Artichoke and Sundried Tomato Pasta

New pasta sauce. Similar to sex chicken, except without the pesto, it's quite light and rather full of flavour.

You need:

butter for sautéing
an onion
4 or 5 cloves garlic
250g mushrooms, sliced
about 300g artichoke hearts
150g sundried tomatoes
100g sliced olives
200g chicken breast
2tbsp lemon juice
250ml dry white wine
pepper to taste
1 tomato, diced
parmesan or white cheese (like feta)
pasta of choice, preferably fettuccine

 Prepare the pasta as per instructions. Pour some oil over the chicken breast, rub in some salt and pepper, and grill for about 20-30 minutes, flipping halfway through. In the meantime, sauté the onions, garlic, and mushrooms until soft in a pot, then add in the artichokes, sundried tomatoes, olives, lemon juice and wine, and bring to the boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes or so. About halfway through, add in the chicken, sliced up. When the liquid has been reduced a bit, take off the heat, add in the tomato (raw), then serve over the pasta with cheese. I also recommend having a baguette. And some wine.

Enjoy.

Tom Yum Chicken

Needs to be marinaded for a while (preferably overnight) but easy and tasty.

Tom Yum Chicken

4-6 chicken legs (thigh and drumstick)

Marinade: 

10 or so shallots
5 or so garlic cloves
3 or so tbsp Tom Yum paste
2 or 3 fresh chillis
1 tbsp pickled jalapenos (or equivalent something. Use something spicy)
3 or 4 lime leaves
2 tbsp honey
spices, salt and pepper to taste

Prepare the marinade by blending it all together with a hand-held blendy thing. Don't add any water, it's meant to be like this. Smear over the chicken (possibly scoring the chicken some to get the taste in) and then leave to marinade for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.

When ready, wrap each piece in tin foil, shove in the oven at 200 degrees and leave to cook for 45min. If not done, use your discretion and cook for longer.

Serve with lemon and coriander.