I've always made saltimbocca with veal. Tried with beef, pork, chicken, never the same. I have a specific sage plant in the garden for this dish, and much as I hate to argue with Delia, it has to be butter and some white wine, squeeze of lemon, nothing else :thumbsup:
I will now try turkey (Mrs...
Right off topic, my daughter loves a vegan 'steak and kidney' pudding that I make using aubergine, portobello mushrooms and vegetable suet. (Not very mediterranean) :wink:
I'm going to try that aubergine thing next time I do Aubergine parmigiana. It always takes me forever to bake the aubergines to the right level, particularly the smaller ends which tend to stay harder longer :thumbsup:
And I agree the simpler the pasta sauce, the better. Carbonara - Pancetta...
I've been doing a Chicken Basque for years and looking online, Delia's is very similar (I tend to use mixed peppers for the colours and smoked paprika)
https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/spanish/chicken-basque
And a couple of others from the Wz kitchen, (there's always...