Spicy Lemon and Garlic Chicken Spaghetti


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Ingredients

400 grams chicken thigh meat
150 grams spaghetti
2 lemons
5 cloves garlic
4 teaspoons Piri Piri Seasonings (or to taste)
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons parsley to garnish

Preparation

1
Using a peeler, remove the rind of the lemons. Try not to get the pith (white part).
2
Place the rind and the garlic in a small food processor.
3
Add about 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Process till the mixture is paste-like. Set aside.
4
Use Piri Piri Seasonings to marinate the chicken. Piri Piri has salt, pepper and a bundle of spicy ingredients like chilli and paprika in it.
5
Shake plenty of Piri Piri seasonings (about 2 teaspoons) on to both sides of the chicken and rub the seasonings all over the chicken.
6
Add about 2 tablespoons of regular cooking oil to a hot pan or stove top grill pan.
7
When the pan is hot, add the chicken, skin side down. And turn the heat to medium or medium-low.
8
Let the chicken cook slowly on one side. When the skin is charred, turn the chicken and cook the other side.
9
When the chicken is cooked. Allow it to cook slightly. And then cut them into long strips. Set aside.
10
Cook the spaghetti according to manufacturer’s instructions. I always use Barilla pasta.
11
Rinse the hot pan and place back on the stove. Add the lemon rind+garlic mix. Stir fry for a few seconds.
12
Add the chicken, juice and all. Stir around to ensure all meat is warmed through.
13
Add about 2 teaspoons of Piri Piri Seasonings. Stir through.
14
Add 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
15
Add the cooked and drained spaghetti. Toss evenly.
16
Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into the pasta. Toss evenly.
17
Taste the pasta and add more Piri Piri seasonings if necessary. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
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About

This dish was created because of my deliberate intention to use up a bottle of seasonings called Piri Piri.

This is not a dish for the faint-hearted. If you love spicy food, this will definitely tickle those taste buds.

A step by step tutorial for this recipe can be found here -
http://www.storyofbing.com/?p=7033

Yield:

2.0

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Monday, October 4, 2010 - 11:29am

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