ESPAGUETI con POLLO | El Fogón de Oma
Recipe for Spaghetti with Chicken
Ingredients and Preparation Steps
- The recipe begins with the introduction of ingredients: one chicken breast, five ripe tomatoes, a round onion, three cloves of garlic, salt, spaghetti, and a seasoning mix (Maggi).
- The chicken breast is cooked in a pressure cooker or regular pot. Water is added to cook the spaghetti along with some oil or butter for sautéing the chopped onion and garlic.
- Salt is added to the water for cooking spaghetti to prevent sticking. The pasta should be tested after a few minutes to check if it's ready.
Making the Sauce
- After sautéing, the onion mixture will be blended with tomatoes to create a sauce. No additional water is needed; just use the juice from the tomatoes.
- If desired, tomatoes can be boiled briefly to remove their skins before blending them into a smooth purée.
- A bit of chicken broth from cooking the chicken is added to enhance flavor in the sauce along with herbs like oregano, thyme, and bay leaf.
Final Cooking Steps
- The purée continues cooking while shredded chicken is prepared separately.
- Once spaghetti reaches its desired doneness, it’s drained and rinsed under cold water to stop further cooking.
Combining Ingredients
- Tomato sauce is enriched by adding tomato paste according to taste. Shredded chicken pieces are mixed in as well.
- Additional broth may be incorporated for moisture; then cooked spaghetti is folded into this mixture carefully without breaking it apart.
Serving Suggestions
- Seasoning adjustments are made based on previous steps where salt was already used during cooking processes. Colorants can also be added for visual appeal.
- This recipe was created at the request of Santiago Martínez from New York City; viewers are encouraged to try making it themselves as well.