Place olive oil in a large soup pot.
Add garlic and simmer about one minute, do not let it brown.
Put tomatoes in blender and blend briefly to smooth out the tomatoes.
Then add to garlic.
Cut Italian ham in chunks.
When I order this from the Deli, I have them cut it in 1/2 lb slab.
Add basil and crushed red pepper flakes.
Let simmer about 6 hours.
I always check the richness of the sauce by putting a spoonful in a clean bowl, let it sit for about 5 minutes and if water is seperating from the sauce, continue to simmer.
ide and put the juices from the cooked meat into a
ecoration.
Cut loaf of Italian bread in half crosswise.
Add this mix to 2 pounds ground pork and brown meat in a skillet for about 10-12 minutes or until the pork is well browned.
Use in recipes that require Italian sausages removed from casings.
rush on a coating of Italian dressing on cut sides of
Form the Italian sausage into 4 rectangular patties.<
In a large bowl combine ground beef with italian sausage and mix well. Add beaten egg, onion, salt, pepper and seasoned bread crumbs. Mix together and shape into meatballs - about 1 1/2\" to 1 3/4\" round.
Place in a lightly greased 9\" x 13\" baking pan or casserole dish; Bake, uncovered, at 375\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes. Drain off fat before serving.
ength.
Remove the Italian Sausage (optional) from casing and place it
stirring until soft, then remove from pan, drain and pat dry
n lemon juice and remove from heat.
Make bechamel: Melt
long with any remaining fat from the pan.
Saute the
risp-tender.
Remove skillet from heat and drain off fat
ith foil. Skim off fat from pan juices. Taste and season
Place turkey in casserole dish.
Cover with cheese and top with Italian tomato soup from can.
Garnish as desired.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Cream butter, peanut butter and both sugars.
Add egg and vanilla and beat until creamy.
Stir in dry ingredients until blended.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
Put into greased and floured
1 1/2-inch muffin tins.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press 1 peanut butter cup into each hot cookie crust.
Allow to cool.
Remove cookies gently from pan with sharp knife.
They pop right out.
Makes 48.
Slice tops from peppers and reserve.
Remove the seeds and veins.
In boiling water, blanch the pepper shells and tops for 5 minutes, then rinse them well under cold water.
Pat them dry and set aside.
chopped onion, chopped peppers, and Italian sausage broken up into chunks
amily.
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erve. Serves 6.
Authentic Recipes From The Regions Of Italy.
To make oreos from scratch I used a recipe called \"Faux-Reos\" from www.kingarthurflour.com under recipes.
Melt chips in microwave for about 20 seconds, stir then microwave for another 20 seconds. Mix 1/4 cup of water with melted chocolate until sauce is formed.
Mix crushed oreos with 1/4 cup of water.
Crush ice until partially crushed.
Pour all liquids into blender and blend on highest setting until all remaining ice chunks are crushed.
Place tapioca pearl at bottom of tall glass and serve with bubble tea straw.