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Tequila-lime Fettuccine Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Shine / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago At the beginning of my cooking career, I worked as a sauté cook in a nice restaurant that served a version of tequila lime fettuccine, modified from California Pizza Kitchen. This was my favorite dish to sauté. The cream sauce was made ahead of t... More Prep:20m Cook:10m Servings:6	Shine
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Ingredients

½ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic

2 tablespoons minced jalapeno pepper (seeds and veins may be removed) skin removed*

3 tablespoons unsalted butter (reserve 1 tablespoon for sauté)

½ cup chicken stock

5 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lime juice

2 tablespoons gold tequila, flamed**

1½ cup heavy cream

¼ medium red onion, thinly sliced

½ medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced

½ medium yellow bell pepper thinly sliced

½ medium green bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 pound dry spinach fettuccine or 2 pounds fresh

1 ¼ pound chicken breast, diced 3/4 inch

3 tablespoons soy sauce

*to peel a jalapeno, heat about a quarter cup of olive oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers. Add the jalapeno and roll it around until the skin is blistered on all sides. Remove the jalapeno from the pan and robe with a paper towel -- the skin will come right off. Use the olive oil for other dishes -- it is infused with jalapeno flavoring!

**the fastest way to flame the tequila is to pour it into a wide glass, and light a match. When the flame dies out it is done. Alternately you may use a small sauté pan.

Directions

Cook 1/3 cup cilantro, garlic and jalapeno in 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Add stock, tequila and 3 tablespoons lime juice. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until reduced to a paste like consistency; add cream and reduce by ½ cup. Set aside.

Prepare rapidly boiling, salted water to cook pasta; cook until al dente,8 to 10 minutes for dry pasta, approximately 3 minutes for fresh. Pasta may be cooked slightly ahead of time, rinsed and oiled and then "flashed" (reheated) in boiling water or cooked to coincide with the finishing of the sauce/topping.

Melt remaining butter in a large saucepan over medium high heat

Add soy sauce, remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice and chicken. Sauté until chicken is partially cooked, about two minutes

Add onion and peppers, stirring occasionally until the vegetables begin to wilt

Add tequila/lime cream and bring the sauce to a boil; boil gently until chicken is cooked through and sauce is thick (about 5 minutes). At this point, the sauce should be a deep brown, and quite aromatic

Add the fettuccine noodles and coat well

Transfer to serving dish and garnish with fresh cilantro

Serve family style or transfer to serving dishes, evenly distributing chicken.

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Comments

chefmeow 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Oh wow, this sounds fantastic. I can see where you would enjoy making this. Great post. You have my 5.

momo_55grandma 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Yeah a great recipe ,Im not good at torchin things but this I might try great recipe

flirty_go1 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Sounds wonderful thank you for sharing

recipesrule 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Usually the only things I torch are by accident,LOL!I am willing to give this a try though. Too yummy looking to pass up. Thanks a bunch.
Betty

shepherdrescue 1 year, 5 months ago said:
This sounds BETTER than CPK, and that is my most favorite dish there. Thanks for the post Shine! I plan on trying it ASAP. Hopefully without burning down the house. ;)

sas 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Another winner-you, you!!

lunasea 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Oh wow - this sounds outstanding! And I have the tequila to fit the bill. Great post, m'dear - I'll be trying this out shortly. Thanks ~ Vickie

minitindel 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Wow fantastic recipe i love it!!!!!! .ok make me the sauce ..........ill cook the noodles hahahahahaah

trigger 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Ray your professional cooking background is demonstrated by your technique in both preparation and execution of this fantastic recipe. The vivid colors from the assortment of peppers makes for an attractive dish, and and lime and flamed gold tequila add depth to this Fettuccine Recipe.
High Five
Michael

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