Chicken with Port Wine Sauce and Peppers

with chef Nguyen Van Tuan from Fortuna Hotel Hanoi

Port wine and juicy rotisserie chicken are the keys to a delicious and robust dish that’s ready in minutes. Make the dish and impress everyone any night of the week.

Ingredients: serves 8

·                         2 cups of cooked chicken, pulled

·                         1 green pepper, cut into chunks

·                         ½ yellow or orange pepper, cut into chunks

·                         ½ large sweet onion, cut into chunks

·                         8 oz mushrooms, quartered

·                         3 cloves garlic, minced

·                         2 tbsp olive oil

·                         2 cans diced tomatoes, Italian style

·                         2 tbsp tomato paste, Italian style

·                         1 cup port wine

·                         1 tsp sugar

·                         1 tbsp Italian seasoning

·                         Cajun seasoning, to taste

·                         ¼ cup fresh Italian or flat leaf parsley, chopped

·                         1 box rotini or favourite pasta, cooked according to directions

Chef Tuan

Method:

·                         In a large skillet over medium-high heat saute peppers, onions, garlic and mushrooms in olive oil until tender.

·                         Season initially with Cajun seasoning.

·                         Add tomatoes, paste, sugar and Italian seasoning.

·                         Add wine and cook until liquid is reduced.

·                         Mix chicken in sauce and cook until heated thru.

·                         Taste to adjust seasoning.

·                         Toss with cooked garden rotini or favourite pasta that will hold sauce well.

·                         Garnish with parsley.

You can enjoy the dish at Fortuna Hotel, 6B Lang Ha St, Ba Dinh Dist, Ha Noi. Tel: (84 – 4) 3831 3333 – 6435/6437/6413. Website: pr@fortuna.gvn | fortuna.vn.