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ITALIAN SIZZLER
Italian cooking is wholesome and flavourful. This sizzler is a hearty combination of pasta tossed in a robust mushroom and black pepper sauce and served with zucchini pancakes. Buttered vegetables and a perfectly baked potato topped with a knob of butter complete this meal.
Cooking Time : 60 mins.
Preparation Time : 15 mins.
Makes 2 sizzlers.
For the penne with mushroom pepper sauce
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For the zucchini pancakes
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For the buttered vegetables
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For the baked potatoes
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Other ingredients
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butter for cooking the pancakes |
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1 tablespoon oil mixed with 1 tablespoon water |
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For the penne with mushroom pepper sauce
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Heat the oil in a pan, add the onions, garlic, mushrooms and celery and sauté till they are browned.
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Add the flour and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes over a slow flame, till the flour is lightly browned.
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Add salt and 3 cups of water and simmer till the sauce has thickened (approx. 10 to 15 minutes).
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Add the pepper and cream and bring the sauce to a boil.
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Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes and adjust the seasoning. Keep hot.
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Just before serving, toss the pasta in this sauce and mix well.
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For the zucchini pancakes
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Combine all the ingredients together except the butter and shape into 4 pancakes, 75 mm. (3") in diameter.
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Cook over a medium flame on a non-stick griddle (tava) using a little butter, till both sides are golden brown. Keep aside.
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For the buttered vegetables
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Parboil all the vegetables and immerse them in cold water.
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Heat the butter in a pan, add the vegetables, salt and pepper and toss for a few seconds. Keep aside.
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For the baked potatoes
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Apply a little butter on the outer surface of each potato and wrap them separately in pieces of aluminum foil.
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Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 45 to 50 minutes or till the
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Slit the potatoes in a criss-cross shape to make a cavity in each and spoon some butter into the cavities.
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Sprinkle some parsley, salt and pepper on top and keep warm.
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How to proceed
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Heat 2 sizzler plates over an open flame till they are red hot. Place them on their respective wooden trays.
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Reheat the pasta with the mushroom pepper sauce. Serve half on one side of
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Top with 2 zucchini pancakes on the other side of the sizzler plate.
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Add some buttered vegetables and one baked potato on the other side of the sizzler plate.
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Repeat with the remaining ingredients on the other sizzler plate to make another sizzler.
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Pour the oil-water mixture on the sides of the cast iron plates for a sizzling effect.
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Serve immediately.
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