Spaghetti Bolognese with Pancetta and Chorizo

Recipe Ingredients: (enough for 4)

• 500grs minced meat (beef)
  
• 400grs spaghetti
• 40grs Pancetta (or smoked bacon)
• 20grs chorizo (diced)
• 1 onion (finely diced)
• 3 garlic cloves (finely diced)
  
• 1 plum tomato tin (finely diced) best if "Italian"
  
• 1 soup spoon of tomato concentrate (diluted in 1/2 glass of water)
• 1 chicken stock cube
  
• enough olive oil
  
• bunch of coriander
  
• enough salt and black pepper

Put on the stove a frying pan with a little olive oil, once well hot add the onion, the garlic and cook these well until golden, and at this stage add the pancetta and chorizo fry them for a further 3 minutes stirring always, follow it them with the addition of the minced beef, and still stirring it this time occasionally cook until all of the beef is browned, at which stage you now add the tomatoes both plum and concentrate, once it gets to boiling point reduce the flame to minimum and let it cook for about 20-30 minutes.

Eleven minutes before the sauce is ready, place a pan of boiling water with little salt and vegetable oil (like 2 soup spoons), stick the spaghetti inside and this will be ready in 11 minutes should still be a little "al Dente" as it should, as is delicious if it offers a little resistance when you bite it, drain it in a colander pouring boiling water over it to remove the starch still draining it. Serve and eat is delicious, and very simple.

Chorizo Flower Thighs served on a Chive Mash and a Smooth Spicy Cheese and Tomato Sauce

Another invented by me, and with this one both the eyes and the stomach can eat it.

Ingredients for Recipe: (for the 3 people)

• 3 chicken thighs (boneless and skinless)
• 1 bunch of chives (half diced, half just strips) "see photo"
• 1 piece of chorizo the length of the chicken thigh (chopped into strips)
  
• 1 can of peeled tomatoes (cut in pieces)
• 1 / 2 cup of milk + 1 cup of milk (for purée)
  
• 2 garlic cloves, (1 cut into strips for the thighs, 1 thin sliced for tomato sauce)
  
• 3 tablespoon of cheddar cheese (cut into small cubes)
  
• 1 tablespoon of butter for the mash + 1 more
  
• 1 flat teaspoon of chilli powder
  
• 6 large potatoes (peeled and cut into cubes)
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• some coriander leaves.
  
• salt and black pepper (to taste)
  
• optional if you want the thighs also spicy, 1 red chilli (sliced thin into strips without seeds or veins)

It's easy to prepare. After removing the bones and skin (optional). Extend the thigh on a tray (or similar) and on the thicker part of it, with a sharp knife cut a flap to elongate the thigh further, (see photo) and put over some salt, ground black pepper, chorizo strips, chives, chilli strips of (optional) and garlic strips. Wrap the thighs so that they look as intact thighs, stick a couple of criss cross toothpicks to avoid them open when you cook them.

Let them rest half an hour helps helps them to gain taste, put a little olive oil in a frying pan and once hot put the salt and pepper well as the thighs frying, seal and make the thigh golden brown turning them around until the whole thigh is golden, pour contents of the skillet (frying pan) into a pan and pour in also the can of tomatoes and the remaining garlic garlic. Once it boils, turn down the heat and let it cook for about 5 minutes, add the chilli powder and turn the thighs around , and let it cook 5 more minutes. Now remove the thighs from the sauce and cut them into slices, and put the butter (1 tablespoon) milk and cheese cubes into the sauce, , , once incorporated it makes a very creamy sauce.

Of course at the same time do the potatoes. Put the potato cubes in a pan with boiling water and they will take about 10 minutes to be cooked, once they are cooked and drained and mash them. In a milk pan put, a glass of milk warming up with a tablespoon full of butter, and once hot so that the butter is melted pour it into the mashed potatoes also adding the salt, ground black pepper, chopped chives and a of pinch of nutmeg, stir well dish it and put the slices of chicken on top and the sauce around. Don't forget the coriander leaves as these are not just decoration, eaten with the sauce gives it a special taste.

Chorizo Pork Burgers & Paprika Wedges

Recipe Ingredients:

• Enough new potatoes for 4 people (or more)


• 2 (separate) tea spoons of sweet paprika


• 2 half a tea spoons of chilli powder


• 50 grs of chorizo (if you like it a lot 100grs)


• 4 slices of French toast


• 1 garlic clove


• 500grs of minced lean pork


• 1 egg


• salt and pepper to taste


• 4 slices o Derbyshire cheddar (it can be found at Asda)


• 2 spoons of olive oil


• 1 spoon of plain flour

In bowl I crushed the French toast till resembled bread crumbs added some salt pepper; chorizo finely chopped; the garlic minced; one spoon of paprika; the 1/2 chilli powder, mix this well. Then added the minced pork, combining it (with hands) all until well mixed at this stage added the egg, continue mixing until well mixed again. At this stage shaped the mixture into four about 2" thick burgers (see the picture) and lay these on a board to rest the meat.
while waiting I washed and cut into quarters lengthways new potatoes (enough for four people) dried them well with a kitchen cloth, then in the bowl added the other 1/2 chilli powder; 2 spoons of olive oil; salt and pepper to taste and the other spoon of paprika (if you want as is to be served with pork you can also add fresh chopped rosemary) and finally the flour, mix this well with the potatoes, and placed it in the oven at gas mark 200 for 40 minutes.
After 20 minutes of the potatoes being in I placed the burgers in the griddle pan leaving it 8 minutes on each side then place the sliced cheese on top and a little oregano and to the oven, finishing them off with a grill blast ... but all should finish at the same time as the potatoes, and why not in those 4 minutes rustle a salad.
On mine I used baby plum tomatoes some red onion thinly sliced carrot, mixed salad leaves, read bell pepper thinly sliced, a little sea salt some oregano and olive oil and white wine vinegar.
Arranged all in your plate and bellow is what it looks like (it was yummy)...please leave some feedback.