Mama Leones Cookbook Food

MAMA LEONE'S CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season chicken breasts with salt and black pepper to taste and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
• When cool enough to handle, dice the meat and set aside until needed.
• While the chicken breasts are baking, heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the butter and melt. Saute the onions and celery until the onions are translucent, about 6 to 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic, tarragon, oregano, paprika and remaining 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Cook, stirring, for 3 or 4 minutes.
• Add the flour and stir until well-combined. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Add the tomatoes and cream. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the reserved chicken breast and simmer 10 minutes more. Just before serving, stir in the spinach.

MAMA LEONE'S ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE (GOOD FOR MANY USES)

Steps:

• Put all ingredients (except the meat and onions) in a large pot.
• Stir well and bring to a boil. Continue to stir occasionally until it boils, so the cinnamon is incorporated.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook for three to four hours. Continue to stir occasionally. You can speed up this step, if you leave it on a boil, but I think the flavour improves if it is not rushed.
• The sauce needs to cook until it bloops-namely until the sauce splashes out of the pot and makes a bit of a mess on the stove top (or wall in my case).
• Remove and discard the chillies and bay leaves.
• What to do next if you intend to serve this sauce over pasta. Saute the beef until it loses most of its pink colouring, then add the onions and saute until tender.
• Drain off any fat.
• Add meat mixture to cooked sauce and stir well.
• Heat the mixture well, then ladle over pasta.

MAMA LEONE'S CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Cut each chicken into 4 pieces.
• Combine oil, salt pork and butter in a good-sized pot; heat.
• Add onions and brown slowly.
• Add the chicken pieces and chopped livers and gizzards and brown for 10 minute.
• Chop garlic, rosemary and parsley together and.
• add to the chicken along with the pepper and salt; stir well.
• Cook for 5 minute Add tomatoes and tomato paste and cook slowly for about 30 minute.
• ,or until done.
• Check for seasoning.
• Do NOT overcook.
• This chicken is delicious with freshly cooked spaghettini on the same place with the sauce spooned over all.