Beef And Pine Nuts In Sweet Black Pepper Sauce Food

BLACK PEPPER BEEF

Steps:

• Bring the beef to room temperature. Pat dry and sprinkle with salt. Dredge the beef lightly in flour, shaking off the excess.
• Heat about 1 tablespoon EVOO in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown half the beef and transfer to a plate. Add another 1 tablespoon EVOO to the pot and brown the remaining beef. Return all the beef to the pot and add the stock and enough water to cover the beef. Stir in the garlic and bay leaf and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, partially cover the pot and simmer for 2 hours. Stir in the red wine, tomato paste and pepper and cook until the beef is tender enough to fall apart and the sauce is thick, 2 to 3 hours more.
• When the beef is almost finished cooking, cook the potatoes in a pot of boiling water until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and return to the hot pot. Cut the Taleggio into cubes and mash into the potatoes with enough milk to reach the desired consistency. Stir in the sage and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the beef and sauce among bowls and sprinkle with parsley.
• Cook's Note: The beef stew can be covered and refrigerated for a make-ahead meal. Reheat gently, adding water as needed to thin the sauce.

SPAGHETTI WITH SICILIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For Sauce:
• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-low heat. Add onion; sauté until golden, about 10 minutes. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Add tomatoes with juices and 2 tablespoons basil; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sauce thickens, breaking up tomatoes with fork, about 1 hour. Mix in 2 tablespoons basil. Season with salt and pepper. Set sauce aside.
• For Meatballs:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil baking sheet. Mix crumbs and milk in medium bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Mix in Parmesan, onion, basil, egg, garlic and pepper. Add sausage, pine nuts and currants; blend well. Using wet hands, form mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place on baking sheet. Bake until meatballs are light brown and cooked through, about 30 minutes. Add to sauce.
• Cook spaghetti in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Mound in dish. Bring sauce and meatballs to simmer. Spoon over spaghetti.

SWEET-AND-SOUR MEATBALLS WITH PINE NUTS AND CURRANTS

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, toss half of the breadcrumbs with 2Tbs. of the oil and 1/4tsp. salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the crumbs brown and crisp, 3 to 5minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
• In a large bowl, using your hands, gently mix the beef and pork with 1tsp. salt and 1/2tsp. pepper. Gently mix in the Parmigiano, half of the parsley, the egg, capers, and remaining breadcrumbs. Set a small bowl of cold water nearby and, occasionally moistening your hands, gently roll 1-1/2-oz. portions of the meat into balls; you should get about 20.
• Wipe the skillet clean and heat the remaining 2 Tbs. oil over medium heat until shimmering hot. Cook half of the meatballs, undisturbed, until browned on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Flip and brown the other side, 1 to 2minutes more. Transfer the cooked meatballs to a paper-towel-lined plate, and repeat with the remaining meatballs.
• Pour off all of the fat, put the pan over medium-high heat, and add the chicken broth, vinegar, and sugar. Boil, stirring to incorporate any browned bits, until the mixture reduces by about half, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Return the meatballs to the pan, lower the heat to medium, and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until the meatballs cook through (160°F) and the sauce thickens to a glaze that coats the meatballs, about 15 minutes. (If the glaze reduces before the meatballs cook, add more broth 1 Tbs. at a time and continue cooking; if the meatballs cook before the glaze reduces, transfer the meatballs to a plate and continue cooking the glaze.)
• Remove from the heat. Stir in the pine nuts and currants, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with the remaining parsley and toasted breadcrumbs.

FISH IN PINE NUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread the pine nuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and golden, about 8 minutes. Pour onto a plate to cool. Transfer 1/4 cup of the toasted nuts to a nut grinder or small food processor and grind or pulse until finely ground.
• In a frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the paprika, garlic, ground pine nuts, bread crumbs, and saffron, if using, and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and stock and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep warm over low heat.
• In a large frying pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper, add to the pan, and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes on each side. Pour the sauce over the fish, add the peas, if using, and simmer until the fish is opaque throughout, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer to a serving dish or individual dishes, and garnish with the remaining pine nuts and the parsley. Serve at once.
• Variation
• You can skip the step of browning the fish, and instead poach it in the sauce. Or, you can combine the fish and the sauce in a baking dish, making sure the fish is fully covered by the sauce, and bake in a preheated in a 450°F oven until fish is tender, 10 to 12 minutes, depending on the thickness of the pieces. If baking, do not reduce the sauce too much, as some of the liquid will evaporate in the oven.

BLACK PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Minced garlic
• Cut onion into small pieces
• After that, add 1 can of beef broth, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of worcestershire sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour and 3/4 teaspoon of black pepper in a container and mix them well.
• Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into non-stick pan and stir fried minced garlic and chopped onion for a little bit. And, add 1/8 teaspoon of salt.
• Pour the mixture into the pan and let it cook and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Keep stirring the sauce until it's thicken.

BEEF IN PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce from the can to be used later. Then blend the ingredients for the pepper sauce (green pepper through caradamon) in a food processor until there are no chunks left. Set aside.
• Pour the oil into a pressure cooker, sprinkle the beef with salt & pepper then brown over medium heat. Once brown add the water, reserve tomato sauce, paprika & cumin. Seal with the lid & cook for 10 minutes (after it begins to hiss). Note: If using a regular pot you should cook the beef for 30 minutes.
• Once the beef is done cooking pour it & the any sauce into a regular pot. Add the pepper mixture, sliced onions & green peppers, cover with a lid & simmer over medium-low heat for another 30 minutes. It is done once the vegetables are tender.

BEEF AND PINE NUTS IN SWEET BLACK PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice beef 1/4 inch thick, then into 1 x 1/2 inch pieces. Place in soy sauce, sesame oil, egg yolk and starch. Set aside.
• Mix stock, wine and ginger. Set aside.
• Remove beef and stirfry until lightly browned, about 20 seconds. Add soy sauce mix, onion and pine nuts. Cook until pine nuts are slighly darkened.
• Mix in hosin sauce and stock mix. Bring to a boil, cook 1 minute.
• Scrape onto serving plate, garnish with chopped green onion.

CHINESE BLACK PEPPER BEEF

Steps:

• Cut the beef steak into 1cm wide strips. Marinate with all the marinating seasonings including soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper, sugar, Chinese cooking wine and cornstarch for 15 minutes. Mix in sesame oil just before start frying.
• Add cooking oil in a large pan until the oil can evenly cover the bottom of the pan. spread the beef strips in. Let them stay for around 5 to 6 seconds and gently stir them several times until the beef strips change color. Transfer the beef out and leave around 1 tablespoon of the oil in.
• Fry garlic until aromatic. Fry green peppers and red onion until slightly soft (do not kill them). Add a small pinch of salt. Return beef strips back. Mix well. Spread freshly ground black pepper.
• Serve hot with noodles or steamed rice.

MAUREEN ABOOD'S EGGPLANT WITH LAMB, TOMATO AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat broiler and line a baking sheet with foil or parchment.
• Brush both sides of eggplant slices with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Arrange slices on prepared baking sheet and broil in batches until they are deep mahogany brown, turning once halfway through, 5 to 7 minutes per side.
• Adjust the oven to 375 degrees with rack positioned in the center.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the remaining olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, but not browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground lamb or beef, stirring frequently and breaking up meat into very small pieces with the side of a metal spoon. Season with remaining teaspoon salt, cinnamon and pepper. Sauté until meat is just cooked through. Taste and add more salt or pepper, or both, as needed.
• In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add pine nuts and reduce heat to medium-low. Stir nuts to coat them with butter and continue stirring constantly until nuts are golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Keep a close watch over the nuts; they can burn quickly once they begin to brown. Transfer nuts to a bowl while still warm and salt them lightly.
• Coat a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish with remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Spread 1/2 cup of tomato sauce in the bottom of the dish. Lay 1/3 of the eggplant slices in a single layer over the sauce, covering as much surface area of the bottom of the dish as possible. Spoon half the meat evenly over eggplant. Pour 1/3 of the remaining tomato sauce evenly over meat. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the pine nuts. Layer again with eggplant, meat, tomato sauce and pine nuts. Finish with a layer of eggplant and cover with more tomato sauce, sprinkling top with pine nuts.
• Pour 1 cup warm water around the perimeter of the baking dish. (Sauce will thicken as it bakes.) Cover pan with foil and bake for 90 minutes. Remove foil and top eggplant evenly with mozzarella. Bake for 15 minutes longer, uncovered, or until the cheese is bubbling and golden. Serve eggplant warm, over rice.

FETTUCCINI WITH SWEET PEPPERS AND PINE NUTS RECIPE:

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions: drain and return to pan to keep warm. Learn How To Cook Pasta Properly.
• In a large, heavy skillet heat the olive oil. Add garlic and bell peppers (yellow, red, and orange), and cook for 10 minutes, stirring continuously. Add pine nuts and cook approximately 4 minutes or until they turn golden brown. Gradually stir in basil or parsley. Add olives and capers and heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• In a serving bowl, toss the sauce mixture with prepared pasta.
• Makes 4 to 6 servings.

SEVEN-SPICE UNSTUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the ground beef, garlic, green peppers and onions and cook, stirring, until the beef is browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste, seven-spice blend, dried mint, salt and pepper and saute until well combined and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the rice, crushed tomatoes and 1 cup water and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until the liquid is absorbed, 20 minutes. Remove from the heat but keep covered for an additional 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork to separate.
• Serve in bowls garnished with the pine nuts and parsley with a dollop of yogurt, if desired.