Buca Di Beppos Wedding Soup Food

BUCA DI BEPPO ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• SAUSAGE MEATBALL PROCEDURE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll 5 oz. of sausage into miniature meatballs.
• Place on a well-oiled cookie sheet and bake in oven for 5 minutes.
• Remove and let cool. Set aside.
• PASTINA PROCEDURE: Bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 lb. Pastina. Cook until al dente (approximately 10 min.). Strain and set aside.
• CHICKEN TENDER PROCEDURE: Slice 4 oz. of boneless chicken breast into strips.
• Brush cookie sheet with olive oil, and lay out chicken strips.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper and oregano.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove and let cool. Set aside.
• TO SERVE -- Heat chicken stock. When boiling add cooked chicken, sausage meatballs, chopped escarole and Pastina.
• In a separate bowl mix 2 fresh eggs and 1/2 cup of Romano cheese.
• Add the egg/Romano cheese mixture to the boiling soup and stir gently. Cook one more minute until egg mixture is firm.
• Pour into bowls and garnish with diced red peppers and Romano cheese.

BUCA DI BEPPO MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In 3 quart sauce pan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic and cook until golden brown.
• Add tomatoes and salt.
• Bring to boil, then cook over low heat for 30 minutes stirring often.
• Turn off heat and add basil.

BUCA DI BEPPO PORCHETTA RUSTICA (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Place the pork loin in baking pan, fat side down.
• Combine salt, pepper and rosemary in small bowl.
• Rub pork with olive oil, then season both sides with seasoning mixture.
• Bake pork loin, fat side up, in a 350° convection oven with the wind on.
• Rotate pork after 30 minutes.
• Cook pork another 20 minutes and check internal temperature. The pork is done when the thickest part of the loin reaches an internal temperature of 140°.
• When pork is almost done, place the butter in a sauté pan and melt over medium heat. Do not allow butter to burn.
• Add shallots and sauté until they are translucent.
• Deglaze pan with the red wine. Bring to a boil, add brown sugar, cinnamon, filberts, blueberries and capers and reduce sauce to a glaze.
• Slice pork approximately 3/8 of an inch thick or to your desired portion size.
• Transfer pork to plate and ladle sauce over meat.
• Serve with roasted vegetables and enjoy!
• *You can substitute toasted pecans if filberts or hazelnuts are not available to you.

BUCA DI BEPPO CHICKEN GLORIOSO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat oil on medium high heat. Season the chicken breast with salt and lightly dust with flour.
• Saute the chicken breast until browned.
• Turn over and brown the other side as well. Remove the chicken breast from the pan and pour off all oil.
• Add wine to the pan and return the chicken breasts to the pan as well. Cover and cook the chicken breasts in the pan, turning once, until an internal temperature of 165 degrees is met.
• Transfer the chicken breasts to a pan and hold.
• Add the garlic, crushed red pepper, and the Alfredo sauce to the wine left in the pan. Bring the sauce to a boil, but do not reduce.
• Remove from the flame and add the Sundried Tomatoes. Place about 2/3 of the sauce in the baking dish, reserving about half of the sundried tomatoes.
• Place the chicken breasts in the baking dish. Top the chicken breasts with mozzarella. Drizzle the remaining sauce with the sundried tomatoes over the top.
• Bake in a 425-degree oven until the sauce becomes bubbly and begins to brown.
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

BUCA DI BEPPO LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the stock to a boil.
• Add lentils, carrot, onion,celery,sausage and sage.
• Turn heat down to med and cook for about 1 hour or until the soup thickens.
• Stir in tomatoes salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve soup in individual bowls with a little extra virgin olive oil.