Broiled Chicken With Fettuccine

Ingredients

120 gr seeded vine-ripened tomato
60 ml thinly sun tomatoes oil packed
60 gr thinly onion
34 gr seeded jalapeno
8 gr green peppercorns
4 gr garlic
16 ml lemon juice
1 gr salt
1 gr black pepper
1 chicken breasts
60 ml olive oil additional
6 fettucine
120 ml cream
28 gr brandy
4 gr basil leaves

Instructions

Preheat broiler.

In a bowl stir together tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, peppercorns, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper,reserve.

Brush each chicken breast half with olive oil,season to taste with salt and pepper.Broil chicken about 10 cm from heat 4 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through. Reduce temperature to 90ºC . and keep chicken warm in oven.

Cook fettuccine until al dente.Drain well and keep warm.

In a large non-stick skillet heat the olive oil over moderately high heat. Saute reserved tomato mixture for 1 to 2 minutes stirring constantly.Stir in cream and brandy and simmer until thickened slightly. Add fettuccine and basil to the sauce and and stir.

Divide fettuccine and sauce between 2 plates and top with chicken.

Serves 2 Gourmet September 1995 You Asked For It