Category: Garlic

Amatriciana Sauce

Bacon, Garlic, Main Dishes, Pasta

The New Basics

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 4 -onions, coarsely chopped
  • 8 oz. sliced Canadian bacon, cut into ¾ inch squares (we usually use regular bacon)
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 cans (35 oz. each) plum tomatoes, drained
  • 2 t. sugar
  • ¾ cup dry red wine
  • salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Heat the oil in a medium-size heavy saucepan over medium-high heat.  Add the onions, and sauté for 10 minutes.

Stir in the bacon and garlic, and sauté for 5 minutes more.

Stir in the tomatoes, sugar and wine.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.  Simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Serve over hot pasta.

6 portions; enough for 1 lb. of pasta

Island Teriyake Marinade

Garlic, Miscellaneous, Soy Sauce

Evie Davis.

Traditionally we use for pork chops (tastes best when cooked by Uncle Tom at Lake Chautaqua – as do most things) but works well with anything.

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 T. salad oil
  • 1 t. ground ginger
  • ½ t. MSG
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • chopped onion, optional

Marinate meat, such as pork chops, steak or chicken, for a couple of hours.

Black Bean Soup

Black Beans, Garlic, Onion, Soup

We’ve searched long and hard for a good black bean soup recipe and we think this is the one.  It’s the easiest one also.  Go figure.

Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon

2 servings

  • 2 15 oz. Can black beans
  • ¼ cup diced red onion, plus extra for garnish
  • 2 t. chopped pickled jalapeno slices, plus extra for garnish
  • 1 t. sugar
  • 1 t. cider or wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ t. salt
  • ¼ t. cayenne pepper
  • ½ t. chili powder
  • 1 T. sour cream for garnish

Pour canned beans along with liquid into medium saucepan.  Add remaining ingredients, except for garnish, and mix.  Bring to boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for about 1 hour, adding water if necessary or until it is a s thick as you like.  Ladle into bowls and garnish with red onion, jalapeno slices, and sour cream arranged carefully in center of soup.

(Nutrition analysis per serving: calories, 362; fat, 5 grams; calories from fat, 11 percent.)

Bruschetta

Appetizer, Basil, Garlic, Tomatoes
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • whole, peeled clove of garlic
  • loaf of Tuscan bread (large, dense…french is ok too)
  • toppings – fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, olives…etc
  • Toast thick slices of bread on cookie sheet until hard. (15 minutes at 350).  Rub fresh clove of garlic over toasted bread.  Garlic will be imbedded in bread.  Drizzle, generously, olive oil over bread.  Sprinkle with freshly ground salt and pepper.  Additional toppings can include, fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, sun dried tomatoes, olives, fresh mozzarella etc…  Pour more olive oil over toppings.

Creamy Garlic Dressing

Basil, Garlic, Lemon, Parmesan, Parsley, Salad

Moosewood Cooks at Home

This is really quick and tastes great.

  • 3 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 T. chopped fresh basil, (or 1 t. dried)
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1 T. grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ t. coarsely ground black pepper
  • ½ cup milk (whole, 2%, or skim)

Put the garlic, oil, vinegar, basil, salt, Parmesan, and pepper into a blender, and whirl for a couple of seconds.  With the blender still running, slowly add the milk, whirling until the dressing is thick and smooth.  Covered and refrigerated, this dressing will keep for a week.

Variations:

  • add ½ t. of hone or sugar to offset the tartness of the vinegar
  • add 1 t. fresh lemon juice for extra tartness
  • add 1 T. of minced fresh parsley for flecks of color without altering the flavor.