Sicilian Broccoli
Put the broccoli florets in a pan with 4-5 whole garlic cloves. Add olive oil, a pinch or two of red chile pepper, salt and pepper. Add a little water. Bring to the boil then lower to a simmer, put the lid on and cook gently for 20 minutes, until the broccoli is a mush. Mix with penne or rigatoni.
Red Pepper & Anchovies
Roast 2 large red peppers in the oven until blackened. Remove skin and seeds and cut into julienne. In a medium saucepan, add 4-5 tbsps olive oil and 4-5 anchovies, plus 3 cloves of garlic. Cook through until the anchovies fall apart. Add a large sprig of thyme, then add the peppers and a tbsp red wine vinegar. Cook together until all the flavours come together. Serve with pasta of your choice.
Artichokes & Bacon
Stir- fry some artichoke hearts with a few rashers of chopped bacon and a clove or two of garlic.
7 herbs
Finely chop parsley, basil, thyme, rosemary, sage, dill, chives and chervil together. Sweat in olive oil with a clove or two of garlic.
Sausage & Mustard
This is a wierd one, but it works for me. Julienne a small onion and half a red pepper. Sauté briefly in olive oil. Now add 2-3 diced frankfurters, 2 tsps prepared mustard and a tbsp vinegar. Heat through till the sausages are hot.
Pasta with Satay sauce.
Peanut butter, soy, rice wine vinegar, Thai chiles, coriander leaf, sesame oil, lime juice, brown sugar, fish sauce. Blitz in the blender, add pasta water and serve - maybe chicken, shrimp, pork, etc.
