simmer for a 3 minutes

OPTIONAL: Add chopped mango/spanspek to your sauce and mix in until it has softened and dissolved in your sauce.

Step 3: Preparation of  Olive Oil Vinaigrette

Only for use, if sundried tomatoes do not come in a vinaigrette

Ingredients:

Olive Oil

White Wine Vinegar

Salt

Brown Sugar

PREPARATION:

Mix 2T of Olive Oil to 1 ½ T of white wine vinegar

Add a pinch of salt

Add ½ tsp of brown sugar

Mix together and lubricate your sundried tomatoes

I believe that this recipe is best served with Tagliatelle

I hope that these steps are simple enough to follow and that you enjoy the burst of all these different, yet captivating flavours as they explode in your mouth. 

Bom Proveito!
Khaleesi Ipel /GlassTableGirl x

Date of Creation: 21^st June 2011