{"id":500,"date":"2010-04-13T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/?p=500"},"modified":"2010-06-08T08:59:04","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T00:59:04","slug":"chicken-tortellini-my-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/chicken-tortellini-my-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken tortellini my way"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/em>\"\"I\u00a0know this photo doesn’t look like tortellini but I encourage you read on to discover the whole story.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sometimes disasters in the kitchen can be devastating.\u00a0 That is one of the reasons I test my recipes for my classes<\/a>\u00a0several times before teaching them.\u00a0 However, other times they can be the perfect opportunity to create something that you have never done before.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Continuing on my journey of cooking different dinners for us I decided to make a dish that I had used some time ago and hadn’t done so for ages.\u00a0 The original recipe makes delicious little morsels that are crunchy yet soft in texture and delicate yet flavoursome on the palate.\u00a0 I made the filling as normal\u00a0then began to set out my wonton wrappers (the easy way to make tortellini) only to find that because they had been frozen for (I am ashamed to say) way too long that they were dry in parts and not sticking properly when I rolled them.\u00a0 Then after I had boiled and fried them they dried\u00a0out more than usual.\u00a0 Being a little short on time I thought I’d do the best I could but after my second round I decided on a change of tack.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

I wanted to keep using the filling\u00a0and had the thought of\u00a0shaping them into quenelles\u00a0and gently frying them in the same manner that the original recipe referred for the tortellini and that\u00a0is exactly what I did.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

So what I\u00a0hope\u00a0I have\u00a0provided you with in this post is\u00a0the link to Jamie’s original recipe\u00a0(which is great) and the courage that if something goes wrong in the kitchen that you can usually turn it around.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

chicken tortellini my way (recipe\u00a0adapted from Jamie Oliver’s original)
\nserves 4 – 6<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

My tips:<\/span>\u00a0 *I used a combination of chicken thigh and breast meat as I like\u00a0the flavour and texture of both together.\u00a0 If you don’t have a food processor you can purchase minced chicken.\u00a0 *Making queenelles is not difficult once you know how.\u00a0 There are lots of instructions on the net if you search for them.\u00a0 Wetting the spoons that you use to create the shapes will help stop the mixture sticking.\u00a0 *You can always just shape these into small balls if you like.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The better adaptation<\/p><\/div>\n

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My not so good effort at the original recipe<\/p><\/div>\n

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ease: 7\/10.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you haven’t shaped tortellini or quenelles before\u00a0you may find the technique a little challenging but stick with it as it gets easier the more you do it.
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\ntotal: 45mins.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

taste: 9\/10.<\/strong>\u00a0 The tortellini turned out not too bad at all but I have to say the star for us was the filling made into quenelles.\u00a0 They packed a flavoursome punch while still being delicate and\u00a0had a nice crunch coming from the shards of water chestnut that were distributed throughout the mixture.\u00a0 We\u00a0ate these with\u00a0steamed jasmine rice dressed with a mixture of soy, ginger, sesame oil and peanut oil which was a great contrast to the freshness of the chicken.\u00a0 All in all, we loved this.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

would I make it again:\u00a0For sure<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Either as the original recipe or my adaptation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chicken tortellini recipe<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– From Jamie Oliver\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I know this photo doesn’t look like tortellini but I encourage you read on to discover the whole story. <\/p>\n

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