Tag Archive for thyme

Basic Tomato Sauce

shy-no-image   Ingredient   1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 piece medium size onion, 1/4-inch dice 4 cloves cloves, peeled and thinly sliced 3 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tablespoon dried   1/2 piece medium carrot, finely grated 2 cans (28-oz) cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed by hand & juices reserved Salt Spaghetti, cooked al dente Whole basil leaves, for garnish Grated Parmesan, (optional)   Procedure In Read more [...]

Oxtail Ragu

shy-no-image Ingredient 3 pounds Oxtail (Cut into 2" Thick Pieces) Flour (For Dredging) 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup onion 1 cups Chicken stock 2 cups red wine 1 cup tomato sauce 1 cup chopped tomato 1 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves dash salt and pepper Procedure 1 Trim the excess fat from the oxtails and season liberally with salt and pepper. 2 In a 6 to 8-quart, heavy-bottomed casserole, heat Read more [...]