Fettuccine With Tomato Fillets Food

ZUCCHINI "FETTUCCINE" WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim and peel the zucchini, then use a mandoline or a vegetable peeler to thinly slice lengthwise into wide ribbons (stop when you get to the seeds). Cut the ribbons into 1/4-to-1/2-inch-wide strips to make them look like fettuccine. Transfer to a colander and toss with 3/4 teaspoon salt; let drain in the sink, tossing occasionally, about 30 minutes. Rinse well and pat dry.
• Meanwhile, peel the tomatoes using a sharp vegetable peeler, then halve horizontally and squeeze out the seeds. Puree 1 tomato with the olive oil, garlic, jalapeno, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a food processor or blender. Transfer to a bowl. Chop the remaining 4 tomatoes and add to the bowl; add the pine nuts, basil, oregano, and salt to taste.
• Divide the zucchini among bowls and top with the tomato sauce. Top with more pine nuts and drizzle with olive oil.

FETTUCCINE WITH SMOKED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for indirect heat. If using a charcoal grill, build the hot coals on one side only. If using a gas grill, heat one side only to medium-high heat. Place a cooling rack over indirect heat. Place a heavy-bottomed saucepot over direct heat.
• Slice the tomatoes in half. Drizzle them with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the tomatoes on the cooling rack on the grill, cut-side down, to soften and take on some smoke while you make the sauce, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add a drizzle of olive oil to the saucepot along with the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally until the bacon is crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, onions and crushed red pepper flakes if using and cook until the onions soften, an additional few minutes. Add the wine. Tie the fresh herbs together with a piece of butcher's twine and add to the saucepot.
• When your tomatoes have begun to soften, remove them from the grill. Remove the skins (they will come off really easy), add the tomatoes to the saucepot and season with salt and pepper. Close the grill and continue to cook the sauce until the tomatoes fully break down and the sauce thickens slightly, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta 2 minutes less than the package directions. Using tongs, pull the pasta out and add it directly to the tomato sauce, along with 1/3 cup of the starchy pasta water. Mix to combine. The sauce will stick to the pasta. Remove the saucepot from the heat.
• Add the butter and a drizzle of olive oil to the pasta and stir to combine. Add the basil and and stir again. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan over top.
• (Alternatively, you can cook the sauce and pasta over medium-high heat on a stovetop.)

FETTUCCINE WITH CREAMY TOMATO AND SAUSAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add shallots and garlic and saute until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Add sausages and saute until no longer pink, breaking up with back of fork, about 5 minutes.
• Add cream; simmer 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with juices, sage and crushed red pepper.
• Simmer until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
• Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
• Return pasta to same pot; add sauce.
• Toss over medium heat until sauce is combined with pasta, adding reserved liquid in 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Serve.

FETTUCCINI WITH SPICY TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook onion and pepper flakes 5 minutes until tender.
• Stir in tomatoes and salt. Cook over high heat until almost dry, 8-10 minutes.
• Stir in cream. Bring to a boil; boil 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, cook fettuccini. Drain pasta and toss with sauce.
• Stir in basil. Serve with Parmesan.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO FETTUCCINI RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine according to package directions, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water; set aside.
• While your pasta is cooking, add olive oil to a large pot over medium-high heat.
• Saute garlic for 1-2 minutes.
• Add sun-dried tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar, stirring until well combined.
• Turn heat to medium-low and whisk in whipping cream and sour cream.
• Let simmer and thicken for 5 minutes.
• Add spinach to sauce and cook until wilted.
• Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• If sauce is too thick, use reserved pasta water to thin it out.
• Add pasta to prepared sauce and toss until coated.

FETTUCCINE WITH TOMATO AND CHICKEN LIVER SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare the sauce: Drop the dried porcini into the hot stock, and let it rehydrate for 30 minutes or longer. Before you start cooking, lift the soaked mushrooms from the stock and squeeze them dry-saving all the liquid, of course. Cut the mushrooms in bite-sized pieces, about 1/2 inch. Let the stock sit so any sediment settles to the bottom of the container.
• Pour 1/3 cup olive oil in the skillet, and set it over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion and garlic, and salt lightly. Cook the onion for a couple of minutes, until it's wilting and sizzling.
• Clear a space in the pan, and drop in the prosciutto strips. Toss these in the hot spot to caramelize for a minute, then stir them in with the onion.
• Clear another hot spot for the chopped chicken livers; salt the pieces lightly, stir for a minute until they start to sizzle, then mix with everything else.
• Introduce the porcini the same way: cook them for a minute in a hot spot, then stir in with other ingredients.
• Pour in the wine, bring it to a boil, and let it bubble for a minute or so. Pour in the mushroom-soaking stock (but not the sediment in the container). Bring to a boil, and let cook rapidly to reduce slightly, about 2 minutes.
• Pour the crushed tomatoes and their juices into the pan, and stir. Rinse the tomato container with a cup or so of "slosh" water, and stir in. Season lightly with salt.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, then adjust the heat to keep it perking gently. Stir in another 2 tablespoons of olive oil; cook the sauce uncovered for about 20 minutes, to thicken it and develop the flavors.
• As the sauce cooks, start heating a large pot of water for the fettuccine, if you will be serving it right away. You will need about 8 quarts of water with 2 tablespoons of coarse salt for this big batch of fresh fettuccine.
• When the sauce is almost reduced to the consistency you like, start cooking the pasta. (If you will be cooking the pasta later, turn off the heat and let sauce cool; it will thicken as it sits.)
• Have the pasta water at a full rolling boil. Just before adding the fettuccine, shake each small nest of noodles in a colander or sieve to remove excess flour.
• Drop in the fettuccine nests at the same time; keep stirring and lifting with tongs to loosen the nests and separate the strands. Cover the pot, and bring the water back to the boil over high heat; stir once or twice to keep the fettuccine from sticking. (At this point, bring your sauce to a simmer if it has been turned off.)
• When the water's at a rolling boil again, stir and cook the fettuccine for about 2 minutes, or until the strands are cooked al dente. Lift out the noodles in big bunches, using tongs and a spider, and lower them into the sauce; work quickly, so the noodles don't overcook.
• Toss the fettuccine continuously in the simmering sauce until they're all coated. If the sauce is too thick, loosen it with spoonfuls of hot pasta-cooking water; if the sauce is soupy, cook rapidly over high heat for a few moments to thicken.
• Turn off the heat, and toss the pasta with half of the grated cheese; drizzle over it a final flourish of olive oil.
• Serve right away-from the skillet, or a large warm serving bowl if you prefer-passing more cheese at the table.

FETTUCCINE WITH TOMATO FILLETS

Steps:

• 1 In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium-low heat until melted. Add the onion and cook until golden, about 10 minutes. 2 Stir in the tomato fillets, basil leaves, and a couple of pinches of salt. Cook until the tomatoes are tender, about 5 to 10 minutes. 3 Bring at least 4 quarts of water to a boil. Add 2 tablespoons of salt, then the pasta. Stir well. Cook over high heat, stirring frequently, until the pasta is al dente, tender yet still firm to the bite. Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking water. 4 Add the fettuccine to the skillet along with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Toss well. Add a little of the cooking water if the pasta seems dry. Serve immediately with the cheese. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.