Chopping board and knife for vegetables, chopping board and knife for raw meat, Thermomix TM31, spatula.
Ingredients
½ to 1onion
1or 2 garlic cloves
Fresh corianderto taste really. You can also use parsley (dried or fresh)
1carrot in chunksoptional
½ to 1red pepperwhat down under they call red capsicum
110gcourgette in chunksi.e. zucchini, I like to peel courgette
100gchorizo
quartered lengthways and then sliced in approx half centimetre chunks. Buy WHOLE SAUSAGES, not the thinly sliced type of chorizo
20gextra virgin olive oil
Half a measuring cup of red wineoptional
400gtinned tomatoes
300gwaterit doesn’t have to be hot
200gwhole milk
1teaspoonvegetable stockI use powdered
Salt and black pepper
250gfettuccine or linguinein the TM5 you can add 300 g linguine
Instructions
Add the onion, garlic, coriander and carrot (if adding) to the Thermomix bowl: 5 seconds, speed 7.
Add the red pepper and courgette: 3 seconds, speed 5.
Add the chorizo and 20 g olive oil: 5 minutes, Varoma (TM5 120ºC), speed 1. If your chorizo is quite soft it may be a good idea to use reverse for the rest of the recipe. If using red wine, add it once the chorizo has been cooking for about 2 minutes, while the Thermomix keeps running.
Add the tomatoes: 5 minutes, Varoma (TM5 120ºC), speed 1.
Add the water (300 g), whole milk (200 g), 1 teaspoon vegetable stock, salt and black pepper to taste (don’t add too much salt): 10 minutes, 100º, speed 1.
Add the fettuccine or your choice of pasta: 10 minutes (but start with the minutes stated in your pack and add 2-3 more minutes when it finishes, if necessary), 100º, REVERSE, soft speed (I prefer to call it spoon speed to be honest). Add pepper towards the end if you want. Serve immediately.
Notes
Tip: If, after serving, you have pasta left in the Thermomix, make sure you transfer it to a bowl, container to eat the next day, etc. straight away. It will be easier to get it out while it’s still nice, warm and creamy.It can be reheated and eaten the next day (if you have any left!), it makes a lovely quick lunch. Ah the advantages of working from home.