Pimiento

After a two-week delay and a move in between, we’re kicking off this new adventure in the world of food and new technologies. Since I’m a person who loves to eat, I’ll mostly be in charge of the simple recipes — the kind that save you when dinnertime rolls around. And one of those recipes I love most is the chicken pita. Simple and really tasty.

What do we need?

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  1 chicken breast
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  1/2 red bell pepper (if you have green, throw that in too)

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  1/2 onion
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  3 lettuce leaves
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  Salt and pepper
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How do we make it?

Slice the bell pepper and onion into julienne strips, and cut the chicken into strips.
Put a little oil in a frying pan.
When it’s hot, add the pepper and onion. Add a pinch of salt.
When they’re partly cooked — we like the pepper “al dente” — season the chicken with salt and pepper and add it to the pan.
While the chicken is cooking, wash and cut the lettuce leaves into strips.
Once the chicken is golden, set aside.
Pop two pita breads in the toaster and wait until they’re lightly toasted.
Cut off the top of the bread and tuck in the ingredients with the help of a spoon.

Tips:

Up to you whether you want to marinate the chicken with lemon or not. To do that, before frying it, put the chicken in a bowl with the juice of one squeezed lemon, salt and pepper for a few hours.
You can also add a sauce (mayo, ketchup, mustard thinned with mayo, etc.)

[English version] PITA BREAD FILLED WITH CHICKEN AND PEPPERS **Ingredients:- 1 chicken breast

1/2 red pepper (you can also use green pepper)
1/2 onion
3 lettuce leaves
Salt and pepper
Slice pepper, onion and chicken into strips.
Put some olive oil in a frying pan.
Stir fry pepper and onion. Add some salt.
Salt and pepper chicken strips and add to the pan.
Meanwhile, wash and cut lettuce.
When chicken is golden, put it aside.
Toast pita bread and fill it with lettuce, chicken and veggies.
Tips:- You can marinate the chicken by putting it with salt, pepper and fresh lemon juice for some hours before cooking it.- You can add some sauces to your pita sandwich (mayonaise, ketchup, mustard+mayo, etc.)

Comments

ReimonStar (2012-07-17 13:20:02):

Cuz, those look great. I make them with fajita wraps instead of pita and I add some really spicy mojo picón from Carrefour and a touch of guacamole from Mercadona and yum yum yum. By the way, the photos are really cool. Keep it up! Next up TVLaElipa

Cesmm (2012-07-17 16:37:37):

Duly noted, Don Reimon.

Tras dos semanas de retraso, y con una mudanza de por medio, comenzamos con esta nueva andadura en el mundo de la gastronomía y las nuevas tecnologías. Yo, como soy persona de buen comer, me encargaré principalmente de las recetas sencillas, esas que te sacan de un apuro a la hora de cenar. Y una de esas recetas de las que a mí más me gusta es la pita de pollo. Sencilla y bien rica.

¿Qué necesitamos?

- 1 pechuga de pollo

1/2 pimiento rojo (si tenéis verde, también lo echamos)
1/2 cebolla
3 hojas de lechuga - Sal y pimienta

¿Cómo lo hacemos?

Cortamos el pimiento, la cebolla en juliana y el pollo en tiras.
Ponemos un poco de aceite en una sartén.
Cuando esté caliente echamos el pimiento y la cebolla. Añadimos un poco de sal.
Cuando esté un poco hecho, a nosotros nos gusta el pimiento “al dente”, salpimentamos el pollo y lo añadimos a la sartén.
Mientras el pollo se está haciendo, lavamos y cortamos las hojas de lechuga en tiras.
Una vez el pollo esté dorado, reservamos.
Ponemos en un tostador dos panes de pita y esperamos a que estén un poco tostados.
Cortamos la parte superior del pan e introducimos los ingredientes con la ayuda de una cuchara.

Consejos:

Al gusto del consumidor, decidid si os apetece macerar el pollo con limón o no. Para ello, antes de freírlo, ponéis el pollo durante unas horas en un recipiente con el zumo de un limón exprimido, sal y pimienta.
También se le puede añadir alguna salsa (mayonesa, ketchup, mostaza aligerada con mayonesa, etc.)