Can you handle the heat?
September 9, 2010 in Chili, Pasta
You can’t always please everybody, and tonight my food definitely did not please my wife, it did please me however, a recipe for sleeping on the couch, chilies are not everyone’s favorite, and sometimes I misjudge how many are to much for my chili hating wife.
This pasta recipe have featured on this blog before in some or another version, but tonight I thought I would leave the seeds of the chili, I was only using two, and last night I used four in the chili con carne, and it was not that hot, but something activated those chilies tonight, it was hot, lekker for me, not so for some other people, I did try to save some face by taking a little of the sauce, add another tin of tomatoes, some mushrooms and basil, more olives and a little red wine, but it was too late, the couch it will be, the misjudging with the chilies was still ok, but don’t try and defend yourself in a situation like this, take your punishment, tomorrow will be better, maybe.
If you like your food hot, this is the recipe.
2 Tbls olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 red chilies chopped
3 cloves garlic chopped
2 tins peeled and chopped tomatoes
1 70g tin tomato paste
2 teaspoons capers
5 to 6 fillets anchovy
20 black olives pitted and chopped
½ glass red wine
Fry the chili, garlic, anchovy and onion in the olive oil until the onion are soft. Add the olives, capers, tomatoes, tomato paste and red wine, bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for anything between half an hour and an hour, the longer you simmer the sauce, the stronger the tomato flavor will be.
Serve on top of your favorite paste and enjoy with a couple of glasses of red wine.
Bon appetite
Potjie
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pinkpolkadot said on September 9, 2010
It sounds wonderful!!
potjie said on September 9, 2010
Sleeping on the couch or the pasta sauce?
janicetripepi said on September 10, 2010
Ooopsie – i have had one or two of those moments in my kitchen too – the other day i nearly melted my own teeth – i made a thai salad that could remove graffitti off walls it was sooooo bliksem hot !!!! It’s those blasted chillies – some pretend not to be hot!!! JA RIGHT!!!!
Zabwan said on September 10, 2010
That bowl of pasta looks amazing! Sorry your wife was a little ‘chilli’ towards you…..
potjie said on September 10, 2010
Chilli? he-he good one – How about frostbite
potjie said on September 10, 2010
They look so innocent with their little sweet green en red skins
leaineskitchen said on September 10, 2010
Ha ha – shame Potjie! Hope you’ve learnt your lesson for next time
BITSOFCAREY said on September 10, 2010
ha ha! that is so funny! sorry about that, maybe make her favourite meal tonight to make up for the heavy hand of chilli? Looks delish though!
potjie said on September 10, 2010
Men don’t learn that quick
potjie said on September 10, 2010
I’m so glad that you find it funny that I had to sleep on the couch. Thanks for the advice, I thought of buying her a bunch of flowers and a litre of milk.
BITSOFCAREY said on September 10, 2010
I was laughing at my desk because it sounds like us sometimes, it happens! Good luck for tonight!
sharonsmit said on September 10, 2010
Hehe – ek dink jy is al gemaklik op die ‘couch’! Die pasta sous klink steeds baie lekker – al brand hy reg deur!! hehe
Daai klein saadjies is verleidelik! Lekker naweek!! 
potjie said on September 10, 2010
Eish daai saadjies maak groot moeilikheid, lekker naweek jy ook.
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