Sunday, March 21, 2010

Happy Ostara :-)

When I was young, there was a restaurant chain in Finland called Rosso. They still exist, BTW, but the food I ADORED they have no more :-( It was called "Pasta Americana" - "kana" is chicken in Finland. 
I married a Danish Chef :-) He made an effort to recreate the dish and I think he managed quite well :-) 

Tagliatelle for 4 people 

Blue Cheese, 150 gr strong Gorgonzola type (not sheep/goat) + 150 gr medium Bavaria type 
2-4 pieces of chicken breast - 400-800 grams - diced (thumbnail size), sauteéd. 
200-400 gr of canned pineapple rings in juice, chopped 
3-5 dl whole cream 
half the juice from the pineapple. 

fry chopped chicken, season with salt and coarse ground black pepper 
chop pineapple 
sautee in a generous knob of butter in a wide pan/pot 
add cream and pineapple juice
crumble the cheese in and let it melt 
take off the heat when the cheese has melted.
mix chicken into the sauce
serve with the pasta you cooked.