Pastitsada
Source of Recipe
John Sarich of Best of Taste
Recipe Introduction
Corfu
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup olive oil
1 whole cup-up chicken fryer
1 lb cooked macaroni
4 large onions, thin julienne
6 whole cloves of garlic
1 small can (6 oz.) tomato paste
1/2 cup white wine (Sauvignon Blanc)
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup chopped Roma tomatoes
2 sticks cinnamon
1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste Recipe
In a large, high-sided skillet, brown chicken on both side in the olive oil. Once chicken is browned, remove from the pan.
Add onion and garlic, saut� over medium heat until onion softens.
Add tomatoes; continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
Mix tomato paste, chicken stock and wine, pour into the onion mixture.
Add cloves cinnamon and nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly; add chicken back to the pan. Cover. Either bake in 325 oven for 1 hr or simmer on stove cover over low heat.
Remove chicken from the sauce. Mix sauce with 1 lb cooked macaroni, topped with fresh chopped oregano and grated cheese.
Wine Recommendations: Columbia Crest - Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Crest - Reserve Syrah, Villa Mt. Eden - Grand Reserve Zinfandel
Serves 4.
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