Easter Special-Penne Mediterranean
By : India Food Network
Update: 2013-03-23 09:45 GMT
Procedure:
- TIP: For every liter of water, you need one tsp of salt to boil the pasta
- Add the penne pasta to the water
- TIP: Keep the pasta in the water for 10 - 11 minutes
- Add the vegetable bullion cube to the stock water
- Add the oil to the pan
- Add the mushrooms on a high flame
- TIP: Sautee the mushrooms till they turn brown and the juices evaporate
- Add salt
- Add pepper and give it a toss
- Switch of the stock
- Once the water releases from the mushrooms add the sun dried tomatoes
- TIP: Add salt to open the pores of the mushrooms, which enhance the flavours
- Add sun dried tomatoes
- Add garlic
- Add chilli flakes
- Add the white wine to the mushrooms
- TIP: Increase the flame to let the wine evaporate and let the flavours seep in.
- Add the vegetable stock
- Add the seasoning
- Add pepper
- Drain out the pasta
- Add the chicken to ensure it gets the flavour of the wine
- Add the pasta to the dish
- TIP: To make the pasta thick, add corn flour or whole heat flour to the sauce
- Add the cilantro
- TIP: You can add basil or parsley instead of the cilantro
- You can either garnish with parmesan cheese or use extra virgin olive oil