Sauces
Rosemary Garlic
Prepare;
- Take fresh rosemary and mince it, add olive oil, and mix on a plate.
- Take a clove of garlic, slice off one end to expose all of the cloves. The same as if you were doing simple roasted garlic.
- Sprinkle salt on the open ends of the garlic bunch, and then rub that end in the rosemary paste to coat it well.
- Wrap clove in foil
- Repeat for as many cloves as you like
To cook;
- 400 deg F oven for 45 mins or until soft and mushy
- Squeeze out and use the mix
Mike's Tomato-Bean-Olive Pasta Sauce
Prepare;
- 3c thinly sliced button mushrooms
- 1/2c sliced black olives
- 1 can canneloni beans
- 1 can chopped tomato
- 1 clove garlic
- basil, oregano, and salt to taste
To cook;
- In a food processor, pulse the beans and tomato together. You want it chunky, but with well-chopped beans.
- Chop and begin cooking your garlic with a little butter or oil.
- Add your tomato-bean mixture
- Add your herbs to taste (no salt yet)
- Simmer on med-low for 10 mins.
- Once it's good and and simmering, add your mushrooms and black olives.
- Cook on low another 10 mins.
- Add salt to taste
When taste-testing, your goal is to have a rather strong-flavored sauce. Once you add it to your pasta, the strength will instantly reduce by half.