Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Orzo with sun dried tomatoes


Ingredients:

Orzo pasta -1 cup
Sun dried tomatoes - 5 (chopped finely)
Butter - 1 ounce
Garlic cloves - 3 chopped
Salt to taste 
crushed pepper corns -1 tsp
White wine - 2 ounces
Cilantro - chopped 1/4 cup
Corn starch - 1 tbsp

Method:

1) Boil the paste until just past al dente
2) While the pasta is boiling in a medium non stick sauce pan add butter and let it melt
3) Add chopped garlic and saute till golden brown 
4) Add chopped sun dried tomatoes and fry well for 5 minutes
5) Add white wine stirring as you pour
6) After 2 minutes add corn starch and stir well to thicken the sauce
7) Add salt as needed and crushed pepper corns to the pan and stir
8) Drain pasta into mesh colander and toss it into the sauce 
9) Serve hot as is or can be served as a side for baked or pan seared fish

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