[alt.gourmand] RECIPE: Spaghetti squash tetrazzini

horton@reed.uucp (Nike Horton) (12/13/87)

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SPAG-SQUASH M "30 Oct 87" 1987
.RZ "SPAGHETTI SQUASH TETRAZZINI" "Spaghetti squash in a chicken tetrazzini"
This recipe, from Bert Greene's 
\fIGreene on Greens\fR,
is a fancy way to serve up spaghetti squash.  
.IH "serves 4"
.IG "1" "medium spaghetti squash"
(about
.AB "2\-3 lb" "1 kg" )
.IG "1" "garlic clove,"
crushed
.IG "1" "medium onion,"
chopped
.IG "\(14 cup" "parsley," "10 g"
chopped
.IG "pinch" "basil"
.IG "pinch" "ground clove"
.IG "1\(12 cups" "chicken broth" "400 ml"
.IG "1" "chicken breast"
(whole)
.IG "4 Tbsp" "butter" "50 g"
.IG "2 Tbsp" "shallots or scallions," "10 g"
chopped
.IG "1 cup" "mushrooms", "50 g"
sliced
.IG "2 Tbsp" "flour" "30 ml"
.IG "\(34 cup" "whipping cream" "200 ml"
.IG "2 tsp" "dry vermouth" "10 ml"
.IG "1 tsp" "lemon juice" "5 ml"
.IG "\(14 cup" "grated parmesan cheese" "50 g"
.IG "" "hot sauce" 
.IG "" "ground pepper and salt,"
to taste
.PH "squash"
.SK 1
Boil squash in large pot for 45 minutes until soft.  Drain and let cool.  
Preheat oven to 
.TE 375 190 .
.SK 2
Divide squash in half and remove the seeds.  Scrape the squash out into a bowl.
.PH "chicken"
.SK 1
Boil onion, garlic, clove, parsley, basil and chicken broth in a skillet.  Reduce heat and
add chicken.  Cook for 4 minutes each side.  
.SK 2
Remove chicken.  Reduce broth to 1 cup.  Cut chicken into strips.
.PH "mushrooms"
.SK 1
Saut\z\(aae shallots or scallions in 2 Tbsp of butter for 2 minutes.  
.SK 2
Add mushrooms, continue cooking until soft.
.PH "sauce"
.SK 1
Melt remaining butter in saucepan.  
.SK 2
Add flour, and cook for two minutes stirring continuously.
.SK 3
Add vermouth, nutmeg, dash of hot pepper sauce, lemon juice and salt (if desired) and pepper.
Cook until thick (4 minutes).  Combine everything into a greased baking dish and top with
parmesan cheese.  Bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned 
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
moderate
.I Time:
60 minutes preparation, 20 minutes cooking.
.I Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
.WR
Nicholas Horton
Reed College, Portland Oregon, USA
horton@reed.uucp