THICK AND RICH TOMATO SAUCE - Slow cooking (for 4)
Preparation: 10 mins | Cooking time: 5 hours |
Ingredients: 2 cans (28 oz. each) crushed tomatoes, 1 can ( 28 oz.) tomato puree, 2 cans (6 oz. each) tomato paste, 1 cup onion, chopped, 2 cloves garlic, minced, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp. dried oregano or 1 Tbs. Italian seasoning, 1 Tbs. dried basil, 2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper, 1 Tbs. sugar.
Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker and stir. Close the lid and slow cook for 5 hours. Optional: If fresh basil is available, take ten to twelve leaves, wash and dry them, chop fine and add to the sauce just before serving. Serving Suggestion: Use a good quality Durham wheat pasta and cook it “al dente”. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese to taste. Makes about 4 quarts. This sauce can be easily frozen for later use.
BRUSSELS BEEF AND BEER STEW - Slow cooking (for 10 to 12)
Preparation: 10 mins | Cooking time: 8 hours |
Ingredients: 6 lbs. boneless stewing beef, cut in cubes, 1 bottle (12 oz.) dark beer, 1 Tbs. corn starch, 2 Tbs. soy sauce or 2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. black ground pepper, 1 clove garlic, chopped, 1 cup onion, chopped, 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed.
Pour the beer into the slow cooker and whisk in the corn starch. Then add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Close the lid and slow cook for 8 hours. Optional: Add six ounces of small cocktail onions before ser- ving. Serving Suggestion: Place the stew in a large platter and decorate with parsley potatoes. Serves ten to twelve people.
CASABLANCA LAMB AND APRICOT STEW - Slow cooking (for 6)
Preparation: 10 mins | Cooking time: 4 hours |
Ingredients: 2 lbs. lamb stew meat (shoulder) cut in cubes, 1 cup onion, chopped, 3 Tbs. honey, 1 Tbs. lemon juice, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 tsp. curcuma or tumeric, 2 cloves garlic, minced, 1 tsp. salt, 3 oz. dried apricots, halved, 1 oz. raw chopped almonds.
Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker and stir. Close the lid and slow cook for 4 hours. Optional: The smallest pinch of saffron. Serving Suggestion: Serve with round grain Arborio rice. Serves about six peo- ple.
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