albóndigas al amontillado

albondigas amontillado (1)
It had been awhile since I made albóndigas and while deciding which sauce I would make – tomato or fino sherry – it occurred to me to try them with amontillado sherry. And I have to say they turned out fabulous. For this sauce I left out the pancetta, used more garlic and added some whole chilli peppers.

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pollo al amontillado

pollo amontilladoSo this isn’t a lot different (preparation wise) from my other pollo al ajillo recipe, other than I use amontillado sherry rather than fino sherry. Also, in this recipe I have opted for the more traditional skin-on, bone-in chicken pieces, using everything but the breasts (you could add those too if you like, but you’d need a way bigger pan, or use two). So it does actually ends up quite different flavour-wise. But it’s an easy-to-make one pan meal that you can serve with rice or potatoes. I actually like it just on its own with a side of veggies.

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