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discodown
20-06-2009, 11:57
What you need
Pepperoni - cut into rough dice of about half an inch
Penne
Chopped tomatoes
Button mushrooms - roughtly sliced
Chilli - finely chopped or minced
Cream
Onions - finely diced
Pepper
Mozzerella
Parmesan Cheese - grated or flaked
Lemon juice
Olive oil (extra virgin preferably)
Red wine

What you do
Cook the pasta and leave it to cool, dress it with oil and lemon juice and season it
In a dry frying pan take cubes of pepperoni and gently cook them until they release the oil and fat within
Remove from the pan, increase the heat and fry the onion in the juices, add more oil if you feel its required
Add the mushroom and chilli and fry them
Add the tomatoes to the mix, add the pepperoni and a glass of red wine and let the whole thing reduce down
Add a swirl of cream to cut through the acidity and stir well
Add the pasta to the mix, stir well, add grated mozzerella and stir it through again
Serve up and cover in parmesan and pepper

mrmist
20-06-2009, 14:17
Sounds nice I might make that but without the mushrooms.